20 Best Strategy Game Podcasts

1. Space Cats Peace Turtles

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An unofficial podcast for fans of Twilight Imperium and other strategy board games. Each episode is a humorous analysis of mechanics and strategies for new and experienced players alike!
Hosts Matt Martens, Hunter Donaldson
Producer/Network Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Elspeth, Cole Wehrle +8 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1KTwitter 2.2K Avg Length 120 min Format Extended Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Three Moves Ahead

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Three Moves Ahead is the leading strategy game themed podcast on the internet. Every week a panel of knowledgeable gamers with strong opinions meets to talk about the strategy and war games of the day, design issues and games in the wider world.more Hosts Troy Goodfellow, Tom Chick, Bruce Geryk, Julian Murdoch
Producer/Network Idle Thumbs
Email ****@idlethumbs.net
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Evan Lahti, D.M. Schmeyer +6 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 741Facebook 2.1KTwitter 40K Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Advance After Combat

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A podcast about wargames and wargaming
Producer/Network Advance After Combat
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Major D. Tom Wells
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 87Facebook 590 Avg Length 175 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

4. Garrett's Games and Geekiness

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Doug Garrett and his wife Shelley discuss and review the strategy/designer board games they play on this weekly podcast. Interviews with notable names in the hobby, along with designers and publishers, are part of the show.more Hosts Doug Garrett, Shelley Ganschow
Producer/Network Douglas Garrett
Email ****@mac.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 86Twitter 257 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Romp

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Romp is the podcast dedicated to the board games released by Leder Games! Join Hunter Donaldson and Matt Martens as they dig into the strategy, homebrew, and discourse surrounding games like Arcs, Root, Ahoy, Vast, Oath, and Fort.more Producer/Network Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Ted Schaller, Andy Mangham +14 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 81 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Boardgames To Go

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Mark Johnson's occasional & opinionated podcast about family strategy boardgames
Host Mark Johnson
Email ****@boardgamestogo.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Adam Brocker, DaveO
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 69Twitter 3.4K Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Wargames To Go

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Mark Johnson's irregular podcast about small wargames.
Host Mark Johnson
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Joe Byer
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 65Twitter 1.1KInstagram 306 Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. 'Mentioned In Dispatches' with the Armchair Dragoons

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Excellence in strategy game podcasting — The Armchair Dragoons discuss all manner of strategy games and wargames: tabletop & digital, hobby & practitioner. Also on the agenda are regular discussions of history & battles as they tie into strategy gaming and wargaming, and musings on the game industry as a whole.more Hosts Mike Colello, Brant Guillory
Producer/Network Armchair Dragoons
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests David Thompson, Tim Densham +12 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 56Facebook 724Twitter 1.5K Avg Length 73 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. eXplorminate

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The eXplorminate Podcast brings you great content about 4X, strategy, and tactics games. We feature news, reviews, discussion of gameplay mechanics, and interviews with the genres' top developers.more Hosts Rob Honaker, Nate Nasarog, Ben Halford
Producer/Network eXplorminate
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Zeikko, Al
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 52Facebook 850Twitter 2.5K Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Single Malt Strategy

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Hosted by The Historical Gamer (Matt), and TortugaPower (Eric). Single Malt Strategy is a bi-weekly podcast focusing on the world of digital wargaming and strategy games.
Hosts Matt, Eric
Producer/Network Single Malt Strategy
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Alekius, Lethrington +4 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 50 Avg Length 82 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Dads on a Map

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A board game podcast by Dads, for Everyone - talking 18xx, Cube Rails, COIN, the Pax series, and Old Dusty Euros.
Host Nick Sanchez
Producer/Network Dads on a Map
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Adam, Jon +13 more
Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 38Facebook 113Twitter 365 Avg Length 94 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

12. Pushing Cardboard

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Talk about historical boardgames and boardgaming. Tabletop conflict simulation boardgames, from old school hex-and-counter to modern card driven games and beyond. If it's a historical game, a political game, or a wargame, we'll talk about it. We dive into specific games in detail each episode, with tips on how to play and how the game fits in with other similar games. As well, we usually have an interview with a designer or publisher. And finally, we have news from the history gaming world as well as tips for new players and general chatter about what's happening in the hobby we love.more Producer/Network Grant Linneberg
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Carl Paradis, Francisco Ronco
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 38 Avg Length 98 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

13. Cardboard Campaigns

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A show dedicated to the Wargaming Hobby with a focus on Board Wargames.
Producer/Network Cardboard Campaigns
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Keith, Bill +4 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 20 Avg Length 84 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. The Extra Sheep: The Unofficial Age of Empires IV Podcast

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The Extra Sheep is the unofficial Age of Empires IV Podcast where we talk about everything AoE IV! Hosted by Socerton, Beale and Sir Nevels, we'll discuss everything from build orders and civilization matchups, to changes in the meta, updates and even cool facts about Age of Empires IV. You can support the podcast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheepmore Hosts Socerton, Sir Nevels, Beale
Producer/Network Socerton
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17 Avg Length 107 min Format Extended Video Podcast YouTube
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15. Diplomacy Games

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The podcast about playing the strategy game Diplomacy face to face and online. Visit DiplomacyGames.com for more info and shownotes.
Hosts Kaner, Amby
Producer/Network Diplomacy Games.com - Kaner and Amby
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Spyros Dovas, Adam Silverman
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 133Twitter 340 Avg Length 87 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Victory in Reach

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A Void Chronicler's Guide to Arcs by Leder Games and Cole Wehrle. A companion piece to the strategy guides on BoardGameGeek. Hosted by Jon-Joe Edwards (ChaoticNoodle), Francis Snyder (francissnyder), and Oliver Lipton (InsolentNoisemaker).Each episode will take us through a single Fate and see us discuss, debate, and argue the Fate's strategies, strengths, and weaknesses. Battles will be waged and captives will be taken. Our ultimate goal: to explore, to teach, and to give a glimpse into the wealth of opportunity and strategic depth the Blighted Reach campaign has to offer.more Producer/Network Jon-Joe Edwards, Oliver Lipton, Francis Snyder
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Kolt, Sam
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 99 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

17. Twilight Imperium Junkies Podcast

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Rand & Junkies dive into Twilight Imperium strategy, hot takes, and the crazy moments that make every game of TI unforgettable.
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. The HOI4 Podcast - By Hygge Gaming

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When you need your fix of Hearts of Iron 4, but has no access to you computer, then here is the rescue you have been looking for. We release a new Podcast every second week, always with new takes, mechanics and more, all focused on the great paradox game Hearts of Iron 4. But thats just the Podcast side of things, we also want to welcome you to the Hygge Gaming community, which is a community of friends who have a passion for HOI4 and too much spare time!-Guides-We release a new HOI4 guide or Vodcast every Monday on YouTube and an additional one every second Thursday for Patreons.https://www..more Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 3.5/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. Fog of Warcast

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A podcast about strategy games. Mainly computer games. Sometimes boardgames, sometimes in bewteen. With your hosts Andreas, Magnus and Johan. Episodes released on fridays every other week! more Producer/Network A strategy game podcast
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Recent Guest Pontus
Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. Critical Moves Podcast - Strategy Videogames

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Critical Moves is a strategy games podcast that takes RTS, 4X, and tactics seriously. Most gaming podcasts treat strategy games as an afterthought. We don't. Every week we cover real-time strategy, turn-based tactics, 4X empire builders, indie experiments, and overlooked classics with long-form analysis and no wasted time. This isn't quick reviews or recycled talking points. It's sharp criticism and honest discussion about strategy game design. If a game is shallow or broken, we'll say so. If it does something clever, we'll explain why it works...more Producer/Network Where strategy gaming meets good vibes.
Email ****@criticalmovespodcast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 21 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact