In this episode, the brandt recounts recent plays of Shikoku, Irish Gauge, Tapestry, Amul, Copenhagen, and Walking in Burano. Enjoy the reviews and thanks for listening!
Oct 16, 2019•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt recounts recent plays of ArtSee, Foodies, Crown of Emara, Valley of the Kings: Premium Edition, and Omen: A Reign of War. He then discusses the Nintendo Switch! Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Sep 26, 2019•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt and Bryan recount recent plays of Sierra West, Merchant's Cove, Sword and Sorcery, and Black Angel. They then discuss game distribution specifically in the style modeled by Stonemeier Games as of late. Enjoy!
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, it's time to start reviewing a pile of GenCon games! the brandt recounts recent plays of Shards of Infinity coop expansion, Extraordinary Adventures: Pirates!, Unicorn Glitterluck: Cloud Stacking, Watergate, Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North, Quirky Circuits, Die Hard: Nakatomi Heist, Gem Hens, Draftosaurus, and Medium! Phew! All this and an interview with Panda Cult about their current Kickstarter Shovel Knights. Thanks and enjoy... more reviews are coming soon!...
Aug 24, 2019•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here it is, our biggest and most exciting show of the year! Join Larry, Bryan, and the brandt as they drive home from GenCon 2019 and discuss it all from events, to happenings, to games played it's all in here! Enjoy and thanks so much for listening.
Aug 06, 2019•2 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt is joined by Larry Plano as they recount recent plays of Inuit, Star Trek: Frontiers, Star Wars: Outer Rim, Harry Potter: Defence Against the Dark Arts, Space Explorers, Draftosaurus, Batman: Talisman, and Tuki. They then discuss their favorite games of 2019 (thus far). Enjoy and thanks as always for listening!
Jul 28, 2019•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt and Bryan recount recent plays of Trade on the Tigris, SteamRollers, Point Salad, Batman: Gotham Under Siege, and Tales of Glory. They then discuss their plans for GenCon, specifically, why an FLGS would go to there. Enjoy!
Jul 27, 2019•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt runs through all the games he played at Dice Tower Con 2019! Enjoy!
Jul 18, 2019•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt recounts his travels to Orlando, FL for Dice Tower Con 2019. He then interviews Stephen from Stronghold Games, Tony from Arcane Wonders, AJ from Van Ryder Games, Hunter from Pandasaurus Games, Alex from Grey Fox Games, and Justin from Restoration Games. Thanks to all and enjoy!
Jul 09, 2019•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt recounts recent plays of Undaunted, Lanterns Dice, Revolution of 1828, Pipeline, and Imperial Settlers: Roll and Write. He then discusses some of his favorite strategy games for six players. Enjoy!
Jul 01, 2019•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt and Bryan recap International Tabletop Day 2019 which was held at the Portal on June 1, 2019. They talk about events, games played, and more! Enjoy and happy gaming!
Jun 19, 2019•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt recounts recent plays of Alexandria, Thunderstone Quest Barricades Mode, KeyForge: Age of Ascension and more! He then combs through some initial reactions to the BGG Origins preview. Enjoy!
Jun 12, 2019•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt and Bryan discuss plans for International Tabletop Day on June 1! They then recount a bunch of recently played games including Escape Plan and Waters of Nereus. Enjoy and have a great International Tabletop Day 2019!
May 31, 2019•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt presents the "State of the Podcast Address." Prior to that he recounts recent plays of Heroes of Land, Air and Sea, Journeys in Middle Earth, Shadowscape, Demon Worker, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, Space Park, and Beta Colony. Enjoy!
May 29, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt and kathy recount recent plays of Gentes, Welcome To... and Hail Hydra! Kathy tells us about her weekend away with friends and talks about playing Mysterium there. And then... SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER! they review Avengers: Endgame and give their opinions on the movie. Enjoy and thanks for listening!
May 13, 2019•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt recounts recent plays of Magnastorm, Kapow!, Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth, and Bumuntu. He then discusses the top 50 games on BoardGameGeek. Thanks for listening and enjoy!
May 02, 2019•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt and Bryan recount recent plays of Heroes of Land, Air and Sea, Sprawlopolis, Tiny Towns, and Welcome to Centerville. They then discuss the BGG Top 100 - 51. Enjoy and thank you for listening!
Apr 19, 2019•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt and Kathy recount recent plays of Concordia, Villainous: Wicked to the Core, Fine Sand, Res Arcana, Dice Forge: Rebellion, and more. the brandt then talks about a few upcoming Kickstarters: Nerd Words Science from Genius Games and Kingdom Rush from Lucky Duck Games. Finally, we discuss Losing Streaks in gaming. Thanks for listening and as always, enjoy!
Apr 05, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt returns and recounts recent plays of SpaceCorp, Order of the Gilded Compass, Cerebria, Herbaceous Sprouts, Trekking the National Parks, and Raccoon Tycoon. We then hear from Larry and Bryan at GAMA. Enjoy!
Mar 30, 2019•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the whole gang goes to NY Toy Fair 2019! Kathy intros and recaps her experience, we have interviews with Breaking Games, Dude Games, and North Star Games, and Bryan gives his two cents on the event this year. Thanks for listening! (a bunch more episodes are coming soon including #117!)
Mar 11, 2019•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt recounts recent plays of Gorus Maximus, Victorian Masterminds, Robin Hood and the Merry Men, Blackout: Hong Kong, and One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows. He then runs through his impressions of the BGG #200 - #101. Enjoy!
Feb 10, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt and Bryan review a pile of games including: Wingspan, Key Flow, High Treason, Shards of Infinity expansion, and more. They then give their First Impressions on New Frontiers, Calimala, and Architects of the West. Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt starts off with some solo reviews of Outlive, Gugong, and Vault of Dragons. He is then joined by Kathy to review Magic Maze Kids, Istanbul, and Wingspan. It's an all reviews episode. Enjoy!
Jan 26, 2019•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt reviews a pile of games including: Duelosaur Island, Dice Throne, Fleet: The Dice Game, Liguria, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Scorpius Freighter, and AuZtralia. He then discusses his other favorites from 2018. Enjoy!
Jan 14, 2019•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt, Bryan, Kathy, and special guest Larry discuss 2018 as a whole: storewise, conventions, games, etc. They then present their top ten games of 2018 (well, sort of for Kathy). Enjoy and Happy 2019!
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt is so crazy busy he records on the road (again) and the quality is a bit low. He reviews Quacks of Quedlinburg and Underwater Cities. He then discusses the fate of legacy games. Enjoy!
Dec 26, 2018•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt and kathy recap their time at PAX Unplugged 2018 while driving home! They discuss the convention as a whole, the city of Philadelphia, and, of course, games played at the Con!
Dec 11, 2018•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt is on the road and he recounts receny plays of Heroes of Terrinoth, Gingerbread House, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters, Mutant: Chronicles, and Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig. He then discusses Mental Stimulation vs Social Aspect of Board Gaming. Enjoy!
Nov 28, 2018•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the brandt and Bryan are joined by guest host Larry Plano and they spend an entire episode discussing and reviewing KeyForge! Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Nov 24, 2018•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode the brandt recounts recent plays of Origami, Minute Realms, Ganymede, Kitchen Rush, Rescue Polar Bears, and Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr. He is joined by Jimmy for quick thoughts on Rescue Polar Bears. Finally, the art of the review and negative reviews. Thanks!
Nov 09, 2018•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast