Board Game Gumbo Live!

It's another Twitch Tuesday, this time actually on a Tuesday, and BJ welcomed to the Gumbo Pot a new voice: Logan from the Louisiana Board Gamers Facebook Group and a regular gamer at our FLGS, Anubis Game & Hobby.   Logan tells us his cardboard hero origin story, and then we get down to business. Time to talk about some spicy hot games! What are our favorite games played over the last month?...

BJ welcomes back to the Gumbo Pot a great krewe. We enlisted Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast, Jeremy from the Louisiana Board Gamers Facebook Group, and the inimitable Dave Doooooogahhhh, the commissioner for life of the Board Boys Legacy League to chat about the top games of 2022. In typical Gumbo Pot fashion, things went off the rails pretty quickly as the gents had a little trouble w...

The Dobster made his triumphant return to the Gumbo Pot! Jeremy Dobler and BJ chatted about Jeremy's recent plays of In The Hall of The Mountain King, why his group likes campaign games like Descent and Oathsworn, and their thoughts on Three Sisters and the French Quarter crowdfunding project.  A complimentary copy of Three Sisters and French Quarter were provided by the publisher.  Thanks for lis...

After a month of Gumbo Live! interview shows, it was time to get back to the table in the Gumbo Pot!   Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast and playthrough coordinator at the Southern Board Game Fest joins BJ chatting about this year's upcoming festival, board game sales, and convention talk. Plus, you'll get their very fresh thoughts on their playthrough of ROLL CAMERA: The Filmmaking Board...

BJ, Steve and Verla welcomes in Keith Law, board game blogger and reviewer for Paste Magazine, to chat about board games! We reviewed: Earth Iki Plus, Steve and I may have met our match in the Jambalaya game. You have to hear Keith to believe it! Keith's info:  Keith Law, the author of The Inside Game and Smart Baseball and senior baseball writer for The Athletic AND more particularly for our show...

BJ and Verla and Steve were hoping to get Keith Law in this week (spoiler alert -- Keith's appeared on May 30 for the #142 show) so while waiting, they talked about some of their recent plays of a few spicy hot games, plus their thoughts on the Spiel nominees:  Spots (on BGA) Akropolis Planet Unknown Ike Challengers Next episode: Keith Law!  Laissez les bon temps rouler!    Get your Board Game Gum...

BJ and Verla and Steve welcome in Rob, Cam and TK from The Board Boys Podcast all the way from beautiful Iowa for their first appearance on Gumbo Live!  BJ, Rob, Cam and Verla are no strangers to each other, hanging out at BGG Con and playing games. The Board Boys Podcast is one of the best podcast crews out there, with lots of recurring jokes, deep insight into the top 100 games, and reviews of t...

BJ and Steve welcome in The Brandt for his first appearance on Gumbo Live!  BJ and The Brandt are no strangers to each other, hanging out at conventions and playing games since way back in 2017 at Dice Tower East. The Brandt is an amazing games teacher, and is the behind the scenes coordinator for the Dice Tower Awards nominations, so it was a perfect time to chat with him about spicy hot games an...

BJ, Steve, and Verla were thrilled to chat with Tory Brown, designer of Votes for Women, and Kevin Bertram from Fort Circle Games!   Tory talked about the initial design, development, and history behind Votes for Women and why she is so excited that Kevin is the publisher! Kevin talked about his recent stint as a host of his own mini-con and gave tips on planning a successful event!  Plus, we talk...

BJ, Steve, Jay and Verla were thrilled to interview Heather O'Neill, a board game designer (Schrödinger’s Cats, Meeple Party) and publisher who also volunteers on the board of UnPub.   Heather has a new microgram with Weird Giraffe Games called Dreams of Yesterday, and we were excited to chat with her about the project and watch it hit its goal live on stream!  Plus, we talk about a lot of spicy h...

Mitchell made a pass by the Gumbo Pot this weekend! Mitchell is the former future member of the Beans & Dice Podcast and a local gaming guru at the Southern Board Game Fest. BJ and Mitchell review BLAZON from 25th Century Games, then chat about recent expansions for Lost Ruins of Arnak, Tapestry, and Ares Expedition!  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https:/...

BJ, Steve and Verla are back! And of course, we had to chat with Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple and Rawstone Games!  First, they reminisce about Jeremy's introduction into the hobby, and find out what he has been up to since the last visit.  Then we get to the games: The Elder Scrolls  Dice Manor The Isofarian Guard Tiletum Qawale And finally -- it's time for a game with the Chat Krewe! This time,...

Back in the Gumbo Pot tonight to test out the new Gumbo Live! 2.0 set up: Preview of Tuesday night's episode with Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple; Votes for Women v Watergate; Big news about Southern Board Game Fest; News on Kickstarters from Button Shy Games and Dr Finn's Games #mailtime in the Gumbo Pot! -- and a lot of catching up with the Chat Krewe! Thanks for listening, and stop by the Chat Kr...

The Jay Bell and Dave “DOOOOOGAH” Dugas are back in the Gumbo! This time, BJ talks with Jay and Dave about their frequent plays of the MARVEL SNAP app. Card Combos! Meta Deck Building! When To Snap! You get secrets from the experts (plus BJ's non-expert takes).  Plus, they chat about the Panda Board Game Calendar Challenge and even sneak in a little bit of talk about the upcoming ChuckCon 2023!  T...

The Jay Bell and Adam The Austin are back in the Gumbo! This time, BJ talks with Jay and Adam about two games that are almost ten years old that they still have the ENVIE to play!  This topic was inspired by Phillip & Vic's discussion with The Name Father (Steve O'Rourke) on the recent episode of The Generic Board Game Podcast. Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler! Get your Board...

Jay and Adam join BJ in the Gumbo Pot! The krewe talks about recent plays of: •Cartographers •Frosthaven •Wonderbook •Spotlight Plus, they open up a surprise box of games from DV while talking about their favorite Saturday Morning Cartoons. And finally, they play Donut Shop from 25th Century Games coming out on Kickstarter soon and give you their thoughts right after!  Our thanks to the publishers...

Jay and Jeremy are back!  BJ welcomes in The Jay Bell and Jeremy for a visit about their favorite games played in January. Then they play Rebuilding Seattle, a new city builder from WizKids, and Atiwa, the new farming game from Uwe Rosenberg and Lookout Games. And you get their thoughts on the gameplay!  Thanks for listening!     Laissez les bon temps rouler!    Get your Board Game Gumbo merch her...

BJ and Jerod finally play the Cave Paintings expansion! It's time to talk about why this might be our favorite expansion of all. Of course, Jerod mixes in a few other modules and extra cards -- we'll talk about a few new cards and other surprises we threw in. We give you our real-time, post game impressions right after we finish! Our thanks to Fantasia Games for sending us this copy to stream.   L...

BJ and Jerod give their Top 10 Games of 2022!   Thanks for listening!     Laissez les bon temps rouler!    Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news...

After a cold Christmas break, the krewe is back with talk of their Games of the Year, plus their thoughts on The Great Split and Skate Summer.  Join BJ, Jerod, Dave and Adam The Austin for banter about how much gumbo is too much, is TI4 too long, and what is "half a Dave" worth in today's dollars? Thanks for listening!  Laissez les bon temps rouler!    Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https:/...

BJ and Dave throw a gaming marathon with Jeremy and Matt for The Jay Bell's big birthday celebration! After a day of gaming with the Krewe, they jump on stream for some lively banter and some gaming. You'll also hear a little bit about their Twitch gaming sessions of Poetry for Neanderthals AND Quantum, too! Plus, quick discussions of 7 Wonders: Architects, A Feast For Odin, and Dog Park! Thanks f...

BJ and Jay chat about Pax Unplugged 2022 with Bradly and Adam The Austin. Lots of games mentioned during the recap! Plus, we learn how soft a phoenix can be? Some of the games mentioned: • Quirky Bird prototypes • The NameFather Meet Up! A Rodney Smith story • An Age Contrived • Wicked & Wise • Shards of Infinity • Ka-POW! • Star Realms Legacy • BGG Con v Pax Unplugged • Why RouxMates Doesn't...

BJ welcomes back Jay From The UK, along with long-time Gumbo gamer, Barnes, and the Duke of Duson, Dave Doooooogahhhh for a Jay-labration to celebrate Jay's return to the Gumbo Pot. They discuss the changes in the studio, Jay's gaming group in Chester, and hot new games that they've played recently. Games discussed: Voyagers The Wolves Marvel Remix Marvel Snap The Flow of History Quantum Dungeons,...

BJ and Adam the Austin recount some of their favorite game experiences while setting up some games in the Gumbo Pot for the Tuesday Twitch stream! Thanks for listening, and Laissez les bon temps rouler! Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews...

BJ and Jay recap more recent plays at Southern Board Game Fest, gab about the top ten (eleven) games checked out of the SoBo library in 2022, and talk with the Chat Krewe about Canvas, what to do with inserts, and what games to bring on a trip to London! Laissez les bon temps rouler!