Dancing with the Bards
Dancing with the Bards hosts Ian, Will, and Brooke review tabletop games with the help of rotating guests.
Episodes
On this episode, Brooke, Ian, Will, and returning guest Max take a look at the 2021 Stardew Valley Boardgame, designed by Eric Barrone. We apologize for the poor audio quality on this one! The audio demons struck again!
This month we cover the 4X board game Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy, published by Lautapelit.fi, with Larry as our guest host!
Ian, Brooke, and Will are joined by Chris as we cover Once Upon a Time, a party game published by Atlas Games!
Welcome to this digital, radio podcast episode of Dancing with the Bards! This month we cover Fantasy Flight's Unfathomable. We are lucky to be joined by the NullPuppet themsleves, Ace! Check out their Youtube channel for fun content @NullPuppet
It's our December double feature! This month we are covering Koreen Odiney's We're Not Really Strangers, and Boop, a game by Smirk and Dagger. It's a Bards only episode this time around, as we go over these two games that would be great for any holiday gathering you might be going to this year. Happy Holidays everyone, and we'll see you next year.
Join Ian, Will and Brooke, along with returning guest Max, for Wrong Party! This card-based party game is the latest release from Unstable Games. For such an quick game there is a lot to unpack.
Happy Halloween everyone! This episode marks the 2nd anniversary for Dancing With the Bards, and we have a great game for you! Brooke, Ian and Will are joined by our frequent guest Larry as we cover Monster of the Week, a game published by Evil Hat Publishing. This open-ended TTRPG has been featured on actual plays like Adventure Zone. A group of three to five players must find and eliminate a monster before all Hell breaks loos...
This month for Dancing with the Bards, we are covering One Night Ultimate Werewolf! Brooke, Ian, Chris and our guest Stephen break out our party game rubric for the first time as we cover this adaptation of Mafia.
This month we are covering the Micro-TTRPG known as Escape Triassic Park, a game where players try to escape a Jurassic Park parody as genetically engineered dinosaurs. Our guests this week are Tristan and Nicole, and we were able to get an interview with the game's creators Mel and Tevus. Enjoy!
Welcome to Dancing with the Bards! This month, Ian, Brooke and Will are joined by our friend Kyra as we cover the popular board game known as Smash Up. We reminisce about old gaming stores, discuss the do's and don'ts of the game, and make suggestion to increase enjoyment. If you haven't already, follow us on Twitch to get notified for our Summer Camp events, or follow us on our Discord!
This episode is all about birds. Larry joins us once again as we cover the engine builder known as Wingspan. Designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Stonemaier, this board game has become extremely popular over the last few years, and for good reason.
If you have difficulty with bad audio for sensory reasons, this episode may not be for you. We had to re-record the episode because our audio equipment died on us so the ...
This month's episode is all about Elfinfolk, an indie TTRPG designed by Adam Baffoni. Ian, Will, and Brooke are joined by returning bard Chris as we explore this 40-page roleplaying game where our tiny characters try to survive living in and around humans. As a bonus, Ian was able to record an interview with the game's creator as we were doing research for this episode. We hope you enjoy!
Welcome once again to the end of another month. This go around we're covering Candy Land with our friend Rishi. Candy Land is probably one of the most recognizable boardgames in America, with a long and surprisingly fascinating history. We cover all that and more as we take a close look at what might be some people's first ever boardgame.
Join us for and our guest this week, Ace, as we go over Ian's favorite board game, Cosmic Encounter. This strategy troop placement game is all about conquering worlds to be the first aliens to have 5 colonies. We discuss how the game's social elements might appeal to certain types of people, the strengths and weaknesses of the game's materials, and more. Join us as we give this a grade between 0-42.
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This special episode is being run by Will, as we bring you Games Workshop's Blood Bowl: 2016 Edition. Larry, TJ, and Oliver join Larry after having run our first ever Blood Bowl Tournament, where TJ (the Binp) managed to intercept the ball in the last second, and stole victory from Larry (the Rat Smacker). We go over our criticisms with the game as a whole, and the positive and negative views from New and Old players.
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This month we're playing Tsuro, a tile placement boardgame by Calliope Games. But that's not all! Our show has been taken over by our guest for this month, Jeremy! Come join us as we go over this easy to play boardgame!
Happy Holidays! This month we are covering two popular card based games. Apples to Apples, and Munchkin. Brooke, Will, and Ian are joined by returning guest Max, as we look at how these games compare over 20 years after first hitting the market. Have they aged like wine, or milk? Are they still as fun as we remember? Join us as we keep to our holiday traditions on this Bards double feature.
In this episode, Will, Chris, and Brooke are joined by our guest this week as we cover one of the better known boardgames of all time. Our Bards take on the roles of Adventurers at a tavern where drinking, gambling, and all sorts of shenanigans ensue.
Listen along as Ian, Chris, and will; Joined by guests Larry and Stephen explore this fun and spooky game. Also enjoy our audio that's been possessed by a 1930's radio show.
This month, Will, Ian, Brooke and Chris are joined by our friend Nick as we discuss the roleplaying game Fiasco. This game for 3-5 players relies heavily on a players ability to be creative and improvise. Its a roleplay heavy games where what happens is decided on the spot, by the group as a whole. Also, can you believe it's been a year? Here we are at episode 12! Thank you everyone who has been listening. Here is to hoping o...
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