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Published by Suzanne Sheldon and Mandi Hutchinson
Suzanne and Mandi share their love of tabletop games, talk to experts, and try to help you find a new favorite board game.
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Episode CII - better late than never! After muddling through being ill, Suzanne chats about Universal Trade Day and PAX West. Then Mandi and Suzanne discuss Frosted Blooms, Murdle the Board Game, Circadia, and Wingspan Pocket. The Game Pie of the show is inspired by their recent sick-day video gaming... so is full of Video Games we want as Board Games. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode CI, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Electrify, Carcassonne Labyrinth, Cat in The Tower, and Unstoppable. The Game Pie of the show is full of games you'd like if you love Hot Streak. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
It's 100! ONE HUNDRED! Woot!!! Nothing too fancy for this milestone episode - but our heartfelt deepest thanks to everyone who listens, watches, and chats with us. In Episode C, Mandi and Suzanne recap some of their Gen Con experiences. They discuss Super Auto Pets Card Battle, Captain Flip with the Isla Bomba expansion, Enemies and Lovers: The Crown of Elfhame, and Money! The look-back Game Pie covers games from Salt and Sass' inaugural year: 2022. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode XCIX Mandi goes topsy turvy to talk Dn Up and Up or Down while Suz is all about the alphabet with Wordsy and First Class Letters. The Game Pie of the show is full of Games with Voting. Video games mentioned: Indika and Stack Flow Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode XCVIII Mandi and Suz get right to the super sized Game Pie... well, they chat about Community Garden and Torchlit first! But this episode is all about the Gen Con 2026 Anticipation Game Pie. What's on your list? Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode XCVII Suz recaps her Origins 2026 experiences (it was a weird year.) Mandi and Suzanne discuss Shapely, JinxO/Dito, Survive the Island, and Pet Quartet. And the show winds down with a Game Pie full of Games Where Timing is Everything. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode XCVI Mandi and Suzanne discuss Dorfromantik Sakura, Wondrous Creatures, and World Order. The Game Pie of the show is Games That Make Us Feel SMRT. We moved! Salt and Sass has switched hosting. If you notice something odd about the podcast feed - please let us know! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode XCV Mandi and Suzanne discuss the Spiel des Jahres noms and the games Nippon Zaibatsu and Six Sojourns. The game pie of the show focuses on the great work of designer Wolfgang Kramer! We moved! Salt and Sass has switched hosting. If you notice something odd about the podcast feed - please let us know! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode XCIV Mandi and Suz discuss the Osprey Games sale and Kickstarter "adult" policy. Mandi reviews Got Five! and Eternal Decks. And the show caps off with an epic Game Pie full of their favorite games from 2025! We moved! Salt and Sass has switched hosting. If you notice something odd about the podcast feed - please let us know! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode XCIII Mandi tosses Suz a Trick Taking Gauntlet. They discuss two roll-and-writes: Daydream and Locus, and chat Fruit Boss and the Under Starry Skies expansion for Faraway. The Game Pie of the show is a wistful "Games from 2025 we really want to play". Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
It's a bit of a wonky Episode XCII as Mandi and Suz discuss record breaking Kickstarters, Food Chain Magnate The ketchup Mechanism and Other Ideas, and The Anarchy. And Suz steps on Mandi's toes in a Lower Rankers Game Pie. Woof... thanks for being here folks. We appreciate you! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode XCI Mandi gives us an update on her 3D printing adventures, Suz can't crack the Ironclad ascensions, and then Mandi and Suz discuss Garden Guests, French Toast, Twinkle Twinkle, and Quantum. The Game Pie of the show is full of "Games That Remind You Of Paying Taxes... In a Good Way". Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode XC Suzanne recaps her experiences at GAMA this year and Mandi presents "Guess the Word ehhhhhhhhh". They discuss Forage, 7 Wonders Dice, and Gwent: The Card Game before serving up an "Homage to Ian O'Toole" Game Pie. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode LXXXIX Mandi and Suz chat about some of the recent controversies in the industry and play a new game. They discuss Zenith, Leaders, Scurry Up!, and Waddle. And finally the Game Pie of the show is Little Sibling Games! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode LXXXVIII Mandi and Suz pay tribute to Jacque Ziemat - legendary designer of games like Cockroach Poker. Suz tosses a Dexterity Game Shelf Gauntlet to Mandi. And they discuss Finca, Tropichaos, Look at the Stars, and Leviathan Wilds. The Game Pie of the show is full of Games you can play on a boat... which Suz definitely understood the assignment. Yup. 100% comprehension. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode LXXXVII Mandi and Suz pay some respects before they talk games. Mandi introduces a brand new game (you can play along!) with Game Shelf Gauntlet! And then they discuss Akropolis, Ra and Write, FORK, and Yubibo. An imbalanced Game Pie this show is full of 20-year-old games... Games from 2006! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode LXXXVI Mandi reviews Best Candy on the Block, Trick or Bid, and Cat Sudoku: Summer Festival. Suzanne revisits Tend and talks Adrift A Puzzletale and 3 Chapters. The Game Pie of the show is full of The Games We Binged Like Holiday Treats. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
Happy New Year's Eve! In Episode LXXXV Mandi and Suz discuss Clue Escape - Illusionists Club, The Morrison Game Factory, Propolis, Sweetlands, and Dustbiters Pocket Edition. To warm your tables and your hearts in these last days of the year - they serve up a Game Pie full of Comfort Games. Wishing you and your loved ones an excellent wrap to 2025. We appreciate you. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode LXXXIV Mandi reviews Tricky Time Crisis and Mortum: Medieval Detective while Suz discusses Downtown Las Palmas and Floral. The holiday season Game Pie is full of "Gifts for Gamers". Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
In Episode LXXXIII Suz recaps her PAXU experience, Mandi talks Tend (Suz is jealous) while Suz reviews Paper Apps - Galaxy and Strange World Above the Clouds. A technical issue means Mandi's second game is delayed to next ep. But a yummy twisty Game Pie full of Maze Games is still served up. Video Games mentioned: Clover Pit, Winter Burrow, Egging On Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: SaltAndSassGames@gmail.com
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