Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

00:01:40 Game NightLove Letter https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129622/love-letterKeyflower https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/122515/keyflower00:06:38 The NewsOur Family Plays Games https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1f1NKE51FG5MeYchzVbXcACards Against Humanity https://www.vox.com/2020/6/26/21301488/cards-against-humanity-allegations-ironic-humor-racismRavensburger Game Inventor Days https://www.ravensburger.de/start/inventor-days/index.html#englishhttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/105813/roll-player-gets-deeper-fiends-familiarshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292564/back-future-dice-through-timehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/294484/unmatched-cobble-foghttps://shop.explodingkittens.com/products/poetry-for-neanderthals00:33:20 Games on the Brainhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291457/gloomhaven-jaws-lionGame of Thrones LCG https://theironthrone.net/playhttps://agot.cards/Imperial Struggle https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206480/imperial-struggleTOP 50 Game Countdown25 Fresh Fish https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1017/fresh-fish24 Lisboa https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa23 Trickerion https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163068/trickerion-legends-illusion22 Indonesia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19777/indonesia21 18xx games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/19/series-18xx00:59:55 Game Review - Russian Railroadshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/144733/russian-railroads01:32:45 Host Segment - "Racing"01:54:00 Game Sommelier https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111341/great-zimbabwehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185343/anachronyhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246684/smartphone-inchttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/55952/greed-incorporatedhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/105551/archipelago

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder0:01:30 - This Week's Game NightLottery GamesOculus Quest v The Rift (0:09:17)Madeira (0:14:41)Stone Age: Wildlife, Harsh Winters Expansions (0:14:56)Tichu (0:17:44)Wavelength (0:18:20)Libertalia, For Sale, Tzolkien, 6 Nimmt! (0:18:54)0:19:18 - This Week's Game NewsEverything Board Games: Black Lives Matter resignations (0:19:55)Anno 1800 German Language Edition, from PhilbertNet.com (0:33:45)Godspeed, from Pandasaurus Games (0:36:51)Pan Am, from Prospero Hall (0:39:07)The Mind: Extreme (0:41:51)HanabiTekhenu, Taiwantinsuyu (0:45:56)Teotihuacan, Lorenzo, Marco Polo, TzolkienCurious Cargo, from Capstone Games (0:49:32)Pipeline, Barrage, Crystal PalaceIntrepid, from Tim Fowers Games (0:52:20)Burgle Bros, Burgle Bros 2, Sabotage, Hardback, Paperback, Getaway Driver0:54:13 - Games on the BrainBarrageLegends of Runeterra from Riot  (0:57:52)League of LegendsMadeira (1:00:15)High Frontier (1:00:43)1:01:12 - 8x8 Challenge UpdateAvalon, Gaia Project, Splotter, Age of Steam, Great Western Trail, Lorenzo, Pax Games, Concordia, Pax Pamir1:06:17 - Game Brain Top 50 - #29-261:10:10 - Review of Madeira, from What's Your GameNippon, Panamax, Lude Island, GuangzhouThe Harvester and The Ambassadors Madeira ExpansionsNew Deluxe Expansion to come this fall1:40:25 - Transitioning to Virtual GamingTabletopia, Board Game Arena, Table Top Simulator (TTS)Discord Audio, Board Game Arena Audio/VideoClans of Caledonia, LaGrange, Stone Age, Puerto Rico, Tzolkien, Terra Mystica, Troyes, Nippon - On Board Game ArenaTeotihuacan to come on Board Game ArenaOn Mars, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Flotilla, Isle of Cats, Pandeme (Bread Baron,) Blackout Hong Kong, Barrage, Pharaon, Glass Road - on TTSNew Amsterdam - Elder's Mod for TTS coming soonLock-UpTTS on NBR HeadsetThe MIndCatan on Oculus2:03:09 - Board Game SommelierSagrada, Carcassonne, Terraforming Mars, Mice and Mystics, Twilight Imperium, Last FrontierTARGET GAMES:IcusaCalamalaLignumFrancis DrakeSidereal ConfluenceLeHavreDungeon LordsYellow and YangtzeTigris and EuphratesPillars of the EarthSanta MariaTroyesLaGrajaReworldThrough the DesertDokmusAzulPan AmOn Mars2:15:51 Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer, and Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer0:03:00 - This Week’s Game NightElfenland, The Crew, Tichu, Twilight Struggle, Phaeron, Clans of Caledonia, Russian Railroads, Race for the Galaxy. Neverwinter XBox RPG0:08:55 - This Week’s NewsOrigins Online Game Convention and Black Lives Matter (0:09:20)Blood RageDisney Jungle Cruise: A Voyage of Mystery and Misfortune (0:15:57)Jaws, Top Gun, The Shining, Back to the FutureWonder Woman: Challenge of the Amazons (0:22:49)Monumental (0:23:34)TapestryThe Night Cage (0:27:51)Der Nichte der Magir (0:33:12)Charles S Roberts Awards Resume (0:34:50)Fire Tower: Reprint and Rising Flames Expansion Kickstarter (0:37:56)Martin Wallace's Anno 1800 (0:42:08)Brass, Age of SteamRed Dead RedemptionH.iO Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality (0:48:07)Walden0:52:07 - Games on the BrainNeverwinterWavelength, One Word, Time's Up0:59:06 - Game Brain Top 50 Games 35-301:02:42 - Elfenland ReviewEl GrandeDune: Duel and Spice HarvestGaia ProjectMarco Polo, ConcordiaBus1:28:04 - How to Tell a Game is Not for YouFood Chain Magnate18xxWiz WarIndonesiaBarrageEclipseEverdellCaptain SonarAge of SteamPret a PorterThe GalleristMarco PoloConcordiaHanse Teutonica1:53:42 - Board Game SommelierTroyesConcordiaEverdellCoimbraLorenzoTeotihuacanMarco PoloCrystal PalaceTribune1:59:05 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Alfred, the Rules Lawyer0:04:46 - This Week's Game NightClans of Caledonia, Race for the Galaxy, Smartphone, Inc. (0:05:15)Russian Railroads, Elfenland (0:05:34)Kanban EV, Mah Jong, Elfenland (0:06:14)0:09:50 - This Week's Game NewsCandice Harris joins the Board Game Geek Team (0:09:58)Friedrich, Maria (0:11:00)1822: The Railways of Great Britain Reprint Kickstarter (0:11:44)Terraforming Mars: The Big Box with Minis! (0:15:46)Traveler (0:18:21)Merchants of the Dark Road Kickstarter (0:19:33)Through the Ages: New Leaders and Wonders Expansion (0:21:56)Back to the Future: Back in Time (0:26:56)The Shining, JawsScotland YardCatan, WingspanTop GunAlice is Missing Kickstarter (0:32:02)Avalon, Captain Sonar, Blood on the ClocktowerSpace AlertPrimitiveGertz: Prehistoric0:38:26 - Games on the BrainWingspan, Asmodee, Wizards of the Coast, Magic, The Gathering: welcoming African-American gamers and designers (0:41:30)0:45:25 - Game Brain Top 50: 40-360:57:45 - Review of Kanban EVVinhosThe GalleristElfenland (1:34:18)Lisboa, On Mars1:36:30 - Bringing Out the Best in GamersAvalon, Mah JongClans of Caledonia1:58:24 - Board Game SommelierAnachrony, Indonesia, Container, Wildcatters, Masters of Venice, Manila, Havet et GutSkeegee Market (2:00:10)Chesapeake & OhioTerraforming Mars (2:01:30)Isle of Wight, a Brass: Duel Game (2:02:25)2:06:13 - What Bonds Won't BreakiTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp2:09:27 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, the Opinionated Gamer, and Paul, the Game Breaker.0:07:16 - This Week's Game NightBarrage (0:07:40)Terraforming MarsAge of SteamCity of the Big Shoulders: Board Game Arena Alpha Test (0:09:54)Automobile (0:10:54)Forgotten Waters (0:11:11)Age of Steam, Clans of Caledonia, Smart Phone, Inc.Mah Jong (0:11:38)Elvenlands (0:12:55)Kanban EV (0:13:49)0:17:00 - Game News of the WeekWestern Empires Civilization, 18xx, Advanced Civilization, Through the Ages, Mega CivilizationEastern EmpiresHere I StandSanta Monica (0:24:05)Imperial Struggle (0:25:54)Twilight StruggleBorder Reavers (0:31:48)Here I StandForbidden StarsVersailles: 1919 (0:36:12)ChurchillThe Shining: Escape from Overlook Hotel -- Coded Chronicles World (0:39:12)The Shining -- Prospero HallScooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion0:41:26 - Games on the BrainGulf Mobile & Ohio (0:42:16)Tekinu (0:42:50)Tzolkien, TeotihuacanForgotten Waters (0:43:10)SeafallRevisiting Older Games (0:48:42)Clinic, the Deluxe Edition (0:49:47)Food Chain Magnate (0:50:19)0:52:22 - 8x8 ChallengeAge of Steam0:52:48 - Board Game Top 50 Countown: 45-411:04:30 - Smartphone, Inc.Food Chain MagnateContainer1:33:13 - Economics in GamesAge of SteamBrassModern Art (1:37:03)For SaleThe Estates (1:42:11)Greed, Inc.Age of Steam (1:42:55)Pipeline (1:46:25)Barrage18xx (1:49:04)Arkwright (1:50:20)Greed, Inc. (1:51:44)Indonesia, Food Chain MagnateAgricolaAutomobile (1:56:36)Genoa (2:00:15)Sidereal ConferenceCity of the Big Shoulders (2:04:12)Railroads of the World, Wildcatters, PanamaxIndonesia (2:06:52)Brass (2:07:14)Navigador (2:07:32)Clans of CaledoniaThe Estates (2:08:37)Food Chain Magnate (2:09:36)Smartphone, Inc. (2:10:00)2:11:16 - Board Game SommelierConcordia, Illuminati, Food Chain Magnate, Imperial 2030, Codenames, Warp Gate, Tobago, Space Cadet Concordia, Root, DiamontRicochet Robots (2:13:20)Tichu (2:13:35)Everdell (2:13:50)Quartermaster General (2:14:05)Trickerion (2:14:40)Medici (2:15:00)K2 (2:15:27)On the Underground (2:15:47)Castles of Burgundy, Decrypto, Wingspan (2:16:10)Dune, Indonesia, Pipeline, MariaEl Grande, Agricola, Terraforming Mars (2:16:47)Smartphone, Inc., Jaws (2:17:33)Barrage2:18:03 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer, and Ben, the Enthusiastic Gamer.0:03:37 - This Week's Game NightAge of Steam: Rust Belt and Southern England MapsSmart Phone, Inc.Castel (0:04:55)Thunder Alley, Concordia, Dice Hospital, ClinicHanse Teutonica (0:09:55)0:14:24 - This Week's Game NewsBoard Game Arena: Teotihuacan, City of the Big Shoulders (0:14:33)Smart Phone, Inc. (0:17:28)The King's Guild (0:18:14)Spiel De Jarre Awards (0:20:02)My City (0:22:02)Fabled Fruit Charter StoneNova Luna (0:28:44)Pictures (0:29:39)Kennerspiel De Jarre Awards (0:31:31)Cartographers, The Crew, The King's DilemmaPaladins of the West Kingdom, Res Arcana, Underwater Cities (0:32:46)Terraforming Mars, Heaven and AleUnderwater Cities (0:35:35)Nemesis: Lockdown (0:38:24)Gen Con 2020, EssenSpiel 2020 Cancelled; BGG Con Online Held (0:39:30)0:41:30 - Games on the BrainBrass: Isle of Wight for Two Players (0:43:12)AnachronyBrass: LancashireBrass: BirminghamPrinces of the RenaissanceTable Top Simulator (0:45:30)0:52:15 - 8x8 ChallengeConcordia, Age of Steam0:52:39 - Game Brain Top 50 Games 50-46 Redo0:57:40 - Age of Steam ReviewRailways of the World (1:06:21)Railway TycoonSteamMag-lev MetroSuburbiaWildcatters, Great Zimbabwe, On the Underground, Food Chain Magnate1:46:28 - Evangelizing for Games2:15:48 - Sign Off 

0:00:00 - Round 7 Begins0:17:41 - Welcome Jennifer, the Game Pioneer0:18:00 - This Week's Game Night (on Board Game Arena)Teotihuacan on Board Game Arena (0:18:30)Terra Mystica (0:20:20)Gaia ProjectKeyflower (0:21:38)Smart Phone, Inc. (0:23:30)ElfenlandEl Grande, Dune ExpansionsMah JongRummy Qeue0:26:40 - This Week's NewsSmall World of Warcraft (0:27:00)Too Many BonesThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Party (0:30:10)Canvas (0:31:52)Mystic VeilMini Express (0:33:51)Mini RailsIrish Gauge21 Moon, an 18xx game in 2117  (0:34:20)Age of Steam Moon Map2038Deep Vents (0:36:20)Near and Far, Above and BelowMaharajah (0:40:26)BarrageKemet: Blood and Sand (0:45:48)DuneCommand and ColorsKickstarter Layoffs (0:49:08)Terra Mystica and Gaia Project from Feuerlandspiel on Capstone (0:50:43)Asmodee, Fantasy Flight, Days of Wonder0:56:12 - Games on the BrainCongratulations to Heavy Cardboard on their BGG AwardFood Chain Magnate (0:57:50)Smart Phone, Inc.18 Chesapeake (1:00:03)Smart Phone, Inc. (1:02:24)Container1:05:08 - 8x8 ChallengeAge of Steam1:06:32 - Game Brain Top 5050-461:11:06 - Keyflower ReviewKeymarket, Keyper, Key to the City, Keydom, Keytown, Keythedral, Keyharvest, Keyflow, Inhabits the Earth, Reef Encounter1:37:49 - Gate KeepingEverdell1:56:06 - Board Game Sommelier1830DuneWiz WarKremlinPower GridStone AgeAgricolaDominionRace for the GalaxyRex ArcanaCastles of BurgundyBora BoraAge of SteamBrassTaj MahalTigris and EuphratesSamuraiEl GrandeRa, Aman ReCastles of BurgundyModern Art2:04:35 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Aidan and Solea0:02:36 - This Week's Game NightClans of CaledoniaTichu, Ricochet Robots, Memory, Winner's CircleSagrada (0:04:03)Everdell (0:06:50)Mahjong: American 2020 Cards (0:07:05)0:08:23 - News of the WeekGolden Geek Awards: Game Brain nominated for Best Board Game PodcastUpcoming Call-In Show (0:10:58)0:11:53 - New Generation Board GamersTwilight Struggle (0:19:16)Ricochet Robots (0:20:19)Mr Jack (0:22:34)ClueCastles of Mad King Ludwig (0:24:50)Twilight Struggle (0:27:25)Ten Days in the USA, [Europe,] [Africa] (0:29:42)Memory (0:35:06)Ricochet RobotsThe Mind (0:39:52)Seven Wonders (0:42:18) Cartahena, Wits and Wagers Skulls and Roses (0:43:51) Tichu, Code Names (0:47:27) Winner's Circle (0:47:38)SamuraiTichu (0:52:06)Telestrations (0:56:46)Eat Poop, You CatWerewolf (0:59:15)MafiaBlood on the ClocktowerWits and Wagers (1:02:27)Scotland Yard (1:05:40)Burgle Bros (1:06:02)Mystery of the Abby (1:06:34)Just One (1:07:42)Wavelength (1:09:34)Samurai (1:14:07)Pandemic Legacy Everdell (1:14:47)Agricola (1:16:56)High Frontier (1:17:55)Star Wars RebellionTwilight Struggle (1:22:27)For Sale, Dominion, Die Macher, High Society, Splendor, Love Letter, Modern Art, Fugitive, Cartahena, Welcome to the Dungeon, Pit Catan (1:29:05)Ticket to Ride, Bonanza, Alhambra, Spotted, Loop and Louie, Jungle Speed, Lost Cities1:31:15 - Sign Off