Ashes Red Rains designer Nick gives an update on what's happening with the Ashes Reborn line. The divine magic set Siege of Lordswall is due to release very soon! Plus Joe quizzes Niki and Nick on their Ashes card lore. See whose brain is full of flavor text knowledge. Subscribe to Ashes Reborn through Team Covenant. Follow us on social media! Them…

This summer we'll boldy go where Plaid Hat Games has never gone before - Kickstarter! For the first time ever we'll be using the popular crowdfunding site to launch Jerry Hawthorne's (Stuffed Fables,Mice&Mystics) newest title - Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game. In this episode we give a sneak peek of what to expect in this upcoming Space Opera, …

Get ready for the best science and history lesson of your life! Colby, Joe and Niki share some exciting news about Summoner Wars Online, coming soon to iOS and Android! Colby gets confused by Fae fantasy creatures and they discuss other upcoming factions - including the electrifying Storm Goblins! Get notified for the launch of Wandering Galaxy - c…

Our First Episode of 2024! Each of us at PHG have a few gaming resolutions for the New Year and we're sharing them with the world. Will we make that Commander deck? Finally finish Tears of the Kingdom? Play games with gasp strangers?! Now y'all gotta hold us accountable! Plus we tease a new board game that we're announcing next month! Theme song by…

On this episode of the Plaid Hat Podcast we discuss our experiences at PAXUnplugged, from games to food and bathroom emergencies! We also let listeners know what's coming up at the beginning of 2024 with Ashes Reborn and Summoner Wars 2nd Edition. This is the last episode of 2023, so get your Plaid Hat fix before the year ends! Theme song by Alex E…

We discuss our upcoming Plaid Friday sale that starts this Wednesday, November 22nd! Get 30% off select Summoner Wars and Ashes Reborn games. Plus we'll be at PAXU in a few weeks demoing Freelancers: A Crossroads Game. Nick, Donald and Niki also talk about what they're most thankful for since Thanksgiving is almost here. *Spoilers: Nick has been pl…

Colby and Niki recap their experience at Essen Spiel this year along with demoer Philipp. Find out how Germany treated the Plaid Hat crew in their first fair there since becoming independent again! Theme music by Alex Eding!על ידי Plaid Hat Games

Find out what's coming up next for Summoner Wars Second Edition from designers and developers Colby and Joe! The Goats and Vamps are coming this month, so make sure to become a subscriber today to be among the first to receive these new factions! Try Summoner Wars for free at SummonerWarsOnline.com Theme song by Alex Eding!…

Ashes Reborn Update! The newest Red Rains Expansion Set - The Frostwild Scourge just released to Team Covenant Subscribers. Now find out what is next for Ashes Reborn with the developer and Red Rains designer Nick Conley. Also featuring special guests Lark and NoSuchMethod, both veteran playtesters for Plaid Hat Games! Become an Ashes Reborn subscr…

Gen Con 2023 was fun, exhausting, and turned out to be Plaid Hat's best Gen Con ever! We released our new game Freelancers: A Crossroads Game at the con, and our booth was popping. Find out what else made this year's convention special, what our favorite games were, and how many of us came home sick in this episode! Theme music by Alex Eding!…

We follow up with Kuni, one of the creators of Super Auto Pets, about what's new for their fantastic auto battler game. SAP has some exciting updates coming, and some are available now! Kuni talks about building community and responding to playtesters that you may or may not agree with. Play Super Auto Pets for FREE! Theme song by Alex Eding!…

We celebrate Plaid Hat Games 14th Birthday and Colby's 41st on this episode. And yes, they fall on the exact same date - May 12th! Colby is forced to show off his celebrity age knowledge, and we basically goof around for the entire time. Theme song by Alex Eding!על ידי Plaid Hat Games

We talk to Freelancers: A Crossroads Game illustrators Allison Carl and Sam Mameli aka Skullboy. Their combined artwork immerses players into the fantasy world of Freelancers. We discuss their experiences with Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Mahjong and more! More information about Freelancers, and get 10% off your preorder by going to …

Colby and Nick give us the scoop on all the hot updates for Summoner Wars Second Edition! We've got card errata news, Summoner Wars Online updates and a tease of the upcoming Goats and Vamps! Watch Colby play his daily game on our Twitch channel. Sign up to become a Summoner Wars Subscriber to be among the first to receive new products, Free or dis…

Lead game developer and Ashes Reborn: Red Rains designer Nick Conley gives us the scoop on what's coming up for Ashes Reborn. Find out about the upcoming online tournament AshCon 4, the new Chimera expansion set The Frostwild Scourge plus new card errata and OP rules! Sign up for AshCon 4 here Subscribe to Team Covenant's subscription plan to be am…

Announcing Plaid Hat Game's newest game - Freelancers: A Crossroads Game. Fantasy adventure in the ruins of tomorrow! Become a Freelancer taking on quests and earning titles in hopes of becoming legendary enough to carve your name on the pipes of the capital! The follow up to Forgotten Waters will release summer 2023, and we have all the details he…

Lindsey Rode and Isaac Vega from Rose Gauntlet Entertainment join us on this episode to discuss their upcoming game Wild Gardens. We talk about the creation of their company, the delights of foraging and, of course, board games! Wild Gardens hits Backerkit on Wednesday March 22nd, 2023! Sign up to be notified when the preorder launches. You can fin…

On this episode we talk to game designer Sawyer West about his first published game Hickory Dickory! Get to know this new designer and what got him into the board game industry. This unique worker rotation and placement, set collection, pick up and deliver board game is available in stores now. HickoryDickoryGame.com Theme song provided by Alex Edi…

Find out what's new in 2023 for Summoner Wars Second Edition! This episode features James Sitz, the first ever lead playtester for Summoner Wars. We discuss upcoming factions and new card errata. Plus deck boxes and accessories are now available on our web store! Find James on Twitter @PlaidHatJames and on Discord as jexik. Theme song by Alex Eding…

We talk to Steven from Team Covenant about the new solo and cooperative mode for Ashes Reborn and what players can expect out of the new set. Red Rains: The Corpse of Viros releases in February and players will get to take on the evil Chimera that has risen in the town of Viros. Subscribe to Team Covenant's Ashes Subscription to be among the first …

PAXU 2022 Recap! Colby, Joe, Niki and Donald went to Philadelphia and ran the Plaid Hat Games booth at PAXU this year. They demoed Hickory Dickory for the very first time, played some fun games and ate some delicious food! This convention is one of their favorites to attend so find out how this years experience went! Alex Eding provides our theme s…

On this episode we talk about what we'll be up to at PAXUnplugged. If you're going to this Philly convention swing by Booth 3322 to demo all of Plaid Hat's newest games. We also drop some sweet Summoner Wars updates. Plus Niki has an asthma attack leaving Donald to host the 2nd half of the episode. Will he crash and burn? Only one way to find out! …

In this episode we talk about our upcoming game Hickory Dickory, which will be available for preorder starting October 20th! Plus Joe hosts the Plaid Hat version of Password where Colby/Niki team up against Jerry/Donald to see who can guess words associated with Plaid Hat Games the fastest! Go to HickoryDickoryGame.com to find out more about the ro…

This episode features a very special guest - Kuni one of the co-creators of Team Wood Games, the team responsible for our favorite online game Super Auto Pets! Listen as the Plaid Hat Crew fawns over Kuni and barrages him with one question after another about the best emoji battler out there! Play Super Auto Pets! Try your hand at Summoner Wars! Th…

Summoner Wars Update! We've got all the hot Summoner Wars 2nd Edition news this episode. Find out what's next for this thrilling dueling card game! Play Summoner Wars Online! SummonerWarsOnline.com Theme Song provided by Alex Eding!על ידי Plaid Hat Games

We recap our Gen Con experiences with our guest and booth demoer Gabe Meyer! Find out who won our Ashes Reborn and Summoner Wars Gen Con tournaments, and what our favorite games of the convention were. Theme music by Alex Eding!על ידי Plaid Hat Games

Brooke Nelson with Leder Games joins us on this episode. We talk about how she got into the board game industry and what exciting things Leder Games has planned for Gen Con this year. Plus she gives us some foodie tips for Indianapolis. Follow Brooke on Twitter. Theme song provided by Alex Eding! Sign up for the Gen Con Summoner Wars Tournament! Si…

We talk about the board games that have grabbed our attention recently, plus Niki hits the Plaid Hat crew with some board game tv trivia! Who will win this friendly game of pop culture along with Niki's respect? Theme song provided by Alex Eding! Sign up for the Gen Con Summoner Wars Tournament! Sign up for the Gen Con Ashes Reborn Tournament!…

On this episode we share our experiences with "communities" both in and outside of board games. We talk aout the good, the bad, and everything in between. We'd like to hear your stories about communites! Email us at support@plaidhatgames.com Theme song provided by Alex Eding!על ידי Plaid Hat Games

The developers of Summoner Wars 2nd Edition talk about what the future holds for this dueling card game, including possible errata. PLUS we announce the grand prize for our Gen Con tournament! Sign up for the Gen Con tournament!על ידי Plaid Hat Games

Find out what's in store for Ashes Reborn, including the upcoming AshCon 2 online tournament and Gen Con 2022 Tournament! Dimona and Hope's decks were just released to subscribers and we announced newcomers Tristan and Rowan. There is some exciting stuff happening with Ashes Reborn. Get all the details now! AshCon 2 signup Gen Con Tournament signup…

We had our second company summit where we playtested new games, played A LOT of Super Auto Pets, and failed to escape a spooky escape room. Plus a teaser to a follow up of our favorite pirate game! Theme by Alex Eding! alexeding.com All your gaming news at - plaidhatgames.comעל ידי Plaid Hat Games

These past few weeks have been filled with fun trips from GAMA to beautiful islands. Find out which Plaid Hatter had the best vacation! Plus news on Summoner Wars and Ashes Reborn. Theme by Alex Eding! alexeding.com All your gaming news at - plaidhatgames.comעל ידי Plaid Hat Games

This episode we're joined by two of the fantastic actors whose voices can be heard in the new Familiar Tales board game app - Elizabeth Maxwell and Jim Foronda! We talk about their favorite games, recommend some board games and talk about the weirdest acting gigs they've ever had! More info about Familiar Tales - https://order.familiartalesgame.com…

It's our first episode of 2022! Plaid Hat has a lot of exciting things planned for this year, and we're talking about some of them on this episode! Plus we argue over how the office game of Neptune's Pride went, the harrowing experience of unpacking Familiar Tales copies (Available Now) and news about the upcoming Summoner Wars factions and Ashes R…

It's our last episode of 2021! And we're talking about the magical week we spent in Philadelphia - Eating amazing food, exploring the city (on our way to eat food) and running our booth at PAXU. Find out how it went! Theme by Alex Eding! alexeding.com All your gaming news at - plaidhatgames.comעל ידי Plaid Hat Games

The Plaid Hat crew is ready for PAX Unplugged! We talk about what's gonna be at our booth and details for the Ashes Reborn and Summoner Wars tournaments. Theme by Alex Eding! alexeding.com All your gaming news at - plaidhatgames.comעל ידי Plaid Hat Games

Jerry's new cooperative deck building game Familiar Tales has finally been announced! We talk to Jerry about the game's development and have all the juicy details about this amazing fantasy adventure! Theme by Alex Eding! alexeding.com PreOrder Familiar Tales - https://preorder.familiartalesgame.com/…

Niki quizzes Bistro, Joe and Kendall about their favorite Autumn things. We also discuss Plaid Hat's attendance at PaxUnplugged this year and what's going on with Summoner Wars and Ashes Reborn shipping delays. Theme by Alex Eding! alexeding.com Follow us! https://linktr.ee/PlaidHatGamesעל ידי Plaid Hat Games

Instead of attending Gen Con this year the Plaid Hat Games crew got together for a summit. We streamed some games, played some prototypes and went to an escape room. Do we still like each other? Gotta listen to find out! Theme by Alex Eding! alexeding.com Follow us! https://linktr.ee/PlaidHatGamesעל ידי Plaid Hat Games

Jerry, Colby and Niki talk about Plaid Hat Games decision not to attend conventions this year. They share some of their favorite Gen Con memories and are joined by a world famous board game comedian! Theme by Alex Eding! alexeding.com Sign up for the AshCon tournament here! Follow us! https://linktr.ee/PlaidHatGames…

Nick takes a look at Joe's custom Fiona Mercywind deck that uses Time and Sympathy magic, and gives tips and hints for Ashes Reborn deck building. Take a peek at Joe's deck here: Version 1 - https://ashes.live/decks/13549/ Version 2 - https://ashes.live/decks/13942/ Watch Joe and Nick battle it out! Theme by Alex Eding - alexeding.com Follow us!…

Tournaments! What's going on with Ashes Reborn and Summoner Wars tournaments?! We've got the answers in this episode. Plus we compete in the ultimate Olympic rules quiz. Theme by Alex Eding. Follow us! plaidhatgames.comעל ידי Plaid Hat Games

This episode we're hanging out and talking about what's been going on at the Plaid Hat Games warehouse regarding Ashes and Summoner Wars. Plus lots of talk about M. Night Shyamalan movies, Loki and basketball. Theme by Alex Eding. Follow us! plaidhatgames.comעל ידי Plaid Hat Games

Time to check in with the remote crew of Plaid Hat Games! Jerry, Kendall and Bistro let us know what they've been up to this year, including what it's like to lose power during an ice storm, and what games to play during a power outage. Theme song by Alex Eding. Follow us for all the latest Plaid Hat Games News! https://linktr.ee/PlaidHatGames…

We check in with Donald about the possible development of the Sewer Froglodytes. He pitched this Summoner Wars faction to Colby on the podcast and the two of them have been talking about these sticky froggies ever since. Theme song by Alex Eding. Follow us for all the latest Plaid Hat Games News! https://linktr.ee/PlaidHatGames…

The Plaid Hat crew talks about their first game night together after receiving their Covid vaccinations. Find out what games they played and if any cheaters showed up! Theme song by Alex Eding. Follow us for all the latest Plaid Hat Games News! https://linktr.ee/PlaidHatGamesעל ידי Plaid Hat Games

In this episode Niki, Donald and Joe pitch Summoner Wars faction ideas to Colby! Which faction will be a winner, which is a dud? Listen to find out what Colby thinks and then head over to our twitter page to cast your vote! Parental discretion is strongly advised for this episode. Reminder, there is less than a week left to pre-order Summoner Wars …

This episode is all about Ashes Reborn and Summoner Wars! Nick gives tips on how to easily upgrade your Ashes collection, and Joe updates us on what's going on with Summoner Wars Online! There are two more weeks left to pre-order Summoner Wars Online. The brand new Ashes Reborn Deluxe Expansion Breaker of Fate will go out to Reborn subscribers next…

We talk to actor Ricco Fajardo about voicing Captain Lory in the new scenario for Forgotten Waters - Kraken's Eye. Plus we find out who would be the best pirate - Ricco, Bistro or Niki. Kraken's Eye will be in the first ever DLC Pack for Forgotten Waters available for download on March 19th via Plaid Hat's web-store. Follow Ricco: https://linktr.ee…