Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

Welcome to the very first bite size, single-serving episode of Game Brain solo mode! Your host, Matthew Robinson, takes a look at Fantasy Flight Games latest LCG, Marvel Champions: The Card Game. 

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer Schlickbernd, The Game Pioneer.Die Macher, Advanced Civilization, 1822xx, Ora et Labora, Great Western Trail, Dominant Species, Indonesia, Food Chain Magnate, Crystal Palace.0:05:33 - This Week's Game NightMaracaibo, Crystal PalaceWavelength (0:07:17)0:12:57 - News of the WeekYellowing Yangtze App (0:13:09)Tigris and EuphratesTerraforming Mars App Fix (0:15:16)Cesar, Alpha Centauri The Crew: Quest for Planet 9 (0:16:32)Wingspan: European Expansion (0:19:47)Car Wars Kickstarter (0:21:20)Auto DuelGas Lands (0:23:32)Dungeon Crawl ClassicsMothership (0:27:16)TravelerDrive-Through RPGKickstarter ExpansionGloomhavenSurvivor Controversy (0:33:27)0:39:27 - Games on the BrainUnderwater Cities Expansion (0:40:15)Barrage (0:40:32)Bus (0:42:00)Foodchain Magnate (0:43:17)Ketchup Expansion0:44:42 - 8x8 Challenge0:44:55 - Review of MaracaiboMumbasa, Great Western Trail, Expedition to NewdaleAnno 1800ShiaNewtonPipeline1:14:30 - Pioneering GamingDiplomacyAgricolaCatan, Splendor, Western Empires, Advanced Civilization1846, 18621:25:16 - Holiday Gift Giving GuideThe Mind (1:26:10)Sushi Go, Las Vegas (1:27:01)Just One (1:27:36)Wavelength (1:27:56)Wingspan (1:28:13)Ticket to Ride (1:29:05)Codenames (1:29:38)Mastermind (1:29:57)Carcasonne (1:30:21)Ricochet Robots, Xendo (1:30:50)Tichu (1:31:22)Bus, Baron Park, Santorini, Samurai, Santiago (1:31:52)Pit, Concordia (1:32:38)1862, Pipeline (1:33:33)1:34:26 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction to Round 50:03:45 - Introduction: Co-Host Dmitry Portnoy0:04:32 - Matt's Upcoming Solo Game Reviews and Game Brain Discord Channel0:05:06 - This Week's Game NightTerraforming Mars: Turmoil Expansion (0:05:38)Colonies, Venus Next, Prelude, Helasport Terraforming Mars ExpansionsNow Boarding (0:09:37)0:14:06 - This Week's NewsAlternative Essen Top 5: Die Crew, Crystal Palace, Marco Polo 2, Azul: Summer Pavilion, Barrage.Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (0:16:35)Gloomhaven, War of the RingBattlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Robinson Crusoe, Tales of Arabian Nights, DetectiveFrosthaven (0:22:09)GloomhavenVenice (0:23:09)Anachrony, Trickerion, RagusaInfamous Traffic (0:24:52)Top Gun (0:26:11)JawsTapestry Adjustments (0:29:58)Barkham Horror (0:32:18)0:34:15 - Games on the BrainAvalon (0:34:33)Poker (0:39:30)Crystal Palace (0:42:11)Paladins, Orleans0:48:00 - 8x8 Challenge0:48:30 - Review of BusFood Chain Magnate, Roads and Boats, Duck Dealer, Greed, Inc., Indonesia, Great Zimbabwe1:23:30 - Dmitry's Favorite Thing: Penelope's Suitors1:48:34 - Board Game SommelierAir, Land, and Sea; MaracaiboFrancis Drake (1:49:58)Merchants and Marauders (1:51:22)Shia: Legends of the Drift System; FireflyEclipse (1:54:04)Eclipse, 2nd Edition 1:56:56 - Sign Off

00:00:00 - IntroductionTable Top Network00:14:36 - Interview with Alan MoonThe Gathering of FriendsTicket to Ride, Union Pacific, Airlines Europe, Where's Bob's Hat?Pandemic Legacy, Descent: Journeys into the Dark00:32:22 - Cooper Island00:39:01 - SabotageCaptain Sonar, Burgle Brothers00:46:07 - Interview with Tim FowersPaperback, Now BoardingFowers.games00:59:54 - Expedition to NewdaleOh My Goods!01:07:33 - Magnificent01:17:04 - Marco Polo 2: In Service of the Khan01:28:03 - Taverns of Tiefenthal01:37:00 - On Mars01:44:26 - Jaws01:56:32 - Sierra West02:01:40 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet 902:05:57 - Review of Crystal Palace

00:00:00 - Introduction: Co-Hosts Jake Shapiro and Trey AlsupNew email: Contact@GameBrainPod.com00:09:10 - Game NightTrismegistusBarrageAvalon00:14:40 - Game News00:46:15 - Games on the Brain00:51:00 - Game Review: Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formulahttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281442/trismegistus-ultimate-formula01:20:35 - Jake's Segment - Gaming with kids01:48:16 - Game Sommelier -NewtonCastles of BurgundyGrand Austria HotelFields of ArlePatchworkAll Creatures Big & SmallTwilight StruggleRoads & BoatsAntiquityBGG Game Design Forums: https://boardgamegeek.com/forum/974616/boardgamegeek/board-game-designAge of SteamFirst Snow of Winter

0:00:00 - IntroductionChronicles of Crime0:01:42 - This Week’s Game NightTrismegistus (0:02:30)Age of Steam (0:07:00)Tzolkien (0:10:09)Marakaibo (0:12:39)Ricochet Robots (0:14:55)0:18:55 - This Week's NewsGeek Buzz 2019 Essen Top Ten (0:19:08)TerramaraEthos: First ContinentGlenmore 2WatergateCooper IslandBrussels 1897Brussels 1893It's a Wonderful WorldSeven WondersTerraforming MarsAgricolaBarrageTrismegistusAquaticaThe MagnificentBig TopShow ManagerTrickerionSanta MariaMeeple CircusImperial Settlers Roll and Write (0:29:10)Marco Polo 2: In Service of the Khan (0:30:30)Teotihuacan: Shadow of Xitle (0:32:28)Spielworks + Karl Heinz Shmiel (0:34:19)Die MacherTribuneFood Chain Magnate Expansion: Ketchup Mechanism (0:40:21)BusRoads and BoatsAntiquityIndonesiaGreed, Inc.Detective: Season One (0:46:32)0:47:30 -  Games on the BrainBlood on the Clocktower (0:49:06)Imperial Struggle (0:49:40)Twilight StruggleThe Current Multiplayer Solitaire Trend (0:50:59)Trismegistus0:55:35 - Review of DetectiveSherlock Holmes, Consulting DetectiveChronicles of CrimeImperial SettlersRobinson’s CrusoePret a PorterFifty First StateConcordia1:29:30 - Old School with Jesse: My Dad's Game CollectionCampaign for North AfricaMonopolyLifeMarvelous Mrs. Maisel editionRiskClueScotland YardCrossbows and CatapultsBroadsides and Boarding PartiesDark TowerDungeons and DragonsCamelot Fireball IslandGrassHero QuestAcquireCivilizationBackgammonChessDiplomacyGettysburgTubruckSource of the NileFlat TopStorm over ArnheimField CommandEmpireWar in RussiaSilent ServiceDecision in the DesertComputer AmbushComputer QuarterbackColonial ConquestNamStock Market GameThe Stock Market GameStocks and BondsMr PresidentSpeed CircuitWin, Place and ShowWin, Place, ShowWinner CircleWizard’s CrownAvalon Hill3MStrategic Simulations, Inc.CoIn Games (Counter Insurrection)Cuba LibreFire in the LakeBlock Games1:51:51 Board Game SommelierBoard Games similar to Car Wars and BattletechWarhammerGloomhavenSpace HulkDescent: Journeys into the DarkGas LandsKingdom Death Monster1:57:31 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction0:01:47 - This Week’s Game NightPret a Porter, Barrage (0:02:20)0:08:11 - This Week’s NewsFrancis Dresham has passed (0:08:20)Civilization, 18xxDune (0:09:51)Railroad Revolution Expansion (0:10:34)Madeira Through the Ages Wonders and Leaders Expansion Postponed (0:11:15)Weather Machine Early Prototype? by Vito Lacerda (0:12:23)Nemo’s WarHigh Frontier 4 All (0:13:49)Pax PorphyrianaImperial Settlers: Empires in the North (0:16:57)Detective, Robinson Caruso, Stronghold1942: USS Yorktown (0:18:32)Space Alert, Captain SonarCrystal Palace (0:24:23)Underwater Cities: New Discoveries (0:26:45)Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Sea (0:29:00)Gaia Project 0:34:20 - Games on the BrainDiplomacy (0:34:56)Risk, Imperial0:42:23 - Old School GamesMass Market Games: Monopoly, Risk, Clue, Scrabble, Stratego, Battleship, Life, CandylandRoll to Move for Euro Fans: Merlin (0:47:14)Hobby Games, Catan, Magic the Gathering (0:42:43)Diplomacy, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Civilization, Acquire, Survive: Escape from Atlantis, Republic of Rome, Car Wars, Starfleet Battles, Magic Realm, Sleuth, Kremlin, Cosmic Encounter, Merchants of Venus, Ogre, Illuminati, Axis and Allies, 1830 Railways and Robber Barons, Advanced Squad Leader, Battletech, Brittania, Magic Realm, Rail Baron, Wiz War.Blood on the Clocktower, Secret HitlerThrough the Ages (1:03:33)1:04:20 - Dune ReviewGloomhaven, Here I Stand, Root, Scythe, Eclipse, Spartacus: Blood and Sand1:39:45 - Board Game SommelierGrandparent Games, Uncle Bill, Trey’s Dad (1:41:08)Bridge; Backgammon; Air, Land and SeaChess, Atari, Mah JonggLimited Shelf Space (1:47:19)Trickerion, Gaia Project, LorenzoTwilight Imperium1:50:48 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction0:02:35 - This Week’s Game NightJust One (0:02:50)Flappy Birds (0:05:43)Newton (0:09:42)Avalon (0:10:20)Teotihuacan (0:11:44)0:11:56 - News of the WeekDune (0:12:06)Dilluvia Project Product Recall (0:15:13)***NOTE: It is our recommendation NOT to buy Dulluvia at this timeBarrage Five Player Expansion Kickstarter (0:16:40)Europa Universalis (0:19:02)Campaign for North Africa (0:20:42)Europa Universalis: The Price of Power Kickstarter (0:23:32)Here I Stand (0:25:03)1861xx, 1867xx Kickstarters (0:26:41)Age of Steam (0:29:41)Graham Nash Interview: Playing Risk with Jimmi Hendrix (0:31:00)Through the Ages: New Leaders and Wonders (0:32:17)Tribune Expansion (0:35:00)Terraforming Mars: Turmoil (0:35:25)Anachrony: Fractures in Time (0:36:43)The Artemis Project (0:38:15)Alien Frontiers (0:38:40)High Frontier (0:39:40)Sierra West (0:41:20)0:44:30 - Games on the BrainIndonesia (0:44:52)Food Chain Magnate (0:47:47)The Void (0:49:33)0:52:48 - Paladins of the West Kingdom ReviewRaiders of the North Sea, Architects of the West KingdomOrleans (0:56:13)Roads and Boats (1:23:53)1:27:53-GameBreaker/Metagamer/GamblerKeyflower (1:47:00)Wildlife (1:49:43)1:51:04 - Game SommelierBang, Dead of Winter (1:51:32)Battlestar Galactica (1:52:42)Fury of Dracula, Letters from Whitechapel, Scotland Yard (1:53:02)Love Letters, Splendor, Azul (1:54:07)Ricochet Robots (1:54:46)Through the Desert (1:55:05)Seven Wonders (1:55:39)Santorini (1:55:54)Five Tribes (1:56:05)Sleuth (1:56:28)1:57:00 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction0:01:44 - This Week's Game NightConcordia (0:02:48)Irish Gauge (0:02:55)0:04:11 - News of the WeekSpirit Island Digital (0:04:25)Battlestar Galactica (0:08:25)Dead of Winter (0:08:41)CO2 (0:08:58)Scott Pilgrim Miniatures (0:12:45)Big Trouble in Little China (0:14:25)Rick and Morty Total Rickall (0:15:05)Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile (0:16:15)The King's Dilemma (0:20:25)Pret A Porter (0:25:25)Modern Art (0:27:10)ESSEN PREVIEW (0:28:00)On Mars (0:33:16)Cooper Island (0:34:50)Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula (0:36:50)Terramara (0:39:20)0:42:45 - Games on the BrainSierra West (0:43:25)Manchukuo (0:44:15)Nemo's War (0:46:15)0:48:12 - 8X8 ChallengeConcordia (0:49:00)0:48::40 - Concordia ReviewConcordia: Salsa (0:49:48)1:09:40 - Old School: Atari and Scavenger Hunts1:28:47 - Board Game SommelierGlass Road, Ora Et Labora (1:31:15)Village, Stone Age, Puerto Rico (1:31:45)Concordia (1:32:10)Amun Re (1:32:31)Architects of the West Kingdom (1:32:35)Five Tribes (1:32:50)Hawaii (1:33:05)Games on Trips (1:33:35)(1:34:36) Tichu, For Sale, Race for the Galaxy, Arboretum, Codenames <

0:00:00 - Introduction0:02:16 - This Week's Game NightsDune (0:02:58)Tapestry (0:05:32)Newton (0:05:53)Dilluvia Project (0:07:55)Ora et Labora (0:10:35)0:11:00 - News of the WeekPaladins of the West Kingdom (0:11:19)Raiders of the North Sea, Architects of the West KingdomBrazil (0:15:10)MadeiraAnkh: Gods of Egypt (0:16:30)Terramara (0:19:12)Return to Dark Tower (0:23:05)Fireball Island, ConspiracyGloomhaven Casual Version (0:26:32)Wendy's RPG: Feast of Legends (0:28:26)0:33:34 - Games on the BrainOrbitals (0:34:28)Tapestry (0:35:55)Dune (0:37:48)0:39:50 - 8X8 ChallengeFood Chain Magnate, Lorenzo Il Magnifico, Pax Games (0:40:00)Avalon (0:40:47)0:43:16 - Gaia Project ReviewClans of Caledonia, Terra Mystica1:05:30 - The Intersection of Games and Books1:34:45 - Board Game SommelierShogun, Wallenstein, Friedrich (1:35:35)Barrage, Pipeline, City of Big Shoulders, Estates (1:39:40)1:44:50 - Sign Off