It's been two years since the last episode of The Married With Board Games Podcast and Spencer and Lara have a lot to talk about! We discuss some games we've played over the last 2 years including Heaven and Ale, Root, Crusaders, Mystic Vale, Cosmic Encounter Duel, and Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion. Lara resurrects her Game Night Grub segment with a tasty recipe (https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a51134/soft-pretzel-bites-recipe/) Finally, we end the show discussing the Deckscape escape room system and compare the other available systems.

Spencer and Lara share their plans for The Married with Board Games Podcast moving forward.

First up in episode 38, we announce the winner of the Empires of the Void II contest! Thanks again to Red Raven Games for sponsoring the contest. Then we welcome special guest Rob Daviau to discuss the part he plays at Restoration Games, and the most requested game to be restored - Fireball Island! Fair warning - we get really erxcited about this game in the episode.

Holy moly it happened. We got to interview one of our all-time favorite designers, Ryan Laukat! In this episode sponsored by Red Raven Games, we remind you how to enter the contest to win Empires of the Void II, and then we get to know the mind behind the design in our interview with Ryan. Finally, we all name our top 5 Space Games! Visit marriedwithbg.com/survey to enter the contest!  

In this very special episode sponsored by Red Raven Games, we give you the details for how to win a copy of the Deluxe Edition of Empires of the Void II! (Pssst. It involves this survey.) We also give our thoughts on Empires of the Void II, Colt Express: Horses and Stagecoach, A Tale of Pirates, and Mythos Tales. Plus, we're highlighting a game on Kickstarter we think you should check out! We want to thank Red Raven Games for sponsoring this episode and the contest. Check out their website and follow them on Twitter!  

Spencer and Lara give their thoughts on The Rose King from KOSMOS, Justice League: Dawn of Heroes from Abba Games, and Dinosaur Island from Pandasaurus Games. A discussion is had on the best games to play with a partner who doesn't typically play games. We tease an upcoming AWESOME contest.   Time Stamps: 1:32 - The Rose King 12:00 - Justice League: Dawn of Heroes 21:55 - Dinosaur Island 35:00 - Games for Non-Gaming Partners 55:02 - Announcements

Spencer and Lara have reviews of three games in this episode: Illimat from Twogether Studios, The Ruhr from Capstone Games, and Mechs vs. Minions from Riot Games. The focus of the show is their favorite games that focus on dice. Why did it take this long to make this list?? Time Stamps: 4:05 - Illimat Review 16:15 - The Ruhr Review 24:20 - Mechs vs. Minions Review 33:17 - Favorite Dice Games

In our first episode of 2018, we kick things off with a discussion of the newest entries in the Exit: The Game series from KOSMOS. We share our thoughts on how The Forgotten Island, The Polar Station, and The Forbidden Castle compare to each other, as well as how they compare to the first three Exit games. We even compare how they stack up to other escape room games. Lara is on a mission to derail your New Year's Resolution already with her latest Game Night Grub Recipe, Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars (momontime.com). We revisit our Best of 2016 list to see if it still holds up, and then we name our top 10 games that were released in 2017. Time Stamps: Exit Discussion - 1:17 Game Night Grub - 16:22 Best of 2016 Recap - 20:33 Top 10 of 2017 - 29:15

It's the season of giving, but also the season of wishing. We have a few games on our wishlists, and would like to share what they are and why. We also asked you to share what you are most wishing for, and we read those too! Included in this episode are reviews of Pie Town from Renegade Games, The Ravens of Thri Sahashri from Osprey Games, and Lost Cities from KOSMOS. And, we hope you're hungry, because we've got a Game Night Grub recipe that is perfect for this time of year! Christmas Cookie Dough Dip Recipe Time Stamps: Pie Town Review -  2:18 The Ravens of Thri Sahashri Review - 15:37 Lost Cities Review - 22:00 Game Night Grub – Christmas Cookie Dough Dip - 33:43 Christmas 2016 recap - 39:04 The top 5 games we want for Christmas - 45:34 Listener response - 55:04  

From November 15-18, we spent our time playing games, meeting people, and teaching games at Board Game Geek Con 2017 in Dallas.  In this episode we will talk about our overall experience, some highlights of the event, and then discuss every single game we played. Yes, all 15 of them! We’d like to thank our friends at UnboxBoardom, for their support of this episode. As a special promotion, use the code “MARRIED” at check-out for $10 off any new subscription!  Sign up today at unboxboardom.com. Time Stamps: Working at Bezier Booth 6:08Meeting Publishers - 10:48Meeting Designers – 14:30Games Talk – 20:48Place of Mad King Ludwig -  21:20New York Slice – 23:16Werewords – 25:27Panic Mansion – 30:15Pandemic: The Cure – 33:24Downforce – 34:28Wurfel Bohnanza – 36:14A Tale of Pirates – 38:38Dragon Castle – 41:22Meeple Circus – 43:53Santa’s Workshop – 47:37Mint Works – 49:41Whitehall Mystery -  50:44Queendomino – 53:45Standout Games – 55:05