Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast

Feb 27 2025 75 ep. 102 mins 146
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A board game podcast where your hosts Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, Jason Yanchuleff, and Bill Arney review unusual, forgotten and under-appreciated board games. 

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73. Extended Banter: Board Game Retreat 2025, Part 2

Feb 27 2025 126 mins  
Send us a text The banter continues! There are plenty of games left to cover from the fabled board game retreat weekend. Join your hosts Chris Alley, Ken Cantrell and Jason Yanchuleff as they dive into more of the titles we got to on the trip. FOLLOW US: Email: [email protected] Web: https://hiddengems.games Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast Instagra

72. Extended Banter: Board Game Retreat 2025, Part 1

Jan 25 2025 103 mins  
Send us a text New year, new show format! Every so often, we'll take a break from reviewing games to just talk about more stuff we've been into lately. In this inaugural "Extended Banter" episode, your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney, and Cameron Lockey treat you with the usual personal updates and then spend some time reflecting on the games we got to play, both new and old, at our

71. Christmas Spectacular: Stocking Stuffers for 2024

Dec 24 2024 132 mins  
Send us a text Twas the day before Christmas, and all round the world, the gamers awaited, the adults, boys, and girls. The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, but no brief, tiny games have yet been stuffed there. When what to my wondering ears should appear, came a new Christmas episode full of gems, joy, and cheer! FEATURED GAMES: 00:00:00 Intro & Banter 00:30:52 Chr

70. "A" is for Alchemist

Dec 10 2024 111 mins  
Send us a text "A" is for... alchemist? Another series begins! Will we ever finish it? Who knows! but this episode we start our alphabetically-themed episodes with the letter "A". Join your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney and Jason Yanchuleff as they dig for more gems. FEATURED GAMES: 00:00:00 Intro & Banter 00:22:46 Abandon Ship 00:45:00 Alchemist 01:09:39 Age of Comics MUSIC (c

69. Halloween Spectacular: 2024

Oct 31 2024 182 mins  
Send us a text It's time for another cheesy skit, more Halloween trivia from Chris and a bunch of horrifying takes on a bunch of dusty, spooky games. What could be scarier?! Join the full crew: Chris Alley, Jason Yanchuleff, Bill Arney and Cameron Lockey as they bring you three ghoulish reviews of unusual, forgotten, and under-appreciated Halloween-themed games in this 2024 episode

68: Stefan Dorra - Part 3

Oct 18 2024 131 mins  
Send us a text In this episode, your hosts Chris Alley, Jason Yanchuleff, and Bill Arney jump back into the delightful world of Dorra, exploring three more games by this esteemed designer. FEATURED GAMES: 00:00:00 Intro & Banter 00:31:32 Amazona 01:00:17 Pergamon 01:36:21 Salamanca MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com): Amazona: “Jungle Awakening”, Rune Dale Pergamo

67. 30 Minutes or Less?

Sep 23 2024 127 mins  
Send us a text Are the claims on the game box about playtime length accurate? In this episode, your hosts Chris Alley and Cameron Lockey hold things down while Bill and Jason are away on vacation as they put three games claiming to take 30 minutes or less to the test and share their thoughts on these unusual, forgotten, and underappreciated games. FEATURED GAMES: 00:00:00 Intro &am

66. Spiel des Jahres Losers: 2011 Edition

Aug 27 2024 139 mins  
Send us a text The Spiel series continues with a new installment of nominees from 2011! Dig in with you hosts Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey and Jason Yanchuleff as they take a look at another bunch of award-nominated, yet strangely overlooked games -- listen in to hear our thoughts on the Spiel judges' decisions! FEATURED GAMES: 00:00:00 Intro & Banter 00:37:42 Mondo 01:06:18 Ulu

65. Designer Spotlight: Kramer & Kiesling

Jul 26 2024 129 mins  
Send us a text It's summer in NC and that means sweltering heat, sweet tea and lots of travel. The guys have been all over the place, but have finally returned to the table for more gaming. Join your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney and Jason Yanchuleff as they take on a trio of gem candidates from revered duo of designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling. FEATURED GAMES: 00:00 In

64. Super Knizia IV

Jun 14 2024 117 mins  
Send us a text Will the supply of game designs from Reiner Knizia ever run out? It's doubtful, so the guys have much more exploring to do of the designer's epic catalog. We bring you part IV of that exploration. Will we find more gems? Or are these games lesser-known for a reason? They can't all be good... right? Find out on this episode with your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney and