Antsy to Gancy - A Board Game Podcast

Sep 09 2023 3

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Feeling anxious about your board game collection? Not quite sure why you bought yet another new game (okay, five new games...) when you already have an unplayed stack taller than you are? We're here to help! Not help in the sense of encouraging you to thin your collection (where's the fun in that???), we're here to help you feel good about your board game collection, no matter its size! We'll be discussing gaming topics that have caught our interest, share ideas about creating epic game nights, and chat with truly wonderful people in our hobby, along with a special focus on two-player gaming experiences. Happy gaming!
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A History of Roll and Write Games

Sep 09 2023 13 mins

For this inaugural episode, your host Jaina brings you back in time to learn about the history of dice, and how we got from flipping sticks as dice to the first modern roll and write games. Listen in for a short and sweet tour through time from around 2500 BCE through to the 1970s, and make sure to tune in on September 22 to continue the journey through to some of today's most popu

A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games

Sep 02 2023 2 mins

Welcome to A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games! I'm your host, Jaina, and I'll be taking you on time travel adventures, looking at the history of modern board game mechanisms to figure out how we got to where we are now. If you love pulling out random facts at inopportune moments to dazzle your friends, then this is the podcast for you!Music: Comedy Detective by Onoychenkom

76 - But Wait, There's More!

Aug 03 2023 2 mins

Well, this is it. Sort of. Jaina and Sharon have been feeling more antsy than gancy lately and will be stepping away from the podcast, at least for awhile. Never fear though! Jaina has something new up her sleeve, so listen in to find out what's next!Find us on:Instagram: @antsytogancy (https://www.instagram.com/antsytogancy/)Discord: https://discord.gg/SVMSkw9zpRBGG Guild 398

75 - JASCES in Space

Jul 07 2023 43 mins

In today's episode, Jaina and Sharon pilot you through three space themed games, returning to their roots and exploring how these multiplayer games work at two players. Well, one is a 2P only game, but that's beside the point.Additionally, there's an important podcast update! The podcast will be changing names over the next couple of weeks, becoming "Antsy to Ga

74 - Spiel des Jahres Winning Wishes and Discussion

Jun 30 2023 51 mins

In a shocking turn of events the JASCES (while, Jaina) actually played all of the Spiel and Kennerspiel nominees this year, and they're here to talk about them! Join in as Jaina and Sharon do a quick run through of each game, then provide their thoughts on the games, along with their predictions and hopeful winners. What are your favourites from this year's nominees? We&a

73 - The Five Most Influential Modern Games

Jun 23 2023 35 mins

In this week's episode, Jaina shares what she thinks are the five most influential modern games, and Sharon judges her choices. These are the games that Jaina feels have had the biggest impact on the modern hobby, both inside and outside the hobby gaming sphere.Listen in to judge Jaina's choices for yourself!ShoutoutsMission: Fun and Games: https://www.boardgames.ca/Times

72 - Replacing Games

Jun 16 2023 31 mins

Join Sharon and Jaina in this imaginary world where, when they acquire a new game it has to *gasp* replace a game that's currently in their collection. The horror! Jaina and Sharon each pick three games that they enjoy that is not yet in their collection, and then choose which game would get kicked out to make space for the new one. But don't worry, this episode is not ju

71 - Last Week's Leftovers

Jun 09 2023 42 mins

In today's episode, Jaina and Sharon return to their leftovers from last week, the leftover games that is! It turns out that they played too many games to fit in one episode, so they saved the best for last and talked about three of the standout games that were new to them in May. Listen in to hear their thoughts!Timestamps(0:44) Introductions(2:08) Iki(16:03) Dominant Species

70 - May Games Round Up

Jun 02 2023 56 mins

This week Sharon and Jaina are back and spend an inordinate amount of time talking about pesticides, especially since this is a board game podcast.Once they get past that, they talk about (almost) every single game they played in May. Time management isn't their strong point though, so tune in next week to hear about three more games from this month that were big hits for them

69 - Revisiting Rolling and Writing

May 19 2023 44 mins

Back by popular demand (well, maybe not demand exactly...), Jaina and Sharon are talking about their new favourite roll and writes! Rolling and writing is a favourite past time of theirs, so they were very happy to ramble on about some new favourites.Tune in to hear each of their top 5 lists!Timestamps(1:00) Introduction(4:23) Dinosaur Island Rawr and Write(6:37) Welcome to the Moo