The Longest Turn is a podcast about table top board games. We're just a group of friends who love games and enjoy talking about the hobby we love! For each episode, we generally discuss the games we've been playing lately. We'll also focus each episode on a board gaming discussion, an in depth feature review of a game, or a top 5/10 list. We'll also include a variety of other segments discussing all aspects of gaming. We hope you join us! Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 92 of The Longest Turn! We discuss a few games on our table lately. Then we discuss all the Gen Con games we're excited about. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 91 of The Longest Turn! Tyler and Logan recap their Origins Trip. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:10 - Unmatched: Cobble and Fog 00:05:25 - Moytura 00:13:13 - Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam 00:16:41 - Soda Jerk 00:21:21 - Hercules and the 12 Labors 00:26:27 - Unmatched Tournament 00:29:53 - General Orders & Night Witches 00:33:40 - Schmidt's Sausage Haus 00:35:05 - Asmodee Media Event (KPop Demon Hunters: Battle for the Spotlight, Melodies, etc.) 00:40:09 - Game Library and donated games from Rio Grand Games 00:42:40 - Sea Salt and Paper: Extra Pepper 00:44:53 - Sail 00:45:30 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt 00:46:05 - Got Five! 00:47:07 - Excalibur 00:47:58 - All In: Predictions 00:49:30 - Food Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 90 of The Longest! In this episode we go all in on discussing Zhanguo. We also discuss a few games we've been playing lately. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately/Excited About: 00:11:41 Cozy Stickerville 00:19:29 Alhambra 00:28:14 Dice Throne Vanguard Feature Review 00:34:44 Zhanguo: The First Empire Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 89 of The Longest Turn! We are back talking about the games we've been playing lately. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:00:41 Clans of Caledonia: Industria 00:07:22 Lairs 00:12:26 Canvas 00:15:55 Tulikko 00:21:11 Ascension Legends 00:32:00 Excalibur 00:37:55 Verdant 00:45:35 Lightning Train Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 88 of The Longest! In this episode we go all in on discussing Evenfall. We start out this episode with a discussions about games we've been playing lately or are otherwise excited about. Then we jump into the feature review. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately/Excited About: High Society Flip 7: With a Vengeance Brass Pittsburgh Concordia Venus Castle Combo: Out of the Oubliette Feature Review - Evenfall Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 87 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! In this episode we go all in on discussing Grimcoven. We start out this episode with a discussions about games we've been playing lately. Then we jump into the feature review. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:02 - Awaken Realms News Games Played Lately: 00:08:30 - Flip 7 With a Vengeance 00:14:47 - Formaggio 00:21:30 - Railways of the World 00:22:50 - The Quest for El Dorado 00:26:00 - Clans of Caledonia 00:32:00 - Alibis, Ransom Notes, MANTIS 00:35:00 Feature Review - Grimcoven 01:18:50 - Praga Caput Regni Outtakes Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 86 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! It has been awhile, but we are back talking about board games. We talk about games we've been playing lately, favorite new to us games in 2025, and games we're excited about in 2026. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:04:34 - Orleans: The Plague 00:14:42 - Ticket to Ride: Northern Lights 00:22:43 - Alibis 00:27:57 - Clank!: Catacombs - Underworld 00:35:29 - Thunder Road: Vendetta 00:40:29 Best New to us games in 2025: 00:41:22 - Kevin's #5 - Railroad Tiles 00:44:10 - Tyler's #5 - Marrakesh 00:46:48 - Kevin's #4 - Hot Streak 00:48:47 - Tyler's #4 - Fellowship of the Ring: The Trick Taking Game 00:50:07 - Kevin's #3 - The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth 00:52:51 - Tyler's #3 - Railroad Tiles 00:55:05 - Kevin's #2 - Moon Colony Bloodbath 00:58:28 - Tyler's #2 - Moon Colony Bloodbath 00:59:05 - Kevin's #1 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair 01:05:42 - Tyler's #1 - Magical Athlete 01:11:09 - Honorable Mentions Resafa, Evacuation, Aldebaran Duel, Etherstone, Evenfall, Regicide Legacy, Fishing 01:17:44. - Excited for in 2026: Star Trek: Captain's Chair - To Boldly Go, 2nd Contact Scythe/Expeditions - Expansion & Duel game Brass: Pittsburgh Ascension: Legends Orloj Horror on the Orient Express Revenant Andromeda's Edge: Genesis 01:39:20 - Outtakes Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 85 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! After talking about some of the games we've been playing lately we continue covering our favorite games in our Brackets for games that start with letters M, N, O, & P. We go through each bracket to determine the winning game. Our listeners submitted brackets trying to best predict which games would win. We announce the winning listener who will be receiving some games from us! Join our discord (link below) to join the competition for future bracketology episodes. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:10:33 - Magical Athlete 00:21:58 - Fliptoons 00:31:11 - Etherstone 00:46:45 - M Bracket (Memoir 44, Marco Polo 2, The Mind, Moon Colony Bloodbath, Messina 1347, Magical Athlete, Monster Crunch, Modern Art) 00:57:04 - N Bracket (Nova Luna, Next Station Paris, Nucleum, Nemesis, No Thanks, Northern Pacific, New Frontiers, Nidavellir) 01:11:24 - O Bracket (On Mars, One Deck Dungeon, Oath, On Tour, Orleans, Obsession, Onitama, Orapa Mine) 01:23:05 - P Bracket (Pixies, Power Grid, Point Salad, Pandemic, Parade, Paperback Adventures, Praga Caput Regni, Pulsar 2849) 01:44:10 - Listener Winner Announced 01:48:22 - Outtakes Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 84 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! After talking about some of the games we've been playing lately we continue covering our favorite games in our Brackets for games that start with letters I, J, K, & L. We go through each bracket to determine the winning game. Our listeners submitted brackets trying to best predict which games would win. We announce the winning listener who will be receiving some games from us! Join our discord (link below) to join the competition for our next Bracketology episode, episode 85. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:06:00 - Vantage 00:14:16 - Creature Caravan 00:26:05 - The Quest for El Dorado 00:35:57 - I Bracket (Imperial Settlers, Inside Job, Incan Gold, Isle of Skye, Imperial Steam, Icecool, Intent to Kill, In the Footsteps of Darwin) 00:52:45 - J Bracket (Jaipur, Joan of Arc-Orleans, Jump Drive, Jenga, Just One, Jokkmokk, Justice League: Axis of Villains Strategy Game, Jekyll vs Hyde) 01:05:45 - K Bracket (Knister, Kingdomino, Killer Bunnies, Kingdom Builder, Kids Chronicles: Quest for the Moon Stones, King of Tokyo, Knarr, Kemet) 01:19:39 - L Bracket (Lisboa, Lost Cities, Llama, Living Forest, Lovecraft Letter, Luthier, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Lacuna) 01:37:17 - Listener Winner Announced 01:38:04 - Outtakes Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 83 of the Longest Turn! In this episode we talk about a few of the games we've been playing lately and then preview the games we're most excited about coming out of Gen Con. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:09:01 - High Society 00:14:57 - Chu Han 00:29:41 - Xylotar: Unhinged Gen Con Top 5s: 00:39:50 - Shackleton Base 00:41:23 - Galileo Galilei 00:43:23 - The Last Command 00:46:03 - Fliptoons 00:49:18 - Dirt & Dust 00:52:37 - Soda Jerk 00:55:13 - Red Carpet 01:00:43 - Kinfire Council 01:03:25 - Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons 01:05:07 - Propolis 01:08:25 - Lightning Train 01:13:55 - Merchants of Andromeda 01:17:06 - Habemus Papam 01:21:33 - Class of '89 01:25:51 - Honorable Mentions Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 82 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! We discuss a bunch of games we've been playing lately! What have you been playing this summer? 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:02:50 - Hot Streak 00:10:25 - Silver: Fang 00:17:33 - StarCraft The Board Game 00:24:40 - Dice Miner 00:31:05 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game 00:36:59 - Zombicide: White Death 00:45:31 - Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game - Clone Wars Edition 00:51:48 - Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated 01:05:23 - Excited about/New Games/Crowdfunding: Star Trek: Captain's Chair - Second Contact, Colosseum, Vantage, Grimcoven, Nemesis: Retaliation, Unmatched: Battle of Legends Volume 3, Clank! Catacombs: Underworld, Railroad Tiles, Excalibur and more... Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 81 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! After talking about some of the games we've been playing lately we continue covering our favorite games in our Brackets for games that start with letters E, F, G, & H. We go through each bracket to determine which game wins each one. Our listeners submitted brackets trying to best predict which games would win. We announce the winning listener who will be receiving some games from us! Join our discord (link below) to join the competition for our next Bracketology episode. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:03:17 - Arcs 00:14:45 - Unstoppable 00:30:38 - Cabanga 00:36:45 - Quacks 00:47:47 - E Bracket 01:06:24 - F Bracket 01:23:21 - G Bracket 01:39:54 - H Bracket 01:57:58 - Listener Winner Announced Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 80 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! After talking about some of the games we've been playing lately we discuss our favorite games in our Brackets for games that start with letters A, B, C & D. We go through each bracket to determine which game wins each one. Our listeners submitted brackets trying to best predict which games would advance through our brackets. We announce the winning listener who will be receiving some games from us! Join our discord (link below) to join the competition for our next Bracketology episode. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:05:54 - Back Stories 00:13:18 - Fishing 00:21:51 - Schrödinger's Cats 00:27:47 - Orapa Mine 00:33:34 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair 00:46:41 - Fritanga 00:54:05 - A Bracket 01:12:32 - B Bracket 01:24:45 - C Bracket 01:38:08 - D Bracket 01:49:39 - Listener Winner Announced Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 79 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! In this episode we go all in on discussing the Hoplomachus games and system from Chip Theory Games. We start out with discussion of games we've been playing lately which happened to include a bunch of kids games among others. Then we jump into the feature review, "Let the games begin!" 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:27 - Alpha-Bracket Tournament Announcement Games Played Lately: 03:33 Fruit Fight 08:35 Chip Theory Kids Independent Play Collection 18:11 Octo Grabbo 23:14 Memo Animals 26:40 Happy City 33:40 Feature Review - Hoplomachus Remastered & Hoplomachus Victorum Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: Boardlandia (5% discount), GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 78 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! In this episode, we’re counting down our Top 5 Games That Surprised Us—those games that came out of nowhere, flew under the radar, or maybe even had us skeptical at first... but totally won us over. Whether it was a hidden gem, a misunderstood first impression, or a game that just hit different once we got it to the table, we’re sharing the titles that caught us off guard in the best way. As always, we’ll also talk about what we’ve been playing lately and chat about recent plays and game nights. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:03:48 - Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game 00:19:11 - Fromage 00:28:40 - Combo 00:36:33 - Wrath of Fire Mountain 00:44:14 - Space Bureau 00:52:35 - Figment Top 5 - 01:03:51 Resafa A Gest of Robin Hood Dodo Bunny Kingdom Inside Job Troyes Distilled Love Letter: Batman Pixies Seers Catalog Gorinto Divinus Splitter Splitter Moon Colony Bloodbath Games We're Excited About: Hoplomachus: Remastered/Victorum Outtakes: 01:52:57 Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: Boardlandia (5% discount), GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 77! In this episode, Kevin & Tyson talk about a bunch of games they've been playing lately. 00:00:00 - Intro Games We've Been Playing Lately 00:02:46 - Lure 00:11:08 - Intent to Kill 00:31:27 - Middle Ages 00:42:22 - Aldebaran Duel 00:50:32 - Nefarious 00:58:19 - Fives 01:07:51 - Concordia Venus Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz , Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 76! In this episode we talk about our top 5 shelf of shame games we want to get played in 2025, how we did on our 2024 lists, and games we've been playing lately. What game(s) are you most excited to get off your shelf of shame this year? Games we've been playing lately: Resafa Res Arcana Duo Wednesday: The Card Game Escape the Dragon Ice Hoppers Emerald Skulls 2024 Shelf of Shame Recap: Tyson - Arkham Horror: The Path to Carcosa, Battlecrest: Fellwoods, Tikal, Lunar Rush, Septima Kevin - Aeon's End Legacy, Stranger Things: Upside Down, Zhanguo: The First Empire, Apiary, Carpe Diem Tyler - Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China, Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road, ISS Vanguard, Outer Rim: Unfinished Business, Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated 2025 Shelf of Shame: #5 Kevin: Star Trek: Captain's Chair #5 Tyson: Space Bureau #5 Tyler: Silver Fang #4 Kevin: Astro Knights: Eternity #4 Tyson: Arcs: Blighted Reach #4 Tyler: War Chest: Nightfall #3 Kevin: Space Station Phoenix #3 Tyson: Intent to Kill #3 Tyler: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Trick-taking Game #2 Kevin: Chronicles of Crime 1400 #2 Tyson: Cthulhu DMD S3 & S4 #2 Tyler: Clank Legacy S1 & S2 #1 Kevin: Evacuation #1 Tyson: Unconscious Mind #1 Tyler: Cthulhu DMD S3 & S4 What we're excited about Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz , Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 75! In this episode, we talk about a few of the games we've been playing lately and then get into our feature review of Moon Colony Bloodbath designed by Donald X. Vaccarino, published by Rio Grand Games. Spoiler alert, this game is amazing! 00:00:00 - Intro & banter Games We've Been Playing Lately 00:10:48 - Flip 7 00:18:42 - Druids of the Elements 00:29:29 - Fromage Feature Review - Moon Colony Bloodbath 00:40:54 - Rules Summary 00:45:59 - Production 00:49:56 - What we like & dislike 01:05:18 - Final thoughts and ratings 01:13:32 Things we're excited about 01:23:37 Outtakes Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz , Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 74! Time to close out the year with some games we've played lately, a Jokkmokk feature review, and our holiday gift guide for various categories like stocking stuffers, party games, white elephant gifts, etc. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:15 - Cthulhu Death May Die and banter Games We've Been Playing Lately: 00:16:40 - Trekking The World 2nd Edition 00:26:05 - Green Team Wins: Holiday Party expansion 00:31:27 - Clank! & Sunken Treasures 00:36:14 - Trek 12 Himalaya 00:41:01 - The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth 00:47:37 - Refuge 00:53:29 - Jokkmokk: The Winter Market (Feature Review) 01:17:39 - Holiday Gift Guide 01:19:35 - Stocking Stuffers: Odin, Splitter, boop the Halls! 01:26:24 - Gateway Games: Jokkmokk, Diamonds, Skyrise 01:31:46 - Family/Party Games: MANTIS, Rebel Princess, Sounds Like a Plan 01:38:27 - Gamer Games: Voidfall, Teotihuacan, A Gest of Robin Hood 01:44:50 - For the gamer who has all the games: BGG Series collection of art, Dice and Dice Tower, New game table (Phalanx) 01:51:21 - Games to donate: Arcs, Tenzi, Septima 01:55:40 - Best bang for your buck: Next Station:Paris, Llama, Survive The Island 02:01:10 - Best white elephant gift: Catan Seafarer's 5-6 Player Expansion, Killer Bunnies, A Christmas Karen Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz , Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
Welcome to episode 73! In this episode we recap our annual cabin con and all the games we played: Battlecrest, Hansa Teutonica, Ra, Rebel Princess, Tiletum, Undergrove, Veiled Fate, Pixies, Autumn, Splitter, Mind Up, Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North, After the Empire, Trekking the National Parks (2nd Edition), Space Base, 51st State, Distilled, Next Station: Paris, Jokkmokk: The Winter Market, Railroad Ink, Witch's Brew, Skyrise, Clank! Catacombs, Llama, Parade & Dice Throne Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz , Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee !
