Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

Trey, Alfred, and Candice get on track with "Asian Railroads" and ask "How are games like music?" 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:32 Game Night - Santorini - Connect 4 - Wordle - Pax Viking - Arkham Horror LCG - Acricola 00:17:34 Game News - La Granja Deluxe Master Set - Fire in the Lake, the Sovereign of Discord Expansion - P500 at GMT - Game Brain BGA group LINK Post your usernam...

1Ben, Jennifer, and Paul discuss the 2021 game "Bitoku" and discuss what they look for and enjoy in a game group. 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, the Opinionated Gamer, Jennifer, the Game Pioneer, and Paul, The Game Breaker. The Game of Life. Blue Peg, Pink Peg.  0:08:55 - This Week’s Game Nights: Messina 1347, Ark Nova, and scheduled for Essen Day: Golem, Bitoku, Squaring Circlevil...

Trey, Matt, Dmitry, and Elder talk about the Game Brain's 2021 consensus game of the Year, "Ark Nova" and ask "what makes a game immersive? 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:24 Game Night - Bitoku - Hegemony - Messina 1347 - Taverns of Tiefenthal: Open Doors - Designer Solo Mode 00:10:50 Game News - Gutenberg - Kickstarter- Viscounts Gates of Gold and Keeper of Keys 00:17:38 Game Rev...

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Tom, Ben, the Opinionated Gamer, and Jennifer, the Game Pioneer: Golem, Watch What Crappens Podcast, Mayveena You Tube Channel 0:11:55 - This Week's Game Night: Ark Nova, Bitoku, Stroganoff, Origins: First Builders, Santiago, Tabannusi, (Tekhenu, Tzolkin, Teotihuacan, [Taiwanitsu]) Forbidden Stars, Obsession, Art Decko, Anno 1800, Tichu, Show Manager, Captain S...

Ben, Dmitry, and Paul review the 2014 release, "City Hall," and discuss the game group as an ibasho. 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, the Opinionated Host, Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer, and Paul, the Game Breaker 0:06:20 - This Week's Game Night: Pulsar 2846, (High Frontier, Ticket to Ride,) Ark Nova, Medium, (Wavelength, Wits and Wagers,) Avalon, Once Upon a Time, The Great...

Trey, Jennifer, and Elder talk about the 2021 release "Boonlake" and discuss the "Cult of the New." 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:00 Game Night -  The Hunger -  Space Corp: 2025-2300AD -  Nuclear War -  Free Ride -  Fields of Arle -  Witchstone -  Ark Nova -  Cascadia -  Pulsar 2849 -  Unfathomable -  Battlestar Galactica 00:28:55 Game News -  Asmodee purchased by Embracer Group...

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome OmniGamer Candice and Opinionated Gamer Ben 0:08:08 - This Week’s Game Night: Brian Boru, Boon Lake, Star Wars LCG, (Lord of the Rings, NetRunner Game of Thrones, Arboretum,) Avalon (Secret Hitler) Barrage, Shipyard (Clinic, Antiquity, Tramways of Vienna, Small Cities) Belratti, Brick and Mortar, Stick’um, (Black Orchestra), Spirit Island (Pandemic Legacy, Pandemic:...

0:00:00 - Introduction 0:04:11 - This Week's Game Night: Free Ride, Avalon, Brian Baru, Darwin's Journey, Advanced Civilization, (Eclipse) Western Empires, Eastern Empires, (Here I Stand) (Barrage) (Railways of the World) (Junta) Show Manager, Belrati, Mandala, Diluvia Project, Furnace, (Res Arcana) Small Star Empires, Imperial Steam, Pulsar2849, PanAm, (Arkwright,) Gloomhaven: Jaws of t...

0:00:00–Introduction: Welcome Tom, Game Designer Trey and Omni Gamer Candice at BGG Con 0:03:06–This Week’s Game Week: Paint the Roses, 9:28 (Cryptid); The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, 15:53 (Tichu); Corrosion, 0:20:55 (Trismegistus, Terra Mystica, Race for the Galaxy, Tzolki'n, Barrage, Gutenberg); Show Manager, 0:31:20 (Wallenstein, Bohnanza, Agricola, Show Manager: Cruise Ship); Gutenberg, 0:41...

0:00:00–Introduction: Welcome Casual Gamer Jake and Game-Breaker Paul 0:06:55–This Week’s Game Night: Monumental, The Hunger, Darwin’s Journey, Lowlands, Wavelength 0:15:54–Game News: Wayfarers of the South Tigris, Devil Bunny Needs a Ham, Kill Doctor Lucky, Before I Kill You Mister Spy, Deadwood, Devil Bunny Versus the Entire Galaxy, Brian Boru: High King of Ireland, The King is Dead, Hegemony, Q...

Trey, Dmitry, and Candice talk about the 2021 release "Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy" and discuss "freedom and flow" in games. 00:00:00 Introduction - 00:02:58 Game Night -  Magnate: The First City -  Furnace -  Babylonia -  Necco Wafers -  Stage Left -  The Rival Networks 00:14:42 Game News -  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -  Tapestry: Arts & Architechture -  Weather Ma...

Ben, Paul, and Trey talk about the 2021 release "Magnate: The First City" and discuss setting expectations for attending a game night. 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Game Breaker Paul and Game Designer Trey 0:05:13 - This Week's Game Night: Grand Austria Hotel: Last Waltz, Ultimate Railroads: Asian Railroads, ArtDecko (formerly Promenade), Avalon, Dune Imperium, Tichu, Belratti (fo...

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Matt, the Original Game Host 0:13:32 -This Week’s Game Night: Magnate, Grand Austria Hotel, Age of Steam Scandinavia, Love Letter, High Society, Captain Sonar, Bohnanza, Wavelength 0:18:02 - This Week’s News: Res Arcana Expansion, Lords of Ragnarok, Lords of Helas, Messina 1349, Gloomhaven 1.0 on Steam.  0:33:49 - Games on the Brain: Imperial Steam, Origins: First B...

Trey and Jennifer talk about the 2021 release "Imperial Steam" and discuss the impact of video on the hobby. 00:00:00 Introduction - - Google Pixel 6 00:06:53 Game Night -  Santiago -  Smartphone Inc. -  The Hunger -  Clank! 00:12:09 Game News -  Ark Nova -  Bitoku -  Zenobia Award Winners -  Game Wizards -  Advanced Civilization 00:30:22 Games on the Brain -  1840: Vienna Tramways -  Lo...

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder 0:05:45 - This Week’s Game Night: Tabannusi, Imperial Struggle, Terraforming Mars, Imperial Steam, Furnace, Babylonia, Tichu 0:13:21 - This Week's News: Lord of the Rings--Fantasy Flight Games Revised Core Set; Pax Unplugged, World Series of Board Games, World Boardgaming Championships (WBC,) Blood Rage, Ra, 7 Wonders, Cataan, Diplomacy, Cole We...

Trey, Matt, and Paul review "Ankh: Gods of Egypt" and discuss player elimination as a mechanism. 00:00:00 Introduction -  -  Americanish 00:05:24 Game News -  Candice's Gen Con Round Up   -  Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy   -  Burncycle -  Verdant Kickstarter -  Voidfall Kickstarter -  Imperium: Classics -  Concordia on iOS -  Back Chat from ThinkerThemer 00:21:36 Game Night...

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer 0:06:32 - This Week's Game Night: Americanish, Fresh Fish, Terraforming Mars 0:13:44 - This Week's News: Asmodee for sale; Oceans Digital Game; Artisans of Splendent Vale kickstarter; Total War: Rome; Masters of the Universe: Clash for Eternia; In-Flight 2021. 0:34:08 - Games on the Brain: College Games to Break the Ice - Codenames,...

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: Unfinis...

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...

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 - ...

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 Gamin...

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...

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 & Penitenc...

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...

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 -Wingsp...