Expeditions – a sequel to Scythe
Expeditions – a sequel to Scythe is a new game within the 1920+ universe that was created by artist Jakub Rozalski. The game designer Jamey
Kickstarter Round-up July 2023
It’s time for Kickstarter Round-up July 2023! Hello fellow board game addicts. Are you looking for someone to help enable your crippling addiction?
Stranger Things -UPSIDE DOWN- review
We got a chance to play Stranger Things -UPSIDE DOWN- and definitely had to do a review! I always want games based on IP
Zombicide: Gear Up Review & Kickstarter Roundup
Zombicide: Gear Up Review & Kickstarter Roundup. We have a few favorite things in boardgames. We like co-operative games. We like fast gameplay and
Excavation Earth – Kickstarter boardgames
Kickstarter boardgames. There are a lot of board games about buying and selling in a market. It’s a very popular drama and having played more
Rhino Hero Super Battle
Sometimes the things you suspect you won’t enjoy turn out to be the things you enjoy the most. For example, lots of people think PB&J
Beast Kickstarter Board Game review
In this fortnight’s podcast episode of Hot Game Magnet, we do a review of the Kiickstarter Board Game: Beast, our latest favorite game from
Kickstarter Roundup April 2023
In today’s Follow the links bellow if you would like to back any of the kickstarters we discussed in this weeks episode! Zombicide: White Death
Mark Swanson: Odd Bird Games
I had the opportunity to speak with Mark about the future of his company Odd Bird Games and he had some exciting news. He has
On Tour Paris & New York
What’s better than Travel Games or Traveling? Playing Travel Games while Traveling. I really like games that are set in a real-world location, and I
Kingdom Death: Monster (prt 1)
Kingdom Death Monster is like no other game we have reviewed. It’s easily the biggest, both in physical size and gameplay content. It is
Zaberias
Getting your kids involved in the boardgame hobby is one of the major payoffs for parents who are avid gamers. It’s not always so easy
Chateau
Chateau is a new Roll&Write game coming to kickstarter as a Print&Play. We got the chance to check it out early when Rolling Rhino Games
Kickstarter Round up February 2023
I don’t buy every game I like but I probably buy more than I should. that’s okay. I’ve made my peace. It could be drugs,
Skate Summer
I always wanted to be a skate boarder, but I grew up in the country with a dirt road and also, I didn’t like all
2022 Year End Wrap Up
Another Year come and gone. We played a lot of games and did a lot of board game reviews. Some of them were good, some
NAMIJI
This week we review the latest board game from Funforge; Namiji. Namij is a great boardgame in the tradition of Funforges other well-known board game;
Marvel Zombies Heroes Resistance
Zombicide is pretty much what got us into modern board gaming, so we are always exited to see a new version, and man do
Kickstarter Board Game Round-Up October 2022
In this episode of Hot Game Magnet we review our favourite board games which are currently available to back on kickstarter. PLUS Justin confesses what
CMON Presents: The Animation Collection: Teen Titans, Looney Tunes
In this episode we review the latest board game we have got in the post from CMON. It is from their Animation Collection, and we
So You’ve Been Eaten
In March 2021 we had the pleasure of backing this great boardgame on Kickstarter from Ludicreations: So You’ve Been Eaten. So You’ve Been Eaten has
2 Minute Dino Deal
The hardest part about getting kids into board-games is probably dealing with their often very short attention spans. In this world of YouTube, TikTok
February 2021 Kickstarter Round-up podcast
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/077_kickstarter_roundup_Feb_2021.mp3 It’s time to round up all our favorite games coming out on kickstarter! This month we talk about cowboy Zombies, warring factions of woodland
Raiders of Scythia
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/076_raiders_of_scythia.mp3 Ah Raiders of Scythia. Who knew that doing math and learning about history could be so much fun? I guess everyone that already played
Bush Poo
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/075_BushPoo.mp3 This week is a huge episode! We talk about our Game BushPoo! It will be launching on kickstarter on March 1st. Click the link
Sonora
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/074_Sonora.mp3 This week we review a game that is completely different from any game we played before. Sonora is a “Flick and Write” game from
Wayfinders
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/074_Sonora.mp3 This week we review a game that is completely different from any game we played before. Sonora is a “Flick and Write” game from
Wayfinders Board Game Review
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/072_Wayfinders.mp3 In today’s episode we talk about Wayfinders by Pandasaurus games. In this game you get a to pilot a seaplane and set up
WanderSquares: The Underwood Tunnels Interview
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/066_WanderSquares.mp3 Is it possible to make a board game entirely by yourself? Well the creator of this new family friendly RPG has done just that.
Shadow Network- Interview with Jason Washburn
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/065_Shadow_Network.mp3 Shadow Network is a game about spies, which we spotted on Kickstarter recently. It is by one of our favourite game companies Talon
October 2020 Kickstarter Round Up
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/064_kickstarter_roundup_Octobert_2020.mp3 There are so many board games on Kickstarter. In our monthly roundups we talk about what games look good to us. It’s Almost November
Camp Pinetop Review
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/063_Camp_Pinetop.mp3 In today’s episode of Hot Game Magnet we review Camp Pinetop. This game from Talon Strike Games came beautifully boxed. It’s easy to play
Mantis Falls Interview with Juli Bierwirth
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/062_Mantis_Falls.mp3 In this week’s episode I speak with Juli Bierwirth from Distant Rabbit Games, Mantis Falls. This was their first game and it launched on
RACOON TYCOON REVIEW
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/061_Raccoon_Tycoon.mp3 In this week’s episode Justin and Alison review Racoon Tycoon. This is another one we purchased from Kickstarter. It’s by Forbidden Games and they’ve
Silly Shapes interview with game creator
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/059_Silly_Shapes.mp3 Silly Shapes is the game you wish you already had to introduce your kids or stubborn family members to gaming. I want a bunch
Boss Babe Interview
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/058_Boss_Babe.mp3 In this week’s episode I speak with Brian Fisher from Kickstarter game Boss Babe. This game is different than anything we’ve ever seen before.
SYNDICATE Interview
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/057_Syndicate.mp3 SYNDICATE: An Interplanetary Conquest Board Game In this episode of Hot Game Magnet we interview the guys who made Syndicate, a 4x game where
Tokyo Sidekick
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/056_Tokyo_Sidekick.mp3 In this week’s episode of Hot Game Magnet we speak with Tokyo Sidekick’s Marketing Manager, Jackson Wood. He offers us great insight into this
Marvel United
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/055_Marvel_United.mp3 In today’s episode of Hot Game Magnet we discuss our newest game Marvel United. Justin backed this one on Kickstarter, and we don’t have
August Kickstarter Roundup
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/054_kickstarter_roundup_august_2020.mp3 It’s time for a kickstarter roundup! We talk about 4 games that are currently up on kickstarter for funding. There are of course many
Backyard Cricket Dice Game
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/053_backyard_cricket.mp3 In this episode of Hot Game Magnet we speak with Haplo D’Biggs creator of the Backyard Cricket Dice Game. This game is unique in
Soft Poached Hedgehog
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/052_Soft_Poached_Hedgehog.mp3 Soft Poached Hedgehogs is an up and coming card game involving you being a hedgehog Chef trying to add ingredients to bake enough recipes
Meeple Marketing
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/051_Meeple_Marketing.mp3 In today’s episode I interview Nalin Chuapetcharasopon, founder of Meeple Marketing, and ask her how someone would go about marketing a board game ready
Power Slam! Wrestling Card Game
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/050_Powerslam_Card_Game.mp3 Today’s episode is very special because it’s our 50th episode. Also, it is our very first interview. Today we talk with creator and comic
Black Angel
In this episode of Hot Game Magnet we discuss our new favourite game Black Angel. This game from Pearl Games has been on our
Hot Game Magnet- Up Late
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/048_HGM_up_late.mp3 Three for the price of 1! This week we discuss what’s hot on on our game table this past week, what’s hot on Kickstarter
Godspeed
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/047_Godspeed.mp3 Sometimes its nice to play a game that’s all about the endeavour to push the limits of what humanity can achieve in science and
COVID-19 Edition
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/046_covid-19_edition.mp3 It’s always been a dream of ours to be locked in the house with all the time in the world to play as many
Root: Underworld Expansion
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/045_Root_-_Underworld.mp3 The woodland creatures are not alright. For us, that okay because waging war between the highly asymmetrical factions of ROOT never gets old. Especially
April 2020 kickstarter roundup
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/044_April_2020_kickstarter_roundup.mp3 While we are holed up in self isolation, we have been able to play a lot of games. However, this episode is all about
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Change is Constant
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/043_TMNT_change_is_constant.mp3 The next chapter in IDW’s board game adaptation of IDW’s comic book reboot of the massive hit; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Feudum the Second Podcast
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/042_Feudum_-_rudders_and_ramparts.mp3 We discuss our old favourite game- Feudum, and their latest expansion Rudders and Ramparts. (Why is it not called Boats and Castles? Who knows.)
Blood Rage Digital Kickstarter Extras
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/041_Blood_Rage_2.mp3 Getting expansions for our favorite games means we get to play them more and review them again. Does Blood Rage stay on the top
Arcadia Quest Inferno
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/040_Arcadia_Quest_Inferno_FINAL.mp3 Justin always said he would go to hell before he played a game with chibi’s. Luckly, Arcadia Quest: Inferno, allows him to do both!
Azul: Summer Pavilion
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/038_AZUL_Summer_Pavilion_FINAL.mp3 Next Move games has released it’s latest version of the hit game Azul. As with previous versions, 2 to 4 players use math and
Cthulhu: Death May Die
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/038_Cthulhu_Death_May_Die.mp3 Today we talk about our new favourite game, and Justin’s top game for 2019- It’s Cthulhu: Death May Die. This is the latest offering
Artemis Project
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/037_Artemis_Project_FINAL.mp3 Today’s episode of Hot Game Magnet is a review of a new game, hot off Kickstarter- the Artemis Project by Grand Gamers Guild. In
2019 Round up- Best Table top Games of 2019 by Hot Game Magnet
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/036_2019_best_board_games_FINAL.mp3 What were the best board games of 2019? Listen to the latest episode of Hot Game Magnet where, we pick our favorite games we
035 Mechanica
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/035_Mechanica.mp3 Tonight we review our new favourite game Mechanica. A strange game where one works on the factory floor of a robotic vacuum cleaner factory,
Tapestry
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/034_Tapestry.mp3 This episode we review the latest board game from Stonemaier Games: Tapestry. It’s a pretty cool, intricate weaving of history from a civilisation of
October Kickstart Round-Up
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/032_October_KS_Roundup.mp3 It’s that time of the month again, where we discuss the hottest games available to back on KickStarter for October 2019. We look at
Victorian Masterminds
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/031_Victorian_Masterminds.mp3 Don’t be a cog in the machine. Build the machine and use it to steal the Whitehouse. In this weeks review we look at
Zombicide Invader
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/028_Zombicide_Invader.mp3 Can one ever truely kill enough of the undead? Maybe, but we certainly haven’t found the upper limit for dice chucking zombie mahem. Zombicide
Trudvang Legends
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/027_Trudvang_Legends.mp3 This week we talk about Trudvang Legends, Cool Mini or Not’s(CMON) latest game that is live on kickstarter, and the roller coaster ride of
Arkham Horror: Episode 26
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/026_Arkham_Horror.mp3 Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you were really cool, living in New England in the 1920’s, in a town
Escape Plan (Episode #25)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/025_Escape_Plan.mp3 In today’s episode of Hot Game Magnet we review ESCAPE PLAN. We have been anticipating this game for a long time, since Justin backed
Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/024_Azul_Stained_Glass.mp3 King Manuel I is back again with a whole new palace decorating ambition. Last time it was ceramic tile work but this time it’s
Santorini
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/023_Santorini.mp3 In this weeks episode of Hot Game Magnet, we review the simple game of Santorini. What’s better, building your own idyllic Greek island village,
Wingspan
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/022_Wingspan.mp3 This week on Hot Game Magnet, Board Game Reviews, we soar to new heights. We review one of 2019’s most talked about games; Wingspan
Secret Hitler
To save episode to your computer, right click and save This week we review a very popular and controversial game: Secret Hitler. Well, one
Love Letter
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/020_Love_Letter.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save Love Letter is a game we, at Hot Game Magnet, have been enjoying in
Carcassonne
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/018_Carcassonne.mp3 This week we review, a game that’s been staying hot since it was created in 2000, Carcassone. This seemingly simple tile laying game puts
Clans of Caledonia
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/019_Clans_of_Caledonia.mp3 In this episode of Hot Game Magnet we discuss the first ever board game that Alison has purchased- Clans of Caledonia! If you have
Tortuga 1667
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/017_Tortuga_1667_FINAL.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save In today’s episode of Hot Game Magnet we delve into the world of pirates
HellBoy: The Board Game
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/016_Hellboy.mp3 We are so excited to bring you today’s podcast, Hellboy: The Boardgame. This is a long awaited game at our house, as we backed
Episode 15- Azul
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Episode 14- Dead of Winter: The Long Night
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/014_DOW_The_Long_Night_FINAL.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save In this episode we look at Dead of Winter: The Long Night. A stand
Episode 13- Rayguns and Rocketships
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Episode 12- Dragoon
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/012_Dragoon.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save In today’s episode we discuss the fiery hot board game: Dragoon. It’s one of
Episode 11: Zombicide: Black Plague/ Green Horde
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Episode 10: Village Attacks
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/010_Village_Attacks.mp3 Listen on iTunes. Right click and ‘save as’ to download. Welcome to Episode 10 of Hot Game Magnet. Today we review Village Attacks, by
Episode 9: The Others
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Ep 8- The Godfather- Corleone’s Empire
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/008_The_Godfather-_Corleones_Empire.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save In today’s episode of Hot Game Magnet, we discuss, The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire. Another
Episode 7- Feudum
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/007-_Feudum.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save In today’s massive episode we review the massive board game- Feudum. This is our
Episode 6: Blood Rage
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/006_Blood_Rage.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save In today’s episode we discuss one of our favourite board games: Blood Rage! It’s
Episode 5: ROOT board game review
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/005-_ROOT.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save In today’s episode we review the hit board game from Leder Games, ROOT. Now,
Ep 4: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past
This episode of Hot Game Magnet: a board game review podcast, reviews whether TMNT: Shadows of the Past is a worthy purchase for your board
Episode 3- Dinosaur Island: a review
Welcome to Episode 3 of Hot Game Magnet podcast. Today we discuss our new favourite game- Dinosaur Island, by Pandasaurus Games. Because designing Dinosaur Parks
Episode 2- Monster Slaughter
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Episode 1- Scythe: board game review
Welcome to the first episode of Hot Game Magnet: a board game review podcast. In this episode we look at Scythe, one of our favourite