Game Brain

Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

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A podcast about Board Games and friendship, and a real life board game group! Join us every week for an in-depth look at the board gaming hobby, including board game news, reviews and much, much more.

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Round 3, Turn 2: "Architects of the West Kingdom" with Elder 29.07.2019 1:37:51

0:00:00 - Introduction 0:01:38 - Elder's Origin Story Dungeon! (0:05:26) Hero Quest (0:08:51) D&D without rules (0:09:15) Star Frontiers (0:10:16) Judge Dredd, Gamma World, Marvel Superheroes (0:12:39) Puerto Rico (0:13:33) Altiplano (0:14:34) God of War, Twisted Metal (0:20:49) California Extreme (0:25:20) 0:26:20 - Last Week's Debate Results 0:26:53 - Our YouTube Channel 0:27:14 -...

Round 3, Turn 1: "Res Arcana" with Tom 22.07.2019 2:04:52

0:00:00 - Group Check-In 0:13:54 - Introduction to Episode 1 0:18:56 - News Teburu (0:19:30) Funkoverse Strategy Game (0:24:52) Gloomhaven Early Access on Steam (0:25:43) The End of Lucky Hammers' Terraforming Mars App (0:30:35) Quest for El Dorado (0:31:42) Taj Mahal (0:32:40) Samurai (0:32:55) High Society (0:33:05) Through the Desert (0:33:14) Tigris and Euphrates (0:33:35) No Pun Includ...

Round 2, Turn 7: "Pax Pamir (Second Edition)" with Jake and Ricky Royal 15.07.2019 1:38:22

0:00:00 - Introduction 0:03:45 - This Week's Game Night Roads and Boats (0:04:50) The Climbers (0:06:00) Century Spice Road (0:06:05) 0:06:46 - The News Etherfields (0:07:10) Underwater Cities (0:08:00) Santorini (0:08:46) Pret a Porter 3rd Edition Kickstarter (0:09:38) Deep Blue (0:10:30) Vast (0:10:56) Ticket to Ride Reality TV Show (0:11:45) 0:12:52 - Games on the Brain Watergate (0:12:55)...

Round 2, Turn 6: "Twilight Struggle" with Jesse and Tom 01.07.2019 1:56:08

0:04:32 This Week's Game Night Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done (0:04:47) Through the Ages (0:09:12) 0:10:25 News of the Week Jaws (0:10:34) Die Macher (0:13:15) Isle of Cats (0:21:45) Gulf, Mobile and Ohio (0:22:08) Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising (0:23:56) The 7th Continent (0:24:31) 0:26:57 Games on the Brain Pipeline Meeple Realty Inserts (0:27:16) 0:30:06 Review of Twilight Struggle Imperia...

Round 2, Turn 5: "The Estates" with Paul 24.06.2019 1:57:01

0:00:00 Introduction 0:03:06 This Week’s Game Night Pax Pamir Second Edition (0:03:17) Avalon (0:07:08) 0:10:45 News of the Week Thunderstone Quest Kickstarter (0:10:53) Catan Starfarers (0:11:50) Two interviews to seek out. Ludology w/ Jeroen Doumen Martin Wallace 0:15:50 Games on the Brain Pipeline (0:16:00) Black Angel video (0:20:50) The perils of Kickstarter. 0:24:52 8 x 8 Challenge 0:25:3...

Round 2, Turn 4: "Pipeline" with Trey 17.06.2019 2:04:22

00:00:00 Introduction 00:16:00 Game News blackout-hong-kong http://www.jamesmathe.com/ 00:22:39 Games on the Brain - Pax Pamir pax-pamir 00:29:08 Game Review: PIPELINE pipeline 01:13:05 Top 10 Games by Mechanic Worker Placement agricola marco-polo Variable Turn Order new-frontiers Card Drafting 7-wonders terraforming-mars Auction / Bidding castles-mad-king-ludwig estates Area Control el-grande twi...

Round 2, Extra Turn: "Settlers of Catan" with Jesse (and special guest Lumin) 10.06.2019 1:51:46

00:00:00 Introduction Co-host Jesse Warren http://gamebrainpod.com/about-the-group/ Guest Agricola WBC Champion Lumin Sperling https://twitter.com/Lumin_S 00:15:22 The News Chad Jensen GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/help-chad-with-chemo Games on the Brain: Pipeline https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline MegaCity: Oceania https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266304/megacity-ocea...

Round 2, Turn 3: "Trickerion: Legends of Illusion" with Alfred (and special guest Tom) 03.06.2019 2:53:10

05:35: This Week’s Game Night (and Strategicon!) 23:00: The News 36:16: Games on the Brain 44:08: Trickerion: Legends of Illusion review 1:14:27: Alfred and Tom's Top 10 Roleplaying Games that Aren't D&D *********TOP TEN SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!************ ******** ***** *** ** * 1:18:48: #10 Tom - Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman 1:26:20: #10 ALFRED - The End of the World 1:29:07: #9 Tom/A...

Round 2, Turn 2: "Teotihuacan: City of Gods" with Dmitry (and special guest Trey) 27.05.2019 2:10:58

03:52: Contest Winners 13:10: This Week’s Game Night 30:09: The News 36:40: Games on the Brain 49:14: Teotihuacan: City of Gods review 1:19:55: Dmitry's Top 10 Big Questions About Games 2:02:24: Matt’s Top 10 Games for Non-Gamers 2:09:40: Sign Off Visit http://gamebrainpod.com for everything you could ever want to know about us. Instagram: @gamebrainpod Twitter: GameBrain_Pod Facebook Group:...

Round 2, Turn 1: "Escape Plan" with Tom 20.05.2019 2:18:22

00:00: Game Group Check In! 17:15: Round 2 Begins! 19:10: The News 33:46: Games on the Brain 46:07: Escape Plan Review 1:20:50: Top 10 Games That Aren't In Everyone Else's Top 10 Games 2:10:43: Board Game Sommelier 2:16:54: Sign Off Send your contest entries to: Matthew@GameBrainPod.com Visit http://gamebrainpod.com for everything you could ever want to know about us. Instagram: @gameb...

Round 1, Turn 7: "Quacks of Quedlinburg" with Paul 13.05.2019 1:49:58

05:25: CONTEST DETAILS! 10:18: This Week's Game Night 17:18: The News 29:57: Games on the Brain 36:51: 8x8 Challenge Update 38:40: Quacks of Quedlinburg Review 59:41: Paul's Segment ”Breaking the Wheel” 1:35:37: Board Game Sommelier 1:44:07: Sign Off Send your contest entries to: Matthew@GameBrainPod.com Visit http://gamebrainpod.com for everything you could ever want to know about us....

Round 1, Turn 6: "Terraforming Mars: Colonies" with Dmitry 06.05.2019 2:11:22

11:12: This Week's Game Night 19:08: The News 34:07: Games on the Brain 36:27: 8x8 Challenge Update 36:51: Terraforming Mars: Colonies Review 1:24:33: Dmitry's Segment ”Game Shows” 2:01:40: Board Game Sommelier 2:09:45: Sign Off Visit http://gamebrainpod.com for everything you could ever want to know about us. Instagram: @gamebrainpod Twitter: GameBrain_Pod Facebook Group: https://www....

Round 1, Turn 5: "Chronicles of Crime" with Jesse 29.04.2019 1:39:01

15:38: This Week's Game Night 25:27: The News 30:37: Games on the Brain 34:24: 8x8 Challenge Update 34:32: Chronicles of Crime Review 1:00:30: Jesse's Segment ”The Quest for Flow” 1:24:28: Board Game Sommelier 1:36:27: Other Games We're Playing 1:37:38: Sign Off Visit http://gamebrainpod.com for everything you could ever want to know about us. Instagram: @gamebrainpod Twitter: Gam...

Round 1, Extra Turn: "The Resistance: Avalon" strategy deep dive and "Underwater Cities" mini-review with Paul, Tom and Trey 22.04.2019 1:53:22

03:40: The News 13:38: Mini-review of "Underwater Cities" 26:12: "The Resistance: Avalon" Strategy Deep Dive 1:50:21: Sign Off Visit http://gamebrainpod.com for everything you could ever want to know about us. Instagram: @gamebrainpod Twitter: GameBrain_Pod Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/gamebrainpod

Round 1, Turn 4: "Solenia" with Jake plus a "Casual Gamer Primer" 15.04.2019 1:13:05

09:50: This Week's Game Night 22:50: The News 29:30: Games on the Brain 34:11: 8x8 Challenge Update 37:46 Solenia Review 52:25: Jake’s Segment ”A New Parents Guide to Gaming” 1:11:03: Sign Off Visit http://gamebrainpod.com for everything you could ever want to know about us. Instagram: @gamebrainpod Twitter: GameBrain_Pod Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/gamebrainpod Donate to the 3rd...

Round 1, Turn 3: "Great Western Trail: Rails to the North" with Alfred 08.04.2019 1:44:59

Donate to the 3rd Uganda Village Boardgame Convention: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uvbgc2019 14:53: This Week's Game Night 24:17: The News 39:21: Games on the Brain 49:46: 8x8 Challenge Update 51:12: Great Western Trail: Rails to the North Review 1:14:34: Alfred’s Segment ”The Rules Lawyer Within (and Without)” 1:27:08: Board Game Sommelier 1:41:58: Sign Off Some of the games discussed: Gr...

Round 1, Turn 2: "Coimbra" with Trey 01.04.2019 1:45:52

02:06: This Week's Game Night 10:47: The News 27:29: Games on the Brain 30:26: 8x8 Challenge Update 34:31: Coimbra Review 1:08:19: Trey’s Segment ”Input Randomness” 1:37:30: Game Sommelier 1:44:14: Sign Off Visit http://gamebrainpod.com for everything you could ever want to know about us. Instagram: @gamebrainpod Twitter: GameBrain_Pod Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/gamebrainpod

Round 1, Turn 1: "Wingspan" with Tom and Welcome! 22.03.2019 1:59:29

00:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome to Game Brain! http://gamebrainpod.com/ 00:04:56 - Co-host Introductions http://gamebrainpod.com/about-the-group/ 00:22:40 - 8x8 Challenge http://gamebrainpod.com/about-the-show/ 00:27:37 - Round 1, Turn 1 TOM - The Game Master https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232776/ 00:45:36 - The News https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eaglegryphon/age-of-steam-deluxe-edition...