Bitewing Games Podcast
At Bitewing Games, our mission is to create and share classy board games that bite. For hobbyist gamers, this podcast will help you to explore your own tastes in the hobby and perhaps discover your next favorite game that fits those tastes. For game designers, this podcast will offer you more tools to add to your utility belt and metrics to measure your projects by. Subscribe to our newsletter at BitewingGames.com, follow us on social media, and stay tuned for exciting things to come!
Episodes
104 episodes since 2020
1st Impressions of Arcs, Things in Rings, Courtisans, Ark Nova: Marine Worlds, and more!
Nick shares his 1st impressions of board games he's been playing lately:0:41 - Courtisans3:43 - Ark Nova: Marine Worlds7:42 - Klink11:22 - Heat: Heavy Rain Expansion13:55 - Expressions17:46 - Things in Rings21:48...
September 03, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 103
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33:29
1st Impressions of Harmonies, Iki, Knarr, Pax Penning, and more!
Nick shares his 1st impressions of new-ish games he has been playing recently:0:49 - Iki3:27 - Palmyra<...
July 22, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 102
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21:04
1st Impressions of Skyrise, Apiary, Innovation, and more!
Nick shares his first impressions of new-to-him board games he's been playing lately:Through the Desert: Bazaar Expansion ...
May 22, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 101
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32:20
Cardboard Philosophy and Jazzy Gaming
Nick is joined by the excellent Cardboard Philosophy podcast where they discuss their show, the Jazz Collection, and their prognosis of board games they've been playing lately.Check ...
April 16, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 100
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1:26:02
1st Impressions of Ticket to Ride Legacy, Galactic Renaissance, Sol: Last Days of a Star, and more!
Nick shares his 1st impressions of the following new(ish) board games:0:42 - Galactic Renaissance3:56 -
April 11, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 99
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31:31
1st Impressions of 10 Knizia Games — City of the Living, Money, Keltis, and more!
Nick shares his first impressions of another big batch of Knizia games... from old classics to recent reskins!0:52 - Penguin Party3:41 -
March 19, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 98
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39:48
1st Impressions of World Wonders, Marabunta, Couture, Chomp, Strike, and more!
Nick shares his first impressions of new-ish board games he's been playing lately:0:42 - Strike3:43 - Sobek: 2 Players8:46 - Ingenious (2023 Edition)11:35 - World Wonders15:17 - Chomp17:40 - Couture20:06 - Marabu...
February 27, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 97
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28:03
Top 15 Board Games of 2023 + A New Bitewing Project Reveal!
Nick shares his Top 15 Board Games of 2023 and reveals the next big Kickstarter project coming from Bitewing Games.Follow the Jazz Collection Kickstarter page
February 12, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 96
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33:38
1st Impressions of Sail, Witchcraft, Undaunted: Battle of Britain, Patterns, Bacon, Lunar, Mori, and Pies!
Nick shares his 1st impressions of 7 new board games including 5 trick takers, 3 two-players, and 1 solo game.0:45 - Sail2:48 -
January 24, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 95
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24:52
Most Anticipated Games of 2024
Nick shares his 25 Most Anticipated Games of 2024 and leaks some teasers about Bitewing Games' next big reveals.Preorder Cascadero, Cascadito, Spectral and/or Trailblazers:...
January 02, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 94
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19:50
Revisiting the Best Board Games of 2022
Nick looks back on over 50 of the best board games of 2022 and categorizes them into lovers, keepers, dumpers, flingers, and seekers.Check out similar look back posts of
December 21, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 93
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36:24
1st Impressions of General Orders, Thunder Road: Vendetta, Havalandi, Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition, Sea Salt & Paper, and more!
Nick shares his 1st impressions of (mostly) recent releases and hot 2023 board games:0:49 - General Orders: World War II5:09 -
December 12, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 92
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33:12
1st Impressions of Sky Team, MLEM: Space Agency, Match of the Century, Lacuna, Quest for El Dorado: Dragons, Treasures & Mysteries, and more!
Nick shares his 1st impressions of the following board games:0:46 - Sky Team4:33 -
November 21, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 91
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36:15
Battle of the B-Sides — A Draft of Knizia's Hidden Gems
Nick is joined by fellow Reiner Knizia Enthusiasts, Scott and Jared, as they draft and discuss the B-Side games (underdogs, hidden gems, unsung newcomers, etc.) from Knizia's catalogue. Cast your vote (and enter the contest to win a fre...
November 14, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 90
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1:17:35
1st Impressions of My Island, Sunrise Lane, and SIXTEEN MORE Knizia games!
Nick shares his 1st impressions of EIGHTEEN Reiner Knizia board games in this marathon episode of candid cardboard:1:23 - My Island5:18 -
October 03, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 89
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1:02:13
1st Impressions of TEN Knizia Games!
Nick shares his 1st impressions of a whopping 10 Reiner Knizia board games spanning a wide range of genres.1:10 - Foodie Forest6:38 -
September 21, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 88
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39:16
Top 15 Tile Placement Games + Two New Knizia Games Revealed!
In celebration of our newly revealed tile placement games, Nick shares his Top 15 Tile Layers!Learn more about our new Knizia titles: Cas...
September 12, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 87
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28:56
1st Impressions of Archeos Society, Challengers, That's Not a Hat, Viking See-Saw, Ninja Master, and more!
Nick shares his first impressions of 7 recently released board games:0:48 - Archeos Society6:11 -
August 28, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 86
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31:16
Spectral Publisher Diary: How I ended up publishing something that I initially had zero interest in — a logic deduction game.
In this episode, Nick shares the interesting tale of how Spectral went from a game he had zero interest in all the way to his absolute favorite game of its genre... a game that he loves so much that he had to publi...
August 21, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 85
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13:32
Most Anticipated Games of 2023 Part 2
Nick shares 23 of his most anticipated board games and crowdfunding campaigns for the second half of 2023.Check out the Kickstarte...
July 27, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 84
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22:57
10 Board Game Genres - Their Weaknesses, And The Games That Defy Them
We all have our favorite genres and mechanisms of board games... from deck building to roll & writes to area control and more. In this episode, Nick explores 10 board game genres, identifies their common weaknesses, and highlights specific ...
July 18, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 83
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19:28
1st Impressions of Wandering Towers, Pick-a-Pepper, 7 Wonders: Architects, Mille Fiori: The Masterpieces, and more!
Nick shares his 1st impressions of new-ish and upcoming board games including:0:49 - Wandering Towers4:38 -
July 09, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 82
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32:04
1st Impressions of My City: Roll & Build, Earth, Inside Job, Pollen, Big Top, and more!
Nick shares his 1st impressions of a rather solid batch of 7 board games:0:42 - Big Top3:51 - Hallertau<...
June 13, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 81
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32:52