I give the rundown of three digital card games that I’ve enjoyed quite a bit: Monster Slayers, Slay The Spire, and Age of Rivals. All

At long last we’ve reached the conclusion of the 2018 countdown. Marc, Matt, and Orion talk about the best of the best. The cream of

Marc, Orion, and Matt sit down with Eric Reuss, designer of Spirit Island. This is one of our longest podcasts ever, but it might be

Marc’s fighting off a cold but that won’t stop him! Orion and Matt join to count down some truly excellent games and fail to stay

Marc, Matt, and Orion are joined by Trey Chambers, designer of Argent: The Consortium, Harvest, and Empyreal: Spells and Steam (now on kickstarter!). We hit

Special for our list-aficionado fans out there–another list! The middlest of the best games ever, or something like that. Marc, Matt, and Orion talk about

Marc, Orion, and Matt talk about “hindered communication” games, where you’re trying to communicate something to another person with an arbitrary barrier in the way.

We’re creeping down the list to better and better games. Marc, Matt, Orion, and Ben talk through some of Marc’s favorite games ever. This time

Prompted by a discussion in the Thoughtful Gamer discord channel, Marc, Orion, and Matt explore the nature of language, games, and aqueousness as they discuss

The countdown has returned! Marc has expanded the list to 100 games this time, so there’s double the fun. In this installment Marc and Orion

PAX East expanded to 4 days from 3, and that means we got even more games played this year, including an absolute GEM of a

I’ve got a wide assortment of topics today, from rulebook pet peeves to disappointing card games to an exciting livestream announcement. Happy Friday! 0:29 –

Ever feel like you’re just not doing as well as you should at games? Want that secret sauce so you can beat your friends? Marc,

Marc and Orion sit down to talk about all they played at the Granite Games Summit in Nashua, NH. It was a wonderful convention and

I chat with Matt from Mountaintop Games about his first game design: The Primary, which is a light area control game based around the US primary election

Marc, Matt, Orion, and Ben join up to talk about two of their favorite real-time games: Space Alert and Captain Sonar. What makes them so

Greetings! I’m here with another quick update on what games I’ve been playing recently and what’s in store in the next couple of weeks. Get

This week’s podcast is a wonderful discussion with Jason Perez, a psychotherapist from the Every Night Is Game Night podcast, about depression and mental health. We

Longtime listeners will know that Matt frequently tries to sabotage this podcast by talking about hockey. Well, back when me, Orion, and Matt were doing

Join Marc, Orion, Matt, and Wes in a hidden movement cage fight! The old Fantasy Flight standard goes up against the new hotness. Which one

Hey, all. This one’s me talking about how I’ve organized my life recently to be more productive. I also discuss some very early first impressions

This is an odd one. Marc, Orion, Matt, and Wes talk about the differences between board games and video games as media and how their

Marc discusses his experience with Twilight Imperium 4th Edition and goes over the news of the day, which includes why bad graphic design led to

Marc and Orion are on an island. They’ve also been playing a lot of Spirit Island. Chill with the sounds of the ocean and people

It’s a MEGA-PODCAST where Marc, Orion, and Matt look over 2017 and all of the great (and not so great) games we’ve played. We’ve had

Sometimes weeks are hard. This has been one of those weeks. But I want to try to turn it into something positive. If you want

Marc quizzes his wife Amber on her theory of “social manipulation” in board games, which desperately needs a new name because that sounds really evil.

No specific theme this time, just some thoughts on Patreon, Gloomhaven, The Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Terraforming Mars, Hollandspiele, social deduction games, and board

Marc and Orion talk about, perhaps, their favorite genre of board game, the illustrious card-driven wargame (CDG). From 1993’s We The People to 2016’s Star

Marc, Matt, Orion, Ben, Wes, and Bubba reminisce about PAX Unplugged and all of the great games they played and great times they had. I

The Thoughtful Gamer heads off to PAX Unplugged tomorrow morning, and we’d love to see you there. Marc talks about his plans at the convention,

The group finds themselves in a gun and axe fight. Matt tries to reign in Marc, Ben, Jeff, and JR as they nagivate the difficult

Marc, Orion, Matt, and Wes talk about five different board game themes and ideas that may be impossible to design. Can they be done well?

Our plans come to fruition! Matt tries to reign in Marc, Ben, Jeff, and JR as they nagivate the difficult terrain of the outer rim

The pinnacle of Dominion week at The Thoughtful Gamer. Join Marc, Matt, Orion, Ben, and Bubba as we count down our collective favorite 10 dominion

I sit down with Luca from Board To Death to talk about his new 80’s cyberpunk racing game – Neon Knights. It’s a mid-weight racing

Marc, Matt, and Orion answer some questions from listeners. Learn about our favorite movies, how we see The Thoughtful Gamer fitting into the board game

Join Marc as he discusses the near future of The Thoughtful Gamer. October and November are shaping up to be a very exciting time. If

In this episode, Michael and I confront the age-old question: how much of a podcast can be made up of tangents before the tangents become