Yearly Archives: 2019


Episode 107 – The one about Spiel Des Jahres!


In this episode number 107 Ignacy talks about Kennerspiel des Jahres 2019 and about UKGE in Birmingham. Stephen talks about BGG Spring convention in Dallas.

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Episode 106 – Trade war is not our favorite board game!


In this episode number 106 Ignacy announces date for Pret-a-Porter KS campaign launch, Stephen tease Egizia KS campaign and they both discuss proposed tariffs and how it will influence our hobby!

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Episode 105 -Wolfgang Warsh is a genius!

In this Episode number 105 Ignacy announces his new show on YouTube and Stephen talks about all games by Wolfgang Warsh he is going to publish. Besides that they talk about changes in Maple Games, Kollosal Games having issues with KS and a ton of other industry news!

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Episode 104 -Detective gets an award, Turmoil gets one million!

In this Episode number 104 Ignacy brags about Detective again, and Stephen brags about Turmoil on Kickstarter! Besides that they talk about Chinese goverment destroying Cthulhu books, Magic the Gathering cards worth 100k usd being stolen and many other important industry news! 

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Episode 103 – LIVE from the Gathering of Friends!

In this Episode number 103 we are recording LIVE from The Gathering of Friends in lovely Niagara Falls, NY!

Today Stephen sat down with a special guest, Luke Otfinowski from Portal Games US, to talk about his role in the company and the Gathering of Friends around them!

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Episode 102 – Winners of the Contest

Welcome to episode 102! We are announcing the winners of the contest during our Strategy & Tactics section!

What’s more we have an update on Stronghold: Undead and more Kickstarters, we answer your questions, and we talk about the winners of the Golden Geek awards!

We also talk about Gathering of Friends – say hi to Stephen, and Luke from Portal Games, if you are there!

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Episode 101 – Voting for Golden Geek

This episode was recorder after Golden Geek nominees were announced, so you can listen to our commentary on the voting system. We also talk about the previous episode with a very special guest Tom Vasel, and of course we bring you up to date on what is happening in Portal Games, Stronghold Games, and in the industry in general.

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Episode 100! – We’d have never made it here without Tom Vasel

Here it is guys! The EPIC 1-0-0! With a very special guest. Celebrate with us Board Games Insider milestone!

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Episode 99 – Last chance to enter contest!

EVENT DECK: Ignacy talks about Tides of Time app, and shipping of L.A. Crimes, Stephen announces a lot of street dates and updates you on Kickstarters. Meanwhile Games Factory Publishing, major Polish publisher goes out of business, GAMA trade show was a record breaking event, and CMON announces more changes. Tune in to learn more industry insider information!

STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Your Questions are Answered

FINAL SCORING: Upcoming Cons – AmaCon, GoF.

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Episode 98 – Ignacy wins Game of the Year and Stephen is a very special guest of honor!

EVENT DECK: Welcome to Episode 98, and we continue our countdown to the EPIC #100! We will have a very special episode for Episode #100, so get ready for that! MEANWHILE… Our CONTEST is currently running with two winners to get a game, one from Stronghold Games, one from Portal Games.

News from Portal: Game of the Year for Detective! Pre-Orders for Detective: L.A. Crimes started! Imperial Settlers: Roll&Write goes to print!

News from Stronghold: AFTERSHOCK! Just relaunched! Aftershock: San Francisco & Venice a VERY SHORT, 12 days Kickstarter! EGIZIA: Shifting Sands: release date April 9, 2019

STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Your Questions are Answered

FINAL SCORING: Dice Tower WEST, GAMA Trade Show, new Portal Games website for US: PortalGamesUS.com

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