The Occasional Board Game Show is a series created by Isla Hinck where fellow Allies and friends occasionally play board games together. At least once every three months, they try to get together, learn the rules, and shoot a play session together. Sofia Hariz has handled technical direction for the Studio episodes.
History[]
The show was first announced during the Phase 4 announcements on August 13, 2019 and premiered six weeks later on October 2.
For episodes 2-4, all three games were played in the same session. Bloodworth was originally scheduled to film in place of Jack Covell but could not make it due to travel issues with the wildfires in Los Angeles.
The show went on hiatus in March 2020 due to the global pandemic but made its return on July 30, 2020 playing digital board games remotely.
Easy Allies officially returned to The Studio as a group on June 10, 2021. The date coincided with all of the Allies being fully vaccinated and COVID-cleared as well as the first day of E3. The show made its unofficial return to The Studio with a special RTX at Home panel on July 10, 2021 featuring Isla, Jones, and guest Elyse Willems. They previewed the launch of the new physical card game version of Kill Your Babies featuring art and design by Sara Imshaug (@SaraKnite) and Andrew MacDuff (@Missilemage).
Games[]
The following board games have been featured to date along with the hosting Ally and players.
# | Game | Type | Date | Host | Additional Players |
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1 | Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger | Card Game | Oct 2, 2019 | Isla Hinck | Damiani & Huber |
2 | The Shipwreck Arcana | Card Game | Nov 4, 2019 | Isla Hinck | Jason Wishnov (Iridium Studios) & Jack Covell (Heart Machine) |
3 | Quantum | Dice Game | Dec 2, 2019 | Isla Hinck | Jason Wishnov (Iridium Studios) & Jack Covell (Heart Machine) |
4 | Skull | Card Game | Dec 20, 2019 | Isla Hinck | Jason Wishnov (Iridium Studios) & Jack Covell (Heart Machine) |
5 | Resident Evil 2: The Board Game | Board Game | Feb 5, 2020 | Michael Huber | Ben, Isla, & Blood |
6 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | Video Game | Jul 30, 2020 | Isla Hinck | Ben & SilentConsonant (EZA Twitch Moderator) |
7 | Wingspan | Digital Board Game | Sep 10, 2020 | Isla Hinck | Blood |
8 | Armello | Digital Board Game | Oct 2, 2020 | Isla Hinck | Ben, Brad, & Blood |
9 | Poker Club | Digital Card Game | Jun 11, 2021 | Michael Huber | Don, Damiani, & Isla |
10 | Kill Your Babies | Card Game | Jul 10, 2021 | Isla Hinck | Jones & Elyse Willems |
11 | Dustbiters | Card Game | Sep 14, 2021 | Isla Hinck | Huber |
12 | CLUE: The Legend of Zelda | Board Game | Sep 21, 2021 | Michael Damiani | Isla, Huber, Jones, & Blood |