Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

0:00:00 - Welcome to Round 40:07:44 - Introduction and Hand-off0:10:35 - Last Week's Game NightIndonesia (0:12:05)0:18:10 - The NewsNew Board Game Mechanics on BGG (0:16:51)Building Blocks of Table Top Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms (0:17:55)Tilt 5 Augmented Reality Table Top Gaming Simulator (0:18:37)Oculus Catan (0:19:45)Tapestry Reviews (0:21:18)Parks (0:21:49)Tokkaido, Wingspan, Splendor, AzulSidereal Confluence New Art Package (0:24:11)Traders of Genoa, Chinatown, I'm the BossDice and Ink Book of Roland Wright Games (0:29:19)Lost at Sea, Celestial Stories, On Tour, Welcome To, Gun Shun CleverChu Han Kickstarter, A Tom Lehman Departure (0:30:45)Race for the Galaxy, Rez ArcanaNew Frontiers: Starry Rift (0:32:40)Res Arcana: Lux et Tenebrae (0:34:31)Marco Polo II (0:35:32)Brass Birmingham, Brass Lancashire, Hanse Teutonica, AnticaNew Clue Movie (0:39:38)Conversations at the Washington Library - Situation Room: Washington's Cabinet (0:41:04)0:41:50 - Games on the BrainNemo's War (0:42:47)Diplomacy (0:46:26)18xx (0:48:49)Orbitals* (0:50:45)ADA*0:52:09 - 8X8 ChallengePax Games, Splotter Games0:56:06 - Lorenzo Il Magnifico ReviewCoimbra, Grand Austria Hotel, Barrage, NewtonGreat Western Trail, Princes of FlorenceLorenzo Il Magnifico Digital on Steam (1:26:50)Through the Ages1:32:13 - Tom and Matt's Old School SegmentLegends of ZeldaBattlestar Galactica (1:37:53)Pit (1:46:27)1:49:22 - Game SommelierMysterium, Santorini, Hunt for the Ring, Fury of Dracula: Letters from Whitechapel (1:50:31)<

0:00:00 - Introduction0:07:01 - News of the WeekMaracaibo (0:07:13)Root: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game Kickstarter (0:09:54)Everdell 2nd and 3rd Expansions Kickstarter (0:11:50)7th Continent for sale (0:13:16)Spiel Press Award Winners (0:14:20)Taverns of Tiefenthal (0:15:40)American Table Top Award Winners (0:17:40)Concordia Venus map (0:19:11)Barrage Component  Kickstarter (0:20:18)Obsession Upstairs, Downstairs Expansion (0:24:00)0:25:16 - Games on the BrainRoads and Boats 20th Anniversary Edition (0:26:11)Barrage (0:29:32)Solo Gaming and LARPing (0:31:34)0:33:33 - This Week's Game Night0:35:06 - Tapestry Review1:34:54 - Top 5 Overrated v. Top 5 Underrated GamesCaverna (1:36:50)Tokaido (1:39:40)Chronicles of Crime (1:41:30)Gloomhaven (1:42:50)Dominant Species (1:44:42)Blood Rage (1:46:27)7 Wonders: Duel (1:47:39)The 7th Continent (1:49:00)Twilight Imperium (1:51:49)Spirit Island (1:54:24)Pipeline (1:56:39)Santiago (1:57:08)Rick and Morty: Total Rickall (1:58:11)Ricochet Robots (1:59:26)Nusfjord (2:00:21)Friedrich (2:01:38)Argent: The Consortium (2:02:48)Tribune (2:04:05)Madeira (2:05:28)Fresh Fish (2:06:09)Panamax (2:09:17)2:11:04 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction0:04:20 - This Week's Game NightMadeira (0:05:08)Irish Gauge, Iron Rail Series (0:08:17)Chicago Express, The Estates0:11:32 - This Week's NewsWingspan, Viniculture on Steam (0:11:44)Lord of the Rings: The Adventure Card Game (0:12:27)Video Game Version on Switch (0:13:19)Aeon's End (0:14:54)Spirit IslandThrough the Ages: Leaders and Wonders Digital Expansion (0:15:37)Climbers Family Edition (0:16:55)Yedo Deluxe Master Set Kickstarter (0:17:50)District 9 The Board Game Kickstarter (0:18:33)The Misplaced Feminism of Ms. Monopoly (0:19:33)0:21:33 - Games on the BrainMarvel Champions: The Card Game (0:22:01)Arkham Horror LCGTeam CovenantGame of Thrones LCG Chapter Packs Discontinued (0:24:00)Netrunner discussion (0:25:49)Deluxe Boxes, LCG Cycles of Life and DeathKeyforge (0:28:38)Blood on the Clocktower (0:29:07)Burgle Bros. 2, Dune, Tapestry (0:33:30)0:34:40 - 8x8 ChallengeGloomhaven0:35:09 - Review of BarrageTzolkien, Lorenzo, Journeys of Marco Polo, Newton, The Gallerist1:21:04 - Jesse’s Debate: The Good of the Game v The Individual1:42:33 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction0:03:02 - This Week's Game NightBarrage (0:03:58)New Angeles (0:06:21)Gugong (0:10:03)Love Letter (0:10:38)Great Western Trail (0:10:55)00:11:58 - This Week's NewsTapestry (0:12:05)The Mind Extreme (0:13:50)Kanban EV (0:15:21)Madeira (0:17:05)Cooper Island (0:18:54)Gugon Panjun (0:19:45)Azul Summer Pavilion (0:21:46)Underwater Cities New Discoveries (0:22:34)0:24:15 - Games on the BrainBarrage (0:24:46)Tapestry (0:28:33)Undaunted: Normandy (0:29:04)Dune (0:30:05)Irish Gauge (0:30:28)0:31:24 - 8x8 ChallengeGreat Western Trail Expansion0:31:38 - City of the Big Shoulders ReviewLe Havre, Troyes, Tokyo Metro1:07:50 - Games v Simulations, Arbitrary v Robust1:39:34 - Board Game SommelierGameBrainPod.com, Matthew@gamebrainpod.comShut Up and Sit Down 52 Card Games, (1:40:10)Tichu, Renegade (1:40:45)Love Letters, The Mind, Watergate (1:41:25)Power Grid, Brass, Troyes, Lorenzo Il Magnifico, Terraforming Mars, Journeys of Marco Polo, Teotihuacan (1:41:55)Mottainai, Impulse, Glory to Rome (1:44:20)

0:00:00 - Introduction0:02:03 - This Week's Game NightNew Version of Love Letter (0:02:14)Ragusa (0:03:15)Century: A New World (0:05:09)Black Angel (0:07:41)Avalon (0:08:57)Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period (0:11:12)Shogun (0:15:15)0:16:06 - This Week's NewsMaracaibo (0:16:17)Blackout: Hong KongHalf Truth (0:19:03)City of the Big Shoulders Rule Book Issues (0:20:34)Hasbro Will Stop Using Plastic (0:21:41)Monopoly: Socialist Edition (0:21:58)Why Diversity Matters in Game Design (0:23:30)Hansa Teutonica Big Box Edition (0:24:13)0:24:51 - Games on the BrainTapestry (0:25:10)Scythe, Wingspan, Viticulture, Euphoria Barrage (0:32:33)Undaunted: Normandy (0:34:27)Dune New Edition (0:34:54)0:35:42 - 8X8 Challenge0:36:57 - Super Filler ReviewsAir, Land, and Sea (0:37:19)Watergate (0:42:30)Q.E. (0:52:03)1:09:31 - Kingmaking DiscussionThe Great ZimbabweGreat Western Trail1:32:42 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction0:05:05 - This Week's NewsIocane Productions (0:05:10)Root Digital (0:05:45)Struggle of Empires Deluxe Edition Kickstarter (0:06:14)Princes of the Renaissance, CavernaBurgle Brothers 2: The Casino Caper Kickstarter (0:10:55)Fugitive, Paperback, No Pun Included, Now Boarding0:13:07 - All About LARPs1:50:18 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction0:05:35 - The Rules Lawyer takes down his shingle0:07:50 - This Week's Game NightBlack Angel (0:08:08)Megacity: Oceania (0:08:40)Architects of the West Kingdom (0:11:16)Q.E. (0:11:36)Avalon (0:12:40)Warlord (0:17:15)0:18:04 - News of the WeekNew Look and Logo for BGG (0:18:20)Puerto Rico New Edition (0:21:15)Sleeping Gods Kickstarter (0:22:39)Fiasco Card-Based Edition (0:23:46)Tapestry (0:25:35)Dune Dicetower Unboxing (0:28:35)0:29:19 - Games on the BrainADA (0:30:32)City of the Big Shoulders (0:34:07)Cerebria: The Inside World (0:38:39)0:40:30 - 8X8 Challenge UpdateConcordia0:42:00 - Review of Black AngelTroyes1:16:11 - To Snivel or Not To Snivel Debate1:36:36 - A Personal Statement From Alfred1:37:49 - Board Game SommelierKemet (1:38:40)Lords of Hellas (1:39:16)Pandemic, Ticket to Ride, Castle Panic, Sushi Go, Dead of Winter, (1:39:42)Splendor, Century Spice Road, Patchwork, Haba Games, Rhino Hero (1:40:22)Concordia, Gloomhaven, Spirit Island (1:41:35)Two Rooms and a Boom, Just One, Ricochet Robots, Cockroach Poker, The Mind, Mysterium, Time's Up Title Recall, Wits & Wagers, Blood in the Clocktower (1:42:50)1:43:50 - A Sign Off and Farewell

0:00:00 - Introduction0:03:16 - This Week's NewsRosenberg/Lacerda Final Vote Count (0:03:20)Dora and the Lost City of Gold (0:04:57)The Second Situation Room Experience at Mount Vernon (0:05:29)Through the Ages: New Leaders and Wonders (0:07:11)Raiders of the North Sea Digital (0:08:04)Zombicide 2nd Ed. (0:08:35)Arkham Horror: Final Hour (0:09:46)Marvel Champions: The Card Game (0:11:30)Sentinels of the Multiverse (0:12:23)Cyberpunk 2077: Afterlife (0:16:47)Ankh (0:17:49)0:19:10 - Games on the Brain0:20:21 - This Week's Game NightThe Manhattan Project: Energy Empire (0:20:09)Tokyo Metro (0:20:33)Qwirkle and Village (0:21:00)0:21:41 - Inside GenCon Mondo Games, Alamo Drafthouse (0:24:31)Dan O'Hanlon's Deep Space Ten Larps (0:25:45)Victorian Londoner Sufragette Sherlock Holmes Villain (0:28:45)Toil and Trouble LARP, Iocane Productions (0:34:30)Casablanca: Here's Looking at You, Squid - Cthulu LARP (0:36:44)Titanic Lovecraft LARP (0:37:43)American Pre-Revolutionary War Harry Potter LARP (0:42:20)0:47:05 - Matt's Gen Con Top Ten The City of Big Shoulders Black Angel Megacity: Oceania Teotihuacan Late Pre-Classic Era Letter Jam Q.E. (0:48:19) Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Vol. 1 (0:48:45) Ragusa (0:50:47) Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon Watergate (0:51:20) 0:52:50 - GEN CON or GEN CAN'T Debate1:15:35 - Review of Tokyo Metro1:37:30 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction0:01:38 - Elder's Origin StoryDungeon! (0:05:26)Hero Quest (0:08:51)D&D without rules (0:09:15) Star Frontiers (0:10:16)Judge Dredd, Gamma World, Marvel Superheroes (0:12:39)Puerto Rico (0:13:33)Altiplano (0:14:34)God of War, Twisted Metal (0:20:49)California Extreme (0:25:20)0:26:20 - Last Week's Debate Results0:26:53 - Our YouTube Channel0:27:14 - Dora and the Lost City of Gold0:27:54 - This Week's Game NightArchitects of the West KingdomThunderstone Quest Tokyo Metro0:29:09 - This Week's NewsJust One (0:29:42)Wingspan (0:30:24)Horrified (0:31:04)Trudvang Legends (0:33:42)Import/Export Definitive Edition (0:34:08)Smartphone Inc. (0:34:47)Single Card Game (0:35:48)0:36:55 Games on the BrainWatergate and Ragusa (0:37:22)Too Many Bones (0:38:20)0:39:12 - Review of Architects of the West KingdomPaladins of the West Kingdom (0:39:52)Raiders of the North Sea (0:50:15)0:56:57 - Debate of the Week: Whitewashboarding HistoryPuerto Rico - Slave Meeples (0:57:38)Scramble for Africa (1:00:30)Mombasa (1:17:49)Five Tribes (1:18:47)Train and more by Brenda Romero (1:21:49)1:26:50 - Game SommelierWhat to expect at a gaming convention (1:27:33)Sagrada (1:31:03)City of Gears (1:31:34)Pinball Tournaments: Team Pinball (1:32:40)Dominion set-ups and combos (1:33:40)Thunderstone Quest (1:35:53)1:36:43 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Group Check-In 0:13:54 - Introduction to Episode 1 0:18:56 - NewsTeburu (0:19:30)Funkoverse Strategy Game (0:24:52)Gloomhaven Early Access on Steam (0:25:43)The End of Lucky Hammers' Terraforming Mars App (0:30:35)Quest for El Dorado (0:31:42)Taj Mahal (0:32:40)Samurai (0:32:55)High Society (0:33:05)Through the Desert (0:33:14)Tigris and Euphrates (0:33:35)No Pun Included and Shut Up and Sit Down: Pipeline and Pax Pamir (0:34:54)Love Letter (0:36:11)Citadels (0:36:45)0:38:04  - This Week's Game NightPipeline (0:38:06)The Climbers (0:38:15)Gaia Project Just One (0:39:30)0:40:13 - Games on the BrainTokyo Metro (0:40:53)Willy Wonka Pinball (0:47:55)Three If By Air (0:52:58)Thunderstone Quest, Too Many Bones (0:55:17)Magicians Language-Learning RPG (0:56:55)1:00:35 - 8X8 Challenge1:01:12 - Review of Res Arcana1:26:53 - Debate: Uwe Rosenberg v. Vital Lacerda 1:50:55 - Boardgame SommelierArkham Horror LCG, Thunderstone Quest (1:51:37)Solution to flattening warped game boards (1:52:47)Century: Spice Road (1:54:29)Istanbul (1:55:55)Castles of Mad King Ludwig (1:56:27)Bohnanza (1:57:52)Watergate (1:58:42) Spirit Island (2:02:10)Impulse (02:03:09)02:03:53 - Sign-Off