Podcasts by HEX

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A podcast about euro board games and the people who design them from the publisher of "challenging board games set in whimsical worlds."

Further podcasts by Kyle Schubert

Podcast on the topic Spiele

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#17 - Workshop - Ode. Andreas Odendahl&Cooper Island from 2021-04-16T08:00

Wow. What an enjoyable episode! I had a blast talking with Andreas Odendahl (Ode). We talked about Helmets, chickens, and even board games. I learned that censoring can actually be fun, and that...

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#16 - Hangout - Worker Placement Games&Barrage, Caylus, Hansa Teutonica, City of the Big Shoulders, Gugong, Concordia: Venus from 2021-03-01T08:00

In this laborious 16th episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Luke and I hang out while working; working on this amazing episode, that is! I lie about when this episode would be live and Luke sand...

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#15 - Workshop - Jonathan Weaver&Narrative in Board Games from 2021-01-28T09:00

In this workshop episode, Kyle is joined by Jonathan Weaver to talk about narrative in games. Jonathan takes us on an enlightening journey in which Kyle discovers that he has been in love with n...

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#14 - Hangout - Best of 2020&Villagers, Yokohama from 2021-01-13T08:00

Merry New Year! In this episode Kyle, Joe, and Luke chat about balancing unicorns and some village people. They also share some of their favs from 2020, which is difficult when you didn't p...

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#13 - Hangout - Favorite Older Games&Alhambra, Brick&Mortar, Sagrada, Azul, Point Salad from 2020-12-10T07:00

There are four seasons in a Midwestern year, and this is the last episode of our first season.

Sorry, that was probably confusing.

In this final episode of Season 1, Kyle brin...

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#12 - Workshop - Mark Swanson&Feudum from 2020-11-21T08:00

In this beautiful 12th episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Kyle figuratively and presumably literally sits down with Mark Swanson to talk about his game Feudum. They explore some of Mark's...

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#11 - Hangout - Favorite Designers&Yokohama, Haspelknecht, On Mars from 2020-11-10T17:00

By golly, we have made it to episode 11! George Lucas would be proud! I am joined for the first time by friend of the podcast, Luke Rensink, a fellow heavy-game lover and game designer. We talk ...

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#10 - Hangout - Theme&Tekhenu from 2020-09-17T12:00

In this most wonderful and exciting of 10th episodes of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Joe joins Kyle for a discussion about theme in games. We discuss how we should approach controversial or difficu...

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#9 - Hangout - Favorite Mechanisms&Aquasphere, BUS from 2020-08-27T23:00

In this 9th episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Kyle tries to convince himself that the show is actually better without any co-hosts or guests, which is of course....wrong. He also talks a litt...

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#8 - Hangout - 2019 Golden Geek Awards&Great Western Trail, Space Base, Funkoverse, The Voyages of Marco Polo from 2020-05-20T11:00

If length was an indicator of net-worth, this 8th episode is the Jeff Bezos of board game podcasts. Still recording remotely, Kyle welcomes back Joe and Joel, as well as a very dear friend, Mich...

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#7 - Hangout - Board Game Genres&Chocolate Factory, The Isle of Cats, The Crew, Altiplano from 2020-04-28T11:00

In the greatest episode yet, Kyle brings back some of the gang via electricity to talk remotely about genre in board gaming. Kyle and the Triple J Extravaganza also share some of their most rece...

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#6 - Hangout - Expectations in Gaming&Bruges, Ulm, Coal Baron: The Great Card Game from 2020-04-03T13:00

In this wonderful 6th episode, Kyle, completely and socially distanced, shares his experiences playing some good board games and not so good board games with his wife, and then rambles on for 20...

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#5 - Hangout - 2020 Resolutions&Jorvik from 2020-03-01T14:00

In this episode, Kyle shares his vision for HEX&CUBE to die after the first year with no listeners, talks about vikings shipping goods in Hamburg in the 1900s, and his resolution to stop mak...

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#4.5 - Workshop - My First Protospiel from 2020-02-06T16:00

In this bonus episode, Kyle shares a little about his experience with Protospiel MN. We learn two very important lessons from this episode: Cats are people too, and precisely where the Mall of A...

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#4 - Hangout - The Lakes Area Game Fest from 2020-01-16T17:00

On this fourth episode, the dudes talk about their experience hosting the second annual Lakes Area Game Fest. They discuss how great they are at hosting conventions, how The Mind is trash and ho...

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#3 - Hangout - Favorite Publishers&Team 3, Wisdom of Solomon from 2020-01-02T17:00

And then there were two. Joe and I talk about our Christmas haul, some games that involve blind monkeys and a wise man, and we wrap things up talking about some publishers that get our blood pum...

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#2.5 - Hangout - Non-Gamer Wife w/ Special Guest from 2019-12-23T16:00

In this bonus episode Kyle welcomes his lovely, non-gamer wife, Bri, to the show as they enjoy some playful banter and Bri shares her thoughts on gaming and condemns people who watch television....

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#2 - Hangout - Favorite Introductory Games&Deep Madness, Crusaders, Lorenzo Il Magnifico, Maracaibo, Railroad Ink from 2019-12-16T14:00

In this episode the squad welcomes John Hansel as he shares his origin story and fills us all in on how rad his mom is. We also talk about our latest game night and our experiences with Maracaib...

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#1 - Hangout - Origin Stories&The Taverns of Tiefenthal from 2019-12-03T12:00

In this very first episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Kyle, Joel, Mike, and Joe introduce themselves and take us on a whimsical and entrancing journey through how they got into hobby gaming. T...

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#1 - Hangout - Origin Stories&The Taverns of Tiefenthal from 2019-12-03T12:00

In this very first episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Kyle, Joel, Mike, and Joe introduce themselves and take us on a whimsical and entrancing journey through how they got into hobby gaming. T...

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