Related Resources

Boardgamegeek.com

We'll start with the grandaddy of them all.  BoardGameGeek is a free to use/free to sign up to site lets you search more or less any board game in existance and find out all kinds of information - best player count, mechanisms, places to buy, expansions, fan made extras, Q&A for rules clarification, card sleeve sizes, similar games (fans also liked)....  If you have a (free) account you can also track your collection and your plays.

There's also lots of forums and communities (known as Guilds) for specific games but also for groups who follow specific podcasts or are members of a specific club - like us!

Finally there is the Geek marketplace and shopping - a great place to find those harder to find games sold by other gamers, and deluxe extras (note, shipped from the states)

BoardgamePrices.com

A great little website, Boardgameprices.com lets you check out retail prices for games and where they are available to find the best deals.  Also lets you know if that deal on Ebay is as good as you think it is.

BoardGameStats

Available on Android and Apple.  This app tracks what you played, when, who with and who won.  It's not free but I definately got my £6 (2023) worth and recently (2025) paid another £1.63 for one of the add ons.

You can track which version of a game you bought (where and how much you paid), tag games you want to play or want in trade, look at which games are played the most (or least!), how long you spent playing, track factions and roles (if relevant to the game), who you played with, who always beats you...  it's a super powerful little app.

The App also syncs to your BoardGameGeek account if you want it to (or not) - so you can easily download/upload your collection there as well.

I will note that the basics are easy to learn, but some of the features can be a bit harder to find, and the help files aren't great.  there are several of us in club who use this app though and would be happy to help.

Upgrades

A whole page on protecting and 'improving' your games - from simple containers for peices to expensive custom made tables, check out these home craft, pound store and "I got some unexpected cash but don't want to buy a game" options to lift your games, make them easier to set up or pack away, or simply make them last a bit longer.

ActualLoL

Jon of Actualol gives very clear reviews, some very funny sketches in his early videos and really takes his time to explain a game even if it's not to his taste so you can make an educated decision about a game.

Watch It Played (part of Dice Tower)

Rodney Smith is a legend and well known for producing clear and useful 'How to Play' videos for sooo many games.  Set up and turns beautifully explained.  My first port of call when I get a new game or know I'm going to be playing a 'new to me' game.

I've linked to the New to Board Gaming playlist, but there are several others on the Watch It Played channel.

GameNight! (part of BoardGameGeek)

In GameNight a group of friends do a full playthrough with 4 players with a rules teach at the start.  This can be really handy to fully understand what's going on turn by turn - super useful for some of the more complex Euros.  I've linked to Season 12, but you can find the other seasons by going to the BoardgameGeek channel and looking at the playlists.

Honorable Mentions

Obviously there are lots and lots of board game channels on YouTube, these are just the ones I use most often.  Others that do reviews and playthroughs include

• AdamInWales - board game design support and information

• TheBrothersMurph - playthroughs, reviews, top 10 lists

• BoardGameHangover - reviews, playthroughs and Top 10's - tend towards the heavier games (but not always)

• MeepleUniversity - reviews and How to Play

• BoardGameCo - reviews and news with a focus on the crowdfunding scene

• No Pun Included - reviews and board game related info. Elaine & Efka put a lot of effort and humour into their videos

• GrantLyon - does the shiny and new upcoming releases

• DiceTower - have so many sub channels and presenters and daily content.  The most famous is Tom Vassal and his reviews.  The original YouTube board game reviewer

• TheBoardGameGarden - Jenna Rose focus is on solo games and gaming - reviews, playthroughs, how to plays etc..

• WorldofBoardCraft - relatively new channel with a focus on how to upgrade your boardgames yourself with DIYs

There are literally 100's of content creators on YouTube covering our hobby - these are just the ones that came up in a quick scroll through my history.

Ludoquist

Based in Croydon, regular RPG, Blood on the Clocktower and Playtesting events.

Draughts

Waterloo, Hackney and Stratford (coming soon!). Blood on the Clocktower, Board game nights, Quiz nights

BadgerBadger

Deptford and West Norwood.  Magic the Gathering Tournaments and Queer mixer events

OtterChaos

Brixon venue in the arches.  Socials, D&D sessions, Blood on the Clocktower

Arcanists Tavern

Hackney.  Regular RPG sessions in immersive rooms.

Bad Moon Cafe

Elephant & Castle.  Warhammer and Tabletop gaming focussed.

This Game is Broken

A group of 5 friends take turns to host a panel style quiz show all about board gaming.  Light and it's great fun trying to see if you can get the answers first.

Ludology

A more indepth look at the 'why' of gaming - the psychology and maths behind specific mechanics or topics in board gaming.  Started back in 2011 so there's plenty of content to catch up on!

Board Games Insider

3 industry experts tackle the gaming news (this is how I keep in top of who owns who and whats happening in the industry) but also they have a more light hearted question each session (to sleeve or not to sleeve) and they take questions and discussion with their guild on BoardGameGeek.

Shut Up and Sit Down

So Very Wrong about Games

The GameCasters

All do reviews and new releases

the Game Crafter

for the designers amongst us, The Game Crafter is a podcast to support all the features available on Game Crafter where you can build your own game from a multitude of components and even have it printed!