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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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;

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So You've Been Eaten Board Game
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Alison

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

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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

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Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Bush Poo board game on Kickstarter
Podcast
Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Wayfinders Board Game review
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Alison

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

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Alison

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

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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

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Mantis Falls Interview
Podcast
Alison

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

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Racoon Tycoon
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Alison

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

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Silly Shapes Card Game
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Alison

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

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Alison

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.

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Alison

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

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Tokyo Sidekick Kickstarter
Podcast
Alison

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

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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

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Kickstarter board games
Podcast
Alison

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

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Backyard Cricket
Podcast
Alison

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

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Soft poached hedgehogs
Podcast
Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Power Slam Card Game
Podcast
Alison

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

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Board Game Black Angel
Podcast
Alison

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

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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

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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

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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

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Alison

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

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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

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Alison

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.)

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Alison

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

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Alison

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! 

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Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Mechanica
Podcast
Alison

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,

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Tapestry by Stonemaier Games
Podcast
Alison

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

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Village Attacks Grim Dynasty
Podcast
Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Zombicide Invader
Podcast
Alison

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

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Trudvang Legends Box
Podcast
Alison

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

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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

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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

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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

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Alison

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,

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Wingspan SM Games
Podcast
Alison

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

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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

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Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Azul plan b games
Podcast
Alison

Episode 15- Azul

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9512594/height/45/theme/standard/thumbnail/no/direction/forward/” height=”45″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”standard”] To save episode to your computer, right click and saveIn today’s episode we look at an awesome game Azul,

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Alison

Episode 13- Rayguns and Rocketships

http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/013_Rayguns_and_Rocketshipos.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save Rayguns and Rocketships is the board game we review in today’s episode of Hot

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Dragoon components
Podcast
Alison

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

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Alison

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

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The Others Board Game CMON
Podcast
Alison

Episode 9: The Others

http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/009_The_Others.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save Welcome to Episode 9 of Hot Game Magnet. Today we discuss our old favourite

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Alison

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

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Feudum by Odd Bird Games board
Podcast
Alison

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

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Alison

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

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Alison

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,

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Episode 2- Monster Slaughter

http://traffic.libsyn.com/hotgamemagnet/002-_Monster_Slaughter_Final.mp3 To save episode to your computer, right click and save Welcome to Episode 2 of Hot Game Magnet podcast. Today we are talking about

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