Board With Finns

The smell of cubes, the thrill of resource management, the thin veneer of a theme. That's right! Euros are back! After discussing eating eggs for far too long - we eventually re-visit our opinions on the death of Euro games. Were we premature (lel) ...or was our wisdom ahead of its time? Lets Finn out!#GreatWesternTrail #Sankore #Everdell #Boardgames

In this emotionally supportive episode, we confess our sins to each other. The originial and truest sin: That some board games just stay on shelves for no good reason! Why have we forsaken these unlucky few?! Join us in this confessional as we never use this catholic allegory.... and somehow bring it back to Root! Amen.

On this weeks episode we veer almost accidentally into a Cole Wherle Special, as we discuss games that happen "above the table". A normal phrase. That everyone uses. Normally. How do these new narrative-driven games full of negotiation and exploitation stack up to the OG war sim Diplomacy? We then fiercely negotiate the pros and cons of Oath and John Company and the relative merits of "mild" exploitation. Exciting stuff! After this we will all need a shit down.

In this super creative episode our intrepid heroes tackle some RPG hooks! Where do our minds wander in the aether betwixt conscious thought and creative whimsy... what secluded pathways through endless oceans of artistic fonts can we find? And can we drive a car into them? Do elder gods slumber below ancient theatres? And is that blimp actually a bomb? Only time will tell!

In this deeply mechanical and cube-laden episode of Board With Finns, we tackle the concept of euro games! Are we finally losing our love of theme...and being hypnotically drawn to efficiency puzzles? Who can say? Not me.... I'm an AI. Even more shocking - does the concept of a pure euro game still exist in the world of high production values?... and games looking generally less shit than they did 10 years ago? Again, I can't say, I'm too busy trying to feed my starving family, plow a field and making sure I have a cow AND a sheep....#Agricola #LordsOfWaterdeep #Parks #Wingspan #Wyrmspan #FoodChainMagnate

In this incredibly tense episode (as Tom gasps for breath) we discuss the Top 10 boardgames of all time according to the most reliable source of information... THE INTERNET!! People love lists and people love Board Game Geek - and we combine both to chat about the Top 10 games according to BGG. Are they truly diamonds of the golden age of boardgaming?... Or are they simply tarnished iron pyrite forged in the limp fire of the "Cult of the New"?! Join us and find out before one of us drowns! #BoardGameGeek #Top10

As the clock strikes midnight a sallow moon peers from an inky blackness onto the mottled soil of a hastily dug grave. A wolf howls as a flash of lightning illuminates the rough cut letters of the headstone...."Here lies... Board With Finns!". In this spooky (spoopy) episode we chat about some halloween games and what makes them perfect for pumpkin season. #FuryOfDracula #TheBloodyInn #BoardGames #TTRPGs

In the grim darkness of the 41st millenium, there is only Board With Finns! Strap on your power armour because in this episode we are off the hunt some xenos, as we discuss the Warhammer 40k: Wrath and Glory RPG. We then crash out of the Warp into a woodland clearing and have a chat about the narrative nest of the Root RPG, where revolutionary moles, mustachioed foxes and princely rabbits bring down an evil empire of their own. Finally, we reminisce about ACTUALLY playing an RPG with Iita over the Summer?! Omnissiah be praised!

In this deeply philosophical episode of Board With Finns, we delve into what makes an RPG and what makes a board game... and what is the difference? So pull on your chunkiest sweater and move to the room in your house that smells most of mahogany: We are getting intellectual! Or... as close as we get to that. Cogito Ergo Nun.