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On Board Games is about the board game hobby and the supporting industry.

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OBG 584: Small Box Big Fun

On Board Games ·

2026/03/09

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Andrew Stiles all about games (and other things) they've played including: Lodge 7 Empires Tower Up Manhattan Flowers You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (16:19) Then, the two talk about how to get big fun out of a small box game. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg Twitter:

51:05

OBG 583: Murder Most Foul

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2026/02/23

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Steve Hatherley of Freeform Games all about games (and other things) they've played including: Forest Shuffle Dartmoor Obsession London Puerto Rico Traveller Origin Story Nemesis: Retaliation You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (15:16) Then, the two talk about what makes a good murder mystery game and how to host a murder. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius:

01:14:59

OBG 582: What is Fun?

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2026/02/09

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III all about games (and other things) they've played including: Baseball Card GM Sensu Bomb Busters Ticket to Ride Unsettled Lure You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (38:49) Then, the two talk about what fun is and how boardgames are fun. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon

50:15

OBG 581: New Year New You

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2026/01/26

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild all about games (and other things) they've played including: Endangered Asia Sensu The Artemis Enterprise My Father's Work You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (24:41) Then, the two talk about Marc's New Year's gaming resolutions from last year and the new ones for this year. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius:

59:27

OBG 580: 8 out of 10

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2026/01/12

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Rob Searing from Boardgames with Rob all about games (and other things) they've played including: Luthier The Plum Island Horror Acquaria We Have a Problem Mr. President 20 Strong Ants You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (21:53) Then, the two talk about 8 out of 10 games. When everything is good and almost nothing is bad. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius:

58:16

OBG 579: Showtime

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2025/12/29

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Spectre of Grand Gamers Guild all about games (and other things) they've played including: Snowdonia Joyride The Artemis Project Exit Advent Calendar Man Eating House You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (27:20) Then, the two talk about Marc's experiences at Essen and Pax Unplugged. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/

01:23:24

OBG 578: Contastic

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2025/12/15

On this special episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III, the Starfleet Master of Ceremonies and Super Admiral fo the Subspace Funk Armada. You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. The two compare and contrast their experiences at BGG Con and Pax Unplugged. Along the way they talk about: Medusa's Garden Deduce or Die LinkTo Things in Rings Slot Machine Millionaire Love Struck Monikers Don't Llama Dice

53:50

OBG 577: Grandpa Beck

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2025/12/01

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Grandpa Beck from Grandpa Beck's Games all about games (and other things) they've played including: Flip 7 Age of the Moon Bomb Busters You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (17:56) Then, the two talk about the connections games can make between people. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon

01:17:44

OBG 576: Jackbox Eleven

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2025/11/17

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III about games (and other things) they've played including: Crash Octopus Bomb Busters Half Truth Blippo+ You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (34:15) Then, the two review Jackbox Party Pack 11. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg Twitter: @onboardgames RSS

01:07:55

OBG 575: Get Lucky

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2025/11/03

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III about games (and other things) they've played including: Person Do Thing Truckin 76 Aqueda City of Umbrellas Firefly Hot Streak You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (27:01) Then, the two talk about the role of luck in game design. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg

01:03:18

OBG 574: Post Euro

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2025/10/20

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Isaac Shalev about games (and other things) they've played including: Here I Stand Panda Spin Dead Cells Dropolter Bomb Busters You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (21:17) Then, the two talk about Isaac's idea about Post Euro games. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg Twitter:

01:24:04

OBG 573: RPG to BG

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2025/10/06

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Sen-Foong Lim about games (and other things) they've played including: Fate of the Fellowship Happy Salmon Flip 7 Hot Streak Camel Up Truckin' 76 You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (31:47) Then, the two talk about what RPG elements can be used in board game design. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon

49:10

OBG 572: Reconstruction

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2025/09/22

On this in-person episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild about games (and other things) they've played including: Hamster Roll Koekeshi Bouba/Kiki Clank Catacombs Downfall of Pompei You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (17:26) Then, the two talk about modernising the Downfall of Pompei and, by extension, other older games. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius:

01:02:57

OBG 571: Time to Play

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2025/09/08

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Rob Searing from Board Games with Rob and Insert Here about games (and other things) they've played including: Merchants of Andromeda Samurai / Hanami Lightning Train Stroop Bouba/Kiki Koi Nemesis: Retaliation You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (24:01) Then, the two talk about length of game play and is playing mulitple short games better than one long one or vice versa.

01:09:31

OBG 570: Winning

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2025/08/25

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild about games (and other things) they've played including: Circus Flohcuti Obsession Deus Nemesis: Retaliation You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (31:00) Then, Marc tells what it was like to be part of a Kennerspiel des Jahres winning team. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon

01:03:35

OBG 569: Game Over

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2025/08/11

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce about games (and other things) they've played including: Brass Lancashire Moonga Invaders Big Time Boxing Superskill Pinball A little about Jackbox You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (23:56) Then, they talk about the end part of various games and the impact it has on game play and the players. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius:

01:19:48

OBG 568: Games and Psychology

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2025/07/28

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Steve and Shane from the Mate! Let's Play podcast to talk about games (and other things) they've played including: Flip 7 Pergola Lords of Waterdeep Imperial You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (25:54) Then, they talk about what goes on in our brains while we play. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon

01:05:01

OBG 567: Timeless

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2025/07/14

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Bruce talk about games (and other things) they've played including: Hot Streak Arydia Western Legends Codenames Duet Forgotten Ruin You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (29:48) Then, they what makes a game timeless? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg Twitter: @onboardgames RSS

59:50

OBG 566: Make Your Own Game

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2025/06/30

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik is joined by Chris and Casey from Solid Roots game company to talk about games (and other things) they've played including: Root Beyond the Sun Skip Bo Grand Austria Hotel Ma's Deep Shinola Momo's Shanghai Rummy Firefly Star Wars Outer Rim Aquanauts One Night Ultimate Werewolf Blood on the Clocktower You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (29:31) Then, they discuss a recent "Make your own board game" event that they hosted.

01:03:18

OBG 565: Art Appreciation

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2025/06/16

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Don talk about games (and other things) they've played including: Paper App Dungeon Super Skill Pinball Free League Publishing Hexcrawl games Monster of the Week Flamecraft You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link. (28:47) Then, they discuss the impact art has on the game play experience. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ Patreon

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