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.
Episodes
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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
Oct 31, 2022 • 2h 4min
#165: Space Station Phoenix
Tom, Paul, and Elder talk about recent plays of "Food Chain Magnate" and "Space Station Phoenix" and then games they would play for the rest of their lives. Plus, Tom has more news from Essen.
Oct 17, 2022 • 1h 59min
#164: Skymines
Matt, Tom, Ben and Dmitry discuss the 2022 release "Skymines" (aka Moon-basa) as well as preview their most anticipated games of Essen 2022 and give four Essen games a brief "rulebook review".
Oct 10, 2022 • 2h 10min
#163: Western Empires
Tom, Trey, Paul, and Ben discuss the 2019 release "Western Empires" as well as "On Mars," "Ticket to Ride," "Viticulture," and "Food Chain Magnate."
Oct 3, 2022 • 1h 29min
#162: John Company Second Edition
Ben and Matt revisit Grand Austria Hotel with the Let's Waltz expansion before doing a deep dive with their initial impressions of the 2022 release John Company, Second Edition by Cole Wehrle. Afterwards, they discuss the expectations they carry — perhaps unfairly — into a game night.
