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On Board Games Episodes 1-10
On Board Games Episodes 11-20
On Board Games Episodes 21-30
On Board Games Episodes 31-40
On Board Games Episodes 41-50
On Board Games Episodes 51- Current

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On Board Games Episodes 1-10

#	Date	Episode Name/Link	Main Topic	Notes and Other Features
0	01 Mar 2007	Meet the Makers	Introduction	Reposted to Libsyn Feed 10 Mar 2007
1	15 Mar 2007	Don't Quit Now	Quitting games in progress and discussion of game events.	interview with Niagara Board Gaming Weekend's, Mike Cardwell Donald reviews Santy Anno Donald and Scott review Tide of Iron
2	31 Mar 2007	Expanding Game Play	The benefits and purposes of expansions. Creating prototypes and pitching games to publishers.	The War On Terror, reviewed by Scott
3	13 Apr 2007	Critical Reviews and the Modern Board Game	Reviews and game definitions. Scott and Donald discuss what we call games and why it matters.	Rat-a-Tat Cat, reviewed by Erik What's it to Ya?, reviewed by Erik Democrazy, reviewed by Erik
4	18 May 2007	Building a Game Group	Finding people, finding space, publicity, game choices.	Twilight Struggle, reviewed by Erik Alibi, reviewed by Erik
5	18 June 2007	Getting Your Game Collection into Play	Convincing your friends to play the games you purchased.	Winds of Plunder, reviewed by Donald & Scott Pirateology & Wizardology, reviewed by Erik Jungle Speed reviewed by Apotheos
6	05 Jul 2007	Endgame	Victory conditions: victory points vs. victory conditions	Ca$h 'n' Gun$, reviewed by Erik Jolly Roger, reviewed by Donald Quest for the Dragon Lords, reviewed by Donald and Scott
7	21 Jul 2007	It's Just a Gimmick	Games with unique gimmicks	Z-man Games' B-Movie card games reviewed by Erik Colosseum, reviewed by Scott
8	6 Aug 2007	We Rule!	Game Rules: Poorly assembled rulebooks and various formats	Return of the Heroes, reviewed by Erik and Donald Dungeoneer, reviewed by Erik Incan Gold, reviewed by Donald & Scott
9	21 Aug 2007	Gateway Games: The First Hit is Free	Care and feeding of new gamers. Board Game Podcast Award for Best Gateway Game:- Summary of nominees, winner declaration and discussion why winner is a great gateway game	Review of Penguin by Fantasy Flight Games
10	7 Sep 2007	Social by Request	Games that promote social interaction.	Advanced Squad Leader Starter Sets reviewed by Erik - Starter Set #1 - Starter Set #2 - Starter Set #3 Airlines, & Airlines 2, reviewed by Erik

On Board Games Episodes 11-20

#	Date	Episode Name/Link	Main Topic	Notes and Other Features
11	24 Sep 2007	Not Your Father's Board Games	Playing games with children.	Print and Play Podcast by FNH1, reviewed by Donald Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit, reviewed by Erik Shab-al-Hiri Roach reviewed by Scott
12	29 Oct 2007	Role-Playing Board Games	Scott gives an impromptu Quelf review One fan of the show asks about Scott's weird games Donald is mocked due to the episode's likely delay and fading relevance to Essen Return of Return of the Heroes	Battlestations, reviewed by Erik Galaxy Trucker, reviewed by Scott Slamwich, reviewed by Erik
13	2 Dec 2007	The Price of Board Games	Mayfair Setting price floor on their games.	Agricola, reviewed by Scott Pick & Pack, reviewed by Erik
14	Removed for matters of national security	??	It's all Erik's fault, really	??
15	30 Dec 2007	Party On	Party Games.	Donald interviews Dominic of North Star Games Cineplexity, reviewed by Donald Snorta!, reviewed by Ben Lott
16	17 Jan 2008	Down Time and Delay of Game	Games with long down time and players who cause delay of game.	Rattlesnake, reviewed by Scott Cluzzle, reviewed by Donald Engle Matrix Games, reviewed by Erik Cleopatra and the Society of Architects, reviewed by Erik
17	1 Feb 2008	The Big Event	Round Table: Event Round Table Erik, Scott, and Donald discuss industry only shows, trade to consumer shows, and fan oriented shows. - BGG Con, Chitag, GAMA Australian Big Event segment by Caradoc	Smuggler review by Scott Zeus on the Loose review by Donald 1960: The Making of the President review by Erik Rage review by Blott Good Question review by Donald Felix, the Cat in the Sack review by Scott
18	17 Feb 2008	The Culture of Game Consumption	Round Table: The Culture of Game Consumption by Scott, Erik, & Donald Wandering Geek OBG Promo Correspondent Segment: Games in Education - Giles discusses why games make a good addition to any classroom.	Fire and Axe: A Viking Saga, reviewed by Erik Hollywood Shuffle, reviewed by Ben Container, reviewed by Scott Blink, reviewed by Giles Combo King reviewed by Donald, Connie, & Danny Gulo Gulo, reviewed by Erik and Hope
19	02 March 2008	The Dirty Dozen	Round Table The Twelve Lowest Ranked Games on Board Game Geek. Blott's Guide to the Geek Game Rankings. Caradoc on Games in Education Giles discusses the ways he has used games in schools.	Steve LeShay of Sherco Games interviewed by Donald Kingsburg reviewed by Scott
20	17 March 2008	Player Scale-ability	Round Table Player Scale-ability Corespondent Segments Games in Education - Giles reveals games used in schools A Guide to the Geek - Ben covers the advanced search feature	Realpolitik from Peccable Productions reveiwed by Scott Heroscape from Hasbro reviewed by Erik

On Board Games Episodes 21-30

#	Date	Episode Name/Link	Main Topic	Notes and Other Features
21	31 March 2008	Interview Episode	Interviews Andrew Parks Pet Fenlon	Gamer's Companion to Shakespeare, reviewed by Giles
22	23 April 2008	Print and Play Games	Round Table Print and Play Games Corespondent Segment Games in Education by Giles - the stigma of games in schools	Black Death v1.01 from BTRC reviewed by Erik Caveman from MAG Ltd reviewed by Scott, Tammy, and Donald
23	15 May 2008	Train Games	Round Table Train Games Corespondent Segments Games in Education - Giles interviews Tom Vasel A Guide to the Geek - Ben covers Geek Lists	Stone Age reviewed by Scott Covert Action reviewed by Erik Pandemic reviewed by Ben TransEuropa reviewed by Donald, Connie, Danny, & Joey
24	8 June 2008	International Gamers Awards	Round Table International Gamer Awards Corespondent Segments Games in Education - Giles discusses talks about the Games for Educators site.	DungeonQuest reviewed by Scott Imperial reviewed by Erik
25	25 June 2008	Alex Yaeger Interview	Main Segment Interview with Alex Yaeger	No reviews this episode
26	6 July 2008	Teaching Games	Round Table Teaching games Corespondent Segments Giles discusses Boardgames Australia Awards.	Reviews Adventurer: Card Game reviewed by Scott and Donald Last Night on Earth reviewed by Erik 10 Days in Asia reviewed by Don and Giles
27	26 July 2008	Monopoly and More	Round Table Donald, Scott, and Erik revisit classic American board games from their youth Corespondent Segments Music contest results are in. Discussion of the Scrabble lawsuit	Risk: Black Ops reviewed by Scott Scrabble reviewed by Erik Battleship reviewed by Ben Battleground: Crossbows and Catapults reviewed by Don and Giles Sorry reviewed by Donald
28	10 Septemebr 2008	Small Game Companies	Round Table Donald Scott and Erik talk about the place of small game companies in the hobby, and discuss review copies of the games. Corespondent Segments Interviews with Craig Ichabod O'Brien and David Crockett	Reviews Oddly, there aren't any.
29	30 September 2008	Store in a Cool Dry Place	Round Table Donald, Scott,and Erik discuss the different ways to store your game collection and the game components. We also learn that Don has issues. Corespondent Segments Giles talks about his lunchtime gaming program	Bacchus' Banquet reviewed by Don, Scott, and a host of others Giles reviews his favorite small publisher Wings of War: Famous Aces reviewed by Erik Revenge of the B-Movie reviewed by Erik
30	26 October 2008	Start Your Engines	Round Table Scott and Erik discuss racing games Corespondent Segments Giles talks about using punchboards	Cockroach Poker reviewed by Don, Scott, and a host of others Roborally reviewed by Erik

On Board Games Episodes 31-40

#	Date	Episode Name/Link	Main Topic	Notes and Other Features
31	19 November 2008	Take That!	Round Table Donald, Scott and Erik discuss Take That Games Corespondent Segments Giles talks take that games and direct conflict games in the classroom	A Touch of Evil Supernatural Game reviewed by Erik Torches & Pitchforks reviewed by Don, Scott, and others Taluva reviewed by Giles Dominion reviewed by Don, Scott, and guests
32	15 December 2008	Games with Large Groups	Round Table Donald, Scott and Erik discuss Dominion, large group games, and breaking large groups into smaller groups. Corespondent Segments Donald and Giles talk about games with large groups and review the Werewolves games.	Werewolves of Millers Hollow, New Moon, Ultimate Werewolf, Posession, Do You Worship Cthulhu? reviewed by Giles and Donald Battlestar Galactica reviewed by Erik Rorschach reviewed by Donald
33	22 January 2009	Pimp Your Games	Round Table Donald, Scott and Erik discuss pimping your games Corespondent Segment Giles throws in his two cents about pimping his games.	Wasabi, reviewed by Erik Backseat Drawing, reviewed by Donald, Scott, and Crew Start Player, reviewed by Erik Shadows over Camelot: Merlin's Company reviewed by Donald, Scott, and Crew
34	17 February 2009	Bait Games	Round Table Donald, Scott and Erik discuss what makes a game good bait to draw in non gamers. Corespondent Segments Giles talks about games he played at the Australian Games Expo 2009. Bart shares his success with Avid Gamers	Lascaux, reviewed by Donald & Connie Red November, reviewed by Erik Tier auf Tier, and Zitternix, reviewed by Giles and Kylie
35	11 March 2009	The Economy vs. the Board Game Industry	Round Table Donald Scott and Erik discuss what impact the economy will really have on the board game industry. Giles gives his tuppence on the economy as well.	War for Edaðh, reviewed by Erik Toboggans of Doom, reviewed by Donald
36	11 March 2009	Two Years and Counting	Round Table In this episode Donald, Scott, and Erik, discuss the first two years of On Board Games, and Giles chimes in as well.
37	19 July 2009	More than the Rules	Round Table Donald, Scott, and Erik, talk about games that exceed their rules sets.	Erik reviews Animal Upon Animal Donald, Tim, & Phelonece review Pack and Stack
38	23 August 2009	Game Production	Donald, Scott, and Erik, talk about getting a game from the designer to your table.	Erik reviews Soft Landing Scott Nicholson reviews Ra Dice Game Donald Dennis reviews Dwarven Dig with Charles Browy, Daniel Cox,
39	8 November 2009	Burnout	Donald, Scott, and Erik talk about burnout. Giles talks about the Australian Board Game Awards.	Scott reviews the Beowulf Movie game Erik reviews Restaurant
40	3 December 2009	Boardgamegeek.com	Scott and Erik talk about the glory that is the Board Game Geek convention.	Donald, Jamie, Cortney, and Lorenzo review Le Boomb! Donald, Alex, and Danny discuss Zombie Mosh

On Board Games Episodes 41-50

#	Date	Episode Name/Link	Main Topic	Notes and Other Features
41	20 January 2010	Speed Games	Erik, and Scott, talk about board Speed Games.	Donald reviews Atlantis Donald reviews Catan Dice. Giles reviews American Megafauna. Erik reviews The Adventurers
42	5 April 2010	Back in the Game Design	Donald, Erik, and Scott, talk about board game design. Donald and Scott talk about House Cons.	Wits and Wagers Family Martian Fluxx Tales of the Arabian Nights Campaign Managers
43	21 April 2010	Prototypes	Erik, Scott and Donald talk about creating prototypes. Giles talks about illegal copies of games Reviews PDQ Zombietown Builders Duel	Giles reviews Origins: How we Became Human Donald reviews PDQ Donald reviews Zombietown Donald reviews Pillars of the Earth: Builders Duel
44	6 May 2010	Study for Your Playtest	Round table about creating playtesting your game designs, but Erik, Scott and Donald also talk about creating copies of games and respond to listener feedback about prototyping. Giles and Donald talk about buying games for school and library game programs.	Erik reviews numerous expansions in his Expansionpalooza! Donald and Nick Review Kachina by Bucephalus Games
45	6 June 2010	Submit and Like It	Scott, Donald, And Erik discuss submitting games to publishers.	Giles reviews Kreigbot Erik reviews Phantom Leader Giles reviews his school program game purchase
46	30 June 2010	Networking	Donald, Scott, Erik, and Giles talk about building relationships with game companies.	Erik reviews Mercenary Air Squadron Jonathan Bishop reviews the iPhone Carcassonne
47	18 July 2010	Preferred Target Status	Donald, Scott, and Cathy, talk about outside influences impacting the way you play the game. Donald, Scott, Ryan, and Derek talk about auction games	Erik reviews Automobile
48	10 August 2010	Events of All Kinds	Scott and Donald talk about Dexcon and fandom conventions. Donald and Ryan Sturm talk about prepping for house cons. Giles talks about School Games Day.	Scott reviews Chaos Dead Hand Poker (in round table) Erik reviews Homesteaders Donald reviews Witch of Salem Donald reviews Ablaze Donald reviews World Without End Donald reviews Glenn’s Gallery
49	13 September 2010	Social Contracts	Erik Donald and Scott discuss feedback on previous Preferred Target Status and Auction Games segments then a new discussion about the way game groups interact.	Giles previews High Frontier Erik reviewsTerra Prime Donald reviews Wacky Wacky West Giles reviews a bundle of games as they relate to school
50	4 October 2010	It's Epic	Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss Epic games	Jonathan reviews Carcassonne for the iPhone Donald & Cortney review POO! Donald reviews Legitimacy, Sturgeon, Nile, and Those Pesky Humans! Erik reviews Crokinole

On Board Games Episodes 51- Current

#	Date	Episode Name/Link	Main Topic	Notes and Other Features
51	21 October 2010	Those Wonderful Players	Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss how the number of players impact the way games play.	Donald & Scott review Empire Builder Donald reviews Catan Histories: Settlers of America – Trails to Rails, Lemming Mafia, and Lords of Vegas Erik reviews D-Day Dice: Free Trial Version
52	10 November 2010	Breaking Up is Hard to Do	Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss beaking up with a game store or group.	Giles talks about epic games. Dan from Myriad Games talks with Donald about customer/game store relationships.
53	29 November 2010	Free Parking	Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss variants in games.	Erik reviews Ascension: Chronicles of the Godslayer Jonathan reviews 8 iPhone apps Erik reviews 7 Wonders
54	16 December 2010	Party on Wayne	Erik, Donald, and Scott, discuss cons they've been to recently and then party games.	Scott reviews The Resistance Erik reviews Defenders of the Realm
OBG 55	3 January 2011	Don't Be Picky	Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss getting picky about games	Erik Takes 5 on games that look sweet but are viscious Erik reviews Bon Appetit

Recent Episodes

Date	Episode Name/Link	Main Topic	Notes and Other Features
OBG 55 3 January 2011	Don't Be Picky	Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss getting picky about games	Erik Takes 5 on games that look sweet but are viscious Erik reviews Bon Appetit
OBG 54 16 December 2010	Party on Wayne	Erik, Donald, and Scott, discuss cons they've been to recently and then party games.	Scott reviews The Resistance Erik reviews Defenders of the Realm
OBG 53 29 November 2010	Free Parking	Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss variants in games.	Erik reviews Ascension: Chronicles of the Godslayer Jonathan reviews 8 iPhone apps Erik reviews 7 Wonders
OBG 52 10 November 2010	Breaking Up is Hard to Do	Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss beaking up with a game store or group.	Giles talks about epic games. Dan from Myriad Games talks with Donald about customer/game store relationships.
OBG 51 21 October 2010	Those Wonderful Players	Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss how the number of players impact the way games play.	Donald & Scott review Empire Builder Donald reviews Catan Histories: Settlers of America – Trails to Rails, Lemming Mafia, and Lords of Vegas Erik reviews D-Day Dice: Free Trial Version

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