Trey and Mark review " Ganz schön clever " and consider “Games as Metaphor.” 0:00:00 Introduction - Iocane Productions - Decision Center at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum 0:04:00 Game Night - Paris - Embarcadero - Jackalope Productions - The Night in Question 00:10:20 Game News - GenCon - Scout! - Forsaken announced - One Deck Galaxy on Kickstarter - Star Wars Outer Rim: Unfinished Business - Azul: Queen's Garden - 7 Wonders: Architects - Soulforge Fusion on Kickstarter 00:20:00 Games on the B...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 125
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Paul the Game Breaker: Fresh Fish, Pipeline 0:12:24 - This Week’s Game Night: Terraforming Mars, Just One, Fresh Fish, Tichu, Calima, Avalon, Wavelength, Quest 0:20:42 - This Week’s Game News: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2721966/i-have-cancelled-my-pledge-after-learning-more-abo/page/1 , Fantasy Flight and Key Forge, https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/plpq5o/keyforge_on_hiatus_due_to_broken_deck_generating/ , Prospero's Hall Rocketeer, https://board...
Sep 13, 2021•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 124
Trey and Candice review "Versailles 1919" and consider “How to be taught a game.” (sorry for the echo on some of the audio!) 0:00:00 Introduction - Meadow 0:09:20 Game Night - Scout! - Panamax - Dune: Imperium - Quest - Anno 1800 00:20:40 Game News - Weather Machine on Kickstarter October 28th - Queen's Gambit: Das Damengambit - Settlement - Bruxelles 1893: Belle Epoque - World Cup Game coming to Kicstarter November 1. 0:30:04 Games on the Brain - Tigris & Euphrates - The Grew: Mission Deep ...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 123
Trey and Alfred review the revised edition of "Agricola" and ask why the Olympics feature some games and not others. 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Alfred, the Rule Lawyer 0:04:50 -This Week’s Game Night: Lancaster, Twilight Struggle, Agricola, Santorini, Hearthstone, Pokémon Unite on Switch, World of Warcraft 0:18:30 - This Week’s Game News: Verdant, Zenobi Awards, International Gaming Awards, The Hunger 0:33:20 - Games on the Brain: Switch Pokémon Unite, Age of Steam, board game expansions, L...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 122
Tom and Ben delve into the mysterious world of Mind MGMT, and discuss our favorite "rare game mechanisms!" 0:00:00 Introduction - Father's Office - 6 nimmt! - The Crew - Tichu 0:15:07 Game Night - Michael Nickoloff BGG GameNight! - Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea - Versailles 1919 - Mind MGMT - Friedrich - Tragedy Looper - Imperial Steam - 1817 - Train Shuffling Podcast 0:25:48 Game News - Corrosion from Capstone Games Pre-Order - Twilight Struggle Red Sea - Masters of the Universe on Kickstarter (CM...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 121
Trey and Dmitry review the 2014 classic "Panamax" then revisit the subject of "metagaming." 0:00:00 Introduction 0:05:05 Game Night - Quest - Versailles 1919 00:09:41 Game News - Avatar Legends RPG on Kickstarter - Descent: Legends of the Dark released - Boonlake by Alexander Pfister pre-orders available - Maricaibo: The Uprising expansion - Pilgrim: Piety & Penitence - Rolling Realms by Jamey Stegmaier - Weather Machine by Vital Lacerda - Tulpenfieber by Uwe Rosenberg - Dune: Betrayal by Do...
Aug 09, 2021•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 120
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer, the Board Game Pioneer 0:07:41 - Game Night: Babylonia, Merchant's Cove, Terraforming Mars, Quest, El Grande, Panamax, Estates, Paris 0:23:25 - This Week's Board Game News - GI Joe Deck Builder; Architects of the West Kingdom: Works of Wonder; Divinus; Hunt or Be Hunted: Cryptid Urban Legends; Maharaja; Cardboard Creations: Andean Abyss. 0:41:03 - Games on the Brain: Astroneer, No Man Sky, Quest, Battlestar Galactica, Avalon, Alubari, Snowdonia 0:56:02 -...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 119
Trey, Matt, and Paul Jake review "Summoner Wars" and conjure up some thoughts on the "games that divide us." 0:00:00 Message from Trey 0:00:40 Introduction 0:09:31 Game Night -Anno 1800 -Crescent City Cargo -Quest 0:24:42 Game News -MicroMacro: Crime City wins Spiel de Jahres -Paleo wins Kennerspiel des Jahres -Downfall: Conquest of the Third Reich on GMT P500 -Voidfall -Wingspan on iOS -Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King -Top Pop on Kickstarter -Ravensburger announces Echoes series -Oranienburger...
Jul 26, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 118
0:00:00 Introduction: Welcome Jesse, the Analytical Gamer 0:06:25 This Week’s Game Night 0:12:51 This Week’s Game News 0:28:30 Games on the Brain 0:42:12 - Review of The Initiative 1:14:41 - One-Off Games 1:46:33 - Board Game Sommelier 1:51:00 - Sign Off
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 117
Trey and Jake cuddle up for some "Calico" and patch together some thoughts on "ethics in games." 0:00:00 Introduction 0:04:16 Game Night 0:12:32 Game News 0:23:50 Games on the Brain 0:27:35 Game Review - Calico 0:46:41 Member Segment - Chapter 10 Ethics in Games 1:09:10 Game Sommelier 1:18:52 Outro
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 116
0:00:00 - Welcome Alfred, the Rules Lawyer Monopoly, Risk, Twilight Imperium, Witches of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Ed., 4th Ed., Champions 0:15:00 - This Week's Game Night BGA, Hearthstone, Russian Railroads, Santorini, Agricola, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Terraforming Mars, Sagrada, Terraforming Mars Ares Expansion, Alubari and Snowdonia 17:57, Warlord 18:30, Age of Steam Germany 23:25 0:24:46 - This Week's News Yellow & Yangtze, Ra, Modern Art, Babylonia, Samurai, Through the Desert...
Jun 28, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 115
00:00:00 Introduction - Catching up with Elder's gorgeous body www.diamondgame.com Epic MegaGrants 00:13:38 Game Night Medusa Unleashed Riccochet Robots Tribune Terraforming Mars: Big Box 00:20:55 Game News Agricola Terra Mystica: Fire & Ice Tichu Hardback Concordia: Digital Edition Captstone picks up Orleans Dragomino wins Kinderspiel des Jahres Kingdomino Isle of Cats: Kittens & Beasts Now or Never Crafting Arzium 6-minute Teaser Masters of the Universe: Fields of Eternia Squaring Circ...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 114
Tom and Dmitry take in a new version of an old fave: Tribune! And they discuss kind vs wicked environments and what that might mean for gaming. <p> 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer Tribune, Die Macher <p> 0:04:23 - This Week's Game Night Tribune Santiago ( 4:57 ) Avalon ( 6:37 ) Coffee Traders ( 9:54 ) Terraforming Mars ( 10:50 ) 0:14:47 - This Week's News Hunger The Bloody Inn 2021 BGG Con ( 18:12 ) Unfathomable ( 21:12 ) Battlestar Galactica Sleuth, T...
Jun 14, 2021•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 113
00:00:00 Introduction - Throttling your play with Paul and Ben 00:02:17 Game Night IKI Tribune Avalon Decrypto Cubitos Rail Pass Toot Toot! Menara 00:16:43 Game News Gaia Project on Steam Tussie Mussie Triumvir on GMTs P500 Isle of Cats: Kittens + Beasts Savannah Park 1840 Mosaic on Kickstarter 00:26:42 Games on the Brain The Circle Secret Hitler Squaring Circleville Crescent City Cargo 00:44:41 Game Review - Nations: Dynasties Through the Ages 01:42:25 Member Segment - Throttling your play...
Jun 07, 2021•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 112
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Candice, the Omni Gamer. Madeira Mysterium Dixit Table Top Monopoly, Sorry, Trouble, Uno Magic Maze King of Tokyo Great Western Trail Battlestar Galactica Voyages of Marco Polo Root Brass: Birmingham Indonesia 18xx Twilight Imperium 0:16:44 - This Week’s Game Night Coffee Trader Churchill (17:22) Versailles 1919 (19:15) Distant Plane (21:42) Pipeline (22:57) Faiyum (23:58) Avalon (25:48) Tichu, Coimbra, Gaia Project 0:28:30 - This Week's News The Witcher: Old Worl...
May 31, 2021•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 111
00:00:00 Introduction - Potluck with Ben 00:05:30 Puzzle Solution Key to the puzzle. Link to final puzzle : 00:09:43 Game Night Kraftwagen on Yucata 18xx.games 1822 1882 Oath 00:20:50 Game News Paperback Adventures on Kickstarter Railways of Sweden and Australia on Kickstarter Vampire Rivals Goonies: Never Say Die Elder Scrolls Kennerspiel des Jahres 2021 Nominations Lost Ruins of Arnak Fantasy Realms Paleo Also recommended: Aeon's End Riftforce Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion Barrage 00:40:00 Game...
May 24, 2021•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 110
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer, the Game Pioneer 0:03:36 - This Week's Game Night Hadrian's Wall Imperial Bells and Steam (4:41) 1822 (5:03) Tribune (6:19) Terraforming Mars, 1840, Faeyim (8:22) 0:08:46 - This Week's News Hoplomachus Victorum Chip Theory Frosthaven, Isaac Childress's Update #80: Cultural Consultancy (12:45) Gloomhaven Race for the Galaxy Alma Mater Delicious Games, Messina 1347 (22:47) Mosaic (24:22) Advanced Civilization Pipeline: Emerging Markets (30:31) Hanse Teuton...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 109
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Matt, the Game Enthusiast 0:01:03 - This Week's Game Night (Prologue) Barrage, Dwellings of Eldervale Late Night Avalon 0:05:35 - This Week's Game Night Summoner Wars 2.0 Online Beta Version and Physical Copies Fantasy Flight Keyforge, Netrunner, Arkstone, Magic The Gathering Online Barrage on Steam Pitchcar (15:49) Avalon Tribune (17:28) 0:18:05 - This Week's Game News Void Fall Eclipse Concordia: Solitaria (22:28) Corsica, Creda, Brittania, Salt Italia Maps Splo...
May 10, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 108
Words that might have something in common... 00:00:35 Introduction - Planning some puzzles with Jesse 00:03:15 Game Night PitchCar Avalon Ginkgopolis Dwellings of Eldervale Skull Wavelength Nations on MaBiweb 00:08:08 Game News Hasbro News Tyrants of the Underdark GenCon Safety Update Strategicon goes virtual Alien: Fate of the Nostromo 00:18:09 Games on the Brain Twilight Struggle Valheim Bartle Types Quantic Foundry survey 00:41:54 Game Review - Detective: L.A. Crimes Lethal Weapon - 1987 !!! ...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 107
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer Dungeon Lords 0:07:39 - This Week's Game Night Words with Friends, Scrabble Terraforming Mars, Tichu, Crokinole 0:10:20 - This Week's Game News Splotter, Capstone Games Arkwright Gaia Project Pipeline Curious Cargo Imperial Steam (13:25) Christian T Peterson, Fantasy Flight Games (14:10) Battlestar Galactica Android Net Runner Game Center in Roseville Minnesota (15:20) 18 Cash and 18 Shares Kickstarter (17:18) 1830, 1870, 1867, 18 Chesapeake...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 106
00:00:00 Introduction Getting competitive with the "Rules Lawyer." 00:05:28 Game Night Santorini Terra Mystica Game Brain group on BoardGameArena. Russian Railroads Terraforming Mars 00:09:02 Game News 7 Wonders Mystery 2021 American Tabletop Award Winners Abandon All Artichokes The Crew Calico Dominations: Road to Civilization The Siege of Runedar Babylonia My City The Shores of Tripoli Love & Monsters on Netflix 00:15:53 Games on the Brain Valheim 00:32:17 Review: Through the Ages: A New S...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 105
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder 0:03:25 - This Week’s Game Night Dance Central (05:02) City of Eternity (06:55) Just Dance (07:43) Terraforming Mars, Splendor (08:23) Pipeline (09:06) 0:11:27 - Game News of the Week Factory Funner, Bear Raid, Ghosts of Christmas Kickstarter Ghosts of Christmas (12:15) Time Palatrix Factory Funner (13:45) Galaxy Trucker Bear Raid (17:20) Curious Cargo A Siege of Runedar (20:01) The Hobbit Amun-Re Tigris & Euphrates, Modern Art, Through the Des...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 104
0:00:00 - Introduction : Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer 0:07:05 - Last Week's "Table Image" Reassessment 0:13:29 - Game News Matt Leighcock's Daybreak (13:41) New York Times article John Company 2nd Edition (0:15:37) Kickstarter link Root (17:42) Candace Harris's John Company Preview Cole Wehrle Design Diary 0:18:43 - Games on the Brain Praga Caput Regni (19:35) Maglev Metro Reacting to the Past 00:33:31 Game Review - Indonesia 01:12:54 Member Segment - Consolidation and why we STOP pla...
Apr 05, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 103
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Paul, the Game Breaker 0:07:00 - This Week's Game Night 1800 Chesapeake (07:35) Terra Mystica Terraforming Mars, Crokinole, Wavelength (10:00) Winter Kingdom Troyes (10:27) 0:13:35 - This Week's News Fractal: Beyond the Void (13:55) Eclipse, Twilight Imperium 4 (14:55) Twilight Imperium 3 Stellaris (19:20) Valheim Keyforge Adventures (37:40) Rise of the Keyracken Abyssal Conspiracy Marvel Champions 0:39:50 - Games in the Brain Terra Mystica, Gaia Project, 18xx, Ag...
Mar 29, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 102
00:00:00 Introduction - Experiencing all the emotions with Ben Watch What Crappens Slap Chop 00:13:40 Game Night 1882 Assinboia 18 Los Angeles Dwellings of Eldervale 00:29:38 Game News GenCon 2021 September 16-19 Asmodee acquires Plan B Games Z-Man sunsets Euro Classics line Princes of Florence Mage Noir on Kickstarter 00:49:15 Games on the Brain 1840: Vienna Tramways Faiyum Wings for the Baron Legendary Tactics on Youtube Valheim 00:58:49 Game Review - Praga Caput Regni 01:50:52 Member Segment ...
Mar 22, 2021•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 101
00:00:00 Introduction: A very special episode of Game Brain Game Brain Avalon link 00:10:05 TOP 5s! - Fictional Board Game Worlds Top 5 games from a world Matt's 5 - Chaosmos Tom's 5 - The Cones of Dunshire Matt's 4 - Gwent Tom's 4 - The Colonizers of Malaar Both's 3 - Sabacc Matt's 2 - Tak Tom's 2 - Triad Matt's 1 - Dejarik Archon - Commodore 64 game Tom's 1 - Glass Bead Game Tops 5 worlds from a game Tom's 5- Dungeon Lords Matt's 5 - Bus Tom's 4 - Anachrony Matt's 4 - Blackout: Hong Kong Tom's...
Mar 15, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 100
00:00:00 Introduction - Not doing much of anything with Game Pioneer Jennifer 00:07:18 Game Night - Dominant Species: Marine Jennifer's Youtube Channel - Mayveena Santiago Wavelength 00:16:20 Game News Summoner Wars John Company 2nd Ed. Everdell Complete Collection Bat Man: Dark Night Returns The Crew: Mission Deep Sea Jennifer's Card in Maricaibo: Uprising 00:35:33 Games on the Brain Dyson Sphere Program Hallertau Warlord 00:45:57 Game Review - Winter Kingdom 01:05:17 Co-Host Segment - Competit...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 99
00:00:00 Introduction - Elder's Journey 00:05:19 Game Night 24 Terraforming Mars High Society Jaws 00:11:03 Game News Gargoyles Awakening Stardew Valley Concordia on Steam Skyrim on Gamefound BoardGameBreakdown Cryo Fast and Furious ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo 00:28:21 Games on the Brain The Transcontinental Imperial Struggle Dominant Species: Marine 00:33:12 Game Early Impressions - Darwin's Journey 01:00:15 Co-Host Segment - Blending Mechanisms and Theme Tom's Top 5 5. Panamax 4. Modern Art 3....
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 98
00:00:00 Introduction - Curious about what's going on with Jesse 00:06:53 Game Night Anachrony: Fractures of Time 00:09:13 Game News Root: The Marauder Expansion Great Western Trail Trilogy On Mars: Alien Invasion Metal Gear Solid cancelled Legend of the Five Rings "complete" Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition Kickstarter 00:19:55 Games on the Brain Valheim Dominant Species: Marine Sleeping Gods 00:26:39 Game Review : Curious Cargo 00:57:42 Member Segment - What we'd like to see more of... 01:29...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 97
Solo mode It's the solo mode And you're all alone in the solo mode And you miss your group Or you had some kids But you bought some games Why did you buy those games? Its the solo mode Its the uh solo mode And youre all alone in the solo mode And your group is gone Or you had some kids But you bought those games Why did you buy those games? Uuhhhhhhh... Sorry. Sorry about the audio quality on this one, everyone! My mic... wasn't plugged in and... I didn't realize I was recording only into my Air...
Feb 15, 2021•49 min•Ep. 96
