Ep 070 | What Are The TOP 3 Board Game PREDICTIONS For 2025?
What Are The Top Three Board Game Predictions For 2025? New board game mechanics? Perhaps your favourite reviewers will start a spin-off podcast? We discuss our 3 biggest predictions for 2025.Not only do we have the featured discussion topic of our predictions but we also talk about the games that we have been playing this week including the crunchy Search for Planet X, the crunchier Clans of Caledonia, the new hotness in the Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era and finally our Gateway Game of the week is the amazing Wilmot's Warehouse.A fantastic discussion is coming your way in the latest episode of the Board Game Gateway Podcast.Timestamps00:00 - Introduction01:55 - The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era13:23 - The Search for Planet X24:56 - Clans of Caledonia39:00 - Wilmot's Warehouse (Gateway Game of the Week)54:28 - Top 3 Predictions 2025***********************************************************************We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group.SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5sVIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.comOUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegatewayIntro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official
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Bad Moon Rising - A Deep Dive into Blood on the Clocktower
"I see a Bad Moon a-Rising, I see trouble on the way"Welcome to Episode #4 of our Blood on the Clocktower Special Series where we dive deep into this amazing Social Deduction Game. In the previous episodes, we have looked at the scripts of Trouble Brewing and Sects and Violets as well as having an interview with the designer of the game, Stephen Medway.In this episode we look at the final of the 3 First Wave scripts in Bad Moon Rising (BMR). In BMR death is often the way you get information so lets investigate how you will die and the ways this script can be one of the best! Join the Board Game Gateway and their special guests Avery and Winter as we do a deep dive into each role on the Bad Moon Rising Script! Timestamps00:00 - BMR Introduction01:21 - Hosts Intro05:35 - The Po08:32 - The Zombuul10:20 - The Pukka12:28 - The Shabaloth15:19 - The Professor17:10 - The Gambler18:40 - The Godfather20:53 - The Mastermind24:32 - The Assassin25:43 - The Tea Lady26:43 - The Devils Advocate29:44 - The Grandmother31:20 - The Gossip39:08 - The Exorcist42:01 - The Chambermaid44:21 - The Minstrel48:22 - The Innkeeper51:11 - The Goon53:02 - The Sailor54:50 - The Courtier57:22 - The Lunatic1:02:00 - The Tinker1:04:58 - The Moon Child ***********************************************************************We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group.SUBSCRIBE - / @bggateway JOIN OUR DISCORD - / discord VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.comOUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - / boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | / ghostrifter-official
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Ep 069 | The Swirling Mists of Season 4 (Mistborn The Deck Building Game, Sonora, CanCon 2025)
We're back baby! After an extended break, the podcast is returning to the airwaves and your feeds and we are super excited to get SEASON 4 of the Board Game Gateway Podcast underway.This week we talk about what we got up to over the holiday period. Note, it was a lot. We also discuss a new deckbuilding game based on Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn Saga and why it might be the best thematic tie-in game in the last 5 years. Finally our gateway game of the week is Sonora with has a unique twist of the "[insert mechanic here] and write" genre of games.We believe this is going to be the best season yet. We believe we have got a bump in quality both from an audio recording and video production standpoint. We can't wait for the biggest year yetTimestamps00:00 - Episode Introduction02:05 - Sydney's Family Game Day Recap10:43 - CanCon 2025 Stories16:20 - Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game37:50 - Sonora (Gateway Game of the Week)57:40 - Changes are coming!***********************************************************************We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group.SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5sVIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.comOUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegatewayIntro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official
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Ep 068 | The TOP 10 Gateway Games of 2024
EDITORS NOTE: The audio of this version was corrupted and we had to use the SUB PAR version. We apologise in advance for that. But we still wanted to release the episode anyway so here you go.At the end of every year, we get together to create the most accurate list of which 10 board games we believe are the BEST GATEWAY GAMES to get your friends into board gaming.Based on a scientific and totally unbiased method to produce a result that has not let us down yet. What games will make the list this year?What games have fallen off?Timestamps00:00 - Editors Note01:06 - Intro01:31 - Actual Intro02:43 - The Rules04:40 - 2023 Top 10 Gateway Games06:43 - #1010:44 - #913:40 - #818:23 - #721:53 - #628:16 - What makes a good Gateway Game?37:14 - #542:20 - #451:00 - #353:51 - #258:51 - #1; Gateway Game of the Year***********************************************************************We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group.SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5sVIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.comOUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegatewayIntro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official
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Ep 067 | Our FAVOURITE Board Games of ALL TIME (Top 10: #1 - #5)
What are the Board Game Gateways Hosts Top 10 Board Games of All Time? As we come into the end of the year it's always interesting to see how our host's tastes have changed and what games they think are the best you can play.
Welcome to PART 2 of this very special episode of the Board Game Gateway Podcast. In this episode, we see the favourite games of our hosts as we get to see #5 through #1.
It's time for the finale of the Board Game Gateway Top 10 Spectacular.
Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:15- Recap #6 - #10
02:43 - #5
21:36 - #4
36:23 - #3
52:24 - #2
1:08:58 - #1
1:25:45 - Host Top 10 Recap
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The Board Game Gateway Podcast is your light and fun entry point for people who want to know more about the board gaming hobby and games that are simple and easy to play.
We record the podcast once a week with plans to grow a community of gamers and add more content in the future.
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