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Jun 28, 2021 • 2h 1min

Round 12, Turn 7: "Santorini" with Alfred

0:00:00 - Welcome Alfred, the Rules Lawyer Monopoly, Risk, Twilight Imperium, Witches of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Ed., 4th Ed., Champions0:15:00 - This Week's Game NightBGA, Hearthstone, Russian Railroads, Santorini, Agricola, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Terraforming Mars, Sagrada, Terraforming Mars Ares Expansion, Alubari and Snowdonia 17:57, Warlord 18:30, Age of Steam Germany 23:250:24:46 - This Week's NewsYellow & Yangtze, Ra, Modern Art, Babylonia, Samurai, Through the Desert, Blue Moon City, Grail Games and Reiner Knizia; Pipeline: Emerging Markets Expansion at Capstone-Games.com 28:08; Die Macher 31:12; Curious Cargo 32:10; Carnegie changes on BGA 32:44; Zombie Princess and the Enchanted Maze 34:32; Power Grid, Faiyum, Fearsome Floors, 36:35; Orleans picked up by Capstone from Tasty Minstrels 36:550:38:36 - Games on the BrainThe aesthetics of the sound and heft of game pieces: Warlord, Santorini, Food Chain Magnate, Trickerion, Lords of Waterdeep, Taverns of Tiefenthal; Diplomacy; Terraforming Mars, Ares Expansion 46:07, Race for the Galaxy, Roll for the Galaxy0:51:51 - Review of Santorini01:15:21 - Reviving Old and Out of Fashion GamesFaiyum, Settlers of Cataan; Warlord 1:23:56; Talisman, 1:27:53, Merlin, Apocalypse; Junta, 1:29:30, Paranoia; Scotland Yard,1:35:38, Letters from Whitechapel, Fury of Dracula;  Wiz War 1:39:29, Dominant Species; Master Mind, 1:42:08, Mysterium; Polarity, 1:43:23; The Gallerist, 1:46:10; Diplomacy, 1:48:25; Illuminati, the Card Game 1:54:021:58:40 - Sign Off, Barrage
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Jun 21, 2021 • 1h 44min

Round 12, Turn 6: "Bruxelles 1893" with Elder

00:00:00 Introduction - Catching up with Elder's gorgeous bodywww.diamondgame.comEpic MegaGrants00:13:38 Game NightMedusa UnleashedRiccochet RobotsTribuneTerraforming Mars: Big Box00:20:55 Game NewsAgricolaTerra Mystica: Fire & IceTichuHardbackConcordia: Digital EditionCaptstone picks up OrleansDragomino wins Kinderspiel des JahresKingdominoIsle of Cats: Kittens & BeastsNow or NeverCrafting Arzium6-minute TeaserMasters of the Universe: Fields of EterniaSquaring Circleville00:31:28 Games on the BrainPower GridGame Studio StackerPeacemaking 1919: The Peace Conference at VersaillesExterminate All the Brutes00:42:47 Game Review - Bruxelles 189301:08:35 Member Segment - What Games Teach UsThe Campaign for North Africa01:35:30 Game SommelierViticultureVinhosOra et LaboraMadeiraGrand CruBus
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Jun 14, 2021 • 2h 16min

Round 12, Turn 5: "Tribune" with Dmitry

Tom and Dmitry take in a new version of an old fave: Tribune! And they discuss kind vs wicked environments and what that might mean for gaming.                                                                                <p>0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical GamerTribune, Die Macher<p>0:04:23 - This Week's Game NightTribuneSantiago (4:57)Avalon (6:37)Coffee Traders (9:54)Terraforming Mars (10:50)0:14:47 - This Week's News HungerThe Bloody Inn2021 BGG Con (18:12)Unfathomable (21:12)Battlestar GalacticaSleuth, The ResistanceNow or Never (25:36)Near and Far, Above and BelowTrails (26:11)ParksIn the Shadow of Demos (27:07)Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue MarsCardboard Creations: Mystic Vail (29:51)<p>0:30:31 - Games on the Brain<p>0:44:36 - Review of Tribune<p>1:33:00 - Kind and Wicked Games<p>2:14:40 - Sign Off
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Jun 7, 2021 • 2h 19min

Round 12, Turn 4: "Nations" with Paul and Ben

00:00:00 Introduction - Throttling your play with Paul and Ben00:02:17 Game NightIKITribuneAvalonDecryptoCubitosRail Pass Toot Toot!Menara00:16:43 Game NewsGaia Project on SteamTussie MussieTriumvir on GMTs P500Isle of Cats: Kittens + BeastsSavannah Park1840Mosaic on Kickstarter00:26:42 Games on the BrainThe CircleSecret HitlerSquaring CirclevilleCrescent City Cargo00:44:41 Game Review - Nations: DynastiesThrough the Ages01:42:25 Member Segment - Throttling your play
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May 31, 2021 • 2h 16min

Round 12, Turn 3: "Coffee Traders" with Candice

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Candice, the Omni Gamer.MadeiraMysteriumDixitTable TopMonopoly, Sorry, Trouble, UnoMagic MazeKing of TokyoGreat Western TrailBattlestar GalacticaVoyages of Marco PoloRootBrass: BirminghamIndonesia18xxTwilight Imperium0:16:44 - This Week’s Game NightCoffee TraderChurchill (17:22)Versailles 1919 (19:15)Distant Plane (21:42)Pipeline (22:57)Faiyum (23:58)Avalon (25:48)Tichu, Coimbra, Gaia Project0:28:30 - This Week's NewsThe Witcher: Old WorldLost Ruins of Arnak: Search for Professor Kutil (31:24)Dune ImperiumArydia (34:30)Zia: Legends of the Drift SystemParis (38:38)El Grande, Tekhal Mexica, AzulFrancis Drake, LignumMaharajahStatement by David Turczi about Prisoner Architect: Cardboard County Penitentiary (45:34)0:48:51 - Review of Coffee TradersWildcatters1:39:35 - War GamesComanchuriaCuba LibreIlluminati, Wiz WarCivilization, Diplomacy, Republic of RomeComplete StrategistBreakout NormandyApocalypseWarlordRoot, Star Wars Rebellion, War of the RingCampaign for North AfricaAll Bridges BurningLiberty or DeathHannibal: Rome v CarthageBattle CryFire on the LakeTop 5 Gateway Games x 2 (2:03:07)Undaunted Normandy, Undaunted North AfricaWallenstein, ShogunTsekigahara: Unification of JapanFriedrichMaria1775: RebellionBreakout Normandy Cuba LibreWar of the RingLabyrinth: the war on terror 2001-?Wilderness WarTwilight Struggle2:14:12 - Sign Off
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May 24, 2021 • 2h 26min

Round 12, Turn 2: "Faiyum" with Ben

00:00:00 Introduction - Potluck with Ben00:05:30 Puzzle SolutionKey to the puzzle. Link to final puzzle: 00:09:43 Game NightKraftwagen on Yucata18xx.games18221882Oath00:20:50 Game NewsPaperback Adventures on KickstarterRailways of Sweden and Australia on KickstarterVampire RivalsGoonies: Never Say DieElder ScrollsKennerspiel des Jahres 2021 NominationsLost Ruins of ArnakFantasy RealmsPaleoAlso recommended:Aeon's EndRiftforceGloomhaven: Jaws of the LionBarrage00:40:00 Games on the BrainBarrage 5 player expansionGinkopolisSquaring Circleville00:49:28 Game Review - Faiyum01:41:42 Co-Host Segment - Board PositionGames mentionedAgricolaBrassWildcattersBarrageTerraforming MarsDinosaur IslandRoads & BoatsFood Chain MagnatePraga Caput RegniOn the UndergroundDiplomacyThe TranscontinentalKeyflowerThe CostFast SlothsPower GridFresh FishGreat Zimbabwe
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May 17, 2021 • 1h 56min

Round 12, Turn 1: "1840: Vienna Tramways" with Jennifer

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer, the Game Pioneer0:03:36 - This Week's Game NightHadrian's WallImperial Bells and Steam (4:41)1822 (5:03)Tribune (6:19)Terraforming Mars, 1840, Faeyim (8:22)0:08:46 - This Week's NewsHoplomachus VictorumChip TheoryFrosthaven, Isaac Childress's Update #80: Cultural Consultancy (12:45)Gloomhaven Race for the GalaxyAlma MaterDelicious Games, Messina 1347 (22:47)Mosaic (24:22)Advanced CivilizationPipeline: Emerging Markets (30:31)Hanse Teutonica (32:08)Jesse's Puzzle (33:18)0:34:06 - Games on the BrainCoffee Traders (34:38)1829 (35:30)Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends (39:02)Merchant's Coat (39:36)Faeyim (40:18)Power GridFresh FishFolkenschlagFiersome Floors5040:49:10 - Review of 1840: Vienna TramwaysRussian Railroads18xx1:19:00 - Hosting Game EventsGame Nights versus Game Days18301822Ticket to RideCarcassonneMagic the Gathering1:49:25 - Game SommelierHiveLost CitiesWatergateSeven Wonders DuelAzulRace for the GalaxyDominionThe CrewPax PamirRes ArcanaRaModern Art1:54:05 - Sign Off
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May 10, 2021 • 2h 1min

Round 11, Turn 9: "Dwellings of Eldervale" with Matthew

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Matt, the Game Enthusiast0:01:03 - This Week's Game Night (Prologue)Barrage, Dwellings of EldervaleLate Night Avalon0:05:35 - This Week's Game Night Summoner Wars 2.0 Online Beta Version and Physical CopiesFantasy FlightKeyforge, Netrunner, Arkstone, Magic The Gathering OnlineBarrage on SteamPitchcar (15:49)AvalonTribune (17:28)0:18:05 - This Week's Game NewsVoid FallEclipseConcordia: Solitaria (22:28)Corsica, Creda, Brittania, Salt Italia MapsSplotter Food Chain Magnate, Zimbabwe Reprints Delayed (23:41)Horseless Carriage AntiquityMy Father's Work (25:54)Viva Java!My Life with Master (28:25)Seventh ContinentStation Fall (30:47)TranshumanityPax Renaissance, Pax Viking0:37:43 - Games on the BrainRubick's CubeSpeed CubingSuper Cubes, Smart Cubes, Connected Cubes, 4x4, 5x5, Pyramids1840 (43:17)Age of Steam, 18xx1889 (46:25)Marvel United  X Men (46:40)0:51:54 - Review of Dwellings of EldervaleManhattan ProjectEnergy EmpireTerra MysticaConcordia WarlordEmpire of the MasqueradeWarhammerGaia ProjectCavernaCryo1:36:57 - Culling Your Board Game CollectionWar of the Rings, 2nd EdWatergateWelcome to the DungeonWingspanWizard’s QuestBabyloniaBarrageBattlestar GalacticaBelfortBeyond the SunBios Genesis, megafauna, originsBlack AngelBlackout Hong KongbohnanzaBonfireBrass Birmingham and LancashireBroom ServiceBrussels 1893BusThe estatesPax pamirTerraforming MarsGalleristKingdom death monsterDuneTzolkienLe HavreKanbanToo Many BonesGloomhavenThrough the agesPax porfirianaCastles of BurgundyNemo’s war2:00:00 - Sign Off
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May 3, 2021 • 1h 40min

Round 11, Turn 8: "Detective: L.A. Crimes" with Jesse

Words that might have something in common...00:00:35 Introduction - Planning some puzzles with Jesse00:03:15 Game NightPitchCarAvalonGinkgopolisDwellings of EldervaleSkullWavelengthNations on MaBiweb00:08:08 Game NewsHasbro NewsTyrants of the UnderdarkGenCon Safety UpdateStrategicon goes virtualAlien: Fate of the Nostromo00:18:09 Games on the BrainTwilight StruggleValheimBartle TypesQuantic Foundry survey00:41:54 Game Review - Detective: L.A. CrimesLethal Weapon - 1987!!!01:05:07 Member Segment: The Commandments of Puzzle DesignPipelineCurious CargoFeast For OdinPatchworkDetective: A Modern Crime Board GameChronicles of CrimeTime Stories7th ContinentJonathan Blow48 Laws of PowerThe Cypher FilesCicada 3301Pigpen CipherTenyoism01:33:28 What--?! A Hidden Puzzle?? What is the connection?01:35:53 Game Sommeliersubmit questions to contact@gamebrainpod.comAgricolaBarrageLorenzo il Magnifico01:38:51 Wrap-upGame Brain Youtube channelFacebook GroupDiscord invite link
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Apr 26, 2021 • 1h 36min

Round 11, Turn 7: "Dungeon Petz" with Jake

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual GamerDungeon Lords0:07:39 - This Week's Game NightWords with Friends, ScrabbleTerraforming Mars, Tichu, Crokinole0:10:20 - This Week's Game NewsSplotter, Capstone GamesArkwrightGaia ProjectPipelineCurious CargoImperial Steam (13:25)Christian T Peterson, Fantasy Flight Games  (14:10)Battlestar GalacticaAndroid Net RunnerGame  Center in Roseville Minnesota (15:20)18 Cash and 18 Shares Kickstarter (17:18)1830, 1870, 1867, 18 ChesapeakeMonster Hunter World the Board Game Kickstarter (22:50)The 15th Annual Golden Geek Awards Nomination (24:22)Our nomination for podcast of the yearHeavy Cardboard0:28:30 - Games on the BrainTribune18220:32:06 - Review of Dungeon PetsDungeon LordsCode NamesThrough the AgesGalaxy Trucker0:58:20 - Building a Game Library and Game GroupSkullsWavelengthJust OnePictionaryTelestrationsJust OneSecret HitlerSheriffThe CrewKing of TokyoLost CitiesLove LetterRicochet RobotsTichuCode namesThe Lord of the Rings: ConfrontationFugitiveSeven Wonders DuelEverdellSamuraiSoleniaBarrageSeven WondersStone AgePandemic: LegacyModern Art1:30:45 - game sommelier MysteriumSleuthCryptidDeception: Hong KongTragedy Looper1:36:07 - sign off

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