Dancing with the Bards

Eclipse:SDftG - The Economy is in Brambles!

This month we cover the 4X board game Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy, published by Lautapelit.fi, with Larry as our guest host!

Once Upon A Time -Evil Birds and Seafaring Lumberjacks

Ian, Brooke, and Will are joined by Chris as we cover Once Upon a Time, a party game published by Atlas Games!  

Unfathomable - Something Smells Fishy

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

We’re Not Really Strangers and Boop - Feelings and Felines

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. 

Wrong Party - The Real Fake December Episode

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.  

Monster of the Week - A Spooktacular Second Anniversary

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 loose, in a style similar to Supernatural or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 

One Night Ultimate Werewolf - Inside This Game are Three Werewolves

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.  

Escape Triassic Park - A Dino-Mite Micro-RPG

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!

Smash Up- Ian Goes Full Curmudgeon

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!  

Wingspan -Will Learns About Engine Builders

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 volume is all over the place here.