Talk Cardboard Podcast
1) All the Games We Played at Spiel Essen 2025 Ranked
Just for reference, the population of KlaipÄ—da, the third largest city in Lithuania is approximately 161 000 people. The number of attendees in this year's Spiel Essen was 220 000 people, meaning they...Show More
2) Panda Spin, Primates, Tycoon: India 1981
Spinning pandas, evolving primates, and... Capitalism! We have all three for you in this episode - thankfully not all in the same game.We could have had three games about mammals, but we didn't think ...Show More
3) Magical Athlete, Identity, Out of Sorts
Only three games this episode? What gives? Well, in the tried and true brand tradition, we decided to go back to our original formula. But no sad trombone noises please - we're really, definitely, hon...Show More
4) Brink
There are episodes where we bring as much knowledge as we can about whatever board game we are talking about. And then there are episodes where we just want to share why something didn't click so much...Show More
5) Hot Streak
Well, Hot Dog! Do we have an episode for you! We peruse the lofty promises of Vantage, try to keep ourselves on track in Railroad Tiles, discuss whether selling doughnuts at night is really worth your...Show More
6) Toy Battle
Pew pew kaboom! That's the sound of every child's living nightmare - their toys coming to life and unleashing an arsenal of deadly weaponry in their bedroom. Many a sleepless night I've had in my yout...Show More
7) Holiday Cast: Black Forest
Good news, we're still on holiday. Better news - we're still doing the holiday cast, which means more free podcast more delivered to more you. Moorish! You know what else is moorish? Trees! Just can't...Show More
8) Holiday Cast: Moon Colony Bloodbath
Good news, we're on holiday. Better news, we're not leaving you without podcast. It's a smaller episode, yes, but it is Talk Cardboard delivered right to your door, for free! Mmmmm, free podcast, what...Show More
9) The Old King's Crown
Sharpen your papercuts because it's time to put cards face down in front of you and simultaneously flip them face up! The Old King's Crown is maybe the year's most exciting game and we've got an excit...Show More
10) Eternal Decks
Efka opens our review of Eternal Decks with "This is the main candidate for Game of the Year 2025" and if you need a better endorsement to learn about a cool new board game, I can't think of one. And ...Show More