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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast
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♟️🎲🎮 The podcast for games of all platforms. Reviewing board games, video games, TTRPGs and everything between.

Hosted by Mark (@markyuasa.bsky.social) and
Daniel (@boardgamefeast.bsky.social)

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In addition to our Hades 2 discussion, we talk to @dnlnwmn.bsky.social about his work with New Mill Industries, designing and curating Trick Taking games, with hard hitting questions like the origin of Gachapon Trick's toilet frog.
Cards from Gachapon Trick depicting gacha toys including a ghost keychain and frog sitting on a toilet
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Hades 2's siren song continues to capture hearts and minds. Daniel Newman joins us to discuss how it uplifts the rogue-lite genre but there remains discord in the pantheon of podcast hosts...
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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This upcoming episode of the podcast goes to some *weird* places
Image from a selection of Gachapon toys depicting an anthropomorphic koi fish sitting on a toilet
November 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Riddle me this! It's All Hallows Eve, the dead are restless and the pumpkins are lit. What game will scramble your senses with typing challenges, word puzzles, and bone dry wit?

Check out our latest episode for @boardgamefeast.bsky.social's review of Cryptmaster and sample these riddles yourself.
The skeletal figure of the Cryptmaster presenting a puzzle "It's a sort of Orb with a messy tail. There are circular designs on one side". The answer is 7 letters with the sixth letter L '_ _ _ _ _L_' A skull asking a riddle "A troubadour comes to a bridge carrying three bars of gold. The bridge can only bear his weight and the weight of two gold bars, one in each hand. It is too far to swim or throw the bars across. How does he cross the bridge with all three bars in one trip?"
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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In Tidal Blades 2, the walloping comes in waves, it's tactical options constantly shifting with the sands to create new opportunities to feel clever. In our latest episode, @boardgamefeast.bsky.social dives in to explore this tactical campaign game from @druidcitygames.bsky.social
Box Cover for Tidal Blades Part 2: Rise of the Unfolders Zoomed out photo of the game in progress showing the various player boards, sheets, map books and trackers Close up of miniatures on the map book, 2 hero pieces next to 4 enemies resembling crabs and tentacles. Close of miniatures on the map book, 1 hero piece resembling an anthropomorphic crocodile surrounded by enemies resembling large worms and wolves
October 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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At the risk of becoming a retro game podcast, our latest episode continues our sojourn through early JRPGs with Phantasy Star 2. This incredibly ambitious entry was a huge step up in the depth of story, characters and clone clowns.

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Screenshot from opening cinematic of a shirtless man sitting up in bed "I awake in my room, dimly lit by the early dawn. I am filled with an incredible sadness" Screenshot of a battle in Phantasy Star 2 Screenshot of a an isometric view of a town in Phantasy Star 2 Screenshot of the Clone Labs, showing a portrait of a person resembling a clown with a white face, purple lips, frowning
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Ball X Pit is the latest innovation in rogue-likes, ball physics AND staring at pretty lights on a screen. @boardgamefeast.bsky.social gives his initial impressions on the latest episode of the podcast.

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Screenshot of Ball X Pit showing grids of square monsters falling down the screen with various colours of balls bouncing all over.
October 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Can you resist the siren's call of the Gacha Parlor or will you walk away with yet another toilet frog? Gachapon Trick from @dnlnwmn.bsky.social is one of the featured games we discuss in our Thanksgiving Trick Taking episode

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Cards for Gachapon Trick arranged in stacks of sets, and surrounded by various gacha toys
October 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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FWIW it seems the included manual was a fairly robust guide for most of the game including a bunch of charts. To be fair, most of these were likely lost when borrowing from friends let alone Blockbuster.
A photo of various magic, weapon and armor graphs included with the Western release of Final Fantasy
October 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Overwhelmed by the deluge of new games? In the latest episode we turn off the taps to review euro board game Barrage. It's rules can feel like a firehose of information, but take the time to dam the flow and you'll find an incredibly dynamic and interactive experience
Central board of Barrage, showing wooden dam tokens of various colours stacked alongside printed pools of water with droplet tokens behind each. Player board for Barrage, showing various wooden tokens representing dam structures aligned in slots and rotating wheel divided into 6 segment with wooden construction tokens in 4 of them
September 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Amidst the back to school hustle, we completely missed our 4 year anniversary. Thanks to everyone who's joined the club over the years, guests and listeners alike.
Selfie of Mark and Daniel
September 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Researching some Hot Takes to prepare for a special guest on the next episode of the pod.
Screenshot of Barrage on Board Game Arena
September 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Enjoying Alien Earth and looking to immerse yourself in that world. In our latest episode @boardgamefeast.bsky.social explores how Alien Isolation builds immersion and tension to new heights of terror - you'll never be more terrified to save a game.
Screenshot of a save station in Alien Isolation with the prompt 'Save Game - Hostiles nearby'
September 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Our latest episode includes a bonus course - The Kid's Meal. Daniel reviews Mooki Island, a 2 player only card game, that feels specially designed for a parent to introduce their child to gaming, with a lovely dose of collaborative world-building.
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2 stacks of cards each showing a fantastical creature, alongside an upturned box with cardboard tokens inserted into it depicting elemental symbols. The box of Mooki Island is in the background Poster for Mooki Island, showing pictures of each of the 50 or so creatures, with a space for a name to be written below
September 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Both our cats happened to join our recording for the first time in a while to give their best Jones impression for our Alien: Isolation review. Tune in tomorrow, hopefully that chest tightness is from excitement.
Screencap from the video recording of the podcast, showing webcams of Mark and Daniel. Mark is holding up a tabby and white cat. A ginger cat is sitting on the chair behind Daniel
September 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Mentally I'm here
Screenshot from Silksong, most of the screen is black, with a small illuminated section in the middle showing Hornet sitting, surrounded by fleas resembling large fluffy dogs
September 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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In the latest episode Daniel drops in on Mass Effect the Board Game - Priority Hagalaz to explore how it provides a vertical slice of the video game experience. We discuss campaign lengths, accessibility and how best to balance limitations in tactical combat.
Screenshot including the central campaign booklet with miniatures arranged on the map, and multiple character sheets
September 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I'd much rather play that than Vancouver's equivalent (I seem to recall was just a series of prompts to trick your friends into talking about civics)
Screenshot of Tweet from Justin McElroy (not THAT Justin McElroy) about the "Planning Vancouver Together" board game. ""Justin, would you like this board game Vancouver created to promote it's city-wide plan" sometimes my friends ask silly questions"
September 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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"My Senpai works for Nintendo (President of Pokemon) and asked me to make a game" sure is a flex.

In our latest episode we pluck the classic Japanese card game Harvest off the shelf to review its crisp charm and fascinating cultural background. Watch out for the English version Veggie Match!
Japanese box cover of Harvest A hand of square cards for Harvest showing cartoony vegetables and point values, with a 4x4 grid of player boards in the background
September 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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We've since been able to clarify that the English version of Harvest, Veggie Match will be available as of Spiel Essen 2025, coming to retail in 2026
Box for Veggie Match from iello
September 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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In our latest episode, @boardgamefeast.bsky.social's featured review is for video game Returnal, exploring the dangers of alien parasites, the frustrations of rogue-likes, and why none of that matters with a combat system this tight.
September 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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GMs fill a lot of rolls but DIE The Roleplaying Game has them wearing a bunch of hats simultaneously, including...therapist? On the latest podcast @boardgamefeast.bsky.social gives his impression of the meta-bending game from @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social

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Cover of the book for Die Roleplaying game
August 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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This week @boardgamefeast.bsky.social sizes up the Wilmot trilogy of games and just what's so compelling about sorting squares.
A large grid of squares, each a piece of a puzzle design. In the center is Wilmot, a white square with a simple face
August 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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On this week's pod @markyuasa.bsky.social reviews Clank! The Deck-Building Adventure Game and it's digital counterpart from @direwolfdigital.bsky.social. We discuss trends in deck building, increasing tolerance for complexity and what QoL features we look for in digital adaptations.
Screenshot of Clank Digital
August 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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We've always advocated for shining a spotlight on older games but recent developments have us doubling down on some retro classics. Tune in to our latest episode for Mark's review of Capcom's 1993 classic Breath of Fire

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Screenshot of battle screen in Breath of Fire, an enemy is covered by the icon of the Omnigamers Club Podcast. A message reads pod seems alright
August 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM