Boards Alive Podcast

In our two hundred and eighty-second episode, Aaron is joined by Scott. We talk about Thunder Road: Ignition , Reforest, Moon Colony Bloodbath, and Bomb Busters. Then we discuss parenting and gaming and how to get your kids into board games in Aaron Asks Anything. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Thunder Road: Ignition – 2:45 Reforest – 14:41 Moon Colony Bloodbath – 28:00 Bomb Busters – 37:32 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 47:28 Aaron Asks Anything – Parenting and Gaming – 49:50

In our two hundred and eighty-first episode, Aaron is joined by Linsae. We talk about Hacienda and Eternal Decks. Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors and Corsair Cove. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Hacienda – 3:00 Eternal Decks – 10:25 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 18:00 Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors – 19:32 Corsair Cove – 27:10

In our two hundred and eightieth episode, Aaron is joined by Elsie. We talk about Moustache and LEGO: NINJAGO - Destiny's Bounty Adventures . Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Neva and Pokemon Pokopia. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Moustache – 4:20 LEGO: NINJAGO - Destiny's Bounty Adventures – 12:04 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 27:43 Neva – 31:15 Pokemon Pokopia – 37:40

In our two hundred and seventy-eighth episode, Aaron is joined by Brendo. We talk about Take Time, Giraffe Raffe , and Nippon: Zaibatsu. Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Particulitix . Then we discuss the Best Games of 2016 in Aaron Asks Anything. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Take Time – 3:19 Giraffe Raffe – 16:47 Nippon: Zaibatsu – 27:06 Particulitix – 39:08 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 49:02 Aaron Asks Anything – The Best Games of 2016 – 51:17

In our two hundred and seventy-eighth episode, Aaron is joined by Linsae. We talk about Flock! and dnup . Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Absolum and Jurassic World Evolution 3. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Flock! – 7:04 dnup – 16:01 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 37:02 Against the Storm – 38:56 Absolum – 45:41 Jurassic World Evolution 3 – 59:12

In our two hundred and seventy-seventh episode, Aaron is joined by Benji. We talk about Birds on Birds and Baseball Card GM . Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Hades 2 and MLB The Show '26. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Birds on Birds – 2:11 Baseball Card GM – 8:30 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 18:31 Hades 2 – 21:21 MLB The Show '26 – 30:07

In our two hundred and seventy-sixth episode, Aaron is joined by Matt. We talk about Rook Requiem , Luthier, Unmatched: Stars and Stripes , and Redwood. Then we discuss our Most Anticipated Games of 2026 in Aaron Asks Anything. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Rook Requiem – 7:32 Luthier – 17:54 Unmatched: Stars and Stripes – 30:06 Redwood – 36:20 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 57:43 Aaron Asks Anything – Most Anticipated Games of 2026 – 59:24

In our two hundred and seventy-fifth episode, it's our 12th Anniversary. We talk about All-In: Predictions and Speakeasy in the BA Banter. Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Minishoot' Adventures. Then we argue about the Best Games of 2025 in the very second ever BA Bracket Battle of Badassery. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon All-In: Predictions – 4:35 Speakeasy – 21:14 Minishoot' Adventures – 40:24 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 48:09 Aaron Asks Anything – The Best Games of 2025 BA Bracket Battle– 51:42

In our two hundred and seventy-fourth episode, Aaron is joined by Linsae. We talk about Cozy Stickerville and Indonesia. Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Starsand Island, Fields of Mistria, and Mio: Memories in Orbit. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Cozy Stickerville – 4:14 Indonesia – 12:36 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 20:25 Starsand Island – 22:19 Fields of Mistria – 28:38 Mio: Memories in Orbit – 36:22

In our two hundred and seventy-third episode, Aaron is joined by Quinten. We talk about Scurry Up! and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Tower - Trick-taking Game . Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Dice A Million and Slay the Spire 2. Then we discuss the Best Video Games of 2025 in Aaron Asks Anything. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Scurry Up! – 7:32 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Tower - Trick-taking Game – 17:54 Dice A Million – 30:06 Slay the Spire 2 – 36:20 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 57:43 Aaron Asks Anything – The Best Video Games of 2025 – 59:24

In our two hundred and seventy-second episode, Aaron is joined by Brendo, Matt, and Scott. We borrow an idea from the Board Game Barrage podcast and make the Boards Alive Top 40 Games of All Time. We take turns picking a game to be added to the list, but it can be vetoed out by the other members of the group. We cover games 20 to 1 in this episode. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Rules of the Game – 2:19 Pick 20 – 5:07 Pick 19 – 6:18 Pick 18 – 9:32 Pick 17 – 10:50 Pick 16 – 15:45 Pick 15 – 17:18 Pick 14 – 20:18 Pick 13 – 21:36 Pick 12 – 22:24 Pick 11 – 25:51 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 29:43 Pick 10 – 31:25 Pick 9 – 32:34 Pick 8 – 34:33 Pick 7 – 38:11 Pick 6 – 40:11 Pick 5 – 42:12 Pick 4 – 42:52 Pick 3 – 44:20 Pick 2 – 46:13 Pick 1 – 48:05

In our two hundred and seventy-first episode, Aaron is joined by Brendo, Matt, and Scott. We borrow an idea from the Board Game Barrage podcast and make the Boards Alive Top 40 Games of All Time. We take turns picking a game to be added to the list, but it can be vetoed out by the other members of the group. We cover games 40 to 21 in this episode. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Thanks to Board Game Barrage – 1:45 Rules of the Game – 2:57 Pick 40 – 7:15 Pick 39 – 12:13 Pick 38 – 14:00 Pick 37 – 17:58 Pick 36 – 20:06 Pick 35 – 22:05 Pick 34 – 27:18 Pick 33 – 29:10 Pick 32 – 30:56 Pick 31 – 33:13 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 37:29 Pick 30 – 40:16 Pick 29 – 41:50 Pick 28 – 45:10 Pick 27 – 47:07 Pick 26 – 48:33 Pick 25 – 51:27 Pick 24 – 53:15 Pick 23 – 56:34 Pick 22 – 58:25 Pick 21 – 1:00:02

In our two hundred and seventieth episode, Aaron is joined by Linsae. We talk about Pirates of Maracaibo, Duos, and Fives. Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Dredge and the Dragon Age series. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Pirates of Maracaibo – 3:07 Duos – 9:26 Fives – 14:02 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 22:11 Dredge – 25:20 Dragon Age: Origins – 30:08 Dragon Age II – 35:41 Dragon Age: Inquisition – 42:27

Episode 55 – Suzanne Sheldon Suzanne Sheldon can be found on Twitter @425suzanne and on Salt and Sass Games Support us on Patreon Find us on Twitter @CultClassicPod Find us on Instagram @CultClassicCallbackLinsae Find more episodes at boardsalivepodcast.com/category/cult-classic-callback Theme song "Ghost Run" by Jean-Marc Giffin @JeanOfmArc

In our two hundred and sixty-ninth episode, Aaron is joined by Brendo and Matt. We talk about all the games we played at our annual holiday game day, including Magical Athlete, Rowdy Partners, Lowenherz, Bohnanza, Fives, Covenant, Fruit Fight, Flip 7, Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Eye My Favorite Things, Ghost Blitz, So Clover, Strike, and Forest Shuffle - Dartmoor. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Magical Athlete – 3:00 Rowdy Partners – 6:57 Lowenherz – 11:02 Bohnanza – 15:53 Fives – 20:03 Covenant – 25:49 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 37:24 Fruit Fight and Flip 7 – 40:25 Heat: Pedal to the Metal - Tunnel Vision expansion – 42:12 Eye My Favorite Things – 45:42 Ghost Blitz – 47:47 So Clover – 49:52 Magical Athlete – 52:23 Strike – 54:38 Forest Shuffle - Dartmoor – 58:50

This is a super special episode that we did for the Patreon Patrons. We wanted to release it as a bonus episode before the last Cult Classic episode. Thanks for listening! Support us on Patreon Find us on Twitter @CultClassicPod Find us on Instagram @CultClassicCallbackLinsae Find more episodes at boardsalivepodcast.com/category/cult-classic-callback Theme song "Ghost Run" by Jean-Marc Giffin @JeanOfmArc

In our two hundred and sixty-eighth episode, Aaron is joined by Benji. We talk about Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Slay the Spire: The Board Game . Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Unicorn Overlord and Disney Dreamlight Valley. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 2:27 Slay the Spire: The Board Game – 14:20 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 20:38 Unicorn Overlord – 22:47 Disney Dreamlight Valley – 29:45

Episode 54 – Chris Michaud Chris Michaud can be found on Twitter @tableflipsyou , on Mall Night Long , and on Flip the Table . Find us on Twitter @CultClassicPod Find us on Instagram @CultClassicCallbackLinsae Find more episodes at boardsalivepodcast.com/category/cult-classic-callback Theme song "Ghost Run" by Jean-Marc Giffin @JeanOfmArc

In our two hundred and sixty-seventh episode, it's our 11th annual BA Holiday Special. Matt joins me as we talk about Distilled, Unmatched: Lee Vs Ali , and Skyrise in the BA Banter. Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Then we discuss the best Stocking Stuffer Games in Aaron Asks Anything. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Distilled – 4:07 Unmatched: Lee Vs Ali – 32:00 Skyrise – 42:00 Tales of Kenzera: Zau – 55:55 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 1:07:38 Aaron Asks Anything – Stocking Stuffer Games – 1:10:07

Episode 30 - Alonso Duralde Alonso Duralde can be found on Twitter @ADuralde , on The Wrap , in his books I'll Be Home For Christmas Movies and Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas , and on the podcasts Breakfast All Day , Linoleum Knife Cast and Maximum Film . Support us on Patreon Find us on Twitter @CultClassicPod Find us on Instagram @CultClassicCallbackLinsae Find more episodes at boardsalivepodcast.com/category/cult-classic-callback Theme song "Ghost Run" by Jean-Marc Giffin @JeanOfmArc Holiday theme song "Deck the Halls B" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3631-deck-the-halls-b License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/