Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

00:00:00 Introduction - Childhood games that still hold up00:11:17 Game NightTichuChateau RoquefortHigh FrontierCup O Noodles Yahtzee (Game of the Year)00:17:30 Game NewsHeroquestTeam Roll & WriteKyotoRush OutRawr n' WriteSuper Skill Pinball00:40:27 Games on the BrainThe CostBios: MesofaunaWiz WarNew Amsterdam00:44:58 Game ReviewYokohamaGaia Project01:14:30 Host Segment: Childhood games that still hold upScrabble (1948)Boggle (1972)Mastermind (1971)Backgammon (-3000)Pit (1903)Spit (2004)Rummy 500 (1887)Mahjong (1850)Moncala (700)Othello (1883)01:48:00 Board Game SommelierConcordiaPower GridEverdellUnderwater CitiesTerraforming MarsEl GrandeSantiagoTribune

00:00:00 Introduction: Nasal swabbin'with the "Gamebreaker!"00:06:17 Game NewsMercado de LisboaHorizon Zero DawnTapestry: Plans and PloysRoot on MobilePhilosophia: Floating WorldGloomhaven Co-Op ModeCosmic FrogRaiders of Scythia00:26:35 Games on the BrainSantorini on BGA00:30:45 Game NightCrusader Kings IIIPendulumArkwright: The Card GameVersailles 191900:41:45 Game Review: Fort01:05:25 Member Segment: Player ManipulationThe SnivelerPaulMarco Polo on BGA01:34:47 Board Game SommelierToo Many BonesTainted GrailClaustrophobiaStar Wars: Imperial AssaultUndaunted: NormandySantorini7 Wonders: DuelEverdellArchitects of the West KingdomLorenzo Il MagnificoConcordia

00:00:00 Introduction - Welcome back Matty!00:07:28 Game NightHigh SocietyImperial StruggleAnachronyFort00:12:58 Game NewsVersailles 1919Yahtzee Cup of NoodlesEric Lang leaves CMONRoll of the Galaxy on IOSMaracaibo AppUprising ExpansionGaia Project AppGame of Thrones Board Game AppMariposaHadrian's WallCity of CrownsAlma MaterBGG Thread00:39:07 Games on the BrainPendulumMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2020Imperial Struggle00:48:18 Game Review AnachronyEclipseMindclash GamesTrickerionPerseverance: Castaway Chronicles01:33:37 Co-host segment - Zen and the art of setting up a board game ( a desperate cry for help)Meeple RealtyFolded SpaceThe Broken TokenGo7gamingEtsyE-raptorPlanoRails on BoardsBGG Store02:02:50 Game SommelierCOIN seriesFrederickUndauntedHannibal: Rome vs. CarthageTriumph & TragedySekigahara

0:00:00 Introduction - Dilluvia Project0:02:10 Game NightAnachronyFortNew AmsterdamMaglev MetroForum TrajanumArkwright: The Card Game0:09:40 Game NewsLuzon RailsInequality-opoly 2.0BaFá BaFáSimSocDinosaur WorldCloudAgeRolling Stock StarsHamberg and AmersterdamMandalaCartographers on IOSRoot on Steam0:40:45 Games on the BrainImperial StruggleCrowfall BetaThe Cost0:46:46 The Review: Dilluvia Project1:32:41 Host Segment: How Games End"Victory Points Suck" SHUX 2018 Building Blocks of Tabletop Game DesignBattlestar GalacticaDie MacherHigh Society2:16:08 Endgame condition triggered

0:00:00 Introduction0:06:45 Game NightRussian RailroadsTeotihuacanYokohamaForum Trajanum0:12:48 Game NewsTapestry: Plans & PloysWolfgang WarschHigh RiseDune: ImperiumPrincess Bride Adventure Book GameHarry Potter: House Cup CompetitionGlen More II: Highland GamesTwilight 20000:38:40 Games on the Brain0:51:05 Game Review: La GranjaLa Granja1:23:50 Host Segment: Going Deep1:43:45 Game SommelierParanoia RPG3:16 Carnage Amongst the StarsFiascoDi Profundis

0:00:00 Introduction in which the hosts interact as human beings and discuss eating Guinea Pigs0:05:43 Game NightYokohamaPan Am0:13:14 Game NewsNPR articleQuest + Avalon KSArkwright Card GameSantorini New YorkApollo0:34:00 Games on the BrainGreat Western TrailThe Cost0:47:05 Game Review - Tichu1:27:19 Co-host segment - Fun games when you're playing badlyFlow1:59:54 Game Somellier

0:00:00 IntroductionThe Cost by Armondo Canales0:04:57  Game NightYokohamaTekhenuFort0:10:40 Game NewsArcana RisingUndaunted: North Africa Designer DiaryCairnSagrada on SwitchEnnie Awards 2020AlienMÖRK BORG0:35:28 Games on the BrainCO218Chesapeake0:43:44 Top 50 Games#5 Avalon#4 Barrage#3 Gaia Project#2 Lorenzo il Magnifico#1 Great Western Trail1:02:40 Game Review - The Cost1:55:30 Member Segment - What keeps us coming back? 2:17:37 Sign-off

00:00:00 Intro with all the co-hosts.This round's theme is "As you wish..."The Cost 00:13:33 Game NightTawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire TeotihuacanLa GranjaTichuImperial StruggleTom's New Book: The Year of the Rabbit (tentative title)00:21:45 Game NewsPictures Spiel des JahresThe Crew Kennerspiel des JahresJordan Draper KickstarterUnder Falling SkiesDead Reckoning KickstarterDungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins00:44:43 Games on the BrainTawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire Factory TownThe Lesser Players Tale - by Jason Morningstar and Lizzie StarkReacting to the PastOnline GenCon00:56:00 The Game Brain Top 5010 The Gallerist9 Tzolk'in8 Terraforming Mars7 Tichu6 Age of Steam01:05:02 Game Review TekhenuCandice Harris BGG PreviewTrismegistus: The Ultimate Formula01:32:51 Host Segment - Conflict in board gamesAdvanced CivilizationMega CivilizationCaylus 1303Eclipse18ChesapeakeFood Chain MagnateRoads & Boats01:56:45 Game SommelierSpirit Island

00:03:57 Game NightMarco Polo https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171623/voyages-marco-polo(Johannes Caprini is actually the weakest character, Tom)Tichu https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/215/tichu00:08:55 Game NewsStefan Feld City Collection - https://twitter.com/real_QueenGames/status/1284155650713571330Fort https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296912/fortDaimyo https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237145/daimyo-rebirth-empirePandemic Legacy: Season 0 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/314040/pandemic-legacy-season-0Elizabeth Hargrave https://twitter.com/elizhargrave00:32:36 Games on the BrainImperial Struggle https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206480/imperial-struggleSorry (no link available :(   )00:51:00 Top 50 Games15 Brass https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206480/imperial-struggle14 Madiera https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire13 Die Macher https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1/die-macher12 Concordia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124361/concordia11 Twilight Struggle https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12333/twilight-struggle00:55:23 Game Review - In the Year of the Dragonhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31594/year-dragon01:11:02 Host Segment - Your group's game culture01:39:44 Game SommelierBoardGameArena recommendations:Russian RailroadsKeyflowerCity of Big ShouldersNipponTroyesClans of CaledoniaSantoriniHawaii

00:00:00 "The Greatest Three-some"00:10:10 Game NightPan Am https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/303057/pan-am00:17:54 Game NewsPendulum https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312804/pendulumPerseverance https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindclash/perseverance-castaway-chroniclesEscape the Night https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playescapethenight/escape-the-night-board-gameDead Reckoning https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276182/dead-reckoningLost Ruins of Arnak https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484/lost-ruins-arnakFiasco https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/Protocol https://postworldgames.com/protocol-game-series/Hoplomachus https://chiptheorygames.com/hoplomachus#section-twoSouthern Rails https://www.riograndegames.com/2020/07/southern-rails-announced/Pandemic Legacy: Season 000:42:10 Games on the BrainLast of Us 2Game Brain Top 5020 Teotihuacan https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/229853/teotihuacan-city-gods19 Through the Ages https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182028/through-ages-new-story-civilization18 Agricola https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola17 Ricochet Robots https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/51/ricochet-robots16 Eclipse https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/72125/eclipse00:49:40 Game Review - Imperial Strugglehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206480/imperial-struggle01:40:57 Host Segment - Weight02:00:04 Game SommelierTicket To Ride https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-rideCockroach Poker https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11971/cockroach-pokerGulo Gulo https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6351/gulo-guloRat A Tat Cat https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3837/rat-tat-catCha Cha Chicken https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3570/chicken-cha-cha-chaChateau Roquefort https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28089/chateau-roquefort10 Days https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5867/10-days-europeThrow Throw Burrito