Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group
Game Brain
A podcast about Board Games and friendship, and a real life board game group! Join us every week for an in-depth look at the board gaming hobby, including board game news, reviews and much, much more.
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Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 42min
#175 Horseless Carriage First Impressions
Trey gets it in gear with Tom and Dmitry and their first impressions of Splotter's Horseless Carriage. 0:00:00 Introduction0:06:45 Traitors Talk0:21:10 Games on the BrainDmitry's 5x5 List: Tichu, Barrage, Indonesia, Panamax, AutobahnMosaicWestern EmpiresThrough the AgesNations Trey's 5x5 List: Mosaic, Autobahn, Imperial Steam, On Mars, Horseless CarriageTrickerion0:45:20 Endurance0:46:45 Tragedy Looper0:47:50 WizWar Kickstarter0:55:10 Heat: Pedal to the Metal0:59:45 First Impressions: Horseless Carriage- Find Etamar at kirbooloni.com- Game Brain Facebook Group- Twitter- Instagram
Jan 23, 2023 • 2h 3min
#174 The Joy of Splotter
Talking about our favorite Splotter games in anticipation of "Horseless Carriage." Plus, The Traitors, which blends social deduction party games with reality TV.
Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 37min
#173 Lords of Vegas
Ben and Paul talk about Lords of Vegas as well as fairness and games and the new reality series "The Traitors."00:00:00 - Intro00:03:55 - The Traitors00:17:47 - Fairness + Winning Discussion00:47:41 - Vast: The Mysterious Manor00:53:56 - Weather Machine 01:01:19 - 18Mag01:11:41 - Mind MGMT01:15:44 - Lords of Vegas
Jan 9, 2023 • 1h 18min
#172 Back from Break!
We're back from a busy holiday season, and we have games to talk about: Woodcraft, Imperial Steam, Wayfarers of the South Tigris, and Matt's first ever game of Twilight Imperium!
Dec 19, 2022 • 2h 11min
#171: Tiletum
Tom, Candice, and Ben talk about Tiletum. Plus, Candice tells us all about the games she played and people she met from five back-to-back conventions!
Dec 12, 2022 • 2h 9min
#170: Autobahn
Ben, Trey, and Dmitry discuss the 2022 game, Autobahn. Plus, recent plays of Deal with the Devil, Lacrimosa, and Atiwa. Plus, they discuss a recent piece in the New York Times about strategy games.
Dec 5, 2022 • 1h 3min
Solo Mode #6: The State of Solo Modes in 2022
Matt discusses the state of the solo mode in 2022 by looking at the solo modes from this season's top Essen games.
Nov 21, 2022 • 1h 46min
Bats and Turkeys
Ben, Tom, and Paul chat about recent plays of Atiwa, Tiletum, Fracis Drake, and Maria. Plus, recommendations for good games to play at Thanksgiving.
Nov 14, 2022 • 1h 29min
Revive
All four hosts are here this week to talk about a whole mess of hot Essen releases, as well as a deep dive on one of the season's biggest games, Revive. 00:05:30 Ready Set Bet00:10:30 Oak00:19:50 Autobahn00:30:30 Tiletum00:57:30 Revive
Nov 7, 2022 • 2h 5min
#166: Games, Games, Games
00:00:00 Introduction00:09:15 Maricaibo: The UprisingFrancis Drake00:23:00 Let's Go! To JapanNote: Josh Wood is NOT the designer of Isle of Cats - that's Frank WestJosh Wood's best known games are Cat Lady and Santa Monica00:32:30 Ready, Set, Bet00:45:45 Autobahn01:01:45 Oak01:08:50 Revive01:15:40 Federation01:35:15 Discussion: Narrative and the move toward Baroque design02:03:10 Thank you and outro
