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10.03.2026
9 Minuten
The last time I played 1860: Railways on the Isle of Wight, I found myself in the lead from fairly early on. As the game progressed, that lead only kept growing. Each round, the gap widened until it was clear that nobody had a realistic way to catch up with me. The game carried on, turns were taken, but the excitement and tension had gone. The game had become a fight for second place. I call this soft elimination, and it is especially common in longer games, when you are technically still playing, but no longer really competing. In this article, I want to talk about this a bit more.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/03/10/killing-me-softly-a-look-at-player-elimination-topic-discussion/
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1860: Railways on the Isle of Wight review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/06/28/1860-railways-on-the-isle-of-wight-digital-eyes/ Love Letter review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/01/23/love-letter-saturday-review/ King of New York review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/04/25/king-of-new-york-saturday-review/ Nemesis review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/06/18/nemesis-saturday-review/ Splotter Spellen: https://www.splottershop.com/ Wingspan review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/03/16/wingspan/ The Quacks of Quedlinburg review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/06/06/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg-saturday-review/ Survive: Escape from Atlantis review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/04/17/survive-escape-from-atlantis-digital-eyes/ Betrayal at the House on the Hill review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/01/14/betrayal-at-house-on-the-hill-3rd-edition-saturday-review/
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Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
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Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/03/10/killing-me-softly-a-look-at-player-elimination-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
1860: Railways on the Isle of Wight review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/06/28/1860-railways-on-the-isle-of-wight-digital-eyes/ Love Letter review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/01/23/love-letter-saturday-review/ King of New York review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/04/25/king-of-new-york-saturday-review/ Nemesis review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/06/18/nemesis-saturday-review/ Splotter Spellen: https://www.splottershop.com/ Wingspan review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/03/16/wingspan/ The Quacks of Quedlinburg review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/06/06/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg-saturday-review/ Survive: Escape from Atlantis review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/04/17/survive-escape-from-atlantis-digital-eyes/ Betrayal at the House on the Hill review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/01/14/betrayal-at-house-on-the-hill-3rd-edition-saturday-review/
Music
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Main music: Vital Whales by Unicorn Heads (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
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07.03.2026
7 Minuten
Surf was up. We had already checked out Mavericks, Praia do Norte and Mullaghmore Head. All that was left was to ride the big breakers at Pipeline. We couldn't wait to show off our best tricks and compete with each other to score the most admiration. It was time to swim out and get on the next Big Wave by Daniel Kenel from Little Dog Games with art by Justin Santora.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/03/07/big-wave-saturday-review/
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Big Wave: https://www.newmillindustries.com/store/p/big-wave Little Dog Games: https://www.newmillindustries.com/store/little-dog-games BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/438623/big-wave Tricky Landing review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/02/28/tricky-landing-saturday-review/ Trick-taking reviews: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/category/reviews/?tag=trick-taking-games
Music
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Sound Effects: ZapSplat (https://www.zapsplat.com/)
Music: Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: 2TLUFRA22W8GNJPA Artist: : Benjamin Tissot
Music by Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: UQYL5OD3WLL6JR5J Artist: : Marcus P.
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Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/03/07/big-wave-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Big Wave: https://www.newmillindustries.com/store/p/big-wave Little Dog Games: https://www.newmillindustries.com/store/little-dog-games BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/438623/big-wave Tricky Landing review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/02/28/tricky-landing-saturday-review/ Trick-taking reviews: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/category/reviews/?tag=trick-taking-games
Music
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Sound Effects: ZapSplat (https://www.zapsplat.com/)
Music: Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: 2TLUFRA22W8GNJPA Artist: : Benjamin Tissot
Music by Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: UQYL5OD3WLL6JR5J Artist: : Marcus P.
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03.03.2026
12 Minuten
The following is an English translation of board game designer Peer Sylvester's German article "Chat GPT als Brettspielautor?", which was originally published 22 February 2026 on the Spielbar website, here: https://www.spielbar.com/wordpress/2026/02/22/26916/
Ryan Dancey was, until last Wednesday, the Chief Operating Officer at Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG). On LinkedIn, the self-help site for managers who want to tell each other how great they are and how little their subordinates/customers appreciate them, Dancey published a post (link to a photo of the post, because I do not link to LinkedIn) in which he explained that he is firmly convinced that AI (or rather the LLMs that are usually labelled as AIs) will, in just a few years, be as useful as any employee.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/03/03/chatgpt-as-a-board-game-designer-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
Peer Sylvester's German article "Chat GPT als Brettspielautor?" on the Spielbar website: https://www.spielbar.com/wordpress/2026/02/22/26916/ Ryan Dancey's post: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamefeast.bsky.social/post/3mf3p2kv4a22l Make My Game Travel: https://makemygametravel.com/
Music
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Music: bensound.com License code: SABGE2PPI2ABAS06 Artist: : Nick Petrov
Support
If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog
Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/support/
Ryan Dancey was, until last Wednesday, the Chief Operating Officer at Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG). On LinkedIn, the self-help site for managers who want to tell each other how great they are and how little their subordinates/customers appreciate them, Dancey published a post (link to a photo of the post, because I do not link to LinkedIn) in which he explained that he is firmly convinced that AI (or rather the LLMs that are usually labelled as AIs) will, in just a few years, be as useful as any employee.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/03/03/chatgpt-as-a-board-game-designer-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
Peer Sylvester's German article "Chat GPT als Brettspielautor?" on the Spielbar website: https://www.spielbar.com/wordpress/2026/02/22/26916/ Ryan Dancey's post: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamefeast.bsky.social/post/3mf3p2kv4a22l Make My Game Travel: https://makemygametravel.com/
Music
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Music: bensound.com License code: SABGE2PPI2ABAS06 Artist: : Nick Petrov
Support
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28.02.2026
7 Minuten
Cards were wildly flying through the air. People were taking turns aiming their cards at the target in the middle of the table. It all looked frightfully confusing, but everyone was happy. Choosing the best card was hard enough as it was, but flicking it correctly seemed impossible. For the cards, it was certainly a Tricky Landing by Mike Petchey from Huff No More with illustrations by Edie Petchey.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/02/28/tricky-landing-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Tricky Landing: https://travel-games.co.uk/shop/p/trickylanding Huff No More: https://www.huffnomore.co.uk/ BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/456152/tricky-landing New Mill Industries: https://www.newmillindustries.com/ Trick-taking reviews: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/category/reviews/?tag=trick-taking-games
Music
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Sound Effects: ZapSplat (https://www.zapsplat.com/)
Music I Use: https://www.bensound.com/free-music-for-videos License code: EX0VDDYHJTWLXV3T Artist: : Benjamin Tissot
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Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/02/28/tricky-landing-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Tricky Landing: https://travel-games.co.uk/shop/p/trickylanding Huff No More: https://www.huffnomore.co.uk/ BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/456152/tricky-landing New Mill Industries: https://www.newmillindustries.com/ Trick-taking reviews: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/category/reviews/?tag=trick-taking-games
Music
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Sound Effects: ZapSplat (https://www.zapsplat.com/)
Music I Use: https://www.bensound.com/free-music-for-videos License code: EX0VDDYHJTWLXV3T Artist: : Benjamin Tissot
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24.02.2026
10 Minuten
Historical board games occupy an awkward space in our hobby. They are usually not designed to teach history in any formal sense, and they are also not entertaining in the sense of being fun. These games stop short of education, offering no syllabus, no claims of being a detailed treatise of their setting, and no obligation to explain themselves. The subject matter historical board games draw on, war, exploitation, inequality, famine, and systemic violence, doesn't suit the lightness or escapism people often expect when playing board games as a leisure activity. The result is a form of play that somehow feels serious but incomplete. In this article, I want to explore this in more detail.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/02/24/no-mans-land-historical-board-games-position-between-entertainment-and-education-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
Amabel Holland's blog Hollandazed: Thoughts, Ideas, and Miscellany: https://hollandspiele.com/blogs/hollandazed-thoughts-ideas-and-miscellany Jeremiah McCall's Gaming the Past: https://gamingthepast.net/
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Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
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Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/02/24/no-mans-land-historical-board-games-position-between-entertainment-and-education-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
Amabel Holland's blog Hollandazed: Thoughts, Ideas, and Miscellany: https://hollandspiele.com/blogs/hollandazed-thoughts-ideas-and-miscellany Jeremiah McCall's Gaming the Past: https://gamingthepast.net/
Music
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Music:
Color In The Dark by Øraeth | https://soundcloud.com/itsoraeth Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
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