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World of Warcraft, the Boardgame is a long fantasy game for two teams of players. (38:27) Special Note! I?ll be at Origins. There is a Meet the Boardgame Broadcasters panel Saturday morning at 10AM that I?ll be on, and will be happy to go out to lunch with BGWS viewers afterwards. I?ll also [...]

ConHex is a fast abstract connection game for two players (17:54) In this episode, I interview Michail Antonow, the designer of ConHex, about his game, teach the game and play a sample game. ConHex is a clever two-player abstract game where players are attempting to connect two sides of a square board. [...]

The Pillars of the Earth is a light strategy game about gathering resources and employing craftsmen to turn those resources into parts of a catherdal. (27:07) The Pillars of the Earth was an Essen 2006 release based on Ken Follett?s book of the same name. It?s a family strategy game which is similar to [...]

Thurn and Taxis is a light strategy game about delivering mail to cities in Germany (17:01) This week on Board Games with Scott, I?m taking a look at Thurn and Taxis, which is the newest game by Andreas and Karen Seyfarth. This is a light strategy game that is about delivering the mail! It?s [...]

Heroscape - A light miniatures battle game that is good for kids and adults.(12:13) Based upon a suggestion from a viewer, I?ve decided to look at a game that you can get at your local toy store (as compared to the specialty shops for many of these games). This is a miniature battle game called Heroscape, [...]

New! There is a PayPal donate button over to the right on the main site, if you?d like to help support the show directly. I?m trying to upgrade some of my equipment. Easter Island is a a two-player strategy game about bouncing light beams around the board in an attempt to destroy your opponent?s pieces. [...]

I?ve explored Poker Chips as a replacement for money in games, and this week?s episode explores the cheap to the expensive of poker chips. (26:41) Announcement: Board Games with Scott is going Biweekly. When I started it, I had hopes that I would be able to significantly reduce the time to edit an episode. [...]

Power Grid is a medium-weight strategy game with auctions, markets, and connetions of cities. (26:41) Itunes user? If you just got audio, delete the file and then get it again, and it should be video. On this week?s episode, Scott Nicholson is joined by designer Friedemann Friese to talk about Power Grid. Power Grid [...]

Du Balai is a fantasy-themed puzzle game where players all play at the same time trying to find one of two solutions. (15:29) Note - I?m posting this a week early, as I?m heading to Essen soon. The next episode of BGWS will be posted Nov. 3rd, so if you need to, ration this episode [...]

The Big Idea is a party/light strategy game about pitching and investing in ideas. (12:12) This week, I?m going to talk about The Big Idea. This is a game by Cheapass Games that starts like a party game with everyone coming up with a Big Idea, then moves into an investing round where you attempt [...]

Why Did the Chicken? is a light party game about making up the punchlines to jokes. (9:52) When is Coffee like a Bear? When it?s a-brewin?! (a bruin? get it? har har.) Why Did the Chicken? is a party game based upon jokes. This week, I take a look at this party game. It?s a creative party [...]

Class is in session! (32:14) In response to a request, I?ve created a half-hour tutorial talking about the current landscape of boardgames. In this vlog, I first discuss the four major weights of boardgames and then address game mechanics through brief discussions of about 30 games. You can find the list of games at http://boardgameswithscott.com/bgws/list.html You can [...]

Lost Cities - A light two-player card-based game of exploration.(10:50) Lost Cities is one of the most popular small-box two player games by Kosmos (imported by Rio Grande). These games have the flavor of a more complex Eurogame, but are easier to play and are designed specifically for two players. This game has gotten popular enough [...]

Ad Acta is a game about being a civil servant involving card and queue management and a good dose of humor. (25:20) This week on Board Games with Scott, designer Andrea Meyer joins Scott Nicholson to talk about her game, Ad Acta. This game takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to civil servitude as players attempt to [...]

Mah Jong is a traditional tile-based game similar to Rummy, good for all ages. (23:04) Happy Chinese New Year! To honor the new year, this week?s episode is about Mah Jong! Mah Jong is not about matching pairs of tiles, despite the hundreds of computer games with that name. This is akin to calling a game [...]

Board Games with Scott, Episode 001 - Vegas Showdown Vegas Showdown - a light euro/family auction-based game about building properties in Vegas. (9:34) This is my first shot at making a videoblog. There are a few technical issues to work out, such as making the sound more regular, but it?s done with technology I had at home. [...]

New! Order the BGWS DVD, with episodes 1-9 and a special episode on Aquadukt. Timbuktu is a lighter-weight deduction game where players lead herds of camels through the dangerous desert, avoiding traps and delivering goods. (17:15) This week on Board Games with Scott, Scott Nicholson explores Timbuktu. This is a deduction game from Germany where [...]

On Friday, August 25th, I appeared on the HourCNY talk show in Syracuse on a 14-minute live segment about boardgaming with your kids. You can watch the video through the Internet Archive. Right-Click and Save: HourCNY Visit 003, Low quality (21 MB) HourCNY Visit 003, High quality (99 MB) If you are visiting BGWS from that show, welcome! Here?s [...]

Apples to Apples and Attribute are both party games based on the mechanic of matching a descriptive word from your hand of word cards to a main concept. (12:45) This week on Board Games with Scott, I?m looking at two lighter party games - Apples to Apples and Attribute. Apples to Apples is a very [...]

Adel Verplichtet is a classic eurogame about choosing actions secretly based upon what you think the others will pick. (9:28) This week in Board Games with Scott, I take a look at a game that I?ve got some sentimental feelings for, Adel Verpflichtet. This is a blind selection Eurogame that was Game of the Year in [...]

This is a dice game that is similar to Yahtzee with more strategy and special abilities. (20:07) This week on Board Games with Scott, I?m going to talk about Um Krone und Kragen, which is a 2006 dice game where your goal is to impress royalty by rolling dice well. In the game, [...]

Tahuantinsuyu is a medium-weight strategy game where players build roads, cities, and temples in a historical setting based on the Inca empire. (27:22) This week on Board Games with Scott, game designer and publisher Alan Ernstein joins me to talk about his game, Tahuantinsuyu. This game is set in the Inca empire and many of [...]

Yspahan is a strategy game where players play the role of merchants, occupying souks and caravans in order to score points in this quick 30-minute game (20:06) Yspahan is a clever and short strategy game. Where there is a theme, it doesn?t really match up with the gameplay, but is still fun. Players [...]

GiftTRAP is party game focused on selecting the best gift for your other players. (16:06) This week on Board Games with Scott, I?m taking a look at GiftTRAP. This is a new party game by a new publisher. It?s lavishly produced, as you will see, and is focused on the acts of getting and [...]

Aqua Romana is a light strategy tile-laying game about digging aquaducts, cutting off your opponents and avoiding being cut off yourself. (11:01) This week on Board Games with Scott, I?m taking a look at Aqua Romana. This game is in the tile-laying family, so has a similar feel to Caracassonne, Tsuro, or Streetcar/Linie 1. [...]

Masons is a strategy game about building walls, creating cities, and developing high-scoring patterns on the board that match scoring cards. (14:44) This week on Board Games with Scott, I?m looking at the strategy game, Masons (a.k.a. Mauer Bauer). Masons is a fairly abstract strategy game with a good balance of luck and skill. In Masons, [...]

Indonesia is a long, heavy eurogame involving logistics of production and delivery and the business of mergers and acquisitions. (33:53) This week, I?m talking about a heavy game - Indonesia by the folks at Splotter Spellen. These are the same people who created other hefty games like Antiquity and Roads and Boats. A game of Indonesia [...]

Santiago is a light-weight strategy game about planting and irrigating crops in a hostile environment. Mechanics involve bidding and placing tiles. (12:31) This week, I?m taking a look at Santiago. In this game, you bid for the right to select tiles, bribe one of the players to get irrigation, and set up temporary alliances throughout the [...]

Antike is a German empire-building/logistics game that plays in under two hours. (24:14) Greetings! Welcome to Board Games with Scott, a weekly show where I take a board game, explains it, and briefly reviews it. This week, I?m going to look at Antike, which came out at the Essen game fair in 2005. [...]

The Fury of Dracula is a deduction/roleplaying game where one player is Dracula attempting to hide and ambush the other players, who form a team. (25:31) This week, Board Games with Scott is an exploration of The Fury of Dracula, a 2006 remake of an 1987 Games Workshop board game (back when they made a [...]

Ticket to Ride is a light strategy game great for those new to modern board games. It?s about collecting sets of train cards to travel from city to city with the goal of fulfilling hidden routes. (12:02) This week in Board Games with Scott, I?m looking at Ticket to Ride. If you?ve never done any games [...]

Die Macher is a 5 hour heavy strategy game about German Politics. It is, however, one of the classic euro-style games. (56:35) This week on Board Games with Scott, I?m looking at the granddaddy eurogame, Die Macher. Die Macher is a heavy procedural strategy game that takes about 5 hours to play. [...]

Pizza Box Football is a two player dice-rolling game where players take on the role of a play-calling manager. (15:53) This week on Board Games with Scott, I?m taking a look at Pizza Box Football and its expansion. This game can be played at various levels, based upon the rules that you decide to play [...]

Hoopla - a cooporative party game made by the Cranium people.(10:04) This week, I talk about the party game Hoopla. This is mostly an explanation and example of how the game works, with a bit of review at the end. Watch the video at YouTube or download it as a Quicktime file. BGWS 002 Audio Only Purchase Hoopla at [...]

Cleoptra and the Society of Architects is a light strategy game about collecting sets of cards and placing buildings strategically for the most points. (24:14) On this week?s episode, Scott Nicholson talks about the Days of Wonder game, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects. This game has some of the best components in a [...]

Carcassonne is a tile-laying game, highly recommended for families and new players to Eurogames. (14:04) This week on Board Games with Scott, host Scott Nicholson explores Carcassonne: The Discovery. Carcassonne is a series of games; the original one was about building cities and fields, and the resulting board looked like Carcassonne in France. [...]

Friedrich - a heavy euro/wargame hybrid where one strong player takes on the others using a card-driven combat system. (12:35) This week on Board Games with Scott, I take a look at Friedrich. This game is much deeper that other games I?ve looked at so far, but part of what I?m going to do with Board [...]

TTR Europe, Switzerland and M�rklin are all different games based on the TTR base game. (31:39) Welcome to Board Games with Scott! This is a weekly show where I take a different board game each week, review it, and lightly review it. This week, I?m looking at three games - all of them variants [...]

Lifeboats is a light negotiation game about sailors trying to make it ashore in leaky lifeboats. (15:09) In Lifeboats, players have escaped a sinking ship onto a series of lifeboats. These lifeboats have not been well-maintained, so have sprung leaks. Players are maneuvering for the best boats and try to avoid being tossed overboard [...]