The genericboardgame’s Podcast

Episode 39 - Back once again for the Renegade masters

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:56:19 +0100

After a *short* break Phillip and more importantly Vic are back at it once more and talking all things games, AI and making excuses for not podcasting more. So without further a jew we have Phillip and Vic's unique take on the world of gaming

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Episode 38 - Out of Print

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:49:48 +0100

Vic and Phillip discuss out of print games. Simple as that !

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Episode 37 - Thaloria here we come

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 21:17:14 +0100

Phillip and Vic speak with Jason Grimwood, the designer of a new Kickstarter Thaloria Quest about his gaming past, present and future. Interesting chap, don't miss it or the kickstarter. Something different, something exciting

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ocular-oddities/the-adventure-journal-thaloria-quest

Episode 36 - Theme v Mechanics

Sun, 12 May 2024 22:04:17 +0100

Phillip and Vic discuss all things Mechanics and Themes and shockingly agree on a number of things

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Episode 35 - New Fangled

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:12:59 +0100

Vic and Phillip discuss all things digital boardgames

Episode 34 - Unpopular Opinions

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 23:27:01 +0000

Vic and Phillip are back with a bang, talking where we've been and more importantly our unpopular opinions

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Episode 33 - Space - The final front ear

Wed, 03 May 2023 15:57:18 +0100

Phillip and Vic (quite the spacers themselves) discuss all things Space Games

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Episode 32 -The Big Con

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:51:56 +0000

Phillip, Vic and a very special guest star discuss all that's good with boardgame conventions

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Vic

Episode 31 - Juma Al-JouJou from Karma Games

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:34:03 +0000

Phillip and Vic talk to Juma Al-JouJou from Karma Games about his beginnings, interests and career in gaming.

Make sure to check out their website Karma Games

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Vic

Episode 30 - Older Games.

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:41:38 +0000

Vic and Phillip chat with Steve O'Rouke and discuss older games (to be precise ones over ten years old) and talk about those games that have still have got it going on and those who that don't

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Vic

Episode 29 - Vroom Vroom. It’s the racing game Episode

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:08:52 +0000

Phillip and Vic discuss all things racing games, not just cars, bikes and planes but games where you rush to a finish.

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Vic

Episode 28 - New Years Resolutions

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:22:18 +0000

Phillip and Victor discuss games played in 2022, gaming plans for 2023 and resolutions that will last the test of time.... maybe.

Episode 27 : ChooChoo it’s the Train episode

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:37:42 +0100

Phillip and Vic discuss the wonderful world of Train games and Train adjacent games

Woo Woo!

Episode 26: Party Games

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:29:16 +0100

Phillip and Vic discuss Party games, fillers and all good things that come in a small box.

Episode 25 - Shelf of Opportunity

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:08:04 +0100

Back again after a short break... Phillip and Vic discuss games sitting on their shelf of shame or more correctly shelf of opportunity

Episode 24 - Gone to Wreck and Ruin

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:05:32 +0000

In which we speak to the Mark Mckinnon from Dream Big Games about his post apocalyptic game Wreck and Ruin and his journey to get it published. If you're a fan of the Mad Max genre (and who isn't) you're going to love this one. If you've every thought about designing and getting a game out there, this is well worth a listen

https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggames/

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Episode 23 - Sorry for the delay

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:59:31 +0000

So we took a break, why? Well Phillip explains why and despite what he says I'm as much to blame as him

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Episode 22 - Ignorance of Rules excuses no one

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:18:33 +0100

Vic and Phillip are joined by Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules! for a really interesting discussion on documenting boardgames, handling the truth and all things gaming

https://gaming-rules.com/

Special - Baseball Highlights 2045 play by play MUDSVILLE

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 09:46:58 +0100

And now for something completely different...

Welcome baseball fans and OH BOY do we have a game for you this evening

Phillip v Alex in his last home game of the 2020 Baseball Highlights 2045 league

a play by play audio of their game

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Episode 21 - Sub 500 games

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:33:34 +0100

Phillip and Vic discuss games that rate below 500 on BGG but are still really really good

Join us for a chat on lesser know game that you should not miss

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Episode 20 - Raymond Chandler III

Fri, 22 May 2020 10:00:33 +0100

Phillip and Vic talk to Raymond Chandler III, designer of City of the big shoulders and all around good guy. We delve into what it's like to be a games designer and the challenges of living that dream.

https://www.parallelboardgames.com/

Episode 19 - Boardgaming Online

Wed, 13 May 2020 13:19:37 +0100

Phillip and Vic discuss all things boardgaming online while we sit out the Corona Virus.

How to get your game on with your gaming friends (enemies), what to play and how to communicate

All that's hot online and worth your attention and the usual babble, insults and gaming banter you may find mildly entertaining

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Episode 18 - Glenn Drover

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:31:24 +0100

The Legendary games designer Glenn Drover Joins Phillip and Vic for a chat about all things gaming.

http://www.forbiddengames.net/

Glenn Drover

Glenn Drover was the founder and president of Eagle Games, Inc. from 2000 – 2006. During that time he ran the company while also designing and publishing several premium board games, including Railroad Tycoon, Age of Mythology, Conquest of the Empire 2, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Attack!, Napoleon in Europe, War! Age of Imperialism, The American Civil War, and others. In 2007 under his private Tropical Games label, Glenn also designed and published Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery, which enjoyed great commercial and critical success.

In addition to board game design and publishing, Glenn has also had a successful career as a sales executive in the electronic gaming industry. Starting in 1990, Glenn had the opportunity to work with Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley at MicroProse, and during the following years, participated in the growth of some of the finest game publishers in the industry, including Maxis, Activision, and PopCap (where he met Jason).

Episode 17 - Quackalope

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 22:46:15 +0100

Phillip and Vic talk to the nice people from Quackalope one of the hardest working boardgame vbloggers in the business

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Episode 16 - Rachael Blaske - Mint Works

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:07:13 +0100

Now for something completely different, we had a chat with the lovely Rachael Blaske from Five24Labs, home of the amazing Mint games.

Rachael tells us all about what it's like to run a board game design company, run a kickstater and all the highs and and lows entailed

Make sure to visit their site and check out their cool games

https://five24labs.com/

If you don't own a copy of Mint Works you really need to get your hands on it.

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Episode 15 - All Thing Bling

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 10:13:25 +0100

Phillip and Vic are back and talking about improving your existing games

Audio is a little off (I think it's fine honestly)

Enjoy!

Episode 14 - Online Boardgames and Solo Gaming

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:48:52 +0000

You wait around long enough for a podcast and two arrive close together. Phillip and Vic return this time talking about how to game while we are in lockdown. We discuss Online boardgaming and Solo Gaming

Join us

Episode 13 - We're back, we're still as bad as ever and we're talking gaming

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 02:47:52 +0000

Phillip (hey I spelled it correctly) and Vic are back at the Mic and chatting gaming, what we did last summer, why we've been gone and what we're planning, join us for more of what we do. Talk

Episode 12 - Gateway Games

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:42:44 +0000

Phillip and Vic discuss bringing new gamers into the fold and gateway games

Con Season EPISODE 11

Thu, 27 Dec 2018 23:53:32 +0000

Phillip and Vic have a catch up and a discussion about some of the awesome board game cons in the states

Generic Boardgame Podcast 10

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 09:55:56 +0000

Phillip and Vic discuss what they did last summer and Knavecon on tour's recent trip to Essen

Episode 8 What we're all about

Sat, 12 May 2018 23:14:19 +0100

Phillip and Vic discuss what the plan is with the podcast and what we plan to cover in the future

Enjoy

Vic

Episode 7 Worker Placement

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 23:03:42 +0000

Phillip and Vic talk about Worker placement games and their favourite ones

Episode 3 BGG con

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:33:43 +0000

Phillip and Vic discuss BGG Convention and various gaming chat

Episode 6 Kickstarter

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:36:39 +0000

Vic (a kickstarter noob) and Phillip (a kickstarter vet) talk about all things Kickstarter and the usual banter about gaming

Episode 5. Top 10 games

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:27:54 +0000

Today we talk about our own top 10 games (so far).

Episode 4. Tax laws and Technology

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:01:40 +0000

Phillip and Vic discuss how changes in tax laws in the states will affect gaming companies and the rise of Apps in board gaming along with future predictions of where it's all going

Enjoy!

The Generic Boardgame 2 Holiday Time

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:17:02 +0000

Phillip and Vic discuss what they enjoy playing around holiday time

The Generic Boardgame 1 Intro

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:09:15 +0000

Phillip and Vic introduce us to what we're all about, who we are and what we're planning for the future

Listen now and you could one of the founding six !