Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

Tom, Trey, and Ben talk about everything from the Spiel des Jahres, to gaming in Japan, to all their recent discoveries.Iki1880: China Bug Council of BackyardiaNokosu DiceVoodoo PrinceOrleans: Trade & IntrigueTortuga 1667 FindorffFuture Review:  War of the Ring: The Card Game-  Find Etamar at kirbooloni.com-  Game Brain Facebook Group-  Twitter-  Instagram

Trey and Elder review Wayfarers of the South Tigris.0:00:00 Introduction0:02:13 Games on the BrainGalactic Starcuiser closesWoodcraftGenotype 0:20:45 Review: Wayfarers of the South TigrisScholars of the South Tigris-  Find Etamar at kirbooloni.com-  Game Brain Facebook Group-  Twitter-  Instagram

Tom and Ben talk about our recent Golden Geek Nomination and deconstruct the special sauce that makes Hegemony so great!

Tom, Ben, and Trey circle back to the review the new edition of Tragedy Looper.0:00:00 Introduction0:04:00 Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition0:12:10 HegemonyThe Cost0:38:00 Great Western Trail: Agentina0:49:20 Fast Sloths0:59:05 Foundations of RomeRa1:09:10 Tragedy Looper: New TragediesBGG First EditionWhiz Kids Pre-order-  Find Etamar at kirbooloni.com-  Game Brain Facebook Group-  Twitter-  Instagram

Tom, Ben, and Dmitry discuss game night drama, whether or not they'll ever receive Hegemony, and the difference between games and puzzles.

Tom, Matt, Trey and Ben gather to reveal their Top 5 Games of 2022!0:00:00 Introduction0:05:40 Games we played this weekRed CathedralStationfallBarrage: The Nile AffairBoonlakeBlack Angel0:32:20 Top Games of 2022LacrimosaDeal with the DevilGuards of Atlantis IIReady Set Bet56:30 Weather MachineMosaic: A Story of CivilizationAutobahn1:22:30 Blood on the ClocktowerBen's #1: CarnegieTrey's #1: The TranscontinentalTom's #1: TiletumMatt's #1: John Company, 2nd Ed.2:02:45 Honorable MentionsAtiwaThe Old Prince 1871Libertalia: Winds of GalecrestCat in the BoxWayfarers of the South TigrisRevive-  Find Etamar at kirbooloni.com-  Game Brain Facebook Group-  Twitter-  Instagram

Ben, Trey, Elder, and Paul discuss the 2020 game The Red Cathedral and its 2022 expansion The Red Cathedral: Contractors.00:02:40 - Ramen Fury00:07:01 - Scholars of the South Tigris00:13:30 - Hegemony00:19:27 - Tzolkin00:20:26 - Robotech Reconstruction00:38:23 - Woodcraft00:43:40 - Imperial Steam00:59:34 - Red Cathedral + Contractors

Ben lost power in the great LA blizzard of 2023, but just because his house was dark didn't mean the podcast had to be.  And so Ben and Paul bravely wrapped themselves in blankets and churned out an episode in a heatless house,  sharing their gaming stories of the past two weeks:  Mosaic, Deal with the Devil, Crisis, Red Cathedral and several others.Time codes:Mosaic:  05:54Santiago 18:14Wiz War:  25:53Glory to Rome, Import/Export: 31:35Deal with the Devil: 34:38Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies 49:16Crisis:  50:23Red Cathedral:  01:05:10Horseless Carriage: 01:20:57

Ben, Tom, and Trey deep dive Mosaic: A Story of Civilization and discuss what makes a civ game... a civ game?  Plus, recent plays of Dune and Cosmic Frog.