Quarter to Three Games Podcast

Tom Chick finds a game heavier and better than Twilight Struggle, Mike Pollmann finds a mysterious boardgame and now someone is watching him, and Hassan Lopez finds out who would win in a fight betwee...

Between the three of us, we have at least three full playthroughs of the latest Resident Evil. Join us as we dance awkwardly around spoilers trying not to ruin the story for anyone. The post Qt3 Games...

Tom Chick is serving up woolly mammoth burgers, Mike Pollmann is gathering “resources”, and Hassan Lopez has moved beyond ghosts. (We had to use a back-up recording, so apologies for the keyboard nois...

Tom Chick claims Hunipop is more Jane Austen than porn, Nick Diamon debuts his best dwarf voice, and Jason McMaster forces people to watch cutscenes they’d otherwise skip. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: ...

Mike Pollmann gets to choose from sixteen different characters, Hassan Lopez will steal your friends off your own front lawn, and Tom Chick can’t tell a salmon from a trout. The post Qt3 Boardgames Po...

Jason McMaster kills things to make pants out of them and Tom Chick loses interest in world domination. And if you’re looking for a place to send your children to get an education, Chick Academy is ac...

Mike Pollmann is raiding tombs, Tom Chick is syndicating Eternal Love, and Hassan Lopez is worshipping a lizard in the garden. The post Qt3 Boardgames Podcast: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Pax Transhumanity, ...

Tom Chick, Jason McMaster, and Nick Diamon haul ass across England, go around in circles, and then get stuck on an island. And that’s just Forza Horizon 4! The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Forza Horizon 4,...

Mike Pollmann hits the open seas, Tom Chick hits the flipper buttons, and Hassan Lopez hits the spice. The post Qt3 Boardgames Podcast: Forgotten Waters, Super-Skill Pinball, Dune Imperium appeared fi...

Tom Chick, Nick Diamon, and Jason McMaster cut down trees in the name of Odin, wear a bunch of different outfits, and then rapidly depart from the premises. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Valheim, Hitman...

Tom Chick talks about someone else’s game, Bruce Geryk doesn’t have room at the table for a fourth player, and Hassan Lopez loses to an eight-year-old. Black Angel at 1:38, Kingdomino at 21:57, and Ch...

Jason McMaster arrives on a boat that gets shot down, Nick throws some shade on Sam, and Tom Chick gets free stuff when his soldiers die. Generation Zero at 1:00, Halo: Reach at 18:00, and Phoenix Poi...

Hassan’s new game, Manaical, is out! If you missed the Kickstarter, you can get it from eaglegames.net. In other news, Tom Chick fights the dumbest villains, Hassan Lopez spelunks with demons, and Mik...

In ten years, will you remember Norman Reedus, an awkwardly fuzzy antelope, or Cal whats-his-name? Death Stranding at 1:37, Planet Zoo at 16:59, and Jedi: Fallen Order at 39:50. The post Qt3 Games Pod...

What if you have to learn wargame rules to play a wacky superhero game? What if you don’t have a table? What if the unicorn gets a princess? Tom Chick, Hassan Lopez, and Mike Pollmann consider these a...

Can Jason McMaster explain the baby soon to be on his doorstep? Can we get Nick Diamon to call something “visually stunning”? What is Tom Chick’s deal with Bolo Santosi? Outer Worlds at 7:34, Call of ...

Why are games called what they’re called instead of games that should have been called that? Why isn’t Space Base called Among the Stars, why isn’t Paper Tales called Vorpal, and why isn’t Arkham Noir...

Tom Chick talks about a movie called The Boat, Bruce Geryk talks about the short stories of Flannery O’Connor, and Jason McMaster talks about how to find illegal drugs. We also talk about some videoga...

One of us has gotten our hands on the latest from Stonemeier Games. Tom Chick, Hassan Lopez, and Mike Pollmann also consider games with split personalities and boxes containing 92 tiny space ships. Ta...

What if Jason McMaster was the sole survivor of an aircraft crash along with about 70 other people? What if videogame masochist Nick Diamon got to play a game he actually liked? What if Tom Chick wasn...

What’s a religious cult to do when the world actually ends, how do you raise a young civilization in the Mediterranean, and what’s the orange cube again? Tom Chick, Bruce Geryk, and Hassan Lopez consi...

For this episode, we bemoan the latest in shatterproof glass, we confess to our awkward in-game romances, and we apologize to Ubisoft. The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta at :53, Greedfall at 22:15,...

A bit of unexpected creative expression, the unluckiest cabin ever, and the latest (and greatest?) in deck-building. Cartographers at 1:45, Monster Slaughter at 21:35, and Clank at 34:33. The post Qt3...

Tom Chick has to remember whether to get a spring, Nick Diamon takes a break from his usual jank, and Jason McMaster takes an executive position in a government agency. Astral Chain at 2:57, Gears 5 a...

Among the questions we consider this week: Can I eat one of those little pieces of colorful egg-shaped candy? Whose samurai mech is that, yours or mine? What the heck is a Mega-Praetor? Wingspan at :5...

Nick Diamon goes back to Ibiza, Tom Chick uses the F-word, and Jason McMaster is punished for making disparaging comments about Guild Wars 2. Test Drive Unlimited 2 at 1:01, Hunt: Showdown at 18:53, a...

Tom Chick, Hassan Lopez, and Mike Pollmann on the importance of garlic, beer, and Tang. Horrified at 1:54, Brass at 30:53, and Leaving Earth at 51:45. The post Qt3 Boardgames Podcast: Horrified, Brass...

What happens when a 4X shaves off an X or two? Where’s the shrink ray? And why is there so much sound in space? Tom Chick, Nick Diamon, and Jason McMaster answers these questions and more! Planetfall ...

Tom Chick needs to roll a peril icon, Tony Carnevale needs the wizard to sit this one out, and Mike Pollmann needs a few more days to see everything being shown. Elder Sign at 2:30, Set a Watch at 22:...

What makes an action RPG great? What’s next from the guys who just released Oxygen Not Included? Why do these girls have Southern accents? We struggle with these questions, and more! Marvel Ultimate A...

Mike Pollmann speaks German, Tom Chick continues his search for a way to keep people from checking their phones, and Hassan Lopez is getting too old for this shit. Doppelt So Clever at 2:07, Valeria C...

Jason McMaster can’t escape Autochess, Nick Diamon hates himself, and Tom Chick reads a whole book. Teamfight Tactics at 4:15, Dishonored 2: Doing It Wrong at 16:30, and Field of Glory: Empires at 33:...

How can you have crusades without a holy land, why is Princess Leia so darn predictable, and what good is a race of duck people in a war among gods? Crusaders: Thy Will be Done at 1:38, Star Wars: Out...

Jason McMaster tries to explain autochess mods, Nick Diamon plays the first turn of Civilization as a whole game, and Tom Chick finally finds a retro shooter he doesn’t disdain. DOTA Underlords at 1:3...

Hassan Lopez reports from this year’s Origins Game Fair, after hands on time with Tuki, Call to Adventure, Black: Hong Kong, Escape Plan, and Dune. Yes, Dune. The post Qt3 Boardgames Podcast: this yea...

Nick Diamon rolls giant balls for archaeologists, Tom Chick is confused by a blacksmith, and Jason McMaster uses unfair tactics to push a certain RPG on unsuspecting listeners. Just Cause 4 at 4:05, D...

Tom Chick discovers a new way to lose a bidding game, Erik Wolpaw hates it when Brad shows up to battle across time, and Bruce Geryk can think of six other continents he’d prefer to visit. High Societ...

Jason McMaster is on fire, Nick Diamon is on a boat, and Tom Chick may or may not be Shocked. Conan Unconquered at :30, Layers of Fear 2 at 16:40, and Void Bastards at 32:00. The post Qt3 Games Podcas...

Mike Pollmann gets a fancy-pants first look at upcoming boardgames, Hassan Lopez cavorts with the undead, and Tom Chick stops the Kree from making an intergalactic Nega-Bomb. The new hotnesses at 1:48...

It’s an apocalypse trifecta! World War Z at :53, Rage 2 at 21:15, and Dark Future: Blood Red States at 43:45. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: World War Z, Rage 2, Dark Future appeared first on Quarter to ...

This episode takes us out to space, up into the air, and through an anime kingdom. Deep Space D-6 at 1:14Aerion at 19:14Unicornus Knights at 32:16 The post Qt3 Boardgames Podcast: Deep Space D-6, Aeri...

How much Last of Us is in Days Gone, how much do castles cost in Forza Horizon 4, and how much badassery can the average person accomplish in One Finger Death Punch 2? Also, how douchey can one game b...

Which prepositions are left for Ryan Laukat’s games, why would an inveterate deck-builder play a card game without deck building, and how can you move your gaming group past Love Letter and even Lovec...

Tom Chick, Nick Diamon, and Jason McMaster on campaign stopping bugs, town upgrades in a pink apocalypse, and bosses that get back up after you’ve put them down. Anno 1800 at 1:38, Far Cry: New Dawn a...

What does a dwarf do that a wizard or troll can’t do? Which of the 4 X’s is hardest to remember? How do you sneak past a volcano? These questions and more are answered in the latest podcast. Ethnos at...

What does a guy do after making Race for the Galaxy? Are there any games that really work well with an app? Can a Euro worker placement game embrace an Ameritrash theme? Tom Chick, Hassan Lopez, and M...

Tony Carnevale, Tom Chick, and Bruce Geryk on Weird West, solitaire World War II, and minor Martin Wallace. Also, the logistics of boardgaming, how to Advanced Squad Leader, and why Too Many Bones is ...

Tom Chick, Hassan Lopez, and Mike Pollman have been playing Too Many Bones, Quacks of Quidinburg, and Twilight Imperium. Also a bit of Wasteland Express Delivery Service, Vindication, and the latest A...

Some people enjoy tropical paradises when they take a vacation. But for their vacation, Tom Chick, Tony Carnevale, and Bruce Geryk enjoy War of the Ring, Fort Sumpter, The Estates, Imperius, Discworld...

Sometimes customer service goes right! Then whether Blood Rage is better than Rising Sun, whether Dinosaur Island does dinosaurs well, and whether you need the expansion to enjoy Fallout. The post Qt3...