Orthogonally Adjacent

Feb 09 2025 38 ep. 27 mins 10
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An updated, off-centered board game podcast.

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OA 35: Most Anticipated for 25

Feb 09 2025 23 mins  
It's been a busy 2024 for game releases, and it doesn't seem like 25 is slowing down. Matt and Chris take some time to investigate upcoming releases to give some targets they'll cover for the year.MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE FOR THE HOLIDAY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/oapodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More will be d

OA 34: Best of 2024

Jan 25 2025 34 mins  
Well, it's been three years! Where has the time gone!?! To kick off this NEW year we're doing the obligatory year end Top 5 no matter how late it is in January! If you've been with the show the whole time check this episode out and see whose list you most closely vibe with. (It's horrible to end a sentence with a preposition but it had to be done. Do folks read the

OA 33: Santa's Workshop

Dec 31 2024 16 mins  
Tis' the season for partying, and although we are coming down from the fun of RivirCon and rocked the Christmas festivities we still wanted to make sure we let you all know about a game we can't get enough of -- when we can actually get to play a copy (thanks to our friends at Unplugged Cafe) Santa's Workshop (2nd Edition) is published by Elf Creek Games and plays 2-5 players, 30-6

OA 32: Life of the Amazonia

Dec 18 2024 24 mins  
Amazing game with deluxified experiences in the retail version, Life of the Amazonia published by Bad Comet Games is a game you must play for yourself. Why? C'mon in and listen... 1-4 players, 60-150 minutes playtime, Ages 14+, BGG weight 2.93 Designer Jamie Bloom Artist Sophia Kang MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE -- TWO NEW DESIGNS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

OA 31: The Rio Grande Games Cache Pt. 1

Nov 11 2024 22 mins  
Rio Grande Games recently sent us a game cache with a good spread of difficulty levels and themes. This episode we start with some of the games on the lighter end of the spectrum. Specifically, we'll touch on "It's A Balloon" "FTW?!" and "Black Friday" -- all perfect offerings for family holiday gatherings. Check out our thoughts and follow up in your favorite shops for your own co

OA 30: Nucleum

Sep 02 2024 28 mins  
Choo Choo! We finally get Nucleum to the table and ready the Austrailia Expansion for continued gameplay. From Simone Luciani and Dávid Turczi, published by Board&Dice and CMON, it's definitely an experience you need to have for yourself. What do we think? Come inside...come inside.. and find out.

OA 29: Darwin's Journey

Aug 17 2024 24 mins  
Were working on our Darwin themed games Bingo card and we this is our second! Darwin's Journey is a delightfully complex game designed by Simone Luciani and Nestore Mangone and published by ThunderGryph Games. Replayability and strategy galore -- if you see it grab it!!!!! MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE -- TWO NEW DESIGNS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

OA 28: Botany and Dusty Droz

Jul 19 2024 101 mins  
After the first unboxing, Botany by Dux Somnium Games has been a mainstay on our table top for the last month and a half. Blown away by the easy of gameplay and the sneaky strategy that kept us coming back for more, we thought it was time to talk to talk to half of the design design team, Dusty Droz, about it. MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE -- TWO NEW DES

OA 27: Evacuation

Jul 01 2024 23 mins  
Not too far away from the context of our last show covering Daybreak, imagine the world is beyond repair and we must move all we know and hold dear to another planet. This show focuses on the Rio Grande Games 2023 release Evacuation by designer Vladimír Suchý. Standing at 4 on the BGG weight scale, put on your workout clothes and get prepped workout this heavy game with us. MER

OA 26: Daybreak

Jun 13 2024 26 mins  
A universal problem, and tabletop investigation. We weren't sure what to expect with CMYK Games release "Daybreak" -- box art and description were intriguing, but we were not prepared for it at all. An amazing mix of education and gaming, this cooperative experience had us cheering for our success and fearing the consequences of our failures each time we played. Why