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Board Game Backwards
Hosted by Board Game Backwards · EN
We play board games having never read the rules. What will we get spot on and dead wrong? Is the game design simple enough for us to figure most of the game out on our own? Or is it too complex for us to make figuring out how to play almost impossible?
After we play with our rules we play the game for real, critique the rules, discuss our likes, dislikes, and compare it to the rules we created.
Is this podcast ridiculous? Absolutely! But we hope that you find our terrible ability to figure out how to play games amusing.
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15 - The Ratcatcher
Sep 11, 202300:48:29Tap to summarizeHow do I win? How do I lay traps? Where do the rats start? How do I kill rats? How does the cheese work? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes content, check out our Patreon. You can also hear/watch our full playthroughs on Patreon or by subscribing to our paid episodes on Spotify. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (3:31) Unboxing (09:19) Coming up with rules (14:05) Playing with my rules (22:29) Reading the rule book (30:42) Game review
Transcribe →14 - Hadrian's Wall
Sep 4, 202300:59:50Tap to summarizeWe took one look at the game and basically gave up. We tried for a few minutes and were so overwhelmed by the sheer breadth of icons we took an L. So on this episode we jumped very quickly into the rule book. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes content, check out our Patreon. You can also hear/watch our full playthroughs on Patreon or by subscribing to our paid episodes on Spotify. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (3:21) Unboxing (07:43) Coming up with rules (14:51) Reading the rule book (31:05) Game review
Transcribe →13 - Skytear Horde
Aug 28, 202301:01:18Tap to summarizeHow many lanes are there? How do we get mana? What do the numbers on the portals mean? How do we win? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes content, check out our Patreon. You can also hear/watch our full playthroughs on Patreon or by subscribing to our paid episodes on Spotify. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (3:34) Unboxing (05:07) Coming up with rules (21:52) Playing with our rules (32:32) Reading the rule book (39:30) Game review
Transcribe →12 - Furnace
Aug 21, 202300:46:56Tap to summarizeWhat are the wooden disks for? How is the score calculated? How do you upgrade cards? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes content, check out our Patreon. You can also hear/watch our full playthroughs on Patreon or by subscribing to our paid episodes on Spotify. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (1:54) Unboxing (03:58) Coming up with rules (13:52) Playing with our rules (20:45) Reading the rule book (25:39) Game review
Transcribe →11 - Flamecraft
Aug 14, 202300:44:58Tap to summarizeHow are new shops added? How do we use the dragons? What are the coins used for? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes content, check out our Patreon. You can also hear/watch our full playthroughs on Patreon or by subscribing to our paid episodes on Spotify. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:09) Unboxing (09:22) Coming up with rules (18:26) Playing with our rules (22:45) Reading the rule book (28:03) Game review
Transcribe →10 - Wonderland's War
Aug 7, 202301:07:10Tap to summarizeHow do we add chips to our bag? How are Wonderlandian's added to the different areas? How do we determine how much strength we have for war? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes content, check out our Patreon. You can also hear/watch our full playthroughs on Patreon or by subscribing to our paid episodes on Spotify. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:01) Unboxing (07:01) Coming up with rules (24:02) Playing with our rules (40:20) Reading the rule book (44:36) Game review
Transcribe →9 - Brass: Birmingham
Jul 31, 202301:04:20Tap to summarizeHow do the tiles work? How do we get money? How are the cards used? Was this the first episode that we were completely stumped on how to play without the rules? Find the answers to these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes content, check out our Patreon. You can also hear/watch our full playthroughs on Patreon or by subscribing to our paid episodes on Spotify. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:44) Unboxing (05:16) Coming up with rules (27:17) Reading the rule book (36:16) Game review
Transcribe →8 - Space Base
Jul 24, 202300:49:49Tap to summarizeWhat are the green planets? How does the red part on top of each card work? How do you use charges? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes content, check out our Patreon. You can also hear/watch our full playthroughs on Patreon or by subscribing to our paid episodes on Spotify. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:37) Unboxing (06:49) Coming up with rules (13:44) Playing with our rules (18:21) Reading the rule book (23:33) Game review
Transcribe →7 - The Castles of Burgundy
Jul 17, 202300:44:43Tap to summarizeWhat are the goods tiles? How do all the buildings work? What's going on with the A-E squares on the board? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes content, check out our Patreon. You can also hear/watch our full playthroughs on Patreon or by subscribing to our paid episodes on Spotify. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:55) Unboxing (06:09) Coming up with rules (11:25) Playing with our rules (17:42) Reading the rule book (24:33) Game review
Transcribe →6 - The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Jul 10, 202300:44:34Tap to summarizeHow do you blow up your potion? How do we acquire potion ingredients? What do all the symbols on the score tracker mean? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes content, check out our Patreon. You can also hear/watch our full playthroughs on Patreon or by subscribing to our paid episodes on Spotify. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:20) Unboxing (04:11) Coming up with rules (14:38) Playing with our rules (16:24) Reading the rule book (25:26) Game review
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