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Jun 29, 2020•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 67
Jun 27, 2020•43 min•Ep. 66
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder 0:01:30 - This Week's Game Night Lottery Games Oculus Quest v The Rift (0:09:17) Madeira (0:14:41) Stone Age: Wildlife, Harsh Winters Expansions (0:14:56) Tichu (0:17:44) Wavelength (0:18:20) Libertalia, For Sale, Tzolkien, 6 Nimmt! (0:18:54) 0:19:18 - This Week's Game News Everything Board Games: Black Lives Matter resignations (0:19:55) Anno 1800 German Language Edition, from PhilbertNet.com (0:33:45) Godspeed, from Pandasaurus Games (0:36:51) Pa...
Jun 22, 2020•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 65
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer, and Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer 0:03:00 - This Week’s Game Night Elfenland, The Crew, Tichu, Twilight Struggle, Phaeron, Clans of Caledonia, Russian Railroads, Race for the Galaxy. Neverwinter XBox RPG 0:08:55 - This Week’s News Origins Online Game Convention and Black Lives Matter (0:09:20) Blood Rage Disney Jungle Cruise: A Voyage of Mystery and Misfortune (0:15:57) Jaws, Top Gun, The Shining, Back to the Future Wonder Woman: Challeng...
Jun 15, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 64
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Alfred, the Rules Lawyer 0:04:46 - This Week's Game Night Clans of Caledonia, Race for the Galaxy, Smartphone, Inc. (0:05:15) Russian Railroads, Elfenland (0:05:34) Kanban EV, Mah Jong, Elfenland (0:06:14) 0:09:50 - This Week's Game News Candice Harris joins the Board Game Geek Team (0:09:58) Friedrich, Maria (0:11:00) 1822: The Railways of Great Britain Reprint Kickstarter (0:11:44) Terraforming Mars: The Big Box with Minis! (0:15:46) Traveler (0:18:21) Merchants...
Jun 08, 2020•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 63
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, the Opinionated Gamer, and Paul, the Game Breaker. 0:07:16 - This Week's Game Night Barrage (0:07:40) Terraforming Mars Age of Steam City of the Big Shoulders: Board Game Arena Alpha Test (0:09:54) Automobile (0:10:54) Forgotten Waters (0:11:11) Age of Steam, Clans of Caledonia, Smart Phone, Inc. Mah Jong (0:11:38) Elvenlands (0:12:55) Kanban EV (0:13:49) 0:17:00 - Game News of the Week Western Empires Civilization, 18xx, Advanced Civilization, Through the Ag...
Jun 01, 2020•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 62
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer, and Ben, the Enthusiastic Gamer. 0:03:37 - This Week's Game Night Age of Steam: Rust Belt and Southern England Maps Smart Phone, Inc. Castel (0:04:55) Thunder Alley, Concordia, Dice Hospital, Clinic Hanse Teutonica (0:09:55) 0:14:24 - This Week's Game News Board Game Arena: Teotihuacan, City of the Big Shoulders (0:14:33) Smart Phone, Inc. (0:17:28) The King's Guild (0:18:14) Spiel De Jarre Awards (0:20:02) My City (0:22:02) Fabled...
May 25, 2020•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 61
0:00:00 - Round 7 Begins 0:17:41 - Welcome Jennifer, the Game Pioneer 0:18:00 - This Week's Game Night (on Board Game Arena) Teotihuacan on Board Game Arena (0:18:30) Terra Mystica (0:20:20) Gaia Project Keyflower (0:21:38) Smart Phone, Inc. (0:23:30) Elfenland El Grande, Dune Expansions Mah Jong Rummy Qeue 0:26:40 - This Week's News Small World of Warcraft (0:27:00) Too Many Bones The Hobbit: An Unexpected Party (0:30:10) Canvas (0:31:52) Mystic Veil Mini Express (0:33:51) Mini Rails Irish Gaug...
May 18, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 60
May 11, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 59
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Aidan and Solea 0:02:36 - This Week's Game Night Clans of Caledonia Tichu, Ricochet Robots, Memory, Winner's Circle Sagrada (0:04:03) Everdell (0:06:50) Mahjong: American 2020 Cards (0:07:05) 0:08:23 - News of the Week Golden Geek Awards: Game Brain nominated for Best Board Game Podcast Upcoming Call-In Show (0:10:58) 0:11:53 - New Generation Board Gamers Twilight Struggle (0:19:16) Ricochet Robots (0:20:19) Mr Jack (0:22:34) Clue Castles of Mad King Ludwig (0:24:...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 57
Welcome to another single-serving episode of Game Brain solo mode! Your host, Matthew Robinson, takes a look at the Chip Theory Games new epic MOBA tower defense solo campaign madness known as Cloudspire!
Apr 22, 2020•45 min•Ep. 56
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder 0:01:53 - This Week's Game Night Clans of Caledonia Pandemain Kickstarter (0:04:40) Barrage (0:05:20) On Mars, Blackout Hong Kong Age of Steam (0:05:48) Avalon (0:06:06) Mahjong, Tichu, Ricochet Robots, Bonanza, Ziggourat (0:07:00) Board Game Arena (0:08:50) Clans of Caledonia, Terra Mystica, Race for the Galaxy, Tzolkien, Troyes, Madeira, Nippon, In the Year of the Dragon, Stone Age, Through the Ages, Puerto Rico, Russian Railroads 0:14:20 - New o...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 55
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer 0:05:32 - This Week’s Game Night Glen More II The Crew, Tichu, Mah Johng Ricochet Robots Everdell 0:10:50 - This Week’s News Die Macher Blue Cover Edition Siemon Games Stock Suspended (0:13:30) Lorenzo, Sheriff of Nottingham Origins Gaming Convention Rescheduled (0:18:13) Anachrony, Cerebrea, Tawantinsiyu (0:22:09) Moonshine Empire (0:24:51) Roads and Boats Tales from the Loop TV Series, RPG, and Board Game with minis (0:26:45) Pax Viking, P...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 54
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jesse, the Analytical Gamer 0:01:54 - This Week's Game Night The Crew, Die Macher, Age of Steam Just One, Secret Hitler Pandemic Season 2: Legacy (0:06:29) Seafall (0:06:57) 0:12:50 - This Week's News Spirit Island: Jagged Earth (0:13:04) Gugon: Panjun (0:14:00) Blood on the Clocktower (0:17:11) John Carpenter's They Live: Assault on Cable 54 Kickstarter (0:18:13) Aquanauts Kickstarter (0:22:45) Free Print and Plays (0:26:17) Corinth C3I Magazine eBook: Battle for...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 53
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Trey, the Game Designer 0:08:04 - This Week's Game Night The Crew Hanabi Roads and Boats (0:15:02) Dwarf and Fortress Antiquity 0:21:14 - This Week's News Dune Expansion: Ixthians and Tlilaxu (0:21:36) Pandemic (0:26:12) Detective: Suburbia Free PDF from Portal Games (0:30:01) Gamma Game Publisher Crisis Initiative List (0:32:41) Jennifer's Post about Table Top Simulator DLCs (0:38:28) Wingspan, Scythe, Viticulture Lacerda v Pfister Oceans, Agricola, Game of Thron...
Mar 30, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 52
Jennifer and Matthew get together (over Skype) for a chat on Diversity and Inclusivity in Video Games vs. Board Games, specifically the games Anno 1800 vs Maracaibo.
Mar 26, 2020•33 min•Ep. 51
0:00:00 - Intro: Welcome Matt 0:04:08 - 50th Episode and One Year Anniversary! 0:07:45 - "Temperature Check" / "Clip Show" Thank you Etamaros Peleg Thank you Liam York Thank you Jennifer, Paul, Dmitry, Ben, Alfred, Jesse, Elder, Trey, and Jake 0:10:24 - This Week's Game Night Castles of Burgundy Table Top Simulator Oceans Table Top Simulator Cartehena (0:16:29) High Frontier Twilight Struggle 0:19:47 - This Week's News Dark Ages Kickstarter Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy Winter Kingdom (0:2...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 50
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, The Opinionated Gamer 0:12:08 - This Week’s Game Night Railroad Evolution Die Macher (0:14:05) Table Top Simulator 0:30:47 - This Week’s Game News Verdun: Steel Inferno The Grizzled Robinson Crusoe (0:31:51) The Treasure Chest (0:32:25) Million Dollar Script (0:33:48) Pax Pamir 2nd Ed. reprint Kickstarter (0:36:03) Stick’em (0:37:27) Tichu Six Nits Twilight Struggle Red Sea: Conflict in the Horn of Africa (0:42:31) Conquest and Consequence (0:43:56) Triumph a...
Mar 16, 2020•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 49
0:00:00 - Welcome Paul the Game Breaker 0:02:01 - This Week’s Game Night Ora et Labora, Hansa Teutonica (0:04:00) Eclipse: Second Dawn is the Galaxy (0:04:56) Avalon, Oceans, Railroad Revolution (0:05:16) Tribune Avalon, Eclipse, Jaws (0:10:00) 0:13:17 - This Week’s News Coronavirus Convention Cancellation Planner Kickstarter Marketing Hijinks (0:13:54) Maharajah (0:16:16) Geekopolis (0:18:57) The Shining (0:19:57) Cockroach Poker Back to the Future: Back in Time (0:22:31) Burger Academy (0:23:0...
Mar 09, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 48
0:00:00 - Welcome Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer 0:01:45 - This Week’s Game Nights Wavelength (0:02:16) Santiago (0:03:38) Modern Art Masters of the Renaissance (0:04:23) Ocean (0:05:49) Heaven and Ale, Glenn Moor 2 (0:07:52) 0:08:32 - Game News Burgle Bros 2: Casino Capers (0:08:43) Fallout Shelter (0:09:57) Patchwork: Americana (0:11:02) Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion (0:11:40) Betrayal: House on a Hill Jaws Top Gun Battlestar Galactica Dune Zona: Secret of Chernobyl (0:14:15) Ki...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 47
0:00:00 - Start of Round 6 0:04:55 - Welcome Jennifer, the Veteran Gamer 1830 Civilizatio drew n, Advanced Civilization 0:08:22 - This Week’s Game Night Underwater Cities Expansion, Barrage, Glenn More 2 Everdell, Pearl Brook Expansion (0:10:00) Wraith, New Frontiers Underwater Cities Expansion (0:15:41) Tzolkien Lorenzo Expansion Glenn More 2 (0:18:32) Die Macher 0:20:55 - News of the Week War of the Ring: Kings of Middle Earth (0:21:05) Raiders of Skiffia (0:23:10) DEI: Divide et Imperia (0:24...
Feb 24, 2020•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 46
Tom and Matty sit down to go over their first impressions of Cole Wehrle's "Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile" and discuss the ins and outs of being a good game teacher. 11:07 - Strategicon Wrap-up 36:52 -Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile 1:12:09 - Deep Dive: Teaching Games
Feb 17, 2020•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 45
Welcome to another single-serving episode of Game Brain solo mode! Your host, Matthew Robinson, takes a look at the highly thematic, gambling, dice chucking, strategy war game euro hybrid known as... Nemo's War.
Feb 10, 2020•31 min•Ep. 44
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder 0:02:07 - This Week’s Game Night Tribune (0:02:40) Avalon (0:03:26) Praise (0:04:15) Hansa Teutonica (0:10:38) Terra Mystica, Gaia Project, Eclipse Clans of Caledonia (0:13:00) Parks (0:14:34) Clask, Wingspan 0:15:17 - This Week’s News Wuhan Corona Virus and Other Chinese Exports Polygon Best Boardgames to Buy at Target (0:20:00) Seven Wonders, a Fake Artist Goes to NY, Azul, Catan Jr, Cards Against Humanity, Coup, Furglars, King Domino, Pandemic, ...
Feb 03, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 43
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Trey, the Game Designer 0:01:40 - This Week’s Game Night Tokyo Metro (0:02:00) Tsukiji Market Tichu (0:05:46) Keyflower (0:06:12) Caylus Ora et Labora (0:11:02) Agricola 0:19:25 - This Week’s News 2019 Kickstarter Stats and Larger Publishers (0:19:37) Trial by Trolley; Throw, Throw Burrito; Etherfields, Bloodborne, Reaper miniatures, Bones, Battletech, Zombiecide, Exploding Kittens Secret Hitler (0:27:00) Arkwright Card Game (0:32:22) Dominant Species: Marine (0:3...
Jan 27, 2020•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 42
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome the Analytical Gamer, Jesse. 0:01:33 - This Week’s Game Night Food Chain Magnate Ketchup Expansion On the Underground (0:02:03) Tokyo Metro Food Chain Magnate Modules (0:04:32) New Milestones, Coffee, Rural Area, Apartment Buildings, Night Manager, Lobbyist, Noodles Marketer versus Recruiting Girl with Night Manager Strategies (0:07:07) Luxuries Manager (0:09:30) Caylus 1303 (0:11:20) Blood on the Clocktower (0:13:54) Werewolf 0:16:04 - This Week’s News No Pun Inc...
Jan 20, 2020•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 41
0:00:00 - Introduction: Casual Gamer Jake and Non-Gamer Dmitry 0:01:57 - This Week's Game Night 1862 (0:02:35) Pipeline, Everdell, Concordia, Tichu Throw, Throw Burrito (0:04:19) Food Chain Magnate Ketchup Expansion (0:07:42) Ricochet Robohs, Jaws (0:14:57) 0:15:38 - News of the Week Shout Out to Efka from No Pun Included: Sidereal Confluence, Now Boarding Fantasy Flight Interactive RPG Layoffs (0:18:17) Afternova (0:21:06) Genoa, Chinatown Traintopia (0:22:19) Ride the Rails (0:22:31) Irish Gau...
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 40
Welcome to another single-serving episode of Game Brain solo mode! Your host, Matthew Robinson, takes a look at the latest in the Pax series of games, Pax Transhumanity.
Jan 06, 2020•46 min•Ep. 39
Matthew and Alfred return to the podcast in glorious fashion to rejoin Tom for a review of On Mars, the latest from Vital Lacerda, plus Tom and Matthew's TOP 10 GAMES OF 2019! SPOILER WARNING! TOP TEN’S LISTED BELOW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MATT’S TOP 10: 1. Pax Pamir 2e 2. Barrage 3. City of the Big Shoulders 4. Pipeline 5. Res Arcana 6. Taverns of Tiefenthal 7. Paladins of the West Kingdom 8. Maracaibo 9. Tapestry 10. Marvel Champions: The Card Game TOM’S TOP ...
Dec 30, 2019•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 38
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Game Breaker Paul Seetachitt 0:02:09 - This Week’s Game Night Pax Transhumanity (0:03:02) Wavelength (0:07:47) Architects of the West Kingdom (0:09:03) Trickerion (0:09:47) Bus at Three Players versus Four (0:12:21) 0:15:05 - This Week's News Game Brain on Reddit (0:15:23) Joel Eddy, Drive-Thru FM #27 (0:16:58) Gale Force 9 Dune Expansion: Ixians and Tleilax (0:18:54) The Duel, The Spice War - Original Dune Expansions (0:21:15) Teotihuacan: Shadow of Xitle Expansi...
Dec 23, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 37
