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Malthaus Games

This is a podcast for those in the tabletop gaming hobby, and those wanting to get in. Games, people, and life. Sit back, relax, have a drink, and play some games. If you want to help us improve, feel free to donate through Patreon, PodPledge or Ko-Fi.

Ep.106 BGG Con, Pros and CONS, and Best Beer of BGG

53 mins; November 27, 2021

Ep.105 Air, Land, and Sea, War Themes, and BGG Excitement

46 mins; November 13, 2021

Ep.104 Patchwork: Halloween, Balancing Games, and Favorite Halloween Story

37 mins; October 31, 2021

Ep.103 Horrified, Co-op Games, and Favorite Horror Monsters

50 mins; October 16, 2021

Ep.102 Pumpkin Patch, Solo Gaming, Harvest or Halloween?

45 mins; October 02, 2021

Ep.101 Riftforce, Simple yet Strategic, and Our Element

45 mins; September 18, 2021

Ep.100 Featuring Allison!

80 hours 11 mins; September 04, 2021

Ep.99 PaleoVet, Dice Games, and Favorite Dinosaurs

51 mins; August 21, 2021

Ep.98 Mombasa, Retheming, What Would You Retheme?

57 mins; August 07, 2021

Ep.97 The Oracle of Delphi, Religion in Games, and Our Philosophy Game

48 mins; July 24, 2021

Ep.96 Plantopia, Flavor Text, and Our Flavor Text

42 mins; July 10, 2021

Ep.95 Tokyo Highway, Quitting a Game, and Game Based Occupation

43 mins; June 26, 2021

Ep.94 Call to Adventure, Storytelling, and Our Alignment

55 mins; June 12, 2021

Ep.93 Flesh & Blood TCG, Dueling Card Games, Feeling As Your Role

55 mins; May 28, 2021

Ep.92 Cleocatra, Cat Games, and Our Favorite Cat Game

32 mins; May 16, 2021

Ep.91 Kremlin, Second Chances, and BMK

37 mins; April 30, 2021

Ep.90 Maracaibo, Gaming Burnout, and Our First Outing

51 mins; April 18, 2021

Ep.89 Riverboat, Farming in Games, and What Would You Farm?

51 mins; April 02, 2021

Ep.88 At the Gates of Loyang, Between Turn Etiquette, and Our Most AP Game

45 mins; March 20, 2021

Ep.87 Bohnanza, Two Player Variants, and Advice for Past Self

51 mins; March 05, 2021

Ep.86 The Crew, Thoughts on Trick Taking, and Where Does Trick Come From?

47 mins; February 21, 2021

Ep.85 NMBR 9, Gaming Online, and Favorite Online Moment

35 mins; February 06, 2021

Ep.84 Lisboa, Enjoying the Experience, and 2021 Achievements

41 mins; January 23, 2021

Ep.83 Medium, Psychic Games, What Am I Thinking?

42 mins; January 09, 2021

Ep.82 Noctiluca, 2020 Wrap Up, 2021 Resolutions

43 mins; December 26, 2020

Ep.81 Targi, Long Two Player Games, Our Favorite Game Length

36 mins; December 12, 2020

Ep.80 Mariposas, Feeling Rushed, and Favorite Birthday

26 mins; November 28, 2020

Ep.79 Evolution: The Beginning, Gaming With Young Family, and Our First Game

37 mins; November 14, 2020

Ep.78 Herb Witches, Halloween Traditions, and Our Love for Fall

42 mins; October 31, 2020

Ep.77 Spooky Games pt.2, Atmosphere, and Favorite Costumes

42 mins; October 17, 2020

Ep.76 Spooky Games, Traitor Mechanics, and Our Favorite Scary Movie

41 mins; October 02, 2020

Ep.75 Tzolk'in, Intimidating Games, and Overcoming That Intimidation

45 mins; September 18, 2020

Ep.74 Calico, Variable Objectives, Favorite Cats

37 mins; September 05, 2020

Ep.73 Introduction Episode To Board Game Terms, and How to Play Games Affordably

55 mins; August 22, 2020

Ep.72 Adventure Mart, Deck-building, Our Adventure Mart Specialty

49 mins; August 08, 2020

Ep.71 Heaven and Ale, Efficiency, Is Beer Art or Science

45 mins; July 25, 2020

Ep.70 La Isla, Secondhand Games, Favorite Secondhand Finds

46 mins; July 11, 2020

Ep.69 Twilight Struggle, Communism Themes, and Our Favorite Russian

52 mins; June 27, 2020

Ep.68 Ra, Betting Games, and Favorite Gambling Memory

44 mins; June 13, 2020

Ep.67 Polis: Fight for the Hegemony, Open Info, and First Time Strategies

42 mins; May 30, 2020

Ep.66 My Little Scythe, Fan Creations, and What Would We Change?

37 mins; May 16, 2020

Ep.65 Ben Kanelos, Social Deduction, and Hidden Role

56 mins; May 02, 2020

Ep.64 Alan Gerding, Game Design, and Industry Changes

68 hours 11 mins; April 18, 2020

Ep.63 Oh My Goods!, Gaming in Quarantine, and Making the Best of It

45 mins; April 04, 2020

Ep.62 A Fake Artist, and Feeling Out of Place

41 mins; March 21, 2020

Ep.61 Classic Card Games, Nostalgia, and Characters Favorite Games

38 mins; March 07, 2020

Ep.60 Tiny Towns, Spatial Reasoning, and Being Famous in a Small Town

43 mins; February 22, 2020

Ep.59 Pax Pamir, Historical Sensitivity, and Awkward Meetings

42 mins; February 08, 2020

Ep.58 Pret-A-Porter, Kickstarter, and Playing Games for the Art

46 mins; January 25, 2020

Ep.57 Cat Sudoku, Playing Games You Dislike, Our Love/Hate Games

35 mins; January 11, 2020

Ep.56 Wavelength, Changing Tastes, and Plans for 2020

34 mins; December 28, 2019

Ep.55 Just One, Christmas Gaming, and Favorite Games During Christmas

31 mins; December 14, 2019

Ep.54 Festival of a Thousand Cats, The Con Experience, and Favorite Con Moments

35 mins; November 30, 2019

Ep.53 Corinth, Diverse Strategies, and Misread Rules

34 mins; November 16, 2019

Ep.52 Once Upon a Time, Live Play, and Favorite Voices

53 mins; November 02, 2019

Ep.51 The Quacks of Quedlinburg, Push Your Luck Games, Pushing Luck In Life

49 mins; October 18, 2019

Ep.50 Point Salad, Drafting, and Drafting In Real Life

35 mins; October 05, 2019

Ep.49 Wingspan, Tableau Building, and Most Likely to Birds

46 mins; September 21, 2019

Ep.48 Flip Over Frog, Travel Games 2.0, and The Worst Travel Methods for Games

38 mins; September 07, 2019

Ep.47 Watergate, Political Themes, and Dream Political Games

51 mins; August 24, 2019

Ep.46 Post Gen-Con, Flamme Rouge, Sport Games, and Our Racing Strategy

46 mins; August 10, 2019

Ep.45 Gen Con 2019, Wishing We Knew, and What We Look Forward To

48 mins; July 27, 2019

Ep.44 Sunset Over Water, Picking Turn Order, and Favorite Game Length

44 mins; July 12, 2019

Ep.43 3 Laws of Robotics, Lying in Games, and Our Best Lying Games

52 mins; June 29, 2019

Ep.42 Railroad Ink, Simultaneous Turns, and Clever Names

35 mins; June 14, 2019

Ep.41 Decrypto, Clue Giving Games, and Failed Clues

47 mins; June 01, 2019

Ep.40 Blank, House Ruling, Our Favorite House Rules

31 mins; May 17, 2019

Ep.39 Caverna: Cave vs. Cave, Teaching Games, Two Player Versions?

44 mins; May 03, 2019

Ep.38 Morels, Obscure Themes, Which One Is Fake?

35 mins; April 19, 2019

Ep.37 Tuscany: Essential Edition, Expansions, and Expansions to Real Life

29 mins; April 06, 2019

Ep.36 Gizmos, Board Game Cafes, and What We Play At Cafes

33 mins; March 23, 2019

Ep.35 Broom Service, Observing Players, and Our First Jobs

34 mins; March 09, 2019

Ep.34 Valentines Day With Fog of Love

35 mins; February 21, 2019

Ep.33 Now Boarding, Real Time Games, and Our Silly Stressors

40 mins; February 07, 2019

Ep.32 The Game and Using Games for Grief

29 mins; January 24, 2019

Ep.31 Burgle Bros, Playing the Villain, and Our Special Skills

36 mins; January 09, 2019

Ep.30 Crokinole, 2018 Recap, and 2019 Plans

41 mins; December 27, 2018

Ep.29 Cryptid, Process of Elimination, and Our Favorite Cryptid

33 mins; December 12, 2018

Ep.28 BGG Con, Canada, and Future Trips

30 mins; November 29, 2018

Ep.27 Altiplano, How We Utilize Games, and What Are Our Happy Games?

40 mins; November 15, 2018

Ep.26 Halloween Games, Scary Games, and Where We Would Haunt

38 mins; November 01, 2018

Ep.25 Holding On, Story in Games, and Emotion From Games

40 mins; October 18, 2018

Ep.24 Lowlands, Analysis Paralysis, and Emotional Mechanics

51 mins; October 03, 2018

Ep.23 Coimbra, Gate-Keeping and How We Will Stop

42 mins; September 19, 2018

Ep.22 Welcome To..., Roll and Writes, and Deciding to Back a Kickstarter

43 mins; September 06, 2018

Ep.21 Root, Asymmetry in Games, and Can Theme Change Appeal?

42 mins; August 23, 2018

Ep.20 Arboretum, and Post-Gen Con!

62 hours 36 mins; August 07, 2018

Ep.19 Bitten, and Gen Con!

52 mins; July 26, 2018

Ep.18 Time Stories, and Mental Health Representation In Games

38 mins; July 11, 2018

Ep.17 Azul, Aesthetics, and Our Dream Aesthetic

45 mins; June 28, 2018

Ep.16 The Mind, What Constitutes a Game, and Our Own Games

37 mins; June 11, 2018

Ep.15 VERTIUM, Small Company Support, and Odd Kickstarters

43 mins; May 31, 2018

Ep.14 Muse, Art Based Games, and Our Favorite Work of Art

40 mins; May 20, 2018

Ep.13 Cockroach Poker, and Learning While Playing

35 mins; May 02, 2018

Ep.12 Viticulture, Why Scaling Matters, and Our Favorite Wine

41 mins; April 19, 2018

Ep.11 Rising Sun, Thematic Care, and Custom Clans

58 mins; April 04, 2018

Ep.10 Marrying Mr. Darcy, Importance of Theme, and Dream Theme

53 mins; March 19, 2018

Ep.9 Paperback, Cat Friendly Games, and Steve and Penny's Games

34 mins; March 04, 2018

Ep.8 Mysterium, Ghosts and Psychics as a Theme, and Ouija Boards

44 mins; February 20, 2018

Ep.7 Patchwork, Constantly Losing, and Living in a Game

45 mins; February 06, 2018

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