Heavy Cardboard
@heavycardboard.bsky.social
The podcast & YouTube channel dedicated to the discussion & enjoyment of medium & heavy strategy board games, wargames, & 18XX! Made possible by The Herd.
Alright, y’all, it's almost time for our tag-team SOLO of Star Trek: Captain's Chair - To Boldly Go! Join us at 1115 or so for the LIVE play-through! youtube.com/watch?v=WUtR3WvKpVg @wizkids.bsky.social
Star Trek - Captain's Chair - To Boldly Go... Tag-Team Solo Play-through by Heavy Cardboard
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A split double-header today for your viewing enjoyment! Join us at 1100 & 1900 EDT, respectively today for #AtlanticChase & #Carnegie! First up, Atlantic Chase tutorials #1-#8 If you want innovation, this is something you'll wanna check out! youtube.com/watch?v=xUS_X9lWBCI @gmtgames.bsky.social
Atlantic Chase - Tag-Team Solo Tutorial Missions by Heavy Cardboard
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Any Star Wars fans? We're busting out Star Wars: Outer Rim tonight in about 10 mins if you're so inclined to come check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=5jnS_iCLp3Y
Star Wars: Outer Rim w/exp! - 3p Teaching, Play-through & Roundtable Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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Mail Day! @wizkids.bsky.social Our resident Postal Inspector approved it, so bringing them home with us. How’s your Wednesday going?
I may be biased, but I think that this week is going to be a BANGER! Not pictured is a podcast recording as well! Hope y'all join us for the shows this week! (updated graphics to come) @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social @wizkids.bsky.social
We have some midday gaming for y'all today: Star Trek: Captain's Chair - To Boldly Go from @wizkids.bsky.social Join us at 1130 EDT for a 2p-player battle! Hope to see you then! youtube.com/watch?v=-qyDrboVEgE
Star Trek - Captain's Chair - To Boldly Go... - 2p Play-through & Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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We're playing Civolution starting at 1915 tonight! Come hang with us and check out Stefan Feld's ode to civilization games! www.youtube.com/watch?v=68MI...
Civolution (revisited) - 3p Play-through & Roundtable Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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On Mars is one of The Herd's favorite games so we're busting it out tonight LIVE at 1930 EDT. Come join us and hang during our 3-player play-through! See y'all in a couple of hours! www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_TI... @vitallacerda.bsky.social @ianotoole.bsky.social @eaglegryphon.bsky.social
On Mars (revisited) - 3p Teaching, Play-through & Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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Millennium Blades is one of my all-time favorite games...and we're streaming it at 7pm EDT! Come join the chaos and fun, y'all! youtube.com/watch?v=VcjdMiHLupc & Twitch.tv/heavycardboard @level99games.com
Millennium Blades: Collusion - 3p Teaching, Play-through & Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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We're hanging out and playing On Mars tonight. The Patrons voted for this one, so if you wanna chill and engage with us in a less...formal(?) setting, here's your chance tonight! youtube.com/watch?v=nEvjK-jjkLI See y'all at @ 6pm EDT! @eaglegryphon.bsky.social
On Mars (revisited) - 3p Teaching, Play-through & Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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All set up and ready to show off the 2-player game of Brass: Pittsburgh, just for the HC Patrons. Thanks to @roxley.bsky.social for the support! Check out our Patreon to become a member of The Herd and get access to bonus content!
Dwarven gaming early on a Sunday! Join us today at 1105 EDT for #Covenant youtube.com/watch?v=TE-NcBvB-vI @deviriberia.bsky.social @devirrol.bsky.social
Covenant - 3p Teaching, Play-through & Roundtable Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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Yo @channel If you're in the mood for an adorable, tactical engine-building game, we got you tonight! Join us tonight at 1900 EDT for #Meadow This game just screams 'lazy PJ Sunday kinda vibe'. See y'all in about 90 mins! www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4kp...
Meadow - 3p Teaching, Play-through & Roundtable Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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I LOVE a good civilization building game. I love multi-use cards. Will I love the melding of the two in tonight's game: Innovation: Ultimate? Join us at 1900 EDT and let's find out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqp4... See ya in a few hours, y'all!
Innovation: Ultimate - 4p Team-Game Teaching, Playthrough & Roundtable Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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My ‘mail day’ haul today! And by mail day, I mean met up with a fellow BGG’er in a random parking lot and made the purchase. Very excited to finally have Millennium Blade Collusion! And the OG expansion for Claustrophobia! MB on the channel very soon! @level99games.com
Age of Steam: Pittsburgh going live in 15 mins! Come check it out, y'all! Straight track is not illegal...it's just prohibitively expensive! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ9h... @eaglegryphon.bsky.social
Age of Steam - Pittsburgh - 3p Teaching, Play-through, & Round table by Heavy Cardboard
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The original 'Misery Farm' LIVE TONIGHT at 1900 EDT! Agricola! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzwZ... Come watch subsistence farming at its best (worst?)!
Agricola (revisited) - 4p Overview, Play-through & Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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If you're a fan of bag-building board games, we got a big'un for you! Join us tonight at 1915 EDT for #Whisperwood from @cbalchemy.bsky.social Hope y’all come join us tonight! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY63...
Whisperwood - 3p Teaching & Play-through by Heavy Cardboard
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Do you love Dominant Species, but wish it was in the water? Or maybe didn't have the cones? Or changed the way the action resolution happens? If so, we got the game for you tonight! Dominant Species: Marine at 1815 EDT tonight! youtube.com/watch?v=y2KQ3_fG3BA See ya then! @gmtgames.bsky.social
Dominant Species Marine (revisited) - 4p Teaching, Play-through & Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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Do you like Medici? Do you want more of it? Come check out Medici Traders from @apegames.bsky.social LIVE tonight at 1900 EDT! It's quick and really good! Hope to see y'all in 20 mins! youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3liwdeJwo
Medici Traders - 5p Teaching & Play-through by Heavy Cardboard
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Good morning, y’all! If you want a pretty great 2-player logistics card game, Union vs Central might be what you're looking for. Come help us get it reprinted! See y'all in less than an hour (1010am or so) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAA8...
Union vs Central - 2p Teaching, Play-through & Roundtable Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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I am very, VERY excited to be showing this one off tomorrow. Union vs Central If you like games like Roads & Boats and/or 2-player card games, you’re going to want to check it out. Let’s get this game reprinted! We go LIVE tomorrow at 10am EDT!
Continuing the week of classics, we are playing Antike for the Patrons tonight at 1900 EDT. Apparently, this is the original use of the Rondel! Looking forward to trying it. Have any of y’all played? Patreon.com/HCHQ to join us tonight!👍🏼 @tallhousegames.bsky.social
We are bringing Hansa Teutonica back to the table tonight. Where does this one rank for y'all? 1900 EDT we go live w/the 5p play-through! Hope y'all join us then! youtube.com/watch?v=d_pDv3BOJvA @tallhousegames.bsky.social @martinfowler.com @shreyinspace.bsky.social @popcpropaganda.bsky.social
Hansa Teutonica (revisited) - 5p Overview, Play-through & Discussion by Heavy Cardboard
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Tonight, for HC Patrons, we are revisiting Haspelknecht, streaming a learning game, in preparation for our Thomas Spitzer 4-game trilogy revisit! Which are you most excited to learn about/check out? Come become a Patron and join us at 7pm EDT! Patreon.com/hchq
Are you a board gamer in the greater Boston area (and southern NH) and maybe looking for a game group? If that’s the case and you’re a pleasant human, HMU!
Hosting an Ask The Elephant LIVE NOW! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvdb... Bring your questions!!!
Ask the Elephant - Q&A - July '26
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Good stuff on tap tonight! We're streaming Politik for our Patrons tonight...very excited to show The Herd this one! If you'd like to tune in, consider supporting the channel over on Patreon.com/HCHQ We go live in an hour at 1800 EDT!
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We're doing something different today. I have a game I've been curious about for around a decade or so & I'm finally learning it, on camera: UNION vs CENTRAL If you're curious about a REALLY obscure game, maybe come tune in? We're starting around 1600 EDT. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R0T...
Union vs Central - 2p Learn w/Heavy Cardboard
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