Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

Welcome to another single-serving episode of Game Brain solo mode! Your host, Matthew Robinson, takes a look at the Chip Theory Games new epic MOBA tower defense solo campaign madness known as Cloudspire!

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder0:01:53 - This Week's Game NightClans of CaledoniaPandemain Kickstarter (0:04:40)Barrage (0:05:20)On Mars, Blackout Hong KongAge of Steam (0:05:48)Avalon (0:06:06)Mahjong, Tichu, Ricochet Robots, Bonanza, Ziggourat (0:07:00)Board Game Arena (0:08:50)Clans of Caledonia, Terra Mystica, Race for the Galaxy, Tzolkien, Troyes, Madeira, Nippon, In the Year of the Dragon, Stone Age, Through the Ages, Puerto Rico, Russian Railroads0:14:20 - New of the WeekJohn Conway, inventor of Game of Life, dead of Covid-19 ComplicationsOrigins Convention Postponed, San Diego Comicon Cancelled (0:15:21)Gencon still on? (0:15:50)Essen Spiel tba (0:17:58)Excavation Earth (0:22:51)Pocket DragonCloud Spire: Encar's Plunder Expansion Kickstarter (0:24:52)Pandemic Hot Zone: North America (0:27:10)Kemet: Blood and Sand (0:28:25)Robb Report's Eight Luxury Board Games (0:32:10)0:37:00 - Games on the BrainBarrage, Blackout Hong Kong, Pandemain (0:37:20)LignumRevolution: The Dutch Revolt (0:41:20)Board Game Arena: Clans of Caledonia (0:43:17)Flotilla (0:44:40)Concordia0:48:27 - 8x8 ChallengeAge of Steam0:49:03 - Review of Clans of CaledoniaHansa TeutonicaTerra MysticaGaia Project1:17:33 - Campaign Games, Legacy GamesGlen More II: ChroniclesMaracaiboUnderwater Cities Expedition to NewdaleGloomhaven, Too Many BonesAbove and Below, Near and FarCharter StonePandemic Legacy, SeafallArkham Horror, Thunderstone Quest, Marvel ChampionsOathDetectiveTainted Grail, Kingdom Death Monster, Betrayal LegacyFood Chain MagnateNetrunnerThe GalleristMadeiraOn Mars1:46:05 - Board Game SommelierFeudamLisboa, The Gallerist, On MarsHere I Stand (1:51:22)Bios Origins, Pax Transhumanity (1:52:50)John Company (1:54:15)Revolution: The Dutch Revolt (1:54:40)Starfleet Battles (1:55:02)1:56:45 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer0:05:32 - This Week’s Game NightGlen More IIThe Crew, Tichu, Mah JohngRicochet RobotsEverdell0:10:50 - This Week’s News Die Macher Blue Cover EditionSiemon Games Stock Suspended (0:13:30)Lorenzo, Sheriff of NottinghamOrigins Gaming Convention Rescheduled  (0:18:13)Anachrony, Cerebrea, Tawantinsiyu (0:22:09)Moonshine Empire (0:24:51)Roads and BoatsTales from the Loop TV Series, RPG, and Board Game with minis (0:26:45)Pax Viking, Pax Renaissance 2nd Edition, High Frontier 4 All, Module 3: Conflict (0:29:32)Pax Porfiriana, Pax PremiereForgotten Waters (0:35:32)MaracaiboDead of WinterAshes: Rise of the Phoenix BornGolden Geek Awards -- Vote for us for Best Podcast (0:39:20)0:43:16 - Games on the BrainRemnant (0:43:55)Fallout 4 (0:44:38)Clans of Caledonia (0:45:25)Terra Mystica, Gaia Project0:48:10 - 8x8 ChallengeNada0:48:38 - Review of Glen More II: Chronicles1:09:44 - Friendships Forged through Cooperation versus CompetitionBattlestar GalacticaAvalonPandemicTichu1:21:36 - Board Game SommelierChessTwilight Struggle on SteamTerraforming Mars on SteamBoardgamecore.net Splotter Games:Food Chain Magnate, The Great ZimbabweMortal Combat1:26:10 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jesse, the Analytical Gamer0:01:54 - This Week's Game NightThe Crew, Die Macher, Age of SteamJust One, Secret HitlerPandemic Season 2: Legacy (0:06:29)Seafall (0:06:57)0:12:50 - This Week's NewsSpirit Island: Jagged Earth (0:13:04)Gugon: Panjun (0:14:00)Blood on the Clocktower (0:17:11)John Carpenter's They Live: Assault on Cable 54 Kickstarter (0:18:13)Aquanauts Kickstarter (0:22:45)Free Print and Plays (0:26:17)CorinthC3I Magazine eBook: Battle for Moscow 2nd edFrost GraveOsprey Publishing eBooks for Grognards: Blackbeard's Last Fight, Battle of Watterloo, etc.Imperial Settlers: Empire of the North, Hiroshima Next, Imperial Settlers Roll and Write, Pret a Porter, Explorers of the North Sea0:29:14 - Games on the BrainThe Crew, Pandemic LegacyYellow and Yangtze (0:29:41)Tigris and EuphratesSamuraiThe Crew, Cards for American Mah Jong (0:32:45)Animal Crossing (0:35:00)0:37:38 - 8x8 ChallengeAge of Steam0:38:13 - Die Macher Review1:36:52 - Gaming RemotelyBlood on the ClocktowerJust OneSecret HitlerAvalonBarrage18xxCatanTichuBridgeAgricola1:51:31 - Board Game SommelierAzul, King Domino, PatchworkOceans, The CrewEverdellDetectivePandemic: Legacy1:55:53 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Trey, the Game Designer0:08:04 - This Week's Game NightThe CrewHanabiRoads and Boats (0:15:02)Dwarf and FortressAntiquity0:21:14 - This Week's NewsDune Expansion: Ixthians and Tlilaxu (0:21:36)Pandemic (0:26:12)Detective: Suburbia Free PDF from Portal Games (0:30:01)Gamma Game Publisher Crisis Initiative List (0:32:41)Jennifer's Post about Table Top Simulator DLCs (0:38:28)Wingspan, Scythe, ViticultureLacerda v PfisterOceans, Agricola, Game of ThronesThrough the Ages IOS0:48:20 - Games on the BrainGame of Thrones Card Game On Line (0:48:49)Magic the GatheringLove in the Time of Corona Discord LARPs (0:52:14)De Profundis RPG (0:53:25)Apocalypse 47 LARP in Zoom (0:57:55)0:58:52 - 8x8 ChallengeRoads and Boats Splotter0:59:14 - Strategy v TacticsEclipse (1:04:03)1830 (1:05:50)Food Chain Magnate (1:07:22)Roads and Boats, AntiquityAgricola (1:09:52)Ricochet Robots (1:12:07)Candy Land (1:17:17)Imperial (1:17:43)Oath (1:21:15)Terraforming Mars, Twilight Imperium, Gaia Project, Twilight Struggle (1:22:40)Through the Ages (1:26:02)Concordia, Feast for Odin, Puerto Rico (1:28:30)Terra Mystica1:31:50 - Review of OceansEvolutionWingspanPrimordial Soup1:55:25 - Board Game SommelierArchitects of the West Kingdom, Scythe, Viticulture, Gunshone Clever, Seventh Continent, Sagrada, Agricola, Quacks of Quedlinberg, WingspanEverdellGrand Austria HotelVillageFrancis DrakeCoimbra OceansThe CrewTaverns of TiefenthalThe MagnificentRes Arcana2:05:13 - Sign Off

Jennifer and Matthew get together (over Skype) for a chat on Diversity and Inclusivity in Video Games vs. Board Games, specifically the games Anno 1800 vs Maracaibo. 

0:00:00 - Intro: Welcome Matt0:04:08 - 50th Episode and One Year Anniversary!0:07:45 - "Temperature Check" / "Clip Show"Thank you Etamaros PelegThank you Liam YorkThank you Jennifer, Paul, Dmitry, Ben, Alfred, Jesse, Elder, Trey, and Jake0:10:24 - This Week's Game NightCastles of Burgundy Table Top SimulatorOceans Table Top SimulatorCartehena (0:16:29)High FrontierTwilight Struggle0:19:47 - This Week's NewsDark Ages KickstarterEclipse: Second Dawn for the GalaxyWinter Kingdom (0:23:09)Dominion, Kingdom BuilderOrigins Game Fair 2020 June 17-21 (0:24:13)Decks ConDig Your Way Out (0:26:46)Paladins of the West KingdomParis (0:28:55)El Grande, Mexica: The Mask Series, AzulBrussels, Troyes, Carson CityWingspan on Switch (0:31:26)Lawyer Up! Kickstarter (0:32:53)ADA0:35:02 - Games on the BrainCloud SpireAlu Bari, A Nice Cup of Tea (0:36:05)SnowdoniaNintendo Switch Animal Crossing (0:37:05)Weight Loss Challenge Extension Bet (0:37:34)Exploring On-Line Gaming - Games that are better on the simulator (0:38:58)AntiquityRoads and BoatsThrough the Ages0:41:20 - 8x8 ChallengeAvalonGaia Project18xxSplotter, Age of Steam, Lorenzo, Pax Pamir, Pax Renaissance, Pax Transhumanity, Age of Steam, Great Western Trail0:44:06 - Year in Review - A Second Look at 48 GamesWingspan (0:44:36)Coimbra (0:45:38)Great Western Trail: Rails to the North (0:46:56)Solenia (0:49:04)Underwater Cities (0:49:37)Avalon (0:50:45)Chronicles of Crime (0:52:18)Terraforming Mars: Colonies (0:53:53)Quacks of Quedlinburg (0:55:04)Escape Plan (0:55:47)Teotihuacan (0:56:44)Trickerion (0:58:24)Catan (1:00:40)Pipeline (1:02:37)The Estates (1:03:55)Twilight Struggle (1:04:55)Pax Pamir 2E (1:05:18)Res Arcana (1:06:47)Architects of the West Kingdom (1:08:31)Tokyo Metro (1:09:55)Black Angel (1:11:42)Air, Land and Sea, QE, Watergate (1:12:23)City of the Big Shoulders (1:14:26)Barrage (1:15:32)Tapestry (1:15:46)Lorenzo Il Magnifico (1:17:39)Gaia Project (1:17:44)Concordia (1:17:55)Paladins of the West Kingdom (1:18:06)Dune (1:19:26)Detective (1:20:15)Trismegistus (1:22:06)Crystal Palace (1:22:23)Bus (1:23:12)Maracaibo (1:23:57)Marvel Champions (1:25:19)Taverns of Tiefenthal (1:26:44)On Mars (1:28:05)Pax Transhumanity (1:28:46)Everdell (1:29:54)Blood on the Clocktower (1:31:03)Food Chain Magnate: Ketchup Expansion (1:33:02)Ora et Labora (1:33:53)Nemo's War (1:34:38)Oath (1:35:41)1862 (1:38:32)Caylus 1303 (1:39:57)Eclipse: Second Dawn (1:40:38)Railroad Evolution (1:41:30)1:41:53 - Thank You to Our Listeners!1:45:01 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, The Opinionated Gamer0:12:08 - This Week’s Game NightRailroad Evolution Die Macher (0:14:05)Table Top Simulator0:30:47 - This Week’s Game NewsVerdun: Steel Inferno The GrizzledRobinson Crusoe (0:31:51)The Treasure Chest (0:32:25)Million Dollar Script (0:33:48)Pax Pamir 2nd Ed. reprint Kickstarter (0:36:03)Stick’em (0:37:27)TichuSix NitsTwilight Struggle Red Sea: Conflict in the Horn of Africa (0:42:31)Conquest and Consequence (0:43:56)Triumph and TragedyMariaChurchill FriedrichDominant Species: Marine (0:45:22)Vampire Masquerade: Vendetta (0:48:37)Dungeons and DragonsLabyrinth: War on Terror on Steam (0:53:18)Mystic Bale on Switch (0:54:10)0:56:24 - Games on the BrainWeight Loss ChallengePandemic: Pandemic Legacy, Season 1 (0:59:28)Food Chain Magnate (1:00:33)Ketchup Expansion, Noodles, Sushi, Apartments1:08:47 - Review of Railroad Revolution: Railroad EvolutionMadeira, Nippon, Lude Island, Chung Kuo1:39:30 - Changing People’s Minds About GamesSix Men Morris, Just One, MediciWingspanCatanConcordiaPipelineEverdellPandemicModern ArtRaSurviveJawsLords of VegasTicket to RideSplendorOn the UndergroundK2CartehenaBattlestar GalacticaIndonesiaDead of Winter1:57:35 - Board Game SommelierCity of Big Shoulders18621822183018891849: Sicilian RailwaysScythe, Terraforming MarsTwilight StruggleKey to the City: LondonKeyflowerSherlock Holmes, Consulting DetectiveDetectiveTragedy LooperLetters from WhitechapelGreat ZimbabweRoads and BoatsRailways of the WorldPandemic Legacy2:17:23 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Welcome Paul the Game Breaker0:02:01 - This Week’s Game NightOra et Labora, Hansa Teutonica (0:04:00)Eclipse: Second Dawn is the Galaxy (0:04:56)Avalon, Oceans, Railroad Revolution (0:05:16)TribuneAvalon, Eclipse, Jaws (0:10:00)0:13:17 - This Week’s NewsCoronavirus Convention CancellationPlanner Kickstarter Marketing Hijinks (0:13:54)Maharajah (0:16:16)Geekopolis (0:18:57)The Shining (0:19:57)Cockroach PokerBack to the Future: Back in Time (0:22:31)Burger Academy (0:23:05)Ricochet RobotsDie Crew (0:25:50)Tang Garden (0:27:26)CarcassonnePictionary Air (0:28:22)2020 Geekmadness Tournament (0:31:18)Regium Automated Chessboard thispersondoesnotexist.com (0:32:13)0:36:25 - Games on the BrainWeight Loss Challenge (0:37:28)Oceans (0:41:19)Pandemic (0:42:58)0:47:41 - 8X8 Challenge0:47:55 - Review of Eclipse: Second Dawn of the Galaxy 1:17:15 - Expansions!Eclipse: Rise of the AncientsRailroad Revolution (1:20:19)Tzolkien: Tribes and Prophets (1:21:41)Agricola: Farmers on the Moor (1:22:39)Tribune (1:23:25)Catan Cities and Knights (1:27:31)Eclipse: Rise of the AncientsWingspan (1:29:19)Battlestar Galactica Pegasus (1:29:55)Terraforming Mars Colonies; Prelude (1:31:18)Through the AgesTerraforming Mars Prelude (1:32:24)Dominion Prosperity (1:33:26)Dominion Alchemy, SeasideLords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport (1:34:44)Viticulture: TuscanyRace for the Galaxy: The Gathering StormAgricola: Farmers on the MoorSeven Wonders: LeadersSeven Wonders: CitiesPower Grid: China, Concordia, Age of Steam: Korea, China; Russian RailroadsLorenzo (1:40:55)1:42:14 - Board Game SommelierQuartermaster General, Friedrich, Memoir 44, Twilight StruggleRoot, Eclipse, War of the Ring, RiskHannibal: Rome vs CarthageUndaunted: NormandyNemo’s WarChurchillJust One, Time’s Up, Undaunted: Normandy, Watergate, CryptidDecrypto, Balderdash, Avalon, Time’s Up: Title Recall, Wavelength, The Mind, Sleuth, Ricochet Robots, Cockroach Poker, Tichu, Codenames, Jaws, Twilight Struggle, Cuba Libre1:59:26 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Welcome Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer0:01:45 - This Week’s Game NightsWavelength (0:02:16)Santiago (0:03:38)Modern ArtMasters of the Renaissance (0:04:23)Ocean (0:05:49)Heaven and Ale, Glenn Moor 2  (0:07:52)0:08:32 - Game NewsBurgle Bros 2: Casino Capers (0:08:43)Fallout Shelter (0:09:57)Patchwork: Americana (0:11:02)Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion (0:11:40)Betrayal: House on a HillJawsTop GunBattlestar GalacticaDuneZona: Secret of Chernobyl (0:14:15)Kickstarter Solo Modes: The Ming Voyages, Tumbletown, By Death and Sea, Astroforce: the Dice Game, Endogenesis, Heroes of Tenfir, Knightlancer, Ark: Awakening, Knight Tales (0:17:42)Manifold (0:19:23)Vast, the Crystal CavernsChronicles of Crime: 1400, 1900, 2400 (0:20:34)Tang Garden (0:22:30)CarcasonneDogs and Pigs (0:22:55)Bonfire (0:24:07)0:25:04 - Games on the BrainHeaven and AleCoimbraVillageOathPax PamirOcean (0:28:47)1862 (0:31:22)0:34:05 - Review of Caylus 1303TeotihuacanGreat Western TrailLe HavreMaracaiboBus1:08:30 - Games as EntertainmentKanban London UndergroundSheriff of Nottingham KremlinJuntaBusCosmic EncounterAgricolaTzolkienTeotihuacanCrystal PalaceCoimbraAge of SteamBrassEverdellBarrageDie Macher FriedrichOn MarsHigh FrontierPax PamirWatergateAcquire1:33:40 - Game SommelierBrassShogun/ WallensteinNations/ Through the AgesModern ArtGalleristWits and WagersFresh FishCryptidFriedrichClansMr JackSakigahara1:45:28 - Sign Off