Info

Epic Gaming Night Podcast | Board Games Table Top & Card Games

We are a podcast About Board games, Card games, & any other form of tabletop gaming! Join Roy, Matt, And Robert On our amazing podcasting adventure with tons of table top gaming! each week will will tackle another gaming topic and talk about game we are currently streaming and playing! we stream the podcast live on Tuesdays at 9pm EST and we play live board games on fridays 6-10pm EST www.twitch.tv/epicgamingnight check us out on twitter and instagram @epicgamingnight
RSS Feed
2019
July
June
April
March
February
January


2018
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2017
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2016
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2015
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May


Categories

All Episodes
Archives
Categories
Now displaying: 2017

 

Thanx So much for Checking out Epic Gaming Night!

Epic Gaming Night is a podcast about Board Games and the Stories & Relationships they create!

We stream the podcast live every Tuesday at 9 EDT on www.YouTube.com/c/Epicgamingnight

Make sure to Subscribe to the RSS feed: www.EpicGamingNight.com/RSS

For Itunes: Click Here

If you if you have any questions, need reviews, or have board game news email us! EpicGamingNight(AT)Gmail.com

Check out our Dice Tower Reviews Here!

 Check out our stream archive:

Ep 137 Top 10 games of 2017! 0
Dec 21, 2017

News:

  • Lord of the Rings Lcg digital game
  • New Downforce expansion map! Danger circuit.

What we have been playing?

  • (Roy) Rune Wars, Star Trek Ascendancy, Fallout
  • (Rob) Rune Wars, Star Trek Ascendancy
  • (Matt) Dinosaur Island

Topic: Top 10 Games of 2017!

 

  • Games we didn’t get to play!

 

  1. (Roy)
    1. Wasteland Express Delivery Service
    2. Dinosaur Island
    3. Civilization
    4. Dragonholt
    1. Fallout
    2. This War of Mine
    3. Wasteland Express Delivery Service
    4. Dice Forge
    5. The Thing
    6. King’s Road
    7. Bunny Kingdom
    8. Magic Maze
    9. Civilization
  3. (Rob)
  4. (Matt)

 

  • Wasteland Express Delivery Service

 

  1. Gloomhaven
  2. Charterstone
  3. First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet
  4. Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
  5. Photosynthesis
  6. Clank! In! Space!
  7. Codenames Duet
  8. Crosstalk
  9. Kingdom Death Monster

 

  • Honorable Mention

 

  1. (Roy)
    1. 5 Minute Dungeon
    2. Ethnos
    1. Gloomhaven
    2. 7th Continent
    3. Raxxon
    4. Legacy of Dragonholt
  3. (Rob)
    1. Jump Drive
    2. Viral
  4. (Matt)

 

  • Top 10

 

  1. (Roy)
    1. Twilight Imperium 4
    2. Rune Wars
    3. 7th Continent
    4. Tiny Epic Quest
    5. Rhino Hero: Super Battle
    6. Gloomhaven
    7. Fallout
    8. Century: Spice Road/Crystal Golem
    9. Near and Far
    10. Unlock
    1. Rhino Hero: Super Battle
    2. The Godfather: Corleone's Empire
    3. Ethnos
    4. 5 Minute Dungeon
    5. Century: Spice Road/Crystal Golem
    6. Downforce
    7. Viral
    8. Crossfire
    9. Tiny Epic Quest
    10. Tournament at Camelot
  3. (Rob)
    1. Rhino Hero: Super Battle
    2. Century: Spice Road/Crystal Golem
    3. Champions of Midgard Expansions
    4. Near and Far
    5. Sagrada
    6. Ethnos
    7. Flip Ships
    8. This War of Mine
    9. Tiny Epic Quest
    10. XenoShyft: Dreadmire
  4. (Matt)

 

  • What do we hope to see next year?

 

  1. (Roy)
    1. Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea
    1. Rising Sun
    2. Lords of Hellas
    3. Walking Dead
    4. Village Attacks
    5. Joan of Arc
  3. (Rob)
    1. Lost in Space
    2. Specter Ops Expansion
    3. Deception Expansion
    4. Tokyo Jukatu
    5. Countdown: Action Edition
  4. (Matt)

Thanks so much to all of our amazing patrons

  • Patron of the week:
    • Ken Shepherd

Follow Epic Gaming Night

Ep 136 Epic Games With Sam Healey 0
Dec 13, 2017

Roy & Rob talk with Sam Healey form the Dice Tower all about Epic Games!!

Ep 135 Two Players! 0
Dec 7, 2017

What we have been playing?

  • (Roy) Arkham Horror: Under the Pyramid
  • (Rob) Rook, OG Zombiecide
  • (Matt) Terraforming Mars

Topic: 2 payers

  • What are some good 2 player games?
    • War of the Ring
    • Onitama
    • Xia
    • 7 Ronin
    • This War of Mine
    • All the LCG’s
  • Do you enjoy gaming 2 players?
  • Is it hard to get 2 player games to the table?
  • What games work just as well with just 2 players as it does with multiple players?
    • Hero Clix
    • Run, Fight, or Die
    • Century Spice Road
    • Spector Ops
    • Dead of Winter
  • Is there a different dynamic when playing two player games?
  • When looking at two player games what is the main thing you’re looking for?
  • 2 player co ops?
  • Would you play more 2 player games if given the opportunity?
  • What is your favorite two player game?
    • (Rob) Summoner Wars
    • (Roy) War of the Ring
    • (Matt) Codenames: Duet

Other games mentioned:

  • Legacy of Dragonholt

Thanks so much to all of our amazing patrons

  • Patron of the week:
    • Trevor Arat

Follow Epic Gaming Night

 

Ep 134 Questions! 0
Nov 30, 2017

Episode 134 Questions!

 

What we have been playing?

  • (Roy) Planet Defenders, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
  • (Rob) Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle, Modern Art
  • (Matt) Nothing

Topic: Q&A

 

  • James_ecker

 

  • Have you ever traded/sold a game out of your collection and later regretted doing so? If so, what game?
    • Massive Darkness

 

  • Boardgamescrush

 

  • WANT ♥️

 

  • Ksig273

 

  • What's the oldest game in your current rotation and what about it has kept it there?
    • Robo-Rally
    • Axis and Allies
    • Deception: Murder in Hong Kong

 

  • Meeple.overboard

 

  • Do you have a go-to game you like to introduce to people when you don't know much about their tastes? Thanks!
    • Deception: Murder in Hong Kong

 

  • Volt_jayme

 

  • Giant board games looks like it could be the next trend... giant Kingdomino, giant Takenoko, giant Rhino Hero, giant Flick Em Up, giant Codenames What other board games would you like to see get SUPER-SIZED?

 

  • loydfoxI

 

  • have “12 Days” and “Letters to Santa” any other fun Christmas games that you can recommend? (Besides “Blood Rage” of course)

 

  • Gamingaftergraduation

 

  • Since Battleship exists, if you had to pick, what game would you want to see turned into a movie? (Clue gets a pass. That movie is fantastic, #TimCurry )

 

  • Jerome Nowak

 

  • If you could play only one publisher's games, who would it be, and why?

 

  • David Bock

 

  • What game was your gateway into the rabbit hole of board gaming? Side follow up for fun — do you still regularly play it?
    • Betrayal at House on the Hill
    • Battlestar Galactica
    • Risk Legacy

 

  • Ashlee Pradella

 

  • If you could add more roles into deception Murder in Hong Kong, what would they be?

 

  • Adam Sparkes

 

  • Would you consider the gravity of Robert S Newman 's good looks to be like that of the sun, a supernova, or a black hole. Follow up: how close can you get to his beard before you get burnt and/or turned into gravitational spaghetti? Final follow up: Would it be worth it?

 

  • Chuck Rooster Bonakoski

 

  • How do you think your perceptions of the hobby have changed since you started the show? Are you more critical of certain aspects of the hobby now that you are what would be considered media? Unlike many boardgame enthusiasts you have consistent contact with various designers and are now sponsored by a game company do you think that skews anything for or against what they are working on? Thanks guys love the show!

 

  • Gamin

 

  • Yeti What movie would be greatly improved if it was made into a musical?

 

  • Trevor Roberts

 

  • Question for your show tonight will the Imperial assault app kill decent for you/rob?

Thanks so much to all of our amazing patrons

  • Patron of the week:
    • Spencer Hopkins

Follow Epic Gaming Night

Ep 133 Gaming Unplugged 0
Nov 22, 2017

News:

  • Betrayal at House on the Hill Legacy
  • Imperial Assault!

Topic: Gaming Unplugged

  • How was PAX Unplugged?
  • We’re going to do extended what we’ve been playing since we all have multiple games to talk about!
  • What we have been playing?
    • Roy
      • Pulsar 2849
      • Star Trek Ascendancy
      • Meeple Circus
      • Streets of Arkham (Mansions of Madness Expansion)
    • Rob
      • Ashes
      • Memoir 44’
      • Streets of Arkham (Mansions of Madness Expansion)
      • Star Wars Destiny
    • Matt
      • Rising Sun
      • Tokyo Jukatu
      • Terraforming Mars
      • Here, Kitty, Kitty!
      • Deathbot Derby

Thanks so much to all of our amazing patrons

  • Patron of the week:
    • Doug Bass

Follow Epic Gaming Night

Ep 132 Stuffed Fables with Jerry Hawthorne 0
Nov 16, 2017

Roy & Rob talk to Jerry about his new game Stuffed Fables!

Ep 131 War Gaming 0
Nov 9, 2017

Roy & Rob Talk about War Games and Combat!

Ep. 130: Exploration 0
Nov 2, 2017

News!

  • Countdown: Action Edition
  • Jack Vasel memorial auction
  • Matt will be at PAX Unplugged

What we have been playing?

  • (Roy) Runewars
  • (Rob) 7th Continent
  • (Matt) Nothing

Topic: Exploration!

  • What are some games you like that involve expiration?
    • Xia
    • Sid Meier’s Civilization
    • Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed
    • Eclipse
    • Betrayal at House on the Hill
  • What are some ways that a game can give you a sense of exploration?
  • What are some themes you would like to see explored more in boardgames?
  • Are there any mechanics you would love for designers to explore more iterations of games in?
  • Do you think exploration in games is better suited for competitive or cooperative play?
  • If you could see one game add more exploration what game would it be?
    • Dead of Winter
  • What game can you may wait to get back to exploring?
    • Pandemic Legacy Season 2
    • Dead of Winter all the games
    • Caverna
    • Star Wars Rebellion

Thanks so much to all of our amazing patrons

  • Patron of the week:
    • Kris Hokanson

Follow Epic Gaming Night

Ep 129 Lets Get Spooky! 0
Oct 26, 2017

We talk gaming news, what we have been playing & spooky games and stories!

 

Ep 127 One Night with Ted Alspach 0
Oct 19, 2017

Topic: Bezier Games

  • How did Bezier get started?
  • Can you tell us about some games in the games in Bezier’s catalog?
    • Werewords
    • One Night Ultimate Werewolf
    • Ultimate Werewolf
    • Castles of Mad King Ludwig
    • Suburbia
    • New York Slice
    • Whistle Stop
  • Can you tell us about some of the upcoming Bezier Games?
    • The next One Night
    • Werebeasts
    • Ultimate Werewolf Legacy
  • Is there any spoiler free info you can give us about Ultimate Werewolf Legacy?
  • What would you say is your philosophy behind designing and publishing games?
  • Bezier makes a lot of social deduction games what’s the craziest story you have about playing one?
  • Do you have any tips for being the werewolf?
  • What inspires you to create games?
  • If you could design a game with any intellectual property even if it’s already owned by someone else or not well known what IP would you make a game for?
    • The Wire
  • What is your all-time favorite tabletop game?
    • Tichu

Follow Ted & Bezier Games

Follow Epic Gaming Night

Ep. 127: Top 10 Must own Games! 0
Oct 12, 2017

 

News:

  • Near and Far: Amber Mines
  • MTG Explorers of Ixalan
  • Joan of Arc kickstarter
  • Monster Dice

What we have been playing?

  • Talisman with kids

Topic: Top 10 must own games!

  • (Roy)
    • Codenames
    • Century: Spice Road/ Golem Edition
    • Rhino Hero: Super Battle
    • Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
    • Tiny Epic Quest
    • Marvel Legendary
    • Shadows over Camelot
    • Champions of Midgard
    • Blood Rage
    • Specter Ops
  • (Rob)
    • Century: Spice Road/ Golem Edition
    • Go Cuckoo/ Rhino Hero: Super Battle
    • Terraforming Mars
    • Wits and Wagers
    • Ethnos
    • Specter Ops
    • Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
    • Dead of Winter
    • Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed
    • Blood Rage
  • (Matt)
    • Dixit
    • Codenames
    • Terraforming Mars
    • Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
    • Xia: Legends of a Drift System
    • Junk Art
    • Blood Rage
    • Rhino Hero / Super Battle
    • Specter Ops
    • Dead of Winter
  • Honorable Mentions
    • Champions of Midgard
    • The Godfather
    • Telestrations
    • Battlestar Galactica
    • Sheriff of Nottingham
    • Above and Below
    • Near and Far
    • Tales of Arabian nights
    • Game of Thrones 2nd Ed
    • One Night Ultimate Werewolf
    • Risk
    • Zombiecide
    • Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
    • Star Wars Rebellion
    • Run, Fight or Die
    • Summoner Wars
    • Axis and Allies
    • Ticket to Ride

Thanks so much to all of our amazing patrons!!

  • Patron of the week:
    • Pasquale Cirone

Follow Epic Gaming Night

Episode 126 Tasty Minstrel Games With Lance The Undead Viking 0
Oct 5, 2017

Topic: Tasty Minstrel Games

  • What all do you do at TMG?
  • What are a few of the games in the TMG line?
    • Scoville
    • Chimera Station
    • Crusaders
    • Harvest
    • Joraku
    • Exodus Fleet
  • Can you tell us all about Downfall?
    • Launch date October 17th
  • What’s the theme of the game?
  • What mechanics can we look forward to?
  • What exciting things can we look for in the Kickstarter?
  • How important is theme in a game?
  • What are the kind of games Tasty Minstrel looks for when looking to publish board games?
  • TMG has some games that go to Kickstarter and some that are released straight to the public. What factors go into determining how the game is released?
  • What are your thoughts on board game media and the role it plays in the industry?
  • Tell us about the TMG podcast!
  • What is your all time favorite tabletop game?
  • Do you have any other upcoming games or anything else you would like to talk about or promote?
    • TMG has a booth at Essen
    • They will be at PAX Unplugged and BBGCon
    • Downfall October 17th
    • Check out the TMG Podcast

Follow Lance and TMG!

Follow Epic Gaming Night

Ep 125 Game Protector! 0
Sep 28, 2017

Ep. 125: Game Protector!

 

News:

  • Table Toppers
  • Marvel Legendary Homecoming
  • 7th Continent Kickstarter

What we have been playing?

  • (Roy) Magic the Gathering Commander
  • (Rob) Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
  • (Matt) No board games but Divinity: Original Sin 2

Topic: Protecting your Games

  • Do you do anything to protect your games?
  • Do you sleeve of your cards?
  • Have you ever used coin cases to protect your tokens?
  • Do you use deck boxes?
  • Have you ever used game organizers?
  • Do you have rules about food around your games?
  • Is there games you are more likely to try to keep in good condition than others?
  • Do you have anything games that would be collectors items that you want to keep In good condition?

Thanks so much to all of our amazing patrons!!

  • Patron of the week:
    • Kyle Gilroy

Follow Epic Gaming Night

 

Ep 124 Patron Hang Out 0
Sep 21, 2017

Here is our Crazy of topic patron hang out! thanx so much to all our patrons!

Ep 123 Top 10 Space Games 0
Sep 13, 2017

Roy and Rob talk about our top 10 space games!

 

1 2 3 4 Next »
©Epicgamingnight