Orthogonally Adjacent

Sep 02 2024 33 ep. 27 mins 6
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An updated, off-centered board game podcast.

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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

OA 25: Revive and Kristian Amundsen Østby

May 10 2024 82 mins  
This one is a long time coming, but worth the wait. After EXTENSIVE gamplay of the Aporta Games jewel "Revive" we discuss our impressions and speak with one of its designers Kristian Amundsen Ostby! MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE -- TWO NEW DESIGNS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/oapodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More

Special Announcement: OA YouTube

Mar 04 2024 3 mins  
The Orthogonally Adjacent YouTube channel is LIVE! MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/oapodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ More will be designed and posted soon. Like and subscribe to get the latest episodes when they become available, and follow us on Instagram at @orthogonally_adjacent_pod for more gaming goodness in the future.

OA 24: It's In The Cards: Shorter Card Games

Feb 01 2024 20 mins  
In this episode we cover some quick card games we've repeatedly tabled between our epic board game faire. We chat up Hachette Boardgame's beautiful "Vaalbara", Plepic Game's "Lunarbase", Fantasy Flight's "Star Wars: THe Deckbuilding Game" and Renegade Games's "GI Joe Deckbuilding Game" -- THese games will have a second so

OA 23: 2023 Year In Review

Feb 01 2024 29 mins  
Well, it's been year for us! And to kick off this NEW year and NEW season we're doing the obligatory year end/beginning Top 5! 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 show description?) MERCH IS STILL

OA 22: Earth

Feb 01 2024 25 mins  
It's time to game on and regarding the big blue marble on which we live -- Earth! As promised, multiple playthroughs at different player counts have given us a good enough overview to give some feedback on this popular game from Inside-Up Games. Come check out if we loved it or composted it in a hole in the yard. MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE FOR THE