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#	Date	Episode Name/Link	Main Topic	Notes and Other Features
0	01 Mar 2007	Meet the Makers	Introduction	Reposted to Libsyn Feed 10 Mar 2007
1	15 Mar 2007	Don't Quit Now	Quitting games in progress and discussion of game events.	interview with Niagara Board Gaming Weekend's, Mike Cardwell
2	31 Mar 2007	Expanding Game Play	The benefits and purposes of expansions. Creating prototypes and pitching games to publishers.	The War On Terror, reviewed by Scott
3	13 Apr 2007	Critical Reviews and the Modern Board Game	Reviews and game definitions. Scott and Donald discuss what we call games and why it matters.	Rat-a-Tat Cat, reviewed by Erik What's it to Ya?, reviewed by Erik Democrazy, reviewed by Erik
4	18 May 2007	Building a Game Group	Finding people, finding space, publicity, game choices.	Twilight Struggle, reviewed by Erik Alibi, reviewed by Erik
5	18 June 2007	Getting Your Game Collection into Play	Convincing your friends to play the games you purchased.	Winds of Plunder, reviewed by Donald & Scott Pirateology & Wizardology, reviewed by Erik Jungle Speed reviewed by Apotheos
6	05 Jul 2007	Endgame	Victory conditions: victory points vs. victory conditions	Ca$h 'n' Gun$, reviewed by Erik Jolly Roger, reviewed by Donald Quest for the Dragon Lords, reviewed by Donald and Scott
7	21 Jul 2007	It's Just a Gimmick	Games with unique gimmicks	Z-man Games' B-Movie card games reviewed by Erik Colosseum, reviewed by Scott
8	6 Aug 2007	We Rule!	Game Rules: Poorly assembled rulebooks and various formats	Return of the Heroes, reviewed by Erik and Donald Dungeoneer, reviewed by Erik Incan Gold, reviewed by Donald & Scott
9	21 Aug 2007	Gateway Games: The First Hit is Free	Care and feeding of new gamers. Board Game Podcast Award for Best Gateway Game:- Summary of nominees, winner declaration and discussion why winner is a great gateway game	Review of Penguin by Fantasy Flight Games
10	7 Sep 2007	Social by Request	Games that promote social interaction.	Advanced Squad Leader Starter Sets reviewed by Erik - Starter Set #1 - Starter Set #2 - Starter Set #3 Airlines, & Airlines 2, reviewed by Erik
11	24 Sep 2007	Not Your Father's Board Games	Playing games with children.	Print and Play Podcast by FNH1, reviewed by Donald Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit, reviewed by Erik Shab-al-Hiri Roach reviewed by Scott
12	29 Oct 2007	Role-Playing Board Games	Scott gives an impromptu Quelf review One fan of the show asks about Scott's weird games Donald is mocked due to the episode's likely delay and fading relevance to Essen Return of Return of the Heroes	Battlestations, reviewed by Erik Galaxy Trucker, reviewed by Scott Slamwich, reviewed by Erik
13	2 Dec 2007	The Price of Board Games	Mayfair Setting price floor on their games.	Agricola, reviewed by Scott Pick & Pack, reviewed by Erik
14	Removed for matters of national security	??	It's all Erik's fault, really	??
15	30 Dec 2007	Party On	Party Games.	Donald interviews Dominic of North Star Games Cineplexity, reviewed by Donald Snorta!, reviewed by Ben Lott
16	17 Jan 2008	Down Time and Delay of Game	Games with long down time and players who cause delay of game.	Rattlesnake, reviewed by Scott Cluzzle, reviewed by Donald Engle Matrix Games, reviewed by Erik Cleopatra and the Society of Architects, reviewed by Erik
17	1 Feb 2008	The Big Event	Round Table: Event Round Table Erik, Scott, and Donald discuss industry only shows, trade to consumer shows, and fan oriented shows. - BGG Con, Chitag, GAMA Australian Big Event segment by Caradoc	Smuggler review by Scott Zeus on the Loose review by Donald 1960: The Making of the President review by Erik Rage review by Blott Good Question review by Donald Felix, the Cat in the Sack review by Scott
18	17 Feb 2008	The Culture of Game Consumption	Round Table: The Culture of Game Consumption by Scott, Erik, & Donald Wandering Geek OBG Promo Correspondent Segment: Games in Education - Giles discusses why games make a good addition to any classroom.	Fire and Axe: A Viking Saga, reviewed by Erik Hollywood Shuffle, reviewed by Ben Container, reviewed by Scott Blink, reviewed by Giles Combo King reviewed by Donald, Connie, & Danny Gulo Gulo, reviewed by Erik and Hope
19	02 March 2008	The Dirty Dozen	Round Table The Twelve Lowest Ranked Games on Board Game Geek. Blott's Guide to the Geek Game Rankings. Caradoc on Games in Education Giles discusses the ways he has used games in schools.	Steve LeShay of Sherco Games interviewed by Donald Kingsburg reviewed by Scott
20	17 March 2008	Player Scale-ability	Round Table Player Scale-ability Corespondent Segments Games in Education - Giles reveals games used in schools A Guide to the Geek - Ben covers the advanced search feature	Realpolitik from Peccable Productions reveiwed by Scott Heroscape from Hasbro reviewed by Erik
21	31 March 2008	Interview Episode	Interviews Andrew Parks Pet Fenlon	Gamer's Companion to Shakespeare, reviewed by Giles
22	23 April 2008	Print and Play Games	Round Table Print and Play Games Corespondent Segment Games in Education by Giles - the stigma of games in schools	Black Death v1.01 from BTRC reviewed by Erik Caveman from MAG Ltd reviewed by Scott, Tammy, and Donald
P1	7 May 2008	Pirate 1 Walk the Plank	Music Poxy Boggards Happy Jack’s Undrinkable Ale	Review Walk the Plank reviewed by Donald
23	15 May 2008	Train Games	Round Table Train Games Corespondent Segments Games in Education - Giles interviews Tom Vasel A Guide to the Geek - Ben covers Geek Lists	Stone Age reviewed by Scott Covert Action reviewed by Erik Pandemic reviewed by Ben TransEuropa reviewed by Donald, Connie, Danny, & Joey
24	8 June 2008	International Gamers Awards	Round Table International Gamer Awards Corespondent Segments Games in Education - Giles discusses talks about the Games for Educators site.	DungeonQuest reviewed by Scott Imperial reviewed by Erik
25	25 June 2008	Alex Yaeger Interview	Main Segment Interview with Alex Yaeger	No reviews this episode
26	6 July 2008	Teaching Games	Round Table Teaching games Corespondent Segments Giles discusses Boardgames Australia Awards.	Reviews Adventurer: Card Game reviewed by Scott and Donald Last Night on Earth reviewed by Erik 10 Days in Asia reviewed by Don and Giles
27	26 July 2008	Monopoly and More	Round Table Donald, Scott, and Erik revisit classic American board games from their youth Corespondent Segments Music contest results are in. Discussion of the Scrabble lawsuit	Risk: Black Ops reviewed by Scott Scrabble reviewed by Erik Battleship reviewed by Ben Battleground: Crossbows and Catapults reviewed by Don and Giles Sorry reviewed by Donald
P2	14 August 2008	Pirate: Loot	Round Table Donald discusses the game Loot and plays more pirate music Music Segment Music provided by Marc Gunn	Loot reviewed by Donald
28	10 Septemebr 2008	Small Game Companies	Round Table Donald Scott and Erik talk about the place of small game companies in the hobby, and discuss review copies of the games. Corespondent Segments Interviews with Craig Ichabod O'Brien and David Crockett	Reviews Oddly, there aren't any.
P3	18 September 2008	Pirate: Caribbean	Round Table Donald discusses the game Caribbean and plays more pirate music Music Segment Music provided by Pyrates Royale	Caribbean reviewed by Donald
29	30 September 2008	Store in a Cool Dry Place	Round Table Donald, Scott,and Erik discuss the different ways to store your game collection and the game components. We also learn that Don has issues. Corespondent Segments Giles talks about his lunchtime gaming program	Bacchus' Banquet reviewed by Don, Scott, and a host of others Giles reviews his favorite small publisher Wings of War: Famous Aces reviewed by Erik Revenge of the B-Movie reviewed by Erik
30	26 October 2008	Start Your Engines	Round Table Scott and Erik discuss racing games Corespondent Segments Giles talks about using punchboards	Cockroach Poker reviewed by Don, Scott, and a host of others Roborally reviewed by Erik
AA1	11 November 2008	All Alone	Topic Erik talks about single player games	Review Zombie in My Pocket reviewed by Erik
31	19 November 2008	Take That!	Round Table Donald, Scott and Erik discuss Take That Games Corespondent Segments Giles talks take that games and direct conflict games in the classroom	A Touch of Evil Supernatural Game reviewed by Erik Torches & Pitchforks reviewed by Don, Scott, and others Taluva reviewed by Giles Dominion reviewed by Don, Scott, and guests
32	15 December 2008	Games with Large Groups	Round Table Donald, Scott and Erik discuss Dominion, large group games, and breaking large groups into smaller groups. Corespondent Segments Donald and Giles talk about games with large groups and review the Werewolves games.	Werewolves of Millers Hollow, New Moon, Ultimate Werewolf, Posession, Do You Worship Cthulhu? reviewed by Giles and Donald Battlestar Galactica reviewed by Erik Rorschach reviewed by Donald
33	22 January 2009	Pimp Your Games	Round Table Donald, Scott and Erik discuss pimping your games Corespondent Segment Giles throws in his two cents about pimping his games.	Wasabi, reviewed by Erik Backseat Drawing, reviewed by Donald, Scott, and Crew Start Player, reviewed by Erik Shadows over Camelot: Merlin's Company reviewed by Donald, Scott, and Crew
34	17 February 2009	Bait Games	Round Table Donald, Scott and Erik discuss what makes a game good bait to draw in non gamers. Corespondent Segments Giles talks about games he played at the Australian Games Expo 2009. Bart shares his success with Avid Gamers	Lascaux, reviewed by Donald & Connie Red November, reviewed by Erik Tier auf Tier, and Zitternix, reviewed by Giles and Kylie
OW 1	26 February 2009	Out of this World 1: Castle	Round Table Giles and James talk about Fantasy books and games	Castle, reviewed by Giles & James
35	11 March 2009	The Economy vs. the Board Game Industry	Round Table Donald Scott and Erik discuss what impact the economy will really have on the board game industry. Giles gives his tuppence on the economy as well.	War for Edaðh, reviewed by Erik Toboggans of Doom, reviewed by Donald
36	11 March 2009	Two Years and Counting	Round Table In this episode Donald, Scott, and Erik, discuss the first two years of On Board Games, and Giles chimes in as well.
OW 2	18 May 2009	Out of this World 2: Fairy Tale	Round Table Giles and James talk about recently read Fantasy novels	Fairy Tale, reviewed by Giles & James
AA3	11 November 2008	The Rest of the Games	Topic Erik looks at playing regular games as solitaire.	Review Battlestar Galactica solo rules reviewed by Erik

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