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 12, Turn 9: "The Initiative" with Jesse 19.07.2021 1:52:27

0:00:00 Introduction: Welcome Jesse, the Analytical Gamer 0:06:25 This Week’s Game Night 0:12:51 This Week’s Game News 0:28:30 Games on the Brain 0:42:12 - Review of The Initiative 1:14:41 - One-Off Games 1:46:33 - Board Game Sommelier 1:51:00 - Sign Off

Round 12, Turn 8: "Calico" with Jake 12.07.2021 1:19:25

Trey and Jake cuddle up for some "Calico" and patch together some thoughts on "ethics in games." 0:00:00 Introduction 0:04:16 Game Night 0:12:32 Game News 0:23:50 Games on the Brain 0:27:35 Game Review - Calico 0:46:41 Member Segment - Chapter 10 Ethics in Games 1:09:10 Game Sommelier 1:18:52 Outro

Round 12, Turn 7: "Santorini" with Alfred 28.06.2021 2:00:53

0:00:00 - Welcome Alfred, the Rules Lawyer Monopoly, Risk, Twilight Imperium, Witches of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Ed., 4th Ed., Champions 0:15:00 - This Week's Game Night BGA, Hearthstone, Russian Railroads, Santorini, Agricola, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Terraforming Mars, Sagrada, Terraforming Mars Ares Expansion, Alubari and Snowdonia 17:57, Warlord 18:30, Age of Steam Germany 23:...

Round 12, Turn 6: "Bruxelles 1893" with Elder 21.06.2021 1:43:34

00:00:00 Introduction - Catching up with Elder's gorgeous body www.diamondgame.com Epic MegaGrants 00:13:38 Game Night Medusa Unleashed Riccochet Robots Tribune Terraforming Mars: Big Box 00:20:55 Game News Agricola Terra Mystica: Fire & Ice Tichu Hardback Concordia: Digital Edition Captstone picks up Orleans Dragomino wins Kinderspiel des Jahres Kingdomino Isle of Cats: Kittens & Bea...

Round 12, Turn 5: "Tribune" with Dmitry 14.06.2021 2:15:41

Tom and Dmitry take in a new version of an old fave: Tribune! And they discuss kind vs wicked environments and what that might mean for gaming. <p> 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer Tribune, Die Macher <p> 0:04:23 - This Week's Game Night Tribune Santiago ( 4:57 ) Avalon (...

Round 12, Turn 4: "Nations" with Paul and Ben 07.06.2021 2:18:49

00:00:00 Introduction - Throttling your play with Paul and Ben 00:02:17 Game Night IKI Tribune Avalon Decrypto Cubitos Rail Pass Toot Toot! Menara 00:16:43 Game News Gaia Project on Steam Tussie Mussie Triumvir on GMTs P500 Isle of Cats: Kittens + Beasts Savannah Park 1840 Mosaic on Kickstarter 00:26:42 Games on the Brain The Circle Secret Hitler Squaring Circleville Crescent City Cargo 00:44:41 G...

Round 12, Turn 3: "Coffee Traders" with Candice 31.05.2021 2:15:57

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Candice, the Omni Gamer. Madeira Mysterium Dixit Table Top Monopoly, Sorry, Trouble, Uno Magic Maze King of Tokyo Great Western Trail Battlestar Galactica Voyages of Marco Polo Root Brass: Birmingham Indonesia 18xx Twilight Imperium 0:16:44 - This Week’s Game Night Coffee Trader Churchill (17:22) Versailles 1919 (19:15) Distant Plane (21:42) Pipeline (22:57) Faiyum...

Round 12, Turn 2: "Faiyum" with Ben 24.05.2021 2:25:34

00:00:00 Introduction - Potluck with Ben 00:05:30 Puzzle Solution Key to the puzzle. Link to final puzzle : 00:09:43 Game Night Kraftwagen on Yucata 18xx.games 1822 1882 Oath 00:20:50 Game News Paperback Adventures on Kickstarter Railways of Sweden and Australia on Kickstarter Vampire Rivals Goonies: Never Say Die Elder Scrolls Kennerspiel des Jahres 2021 Nominations Lost Ruins of Arnak Fantasy...

Round 12, Turn 1: "1840: Vienna Tramways" with Jennifer 17.05.2021 1:56:01

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer, the Game Pioneer 0:03:36 - This Week's Game Night Hadrian's Wall Imperial Bells and Steam (4:41) 1822 (5:03) Tribune (6:19) Terraforming Mars, 1840, Faeyim (8:22) 0:08:46 - This Week's News Hoplomachus Victorum Chip Theory Frosthaven, Isaac Childress's Update #80: Cultural Consultancy (12:45) Gloomhaven Race for the Galaxy Alma Mater D...

Round 11, Turn 9: "Dwellings of Eldervale" with Matthew 10.05.2021 2:01:09

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Matt, the Game Enthusiast 0:01:03 - This Week's Game Night (Prologue) Barrage, Dwellings of Eldervale Late Night Avalon 0:05:35 - This Week's Game Night Summoner Wars 2.0 Online Beta Version and Physical Copies Fantasy Flight Keyforge, Netrunner, Arkstone, Magic The Gathering Online Barrage on Steam Pitchcar (15:49) Avalon Tribune (17:28) 0:18:05 - This W...

Round 11, Turn 8: "Detective: L.A. Crimes" with Jesse 03.05.2021 1:39:52

Words that might have something in common... 00:00:35 Introduction - Planning some puzzles with Jesse 00:03:15 Game Night PitchCar Avalon Ginkgopolis Dwellings of Eldervale Skull Wavelength Nations on MaBiweb 00:08:08 Game News Hasbro News Tyrants of the Underdark GenCon Safety Update Strategicon goes virtual Alien: Fate of the Nostromo 00:18:09 Games on the Brain Twilight Struggle Valheim Bartle...

Round 11, Turn 7: "Dungeon Petz" with Jake 26.04.2021 1:36:04

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer Dungeon Lords 0:07:39 - This Week's Game Night Words with Friends, Scrabble Terraforming Mars, Tichu, Crokinole 0:10:20 - This Week's Game News Splotter, Capstone Games Arkwright Gaia Project Pipeline Curious Cargo Imperial Steam (13:25) Christian T Peterson, Fantasy Flight Games (14:10) Battlestar Galactica Android Net Runner Game ...

Round 11, Turn 6: "Through the Ages" with Alfred 19.04.2021 1:43:20

00:00:00 Introduction Getting competitive with the "Rules Lawyer." 00:05:28 Game Night Santorini Terra Mystica Game Brain group on BoardGameArena. Russian Railroads Terraforming Mars 00:09:02 Game News 7 Wonders Mystery 2021 American Tabletop Award Winners Abandon All Artichokes The Crew Calico Dominations: Road to Civilization The Siege of Runedar Babylonia My City The Shores of Tripoli...

Round 11, Turn 5: "Castles of Mad King Ludwig" with Elder 12.04.2021 1:37:23

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder 0:03:25 - This Week’s Game Night Dance Central (05:02) City of Eternity (06:55) Just Dance (07:43) Terraforming Mars, Splendor (08:23) Pipeline (09:06) 0:11:27 - Game News of the Week Factory Funner, Bear Raid, Ghosts of Christmas Kickstarter Ghosts of Christmas (12:15) Time Palatrix Factory Funner (13:45) Galaxy Trucker Bear Raid (17:20) Curious Car...

Round 11, Turn 4: "Indonesia" with Dmitry 05.04.2021 2:05:00

0:00:00 - Introduction : Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer 0:07:05 - Last Week's "Table Image" Reassessment 0:13:29 - Game News Matt Leighcock's Daybreak (13:41) New York Times article John Company 2nd Edition (0:15:37) Kickstarter link Root (17:42) Candace Harris's John Company Preview Cole Wehrle Design Diary 0:18:43 - Games on the Brain Praga Caput Regni (19:35) M...

Round 11, Turn 3: "Maria" with Paul 29.03.2021 2:00:51

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Paul, the Game Breaker 0:07:00 - This Week's Game Night 1800 Chesapeake (07:35) Terra Mystica Terraforming Mars, Crokinole, Wavelength (10:00) Winter Kingdom Troyes (10:27) 0:13:35 - This Week's News Fractal: Beyond the Void (13:55) Eclipse, Twilight Imperium 4 (14:55) Twilight Imperium 3 Stellaris (19:20) Valheim Keyforge Adventures (37:40) Rise of the...

Round 11, Turn 2: "Praga Caput Regni" with Ben 22.03.2021 2:25:40

00:00:00 Introduction - Experiencing all the emotions with Ben Watch What Crappens Slap Chop 00:13:40 Game Night 1882 Assinboia 18 Los Angeles Dwellings of Eldervale 00:29:38 Game News GenCon 2021 September 16-19 Asmodee acquires Plan B Games Z-Man sunsets Euro Classics line Princes of Florence Mage Noir on Kickstarter 00:49:15 Games on the Brain 1840: Vienna Tramways Faiyum Wings for the Baron Le...

Round 11, Extra Turn "Our 100th Episode! (And our live Avalon game)" with Matt and Tom 15.03.2021 2:02:12

00:00:00 Introduction: A very special episode of Game Brain Game Brain Avalon link 00:10:05 TOP 5s! - Fictional Board Game Worlds Top 5 games from a world Matt's 5 - Chaosmos Tom's 5 - The Cones of Dunshire Matt's 4 - Gwent Tom's 4 - The Colonizers of Malaar Both's 3 - Sabacc Matt's 2 - Tak Tom's 2 - Triad Matt's 1 - Dejarik Archon - Commodore 64 game Tom&ap...

Round 11, Turn 1: "Winter Kingdom" with Jennifer 08.03.2021 1:44:34

00:00:00 Introduction - Not doing much of anything with Game Pioneer Jennifer 00:07:18 Game Night - Dominant Species: Marine Jennifer's Youtube Channel - Mayveena Santiago Wavelength 00:16:20 Game News Summoner Wars John Company 2nd Ed. Everdell Complete Collection Bat Man: Dark Night Returns The Crew: Mission Deep Sea Jennifer's Card in Maricaibo: Uprising 00:35:33 Games on the Brain D...

Round 10, Turn 9: "Darwin's Journey" with Elder 01.03.2021 1:50:40

00:00:00 Introduction - Elder's Journey 00:05:19 Game Night 24 Terraforming Mars High Society Jaws 00:11:03 Game News Gargoyles Awakening Stardew Valley Concordia on Steam Skyrim on Gamefound BoardGameBreakdown Cryo Fast and Furious ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo 00:28:21 Games on the Brain The Transcontinental Imperial Struggle Dominant Species: Marine 00:33:12 Game Early Impressions - Darwin&...

Round 10, Turn 8: "Curious Cargo" with Jesse 22.02.2021 1:37:52

00:00:00 Introduction - Curious about what's going on with Jesse 00:06:53 Game Night Anachrony: Fractures of Time 00:09:13 Game News Root: The Marauder Expansion Great Western Trail Trilogy On Mars: Alien Invasion Metal Gear Solid cancelled Legend of the Five Rings "complete" Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition Kickstarter 00:19:55 Games on the Brain Valheim Dominant Species: Marine...

Solo Mode #5: Matt's Top 10 Solo Games of Quarantine 15.02.2021 48:52

Solo mode It's the solo mode And you're all alone in the solo mode And you miss your group Or you had some kids But you bought some games Why did you buy those games? Its the solo mode Its the uh solo mode And youre all alone in the solo mode And your group is gone Or you had some kids But you bought those games Why did you buy those games? Uuhhhhhhh... Sorry. Sorry about the audio quali...

Round 10, Turn 7: "Carnegie" with Trey and Ben 08.02.2021 2:41:55

00:00:00 Introduction - Elegance with Trey and Ben In and of Itself 00:06:32 Game Night Terraforming Mars Res Arcana 1817 Bruxelles 1897 Crokinole 00:23:35 Game News Red Rising Stroganov Scribbletown Fury of Dracula digital Brass: Birmingham sequel teased IKI Now or Never Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collector's 00:565:23 Games on the Brain Reacting to the Past Carpe Diem Maria 01:09:29 Game R...

Round 10, Turn 6: "Dune: Imperium" with Paul 01.02.2021 2:00:04

00:00:00 Introduction - Meanest Games with Paul 00:06:18 Game Night Carnegie Maria Terraforming Mars on iOS 00:18:20 Game News 1860 Railways on the Isle of Wight 1880 China City of Crowns RoseGauntlet Tharos Super-Skill Pinball: Ramp it Up! Agricola: Consul Dirigens Deck 00:30:23 Games on the Brain Terra Mystica on BGA Curious Cargo 00:36:50 Game Review Dune: Imperium 01:08:37 Member Segment : Top...

Round 10, Extra Turn: "2020 Year in Review (and Hallertau review) with Matt and Tom 25.01.2021 2:02:48

00:00:00 Introduction - Tom and Matt 2020 Year in Review 00:04:13 Game Night 00:16:07 Game News Dune: House Secrets Carpe Diem Canvas ION game design Statement Sagrada Legacy Management Change at Funagain Ultimate Railroads 00:35:43 Games on the Brain Agricola Streams: Lumin_S play_agricola The King is Dead 00:41:02 Game Review: Hallertau 01:15:02 Host Segment: 2020 TOP 3s Jennifer: Anno 1800 Pend...