18 JUL 2021 · Seigen and Spencer are back after a hiatus to talk about board games and why they are fun! The show begins with discussions of The Mind, The Goonies: Never Say Die, We Care, Summer Camp, Taco Bell: Party Pack Game, and Escape: Roll and Write. Topics of discussions include opening and punching new games, lowest-rated popular games on BoardGameGeek.com, and Gloomholdin and other micro versions of larger games.

2 APR 2021 · What are the best board games? Seigen and Spencer share their favorite games in this top 10 board games video. The audio of this episode was taken from Seigen and Spencer's 10 Best Board Games of All Time video on The Lighten Up Initiative.

8 FEB 2021 · Seigen and Spencer are back with some recent gaming experiences! We'll talk about whether we buy games locally or online. And we finish off the episode by listing the 10 games we are excited for the most in 2021.

21 DEC 2020 · Seigen and Spencer discuss some recent plays including Chiseled, Betrayal at Baldur's Gate, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Marvel Splendor, and Chronicles of Crime: 1400. We play the alphabet game and analyze a board game suggestion article from Today.com. Finally, we end the show by listing our top 5 games (and experiences) of 2020!

4 DEC 2020 · We are back to talk about fun board game experiences! We discuss our thoughts on all the games played at our epic gaming weekend. Then, we’ve been very good this year,’ so we talk about what we want for Christmas. Finally, we end the show talking about our overall thoughts on expansions and name some of our favorites. (Apologies for the poor audio quality. Spencer’s microphone is dying. We’ll have that fixed in the next episode.)

13 NOV 2020 · Spencer and Seigen are back to chat about fun and board gaming! In this episode, we talk about our most recent plays, play a couple of silly games, and talk about Analysis Paralysis and Storytelling in games.

29 OCT 2020 · Seigen and Spencer recorded episode six of Board Games Are Fun live! We had some great interaction with the audience. In this episode, we discuss some recent plays, our favorite board game mechanisms, how we strategize when playing news games, and which horror movies we'd like to see adapted in a board game! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/heylightenup

16 OCT 2020 · Spencer and Seigen discuss the games played at Spencer's birthday party, including Deep Blue, Unmatched: Cobble & Fog, Mascarade, Cloud City, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Downforce, Telestrations Upside Drawn, Root, and The Crew. Spencer also reveals his birthday haul. And then we end the episode by talking about some horrifyingly spooky board games.

10 SEP 2020 · Seigen and Spencer discuss some recent gaming experiences as well as some that have impacted their lives for the better. We list some games that we're hoping to get our hands on soon, and then end the episode by recounting our Pandemic Legacy experience.

15 AUG 2020 · Seigen and Spencer try out something new... Improv Games! Not sure if they're funny or just fall flat. You tell us! Also, we discuss our recent plays of King of Tokyo, Titanic: The Game, The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet, and the Funkoverse Strategy Game. Finally, we talk about how a rules teacher can make or break a game for those playing. Theme Music: Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3856-happy-happy-game-show License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/