ThinkerThemer
These are the audio versions of our Small Talk & Back Chat series. We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive board games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Visit our Youtube channel to comment and join the discussion.
Podcasting since 2021 • 74 episodes
ThinkerThemer
Latest Episodes
Top 10 Games We Would Buy At Essen Spiel 2025 🔥
Woooow! We would need to bring extra suitcases if we were going to Essen Spiel 2025... there are SO many great choices that it was hard to settle on our top 10 (and only two crossovers!) These are the picks that we would be excited to line up a...
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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 20): 😬Uh oh, they're all new titles. We're on a series hamster wheel 🐹
Who would've thought we'd be 200 game ratings in and still be no where near finishing rating our collection. LOL. Most would admit defeat but not us!!! But the classics are off the table during GenCon and Essen Spiel season because we know you'...
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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 19): Amy's broken foot = lots and lots of time for board gaming 😅
I wish there was a good story behind the broken foot. Something like Maggie went into a table flipping rage playing Blokus and the table hit my foot. Or I tripped on a pile of unplayed games and broke my foot. But the boring reality is that I h...
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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 18): Teeny tiny Gloomhaven & LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO
Can you believe we're 180 games into this series? It feels like just yesterday when we were making ridiculous promises about getting through our entire board game collection (LOL). This week we're taking a look at three classic puzzle games and...
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Top 10 Solo Board Games of All Time | Updated Ranking 2024 (+Amy tries them all!)
After two years and 500 games later, Maggie has updated her top 10 solo games of all time! And to make things interesting she's also taught them all to me with mixed results. So join us while Maggie counts down her best board games to play alon...
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