Board Game Gumbo Live!

Gumbo Live! welcomed Gregory Alford, designer of FOOD TRUCK RACE, into the Gumbo Pot!  We chatted about his start in board gaming, the design process behind the game, playtesting the game, and all of the fun of the upcoming kickstarter! For more information, click here: https://www.foodtruckracegame.com/yes-chef Plus, we chatted about some spicy hot games that we’ve played recently:  Wilmot’s Ware...

Gumbo Live! welcomed back Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon to chat about the new release of TABRIZ from Crafty Games! Well, that was the plan…but everyone’s got a plan until … well, you know. So, we started talking about ALL the games that Crafty Games is releasing, and got on some tangents about conventions and content creation and even a guest appearance from the cutest little board...

Gumbo Live! welcomed back Alex Goldsmith who has done it all in the industry. He’s playtested, pod created, Kickstarter shepherded, and now he’s back to playing games with his friends in St. Louis! Alex was the former host of The Dukes of Dice (a Gumbo fave) and former marketing guru for Grey Fox Games.  Before they swim into a deep discussion of Finspan, they talk about some ENVIE games that they...

Gumbo Live! welcomed in Andrew Stiles, the designer of Wine Cellar, a brand new bidding game from 25th Century Games going out to backers and retailers soon. Andrew is also the co-host of Tabletop Submarine, where he and his co-host Josh do a deep dive into board game stories with guests each episode. But before…diving…into some board games, the Gumbo krewe talked with Andrew about his former life...

BJ and Steve welcomed in Daryl Andrews, one of the most prolific and well respected co-designers in board gaming today! BJ is a big fan of Sagrada and Dice Theme Park, but it was time to get to know the designer behind the cardboard.  Before diving into some games, Daryl talked about life in Canada, traveling to board game conventions, his favorite moments at BGG.CON, some surprise news about some...

Jeremy and Logan are back in the Gumbo Pot! At BJ’s request, Jeremy brought two games we’ve been dying to play: FROMAGE and WONDROUS CREATURES.  Plus, the krewe de Gumbo chats about their favorite games from BGG.CON! Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

BJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Jay Bernardo, the marketing director at Bezier Games and content creator at Cardboard East!  BJ is a big fan of Jay’s wonderfully eclectic and deep diving content about the Asian board gaming scene and it was a thrill to get him on the show. Before diving into some games, Jay talked about his journey in board gaming and how the Cardboard East channel came to be.  We...

BJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Mitchell and Logan from the Acadiana Board Gamers discord to chat about cons including their recent trip to Dallas.  Before diving into the details, Steve previewed some of the games he is excited to play at PAX-U in Philly in two weeks: Flock Together  Black Forest  Molly House Then, it was time to reminisce about the week that was at BGG.CON 2024, including some s...

BJ and Verla are live from Dallas, Texas home of BGG.CON! Thanks to Logan Lanoo, we were able to record our thoughts after two days of gaming along with some special guests:  Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast, Logan who runs the Acadiana Board Gamers discord, “Capt” Mark from New Orleans, Patrick & Cindy Newman, and of course, the inimitable Dave Dooooooooogas!  Don't forget -- ticket...

Friend of the show and all around amazing fellow, Evan Halbert returns to Gumbo Live! This time as a full blown guest ready to give us the scoop on all the latest news from the world of his designs. First, we chat about AFTER THE EMPIRE's success with Grey Fox Games and Evan gives us some info on the in-progress expansion! Next up, we chat about everything METBETOCH, Evan and his design partner Ry...

Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games is back to talk about some spicy hot games, including her newest two games coming out on Kickstarter right now:  REEF & RUINS (designed by Carla) and WICKED & WISE deluxe edition and expansion (designed by Fertessa Alysse). Here is a link to the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdgiraffegames/reef-and-ruins Plus, we chat about a spicy...

Dan Patriss, co-host of The Geek All Stars podcast, is back to talk about some spicy hot games and some games to look out for at Essen! Plus we get an inside look at GAMERS FOR CURES 2024, Dan’s charity for Turner Syndrome of America: https://www.gamersforcures.com/ Plus, there's talk of Charterstone, Legacy Games, Captain Flip strategy, Frosthaven scenarios, and Bat Flip Dynasty!  Laissez les bon...

BJ has been scouring the excellent list updated by Board Game Geek’s W. Eric Martin's* ( https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview... ) for the hottest, most interesting games. At the time of this list, there were nearly 1100 games so it made for some hard choices! This list is 15 of the games that BJ has his eye on available for purchase at ESSEN SPIEL 2024, plus a little bit of lagniappe! What games...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new fall season, and you don't even need to subscribe to TV Guide to get the new fall lineup!  In our first episode, we chat with MARK MCGEE, one of the owners of the indie publisher, HOW TO STEAM BROCCOLi, who designed one of our favorite little card games this year, TETHER.  We chat about how Mark got the inspiration for the game, some of the challenges and benefits of...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our second most final show of the season, we visit with GLENN FLAHERTY, from Boardgames & Bourbon, all about the brand new kickstarter for the reprint of TIR NA NOG from Grand Gamers Guild!  We also talk about Steve and BJ's recent plays of Unmatched: Slings & Arrows Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of DID YOU KNEAUX (Ireland versus Louisiana) wi...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our final show of the season, we visit with RYAN HENDRICKSON, the designer of Pirates of Maracaibo! We learn how Ryan got his start in game design, what's it like working with Alex Pfister, and how the game came about!  We also talk about some of our favorite roll-n-writes like:  Dice Charmers Three Sisters Joan of Arc High Season Finally, we enjoyed a rou...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our ninth show, we visit with BURKY from GAMETOPPERS LLC all about the latest sweet stuff coming from his brand new Kickstarter 4.5!  Plus, we talk about spicy hot games including: Cargo Noir Mutton Bustin Burky gives us the scoop on all things GAMETOPPERS LLC including the brand new terrain mats, terrain packs, designer art rails, and more! You can get mo...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our eighth show, we visit with Kelly & Kevin from the Chuck's Gateway Games Facebook Group! We talk about parrots and backstabs in games, how to run a great FriendCon or CabinCon, and some spicy hot games including:  Tether Cascadero Capt Flip Forest Shuffle Plus, we played "RANK 'EM!", a brand new game that we "borrowed" from Dan from the Geek All Sta...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our seventh show, we visit with Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon, the Eurogames Facebook Group, content creator, and board game designer! We talk about musicians and board games, Spiel des Jahres games, and some spicy hot games including:  The White Castle, Skyrise, Siege of Valeria, and Harmonies Plus we talk about the upcoming Kickstarter pro...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our sixth show, we visit with the krewe from Tampa, The Beans And Dice Podcast! Carlos, Rob, and Wayne join us to chat about they got their start in gaming and content creation, dish on ways to grow your local gaming community, and then get right to some spicy hot games! No Thanks! Dune: Imperium: Uprising Flash Point Fire Rescue The Sixth Realm Finally, w...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our fifth show, we visit with the krewe from Meeple Town, Dean and Deron, long-time friends and now long-time podcasters about board games! We chat about the transition to Deron as the new co-host, with a surprise visit(?), and then get right to the games, games, games! Floe The Magnificent Xylotar Exhibition: 20th Century Mind Space Finally, we played a l...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our fourth show, we visit with Ben Hammer about his brand new game coming soon to Kickstarter WE ALL TAKE FROM THE RIVER. It's a resource management and social deduction game that also gives insight to keeping a river and its estuary clean from pollution. It's Ben's first design, and he not only designed the game but did all the artwork himself.  We also t...

BJ and Jeremy played Barcelona and Rats of Wistar on a recent Twitch Tuesdays in the Gumbo Pot, but before the euro game goodness started, they took a look at two projects on Kickstarter right now for some first impressions:   Logic & Lore from Weird Giraffe Games, a two player card game all about deducing the cards already in your tableau; and Cascadia: Rolling Hills from Flatout Games, a mul...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! Our third show was a big thrill -- thanks to our friend Carla Kopp at Weird Giraffe Games, we were able to chat with Jason Hager & Darren Reckner (a/k/a "The Durdles") about their new game on Kickstarter right now called LOGIC & LORE!  We also talked about some spicy hot games we've played recently, including: Rumble Nation Sweet & Spicy a/k/a Spi...

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! Our second guest is Don Eskridge, the designer of THE RESISTANCE and AVALON and ABANDON PLANET and a bunch of other cool games! Don came by the Gumbo Pot to chat about his brand new book HAND GAMES 21: NEW GAMES FOR FRIENDS & FAMILIES. It's a hoot with some great family style dexterity games. We also talked about some spicy hot games we've played recently...