As we announced during our 10th anniversary episode, Board Game Blitz (the podcast) is coming to an end. Our final episode will release on August 6. Thanks to everyone who has reached out to share stories or fond memories you have of us and the show. It means more than you know.

Very excited about the review copies I just got from @pandasaurusgames.com - especially the Gulo Gulo reprint! My kids, on the other hand, were very excited about the bubble wrap. And the box. So thank you @pandasaurusgames.com for the shipping material! 😆

In our penultimate episode of the podcast, we talk about tips we’ve learned over the years for starting (and maintaining) a board game collection! We also talk about the escape room game The Detective Society: Family Adventures and the hide and seek video game MECCHA CHAMELEON! youtu.be/57jvKH0dPI4

Episode 266 - Shelf Improvement

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My June highlights video is up! I also did the Midyear Board Game Tag from @rollingreggie.bsky.social ! So it’s kinda like a June plus first half of the year in review. youtu.be/MQCzq4sQxP4

June games and Midyear Board Game Tag! | Here’s What I’ve Been Playing - June 2026

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I got a PnP review copy of Color Jam from @lunarpunk.games and tried it out today. Started solo but then one of my kids came and wanted to help me color, and by the end he was helping me choose the colors based on the numbers! We managed to get the picture almost how we wanted!

In today’s episode we both talk about the same game! That’s super rare but thanks to @dvcgames.bsky.social for sending us both a copy of Playthings! We also talk about different ways to learn games and how we like learning. #boardgames #podcast youtu.be/b4o4FE247_A?...

Episode 265 - Do We Need to Read?

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Today I posted my 2nd ever video review. Apparently I only feel comfortable making reviews for games where I can play through the whole campaign/scenarios and have finished it (the 1st was Tragedy Looper). But here’s my review for Cozy Stickerville! @unexpectedgames.bsky.social youtu.be/RHKQ9Wxov1U

This game is exactly what it sounds like - Cozy Stickerville | Review

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I’m wearing the only fireworks I’m seeing today because sunset is way after my kids’ bedtime.

We have more new merch designs at merch.boardgameblitz.com! I made an hourglass of board game stuff, and my kid made a steampunk meeple! And if you missed it last month, we also had 3 more new designs then!

In today’s podcast we talk about deduction vs. social deduction vs. bluffing in board games! Which do you like best? We also talk about The Case of the Curiously Quiet Theater, Alibi: 3 Intricate Mysteries, and Flip 7: With a Vengeance. youtu.be/2p1jaQaaazo?...

Episode 264 - To Blave!

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Last night I started my third playthrough of Cozy Stickerville, this time with my kids! They love it so far! I’m excited to see what choices they make and how their first town turns out!

There was a play to win copy of Similo at Kublacon last month and I was surprised how much my 6yo loved it! We also ended up winning it, which was super exciting. Here’s my video overview of the game! youtu.be/6jBRcMIFTIY?...

Are you on the same wavelength? - Similo | Children's Game Overview

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Yay, my new merch order came in! I’m happy with how my fireworks design turned out!

I just backed The Old Prince 1871 from @grandtrunkgames.com on Kickstarter! I haven't played this one but I've heard good things about it, and the art direction of this printing looks really neat! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jos...

The Old Prince 1871

The long-anticipated release of a modern 18xx classic.

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Birds on Birds from @rosegauntlet.bsky.social (review copy) is a stacking game similar to Animal Upon Animal, but with a scoring system that incentivizes stacking high! Check out my overview video! youtu.be/J06xgBoXDFc?...

Stack your birds super high! - Birds on Birds | Children's Game Overview

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In today’s podcast episode, we’re joined by my kids to talk about our time at our local convention, KublaCon! youtu.be/FDXnCkBsXZM?...

Episode 263 - KublaConning

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There’s a day left in our big merch sale celebrating our 10 year podcast anniversary! I’ve made my order, getting some of my new designs (and some shirts for the kids)! merch.boardgameblitz.com

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My May highlights include a bunch of games I played at my local convention KublaCon! What games did you play in May? youtu.be/o52n8nHhDh8?...

KublaCon highlights and more! | Here’s What I’ve Been Playing - May 2026

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If you missed it, we have 3 new board game designs on our merch store! First up is my snow-eeple, perfect for summer! (Actually I’m just timing this release for our friends in the southern hemisphere)

After recording this episode I looked back through our Reddit history and found the thread where we all met, and it was @ithayla.bsky.social ‘s meeple of the week thread! So thank you Calvin for being the spark to start our podcast!

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It’s the 10 year anniversary of our podcast!! (Our YouTube was last month if you’re experiencing déjà vu on the 10 year thing) We celebrate with a fun episode where we reminisce about how we started the and the past 10 years, and then I have a fun trivia game for Crystal! youtu.be/Cx2nX2XGQGA?...

It’s the 10 year anniversary of our podcast!! (Our YouTube was last month if you’re experiencing déjà vu on the 10 year thing) We celebrate with a fun episode where we reminisce about how we started the and the past 10 years, and then I have a fun trivia game for Crystal! youtu.be/Cx2nX2XGQGA?...

Episode 262 - 10 YEARS OF BLITZ

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We’ve had 10 years of the Blitzies awards on the podcast, so today we take a look back at the games we still love from past Blitzies! We also talk about Got Five! and dnup. #boardgames #podcast youtu.be/EoB8NKpcptE?...

Episode 261 - Best of the Blitzies

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I went to Taiwan last month and there was a special board game exhibit at the National Museum of Taiwan History! So my vlog this time is mostly photos of all the old board games I saw there. Check it out for some cool board game history! youtu.be/_NW40F6uKjc?...

A History of Board Games in Taiwan | Vlog

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I had a lot of fun chatting with @panda8ngel.bsky.social on this podcast! Give it a listen to hear us talk about gaming changes with life changes and some of our favorite children’s games!

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BGG Podcast #94: Ambie Valdés joins Amanda Panda to chat about How Life Changes affect Board Games - Top 5 Kids Games, sort of - Loving on Family and Friends boardgamegeek.com/blog/12153/b...

April is always a slow month in gaming for me, and this year I didn’t play any games in the first half, but I did get to play a few new-to-me games in the second half, including Pokémon Splendor! Here’s my highlights video. youtu.be/INqEJR_mHwA?...

New games and Pokémon Splendor! | Here’s What I’ve Been Playing - April 2026

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It’s time for the 2025 Blitzies!! Listen to hear our favorite board games of 2025! We also talk about Lost in Adventure: The Curse of Jack Parrot from dV Games and Otter Chaos from @buttonshy.bsky.social youtu.be/380HSSlDKes?...

Episode 260 - The 2025 Blitzies

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It is the 10 year anniversary of our YouTube channel today and I didn’t have time to do anything super special but I did do a quick News Update Vlog Thing where I look back on the videos from the past 10 years! youtu.be/E3iUdpkBj08?...

Channel update & 10 Year Anniversary! | News Update Vlog Thing

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We got an email about this escape room type heist game on Kickstarter and it looks pretty neat! But I think I need to take a break from backing escape room type games on Kickstarter... www.kickstarter.com/projects/hei...

HEIST TEAM: The Fortuna Diamond

A co-op heist board game packed with escape-room puzzles and heart-pounding action.

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The 2025 Board Game Geek Golden Geek award nominations are live until Sunday! Go vote for your favorite games (and podcasts, nudge nudge wink wink) of the year! boardgamegeek.com/goldengeek

Crystal’s back in today’s episode and we catch up about what’s been going on since we last spoke! We also talk about Until Proven Guilty: Thirst for Justice and Taskmaster: The Escape Room! youtu.be/_ZZhH_HDP2o?...

Episode 259 - Taiwan & Ketchup

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