The Gateway Gamers
Welcome to The Gateway Gamers podcast! Join your hosts Bryan and RP as they navigate the world of tabletop gaming together! They will be learning new games, mechanics, and terminology!
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Look How Many Words We Know (opens the original)
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This week on The Gateway Gamers, Bryan is flying solo and diving headfirst into the world of word games. We’re talking deck building, spelling, vocabulary, books, and games that make you question whether you actually know how words work. Bryan takes a look at Hardback, the deck-building word game where your vocabulary is almost as important as your card choices, Dead Letters from Pillbox Games, My Book Nook, and Defenders of the Dictionary, the upcoming word game currently making its way through
A Very Special Episode (opens the original)
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A Very Special Episode of The Gateway Gamers is here! Bryan takes a look at three games from Very Special Games: Landfall, Abducktion, and Out of Orbit. Three very different games from a publisher that deserves spending a little more time with. And at the end of the episode, Bryan kicks off a brand new segment where he looks back at games covered on previous episodes and answer the important questions: Is it still in the collection? Does it still get played? Or has it quietly disappeared into th
Disney Villainous: Success at Any Cost (opens the original)
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The Villainous roster keeps getting bigger, and this time Ravensburger is bringing two very different Disney villains to the table. In the newest expansion, Disney Villainous: Success at Any Cost, we get Prince Hans from Frozen and Héctor De La Cruz from Coco. Bryan Marvel and RP sit down to see how these two characters stack up against the growing Villainous lineup. We break down their unique decks, goals, abilities, and strategies, talk about what makes each character tick, and ultimately ask
Board Games in the Classroom: The Gateway Games for Kids (opens the original)
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Games That Belong in Every Classroom! This week on The Gateway Gamers Podcast, Bryan heads back to the classroom to talk about some of the children’s games that have become staples in his kindergarten room. These aren’t just games that keep kids busy. They sneak in counting, dexterity, storytelling, pattern recognition, memory, communication, and plenty of problem solving while still being genuinely fun to play. Bryan takes a look at Animal Upon Animal, Strike!, Rory’s Story Cubes, The Sneaky, S
T. REX VS. Ellie Sattler?! | Unmatched: Jurassic Park (opens the original)
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The Gateway Gamers Podcast is heading back to Jurassic Park! This episode, Bryan and RP are stepping into the arena with Unmatched: T. Rex vs. Dr. Ellie Sattler, the expandalone from Restoration Games that brings two very different Jurassic Park characters into the Unmatched system. Can Dr. Ellie Sattler outsmart a giant freaking T. Rex? We break down how these two fighters play, what makes their decks unique, how the Jurassic Park theme fits into Unmatched, and whether this expandalone is worth
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