Board Games with Scott
Join Scott Nicholson on his monthly exploration of board games! Scott explains and reviews a different board game on this video series. These short reviews will introduce you to strategy games, party games, family games, and other types of board and
Host: Scott Nicholson
Website: http://www.boardgameswithscott.com
This is a regular video with description and reviews of boardgames and card games. In each episode, Scott Nicholson looks at one board game, explains how it is played, and reviews it. You'll get an idea of how the boardgame works and enough information to help you decide if it's a game you might like. Try out the growing world of board games that go far beyond Monopoly!
| Episode Name | Release Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BGWS 064 – Castle Panic | 10/25/2009 | In Castle Panic, players work together to defend a castle in the cooperative tower defense game. (12:19) Castle Panic is a light cooperative game with a video game feel. Players work together against an onslaught of intruders to keep the castle towers from falling. While players have to work... |
| BGWS 063 – Long Shot | 10/19/2009 | Long Shot is a horse racing game where players can own pretty ponies and make money off of betting on them (10:00) Long Shot is a horse-racing game. Players start with some money but no horses and choose between spending money on buying horses and betting with money on which horses will win. ... |
| BGWS 062 – Word on the Street | 08/26/2009 | Word on the Street is a social team-based word game where players attempt to capture letters by coming up with words. (7:45) Out of the Box is the company that originally created Apples to Apples. They have a new party game that’s got two teams coming up with words in categories to capture... |
| BGWS 061 – Tulipmania 1637 | 08/02/2009 | Tulipmania 1637 is an economic stock market game that simulates a bubble market. (22:07) Scott made a game! Originally due out at Essen 2008, Tulipmania 1637 has finally made it through the production process. It’s out in the UK, where it’s being published, and will be coming to the... |
| BGWS 060 – Battlestar Galactica: The Reality Show | 07/14/2009 | Battlestar Galactica is a longer game pitting Humans versus Cylons in a cooperative strategy roleplaying experience. (30:49) Enjoy the Sci-Fi series Battlestar Galactica? Or enjoy roleplaying experiences trying to unearth traitors (or being a traitor)? Then take a look at Battlestar Galactica:... |
| BGWS 059 – Crunch | 06/23/2009 | Crunch is a clever card game about the banking industry and bailouts. (11:42) The folks at Terrorbull games create political sarcastic games that teach a lesson while having you explore a topic. The games are irreverent and not politically correct, but are fun! You can download Board Games with... |
| BGWS 058 – Excape | 05/22/2009 | Excape is a clever press-your-luck dice game. (9:04) The classic press-your-luck German game Exxtra has been recently “rethemed” and made into Excape. It’s a light game where players roll the dice and decide to take the roll or re-roll, hoping for a better score but risking... |
| BGWS 057 – Small World | 04/18/2009 | Small World is a light battle game where players guide various fantasy races in surviving a land grab in a Small World. (18:00) Days of Wonder has remade Vinci into a lighter battle game called Small World. In this game, players take on races of fantasy characters on a land that is too small for... |
| BGWS 056 – Roll Through the Ages | 03/23/2009 | Roll Through the Ages is a dice-rolling light strategy game. (13:40) In this episode, I briefly talk through the new Gryphon Games lineup and then focus on Roll Through the Ages. You can download Board Games with Scott 056 – Roll Through the Ages from the Internet Archive. (other formats... |
| BGWS 055 – Formula D | 03/02/2009 | Formula D is a remake of a classic roll-and-move car racing game. (10:51) Welcome back! Over the last few months, I’ve been going through a lot of thinking about Board Games with Scott. I have been burning out on the old format, and I’ve decided to make some changes. I posted a... |