60 acast.com Board With Finns https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns en Tom Barsby Tabletop, Board Games,Roleplaying Games,Finland,Helsinki Board With Finns

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]]> true Tom Barsby info+639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d@mg-eu.acast.com 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d board-with-finns episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1671280391956-5c695d950f34a7b2274914a17fe24206.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns Board With Finns <![CDATA[Competitive Cow-Naming and "Where's Wally?" Hellscapes - Ep27]]> Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:05:42 GMT 1:13:26 668d8a06d6a41d01e75ed988 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/competitive-cow-naming-and-wheres-wally-hellscapes-ep27 668d8a06d6a41d01e75ed988 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d competitive-cow-naming-and-wheres-wally-hellscapes-ep27 Euros are back! full 27 The smell of cubes, the thrill of resource management, the thin veneer of a theme. That's right! Euros are back! After discussing eating eggs for far too long - we eventually re-visit our opinions on the death of Euro games. Were we premature (lel) ...or was our wisdom ahead of its time? Lets Finn out!


#GreatWesternTrail #Sankore #Everdell #Boardgames

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]]> The smell of cubes, the thrill of resource management, the thin veneer of a theme. That's right! Euros are back! After discussing eating eggs for far too long - we eventually re-visit our opinions on the death of Euro games. Were we premature (lel) ...or was our wisdom ahead of its time? Lets Finn out!


#GreatWesternTrail #Sankore #Everdell #Boardgames

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]]> <![CDATA[Emotional Support Games and Werner Herzog's Russian Accent - Ep26]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:00:37 GMT 51:52 65f063967d344f0017b74f9e true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/emotional-support-games-and-werner-herzogs-russian-accent-ep 65f063967d344f0017b74f9e 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d emotional-support-games-and-werner-herzogs-russian-accent-ep Blades any day now... full 26

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]]> Space Kitchening and Untradable Spouses - Ep25 Space Kitchening and Untradable Spouses - Ep25 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT 1:10:36 65dca6d56dca670016b9a033 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/space-kitchening-and-untradable-spouses-ep25 65dca6d56dca670016b9a033 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d space-kitchening-and-untradable-spouses-ep25 Exploitation, Exploitation, Exploitation full 25 Diplomacy? We then fiercely negotiate the pros and cons of Oath and John Company and the relative merits of "mild" exploitation. Exciting stuff! After this we will all need a shit down.

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]]> Diplomacy? We then fiercely negotiate the pros and cons of Oath and John Company and the relative merits of "mild" exploitation. Exciting stuff! After this we will all need a shit down.

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]]> Eldritch Moose and Baron McCocaine - Ep24 Eldritch Moose and Baron McCocaine - Ep24 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:30:00 GMT 1:08:53 65ce3a28ba642d0017fbd438 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/eldritch-moose-and-baron-mccocaine-ep24 65ce3a28ba642d0017fbd438 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d eldritch-moose-and-baron-mccocaine-ep24 Creative Legs full 24

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]]> Euros Are Dead, Long Live Euro-Like Elements! - Ep23 Euros Are Dead, Long Live Euro-Like Elements! - Ep23 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:00:00 GMT 58:10 65bba2796d2bca00165d75cc true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/euros-are-dead-long-live-euro-like-elements-ep23 65bba2796d2bca00165d75cc 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d euros-are-dead-long-live-euro-like-elements-ep23 SPOILERS: for the Sixth Sense full 23 In this deeply mechanical and cube-laden episode of Board With Finns, we tackle the concept of euro games! Are we finally losing our love of theme...and being hypnotically drawn to efficiency puzzles? Who can say? Not me.... I'm an AI. Even more shocking - does the concept of a pure euro game still exist in the world of high production values?... and games looking generally less shit than they did 10 years ago? Again, I can't say, I'm too busy trying to feed my starving family, plow a field and making sure I have a cow AND a sheep....


#Agricola #LordsOfWaterdeep #Parks #Wingspan #Wyrmspan #FoodChainMagnate

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]]> In this deeply mechanical and cube-laden episode of Board With Finns, we tackle the concept of euro games! Are we finally losing our love of theme...and being hypnotically drawn to efficiency puzzles? Who can say? Not me.... I'm an AI. Even more shocking - does the concept of a pure euro game still exist in the world of high production values?... and games looking generally less shit than they did 10 years ago? Again, I can't say, I'm too busy trying to feed my starving family, plow a field and making sure I have a cow AND a sheep....


#Agricola #LordsOfWaterdeep #Parks #Wingspan #Wyrmspan #FoodChainMagnate

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]]> Top 10 Games According To The Bible - Ep22 Top 10 Games According To The Bible - Ep22 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT 1:16:01 65509ec08290a1001215fb47 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/top-10-games-according-to-the-ep22 65509ec08290a1001215fb47 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d top-10-games-according-to-the-ep22 Is Tom drowning?? full 22 In this incredibly tense episode (as Tom gasps for breath) we discuss the Top 10 boardgames of all time according to the most reliable source of information... THE INTERNET!! People love lists and people love Board Game Geek - and we combine both to chat about the Top 10 games according to BGG. Are they truly diamonds of the golden age of boardgaming?... Or are they simply tarnished iron pyrite forged in the limp fire of the "Cult of the New"?! Join us and find out before one of us drowns!


#BoardGameGeek #Top10

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]]> In this incredibly tense episode (as Tom gasps for breath) we discuss the Top 10 boardgames of all time according to the most reliable source of information... THE INTERNET!! People love lists and people love Board Game Geek - and we combine both to chat about the Top 10 games according to BGG. Are they truly diamonds of the golden age of boardgaming?... Or are they simply tarnished iron pyrite forged in the limp fire of the "Cult of the New"?! Join us and find out before one of us drowns!


#BoardGameGeek #Top10

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]]> Spoopy - Ep21 Spoopy - Ep21 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:29:14 GMT 59:24 653b9f0c474d40001265a7af true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/spoopy-ep21 653b9f0c474d40001265a7af 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d spoopy-ep21 Spooky games for pumpkin season full 21 As the clock strikes midnight a sallow moon peers from an inky blackness onto the mottled soil of a hastily dug grave. A wolf howls as a flash of lightning illuminates the rough cut letters of the headstone...."Here lies... Board With Finns!". In this spooky (spoopy) episode we chat about some halloween games and what makes them perfect for pumpkin season.


#FuryOfDracula #TheBloodyInn #BoardGames #TTRPGs

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]]> As the clock strikes midnight a sallow moon peers from an inky blackness onto the mottled soil of a hastily dug grave. A wolf howls as a flash of lightning illuminates the rough cut letters of the headstone...."Here lies... Board With Finns!". In this spooky (spoopy) episode we chat about some halloween games and what makes them perfect for pumpkin season.


#FuryOfDracula #TheBloodyInn #BoardGames #TTRPGs

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]]> The Imperium Of Man And Princely Bunnies - Ep20 The Imperium Of Man And Princely Bunnies - Ep20 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:00:00 GMT 1:00:41 652d44e1bfc0890012c0bb09 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/the-imperium-of-man-and-princely-bunnies-ep20 652d44e1bfc0890012c0bb09 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d the-imperium-of-man-and-princely-bunnies-ep20 Die Heretic! full 20 Warhammer 40k: Wrath and Glory RPG. We then crash out of the Warp into a woodland clearing and have a chat about the narrative nest of the Root RPG, where revolutionary moles, mustachioed foxes and princely rabbits bring down an evil empire of their own. Finally, we reminisce about ACTUALLY playing an RPG with Iita over the Summer?! Omnissiah be praised!

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]]> Warhammer 40k: Wrath and Glory RPG. We then crash out of the Warp into a woodland clearing and have a chat about the narrative nest of the Root RPG, where revolutionary moles, mustachioed foxes and princely rabbits bring down an evil empire of their own. Finally, we reminisce about ACTUALLY playing an RPG with Iita over the Summer?! Omnissiah be praised!

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]]> All Games Are RPGs If You Play A Nun - Ep19 All Games Are RPGs If You Play A Nun - Ep19 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 05:00:17 GMT 1:03:24 651edf43e6253800116aa83f true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/all-games-are-rpgs-if-you-play-a-nun-ep19 651edf43e6253800116aa83f 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d all-games-are-rpgs-if-you-play-a-nun-ep19 It has pieces! full 19

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]]> I Know What You Played Last Summer - Ep18 I Know What You Played Last Summer - Ep18 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 05:00:33 GMT 1:06:28 65106cdf01cd300011f362ed true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/i-know-what-you-played-last-summer-ep18 65106cdf01cd300011f362ed 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d i-know-what-you-played-last-summer-ep18 ...Are we recording?... full 18 As the last of the summer sun sets beyond an idyllic beach, the Board With Finns crew carefully pack away their hawaiian shirts and tasteful swimwear, and head back to the studio. On this episode we discuss the board games that we played while sipping margharitas and grilling makkara. Did Iita forget about Port Royal or simply repress the memories? Simon talks about the simple but lonely joy of raising exotic birds and learning their tongue in Wingspan. As is his way, Tom discusses the graphical design nightmare, but incredible Vegasy game, Lords of Vegas, with the added bonus that it is completely impossible to buy. No one has more of an eye on the average board game consumer than Board With Finns!


#PortRoyal #Wingspan #LordsOfVegas #RicochetRobots

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]]> As the last of the summer sun sets beyond an idyllic beach, the Board With Finns crew carefully pack away their hawaiian shirts and tasteful swimwear, and head back to the studio. On this episode we discuss the board games that we played while sipping margharitas and grilling makkara. Did Iita forget about Port Royal or simply repress the memories? Simon talks about the simple but lonely joy of raising exotic birds and learning their tongue in Wingspan. As is his way, Tom discusses the graphical design nightmare, but incredible Vegasy game, Lords of Vegas, with the added bonus that it is completely impossible to buy. No one has more of an eye on the average board game consumer than Board With Finns!


#PortRoyal #Wingspan #LordsOfVegas #RicochetRobots

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]]> The Big Summer Blowout Episode - Ep17 The Big Summer Blowout Episode - Ep17 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 05:00:52 GMT 1:22:55 647c81043e621f001168c29e true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/the-big-summer-blowout-episode-ep17 647c81043e621f001168c29e 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d the-big-summer-blowout-episode-ep17 Will Iita ever play a game?! full 17

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]]> Bladed Lesbians in the Dark - Ep16 Bladed Lesbians in the Dark - Ep16 Fri, 26 May 2023 05:00:28 GMT 1:13:07 646e30f91740730011da2e16 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/bladed-lesbians-in-the-dark-ep16 646e30f91740730011da2e16 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d bladed-lesbians-in-the-dark-ep16 Light the candles! Stay away from the shadows! full 16 We look to the future in this pre-review episode of Board With Finns! With our special guest Nikos, we lug over 3 suitcases full of RPG books into the studio, and chat about the systems we are most excited about running in the (near) future. We dart from alley to alley as we whisper our thoughts on Blades in the Dark, and raise a muddied and bloodied cleaver in honour of the two-headed basilisk in Mörk Borg. But it's not all doom and gloom! We should have enough big dyke energy to help us stalk a leviathan before the light of the world is finally extinguished!


Blades in the Dark // Mörk Borg // Thirsty Sword Lesbians // Ten Candles // Fate

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]]> We look to the future in this pre-review episode of Board With Finns! With our special guest Nikos, we lug over 3 suitcases full of RPG books into the studio, and chat about the systems we are most excited about running in the (near) future. We dart from alley to alley as we whisper our thoughts on Blades in the Dark, and raise a muddied and bloodied cleaver in honour of the two-headed basilisk in Mörk Borg. But it's not all doom and gloom! We should have enough big dyke energy to help us stalk a leviathan before the light of the world is finally extinguished!


Blades in the Dark // Mörk Borg // Thirsty Sword Lesbians // Ten Candles // Fate

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]]> Disease Cubes and Ghost Car Parks - Ep15 Disease Cubes and Ghost Car Parks - Ep15 Tue, 16 May 2023 05:00:28 GMT 1:01:50 645905fa9ac39300117f161d true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/disease-cubes-and-ghost-car-parks-ep15 645905fa9ac39300117f161d 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d disease-cubes-and-ghost-car-parks-ep15 With our powers combined! full 15 There is no "I" in "Team".... or in "Boardgames". Coincidence? Perhaps. But we don't have time to philosophize now! Disease cubes are spreading across the globe, the undead rise from swamps around an isloated chinese village, and Cthulhu stirs in the depths of the ocean. Only we stand in the way of complete global annihilation.... but Tom has been arrested in Shanghai and Iita punched the Pope. Things look dire for humanity. This week we discuss some top co-operative games - and how teamwork makes the dream work when the theme work(s).


#Pandemic #GhostStories #EldritchHorror #ForbiddenIsland

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]]> There is no "I" in "Team".... or in "Boardgames". Coincidence? Perhaps. But we don't have time to philosophize now! Disease cubes are spreading across the globe, the undead rise from swamps around an isloated chinese village, and Cthulhu stirs in the depths of the ocean. Only we stand in the way of complete global annihilation.... but Tom has been arrested in Shanghai and Iita punched the Pope. Things look dire for humanity. This week we discuss some top co-operative games - and how teamwork makes the dream work when the theme work(s).


#Pandemic #GhostStories #EldritchHorror #ForbiddenIsland

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]]> Settlers of Catan, Hobby Horse Jousting, and Inappropriate Curling - Ep14 Settlers of Catan, Hobby Horse Jousting, and Inappropriate Curling - Ep14 Sat, 06 May 2023 05:00:42 GMT 1:15:17 645157a0f7ec3900112965dd true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/settlers-of-catan-hobby-horse-jousting-and-inappropriate-cur 645157a0f7ec3900112965dd 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d settlers-of-catan-hobby-horse-jousting-and-inappropriate-cur The legacy of Catan and Gateway games full 14 In this beginner friendly episode of Board With Finns, we discuss the lasting legacy of Settlers of Catan and other great gateway games. What makes a great gateway game? How do we buy a Ticket to Ride? How do I joust on a hobby horse?? All questions that will be bravely answered in this episode! As always, we stay RIGIDLY ON TOPIC, the complete opposite of how we holiday in Japan (or attack Tokyo).


#Catan #TicketToRide #Tokaido #Cascadia #KingOfTokyo

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]]> In this beginner friendly episode of Board With Finns, we discuss the lasting legacy of Settlers of Catan and other great gateway games. What makes a great gateway game? How do we buy a Ticket to Ride? How do I joust on a hobby horse?? All questions that will be bravely answered in this episode! As always, we stay RIGIDLY ON TOPIC, the complete opposite of how we holiday in Japan (or attack Tokyo).


#Catan #TicketToRide #Tokaido #Cascadia #KingOfTokyo

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]]> Parasocial Deduction Games - Ep13 Parasocial Deduction Games - Ep13 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:00:46 GMT 1:02:32 644579ebd18c130011f650bd true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/parasocial-deduction-games-ep13 644579ebd18c130011f650bd 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d parasocial-deduction-games-ep13 The first rule of Detective Club is.... full 13 Detective Club, the pinacle of an easy-teach easy-play social deduction game. Is it the best of the best? The clues suggest so!

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]]> Detective Club, the pinacle of an easy-teach easy-play social deduction game. Is it the best of the best? The clues suggest so!

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]]> A Grimdark Fantasy Version of 90s Hugh Grant - Ep12 A Grimdark Fantasy Version of 90s Hugh Grant - Ep12 Sun, 16 Apr 2023 05:00:22 GMT 1:01:34 6436b60de7db560011bf785e true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/a-grimark-fantasy-version-of-90s-hugh-grant-ep12 6436b60de7db560011bf785e 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d a-grimark-fantasy-version-of-90s-hugh-grant-ep12 full 12

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]]> Arise Woodland Creatures! Arise! - Ep11 Arise Woodland Creatures! Arise! - Ep11 Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:00:27 GMT 1:09:02 642c3ba25f80b20011b97a69 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/arise-woodland-creatures-arise-ep11 642c3ba25f80b20011b97a69 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d arise-woodland-creatures-arise-ep11 Putting the cute into execute full 11 Root! A dog-eat-dog area control game that pits cute critters with wildly asyymetric agendas at each other for ultimate woodland supremacy. Will the anarcho-socialist crows be crushed under the boot of the feline military industrial complex?!...Or will a mysterious knife wielding raccoon step in to help out? This isn't your usual sleepy hollow.

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]]> Root! A dog-eat-dog area control game that pits cute critters with wildly asyymetric agendas at each other for ultimate woodland supremacy. Will the anarcho-socialist crows be crushed under the boot of the feline military industrial complex?!...Or will a mysterious knife wielding raccoon step in to help out? This isn't your usual sleepy hollow.

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]]> The Jaipur Acid Test - Ep10 The Jaipur Acid Test - Ep10 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:00:52 GMT 1:02:43 641b52660ea8a600118074ae true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/the-jaipur-acid-test-ep10 641b52660ea8a600118074ae 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d the-jaipur-acid-test-ep10 Games to play during the dating game full 10

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]]> Champagne, Fine Art, and Economic PTSD - Ep9 Champagne, Fine Art, and Economic PTSD - Ep9 Fri, 17 Mar 2023 05:58:07 GMT 1:02:44 640f6ec7c2c8dd0011fcecd2 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/champagne-fine-art-and-economic-pt-ep9 640f6ec7c2c8dd0011fcecd2 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d champagne-fine-art-and-economic-pt-ep9 Putting the awk into auction full 9 High Society, Quantitative Easing, and Modern Art. How much are we willing to pay for champagne? Has the economic crash of 2008 left a psychological mark on us all? Will most of this episode summary be questions? ...Time for me to get going...going...gone.

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]]> High Society, Quantitative Easing, and Modern Art. How much are we willing to pay for champagne? Has the economic crash of 2008 left a psychological mark on us all? Will most of this episode summary be questions? ...Time for me to get going...going...gone.

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]]> Oldies But Goldies(?)... IN SPACE! - Ep8 Oldies But Goldies(?)... IN SPACE! - Ep8 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:00:58 GMT 1:00:28 6401fcabdf946300111c9be3 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/oldies-but-goldies-in-space-ep8 6401fcabdf946300111c9be3 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d oldies-but-goldies-in-space-ep8 Close encounters of the spicy kind! full 8 Cosmic Encounter fill us with the joy of intergalactic shenanigans or does it just remind us of Richard Dreyfuss sculpting a crude mountain from mashed potato? We then set our space compass towards Dune. A beautiful game of intrigue, backstabbery, and war. So put on the Dune soundtrack by Toto as you Harkonen your Atreides while we Fremen on your Spacing Guild. Spicy!

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]]> Cosmic Encounter fill us with the joy of intergalactic shenanigans or does it just remind us of Richard Dreyfuss sculpting a crude mountain from mashed potato? We then set our space compass towards Dune. A beautiful game of intrigue, backstabbery, and war. So put on the Dune soundtrack by Toto as you Harkonen your Atreides while we Fremen on your Spacing Guild. Spicy!

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]]> Do Androids Dream of Living Card Games? - Ep7 Do Androids Dream of Living Card Games? - Ep7 Sat, 25 Feb 2023 10:00:06 GMT 1:22:26 63f89461413f74001136ace5 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/do-androids-dream-of-living-card-games-ep7 63f89461413f74001136ace5 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d do-androids-dream-of-living-card-games-ep7 full 7 Android Netrunner. One of our favourite asymmetric living card games that pits plucky hackers against faceless and soulless corporations. Is 90% of this episode devoted to listing names of specific cards that no sane normal person has heard of?.... Yes, yes it is. Don't blame us - we are just obsessed. "The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed".

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]]> Android Netrunner. One of our favourite asymmetric living card games that pits plucky hackers against faceless and soulless corporations. Is 90% of this episode devoted to listing names of specific cards that no sane normal person has heard of?.... Yes, yes it is. Don't blame us - we are just obsessed. "The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed".

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]]> How Do You Want To Do This? - Ep6 How Do You Want To Do This? - Ep6 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:00:28 GMT 1:01:41 63e9f1393c7cda00107820e6 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/how-do-you-want-to-do-this-ep 63e9f1393c7cda00107820e6 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d how-do-you-want-to-do-this-ep Not today Matt Mercer! full 6 Critical Role the king of the hill? Is Brennan Lee Mulligan our favourite Lee Mulligan? Did anyone else watch Wildcards or was it just Tom? Most importantly, is inspiration the same thing as theft? - Perhaps!

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]]> Critical Role the king of the hill? Is Brennan Lee Mulligan our favourite Lee Mulligan? Did anyone else watch Wildcards or was it just Tom? Most importantly, is inspiration the same thing as theft? - Perhaps!

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]]> Cthulhu and Hastur and Arkham, Oh My! - Ep5 Cthulhu and Hastur and Arkham, Oh My! - Ep5 Sun, 05 Feb 2023 13:57:03 GMT 1:09:11 63dfb5b1825601001193d44e true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/cthulhu-and-hastur-and-arkham-oh-my-ep5 63dfb5b1825601001193d44e 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d cthulhu-and-hastur-and-arkham-oh-my-ep5 Cthulhu is calling, should we answer?? full 5 Call of Cthulhu RPG and try to understand Tom's deep seated issues with only running horror RPGs. Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies, But stranger still is Board With Finns.

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]]> Call of Cthulhu RPG and try to understand Tom's deep seated issues with only running horror RPGs. Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies, But stranger still is Board With Finns.

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]]> The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Deadlands RPG Chat - Ep4 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Deadlands RPG Chat - Ep4 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:00:18 GMT 50:26 63c9abca36308100101b79af true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-deadlands-rpg-chat-ep4 63c9abca36308100101b79af 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-deadlands-rpg-chat-ep4 There are two types of people in this world... full 4 Deadlands! Horror in the Weird West - No Will Smith, but plenty of skin walkers, knife spiders, and things trying to crawl down your throat while you sleep. Need a change from Dungeons and/or Dragons? Then is the american frontier the place for you? Let's discuss!

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]]> Deadlands! Horror in the Weird West - No Will Smith, but plenty of skin walkers, knife spiders, and things trying to crawl down your throat while you sleep. Need a change from Dungeons and/or Dragons? Then is the american frontier the place for you? Let's discuss!

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]]> Cute Animals, Platonic Solids, and Crippling Hangovers - Ep3 Cute Animals, Platonic Solids, and Crippling Hangovers - Ep3 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 18:51:24 GMT 1:02:11 63c44b2e5dd9ca00112ab4ba true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/cute-animals-platonic-solids-and-crippling-hangovers-ep3 63c44b2e5dd9ca00112ab4ba 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d cute-animals-platonic-solids-and-crippling-hangovers-ep3 Will we ever explain Takenoko?! full 3 Cascadia? Is it the perfect chill gateway game - and how does it compare to other tile and meeple placement GREATS like Carcassone and Alhambra? We meander towards the Panda-centric Takenoko and chat about how "cuteness" and theme can make or break a game. Join us on this fairytale trek into boardgame nonsense!

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]]> Cascadia? Is it the perfect chill gateway game - and how does it compare to other tile and meeple placement GREATS like Carcassone and Alhambra? We meander towards the Panda-centric Takenoko and chat about how "cuteness" and theme can make or break a game. Join us on this fairytale trek into boardgame nonsense!

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]]> Space Lions and RPG Prepping - Ep2 Space Lions and RPG Prepping - Ep2 Tue, 27 Dec 2022 08:02:03 GMT 1:46:27 63aaa67d20b22f00119ff96d true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/space-lions-and-rpg-prepping-ep2 63aaa67d20b22f00119ff96d 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d space-lions-and-rpg-prepping-ep2 Pax Magnifica, Bellum Gloriosum full 2 Twilight Imperium 3 and Twilight Imperium 4. War, negotiation, and the ability to bullshit your friends are key diplomatic pillars, so how do both of these editions stack up against each other? Finally, we tackle aspects of TTRPG preparation we find the most important, and discuss how we structure an adventure around the most fickle of beasts: Player Characters! Pubbability? 10/10.

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]]> Twilight Imperium 3 and Twilight Imperium 4. War, negotiation, and the ability to bullshit your friends are key diplomatic pillars, so how do both of these editions stack up against each other? Finally, we tackle aspects of TTRPG preparation we find the most important, and discuss how we structure an adventure around the most fickle of beasts: Player Characters! Pubbability? 10/10.

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]]> Big Hats, Long Legacies, and West Marches - Ep1 Big Hats, Long Legacies, and West Marches - Ep1 Sat, 17 Dec 2022 15:04:31 GMT 1:38:38 639dda81ceef460011cdb5d1 true https://shows.acast.com/board-with-finns/episodes/big-hats-long-legacies-and-west-marches-ep1 639dda81ceef460011cdb5d1 639db9b78d34f000112ddb7d big-hats-long-legacies-and-west-marches-ep1 Tell me more about the Pubbability.... full 1 In this opening episode of Board With Finns we have a deep dive into our recent gaming adventures. Do the large hats add to the experience of Dogs of War? Will we lose our minds in the velveteen bags of Wonderland's War? We debate the pitfalls and pit-climbs of Legacy games and propose the Pubbability metric of boardgaming within bars. Plus, an insight into the crazy world of a West Marches DnD campaign that has spanned years!


Is Scythe a good boardgame? Are some of us actually Finnish?!? Tune in to find out!

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]]> In this opening episode of Board With Finns we have a deep dive into our recent gaming adventures. Do the large hats add to the experience of Dogs of War? Will we lose our minds in the velveteen bags of Wonderland's War? We debate the pitfalls and pit-climbs of Legacy games and propose the Pubbability metric of boardgaming within bars. Plus, an insight into the crazy world of a West Marches DnD campaign that has spanned years!


Is Scythe a good boardgame? Are some of us actually Finnish?!? Tune in to find out!

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