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Board Game Blitz

Board Game Blitz

Board Game Blitz is a 30 minute bi-weekly podcast about modern board games and card games hosted by Ambie and Crystal.

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Episode 247 - Oh Oh It's Magic

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2025/10/30

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Yggdrasil and Dreadful Meadows. Then, since it's still almost Halloween, we talk about games that have magic in them, whether it's fantasy magic or real magicians!Check out TabletopLiveNetwork.com for more info on TLN, and catch Ambie's stream at twitch.tv/ambierona! 0:00-Intro 0:38-Announcements 1:22-Recent Games - Yggdrasil 7:09-Dreadful Meadows 12:14-Magical Games 25:07-Outro 26:03-Bloopers Join our discord Support us

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00:26:23

Episode 246 - Spooky Stuff

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2025/10/16

Ambie, Crystal, and special guests Kevin and Roy discuss a couple games they played recently, including Yogi, Mr Postmouse's Picnic, and Twinkle Twinkle (plus the How I Wonder expansion and Extraterrestrials mini-expansion). Then, since it's almost Halloween, we talk about scary monsters, movies, and board games!0:00-Intro 1:06-Recent Games - Yogi 4:08-Mr Postmouse’s Picnic 6:59-Twinkle Twinkle 12:41-Spooky Stuff 22:55-Outro 24:16-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at

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00:34:06

Episode 245 - Cozy Games

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2025/10/02

Ambie, Crystal, and special guest Amanda Panda discuss a couple games they played recently (which all happen to be from AllPlay), including Slambo!, Llama Llama, Tearable Quest, Alibis, and Waddle. Then, we talk about relaxing or cozy games that we like and what can make a game relaxing (or the opposite of relaxing).Check out Amanda on all her links! 0:00-Intro 0:45-Recent Games 1:45-Slambo! 4:15-Llama Llama 8:24-Tearable Quest 12:28-Alibis 18:15-Waddle 20:23-Cozy

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00:30:27

Episode 244 - Deduction: Social or Nah?

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2025/09/18

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Terrorscape 2 and the app for My City. Then, we talk about deduction games and social deduction games, and what makes a game social deduction. Note: I mistakenly said Terrorscape 2 is on Kickstarter but it's actually on Gamefound.0:00-Intro 0:47-Recent Games-Terrorscape 2 (on Gamefound) 10:52-My City app 16:30-Deduction vs. Social Deduction 29:09-Outro 30:12-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at

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00:31:26

Episode 243 - Name That Game

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2025/09/04

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Ghost Stories and The Great Evening Banquet. Then, inspired by Game Night Picks, Crystal makes Ambie play a trivia game about her board games!0:00-Intro 0:42-Recent Games-Ghost Stories 6:42-The Great Evening Banquet 11:13-Game Show 15:12-Number 1 15:59-Number 2 17:32-Number 3 18:25-Number 4 19:25-Number 5 20:05-Number 6 20:52-Number 7 22:28-Number 8 24:14-Number 9 24:55-Number 10 26:30-Number 11 27:42-Number

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00:29:26

Episode 242 - Bringing Games to Life

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2025/08/21

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Concealed, MicroMacro: Downtown Detective (mobile app), and Draw Along with Dave (web app). Then, we talk about a few games where the themes are something we'd like to do in real life.0:00-Intro 0:46-Recent Games-Concealed (Kickstarter) (free PnP on itch.io) 5:54-MicroMacro: Downtown Detective 11:56-Draw Along with Dave 15:56-Game Themes IRL 28:22-Outro Join our discord Support us directly at

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00:32:13

Episode 241 - Does Size Matter?

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2025/08/07

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Mystery Puzzle: The Lost Fire, First Contact, and Gibberish. Then, we talk about the size of our game collection, how it has evolved over our time in the hobby, and what we think the ideal collection size would be.0:00-Intro 0:42-Announcements 2:03-Recent Games-Mystery Puzzle: The Lost Fire 5:26-First Contact 9:46-Gibberers: The Word Game of Language Invention and Civilization Development 16:30-Collection

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00:32:38

Episode 240 - The End of Games

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2025/07/24

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Codenames (the new version), Little Alchemists, and Look at the Stars. Then, we talk about games where players can choose whether or not to trigger the end game, and what we like or don't like about them.0:00-Intro 0:44-Recent Games-Codenames 3:46-Little Alchemists 7:19-Look at the Stars 30:25-Outro 31:20-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our

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00:28:30

Episode 239 - Midyear Board Game Tag

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2025/07/10

Ambie and Crystal got tagged by RollingReggie in his 3rd annual Midyear Board Game Tag, so we take the whole podcast episode to answer his questions about how the first half of 2025 is going so far in our board gaming!0:00-Intro 0:34-Midyear Board Game Tag 02:02-1. What is your favorite game so far this year? 04:32-2. What is your most played game? 05:44-3. What was your biggest surprise? 08:09-4. What game's production/art has impressed you the most? 10:07-5. What has been your most reliable

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00:30:19

Episode 238 - Top of the Top

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2025/06/26

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Rescuing Robin Hood, Tiwanaku, and Holiday Hijinks: The Independence Incident. Then, we talk about our top 5 games that we've played that are currently in the top 100 ranked games on BoardGameGeek.com. Use our affiliate link to get Rescuing Robin Hood (or other things)!0:00-Intro 0:46-Recent Games - Rescuing Robin Hood 9:22-Tiwanaku 15:35-Holiday Hijinks #2: The Independence Incident 16:45-Top 5 of BGG Top

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00:31:12

Episode 237 - Time is of the Essence

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2025/06/12

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Lord of the Rings, Fate of the Fellowship and ONDA. Then, we talk about setup time - how it can make a game harder to get played, and ways to mitigate that time.0:00-Intro 0:42-Recent Games - The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship 9:18-ONDA 15:40-Setup Time 29:25-Outro 30:21-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This

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00:32:25

Episode 236 - KublaCOOL

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2025/05/29

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Sherlock: The Game is Afoot and EXIT: The Game - Family: 2 Escape Adventures. Then, we're joined by special guests Dracula and Elphaba to talk about Ambie and her family's time at their local convention, KublaCon! Also, it's our 9 year anniversary, so yay!0:00-Intro 0:48-Announcements 3:04-Recent Games - Sherlock: The Game is Afoot 8:50-EXIT: The Game - Family: 2 Escape Adventures 14:23-KublaCon Recap 25:07-KublaCon Recap

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00:30:40

Episode 235 - So Colorful!

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2025/05/15

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Signal, Here Lies, and Awkward Guests 2. Then, we talk about colors in board games - both as a theme and as a mechanism.0:00-Intro 0:43-Recent Games - Signal 1:58-Here Lies 8:54-Awkward Guests 2: The Berwick Cases 14:13-Colors 29:30-Outro 30:25-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games

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00:26:31

Episode 234 - Wolfgang Warsch

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2025/05/01

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Signal and Lure. Then, we talk about the board game designer Wolfgang Warsch and the games he's made.0:00-Intro 0:39-Recent Games - Signal 8:21-Lure 12:41-Wolfgang Warsch 25:31-Outro 26:26-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart

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00:24:07

Episode 233 - The Cost of Board Games

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2025/04/17

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Top Tier and Bag of Chips. Then, we talk about how the US tariffs might affect the board game industry (especially for publishers and retailers in the US).Post from Ami Baio of Pink Tiger Games 0:00-Intro 0:38-Recent Games - Top Tier 5:57-Bag of Chips 12:35-US Tariffs 22:09-Outro 23:13-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This

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00:28:34

Episode 232 - What Did You Expect?

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2025/04/03

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Holiday Hijinks #8: The Easter Escapade, The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints, and Café. Then, we talk about expectations we and other gamers have when opening a new game box, how those expectations have changed over the years, and whether they are justified.0:00-Intro 0:51-Recent Games - Holiday Hijinks #8: The Easter Escapade 2:40-The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints 7:49-Café 13:20-Game

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00:42:08

Episode 231 - The 2024 Blitzies

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2025/03/20

Ambie and Crystal host the 2024 Blitzies, the annual awards show about our favorite games of the year! Also make sure to check out Ambie’s top 10 list on YouTube.0:00-Intro 0:34-DTW Recap 2:09-The 2024 Blitzies 03:45-Best Family Game 05:26-Best Kids' Game 07:41-Most Innovative Game 09:38-Most Unique Theme 11:04-Best Cooperative Game 12:52-Best Card Game 14:14-Best Party Game 17:40-Best Solo Game 18:20-Best 2p Game 21:34-Best Strategy Game 23:53-Best Trick Taking Game 26:08-Biggest

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00:29:44

Episode 230 - CONjecturing

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2025/03/06

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Slay the Spire: The Board Game and Flip 7. Then, we talk about our preparations (or lack thereof) for Dice Tower West and board game conventions in general.0:00-Intro 0:42-Announcements 1:55-Recent Games - Slay the Spire: The Board Game 9:31-Flip 7 15:04-DTW and Conventions 28:13-Outro 29:16-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon

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00:27:42

Episode 229 - Totally Mechanical!

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2025/02/20

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Time Division and Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West. Then, we talk about our favorite board game mechanics and why we like them.0:00-Intro 0:38-Announcements 2:22-Recent Games - Time Division 6:55-Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West 12:52-Favorite Mechanics 25:56-Outro 27:09-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon

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00:26:44

Episode 228 - Simple Complexity

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2025/02/06

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Holiday Hijinks: The Groundhog Gambit and The Cupid Crisis, Dorfromantik: The Board Game, and Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game. Then, we talk about how both simple and complex games can have value.0:00-Intro 0:47-Announcements 2:23-Recent Games - Holiday Hijinks: The Groundhog Gambit & The Cupid Crisis 4:30-Dorfromantik: The Board Game 8:54-Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game 16:06-Simple vs

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