Garrett's Games and Geekiness

This week Shelley and I try (and often fail) to save our lunar colonists from rampant robots and accidents in Moon Colony Bloodbath by Donald X. Vaccarino from Rio Grande Games then we explore ruins and reefs, while casting enchantments by rolling dice and marking off the best spots in Reef and Ruins by Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games Remember to check out our video series over on YouTube, and...

This week Shelley and I get a chance to check out one of the three Spiel des Jahres nominees for this year Cozy Stickerville by Corey Konieczka from Unexpected Games (1-6 players, 8+, 30-60 minutes) then we check out another game from our stack of "haven't played in too long" game that we made back in February to try Bloom by Laurent Escoffier and David Franck from QWG Games Remember to check out...

Shelley and I get an Essen 2025 release which is a re-themed game from 2013 to the table: Reef Garden by Jeffrey D. Allers from dlp games then get one of our "not played in far too long" games to the table, also originally published in 2013: Russian Railroads by Helmut Ohley and Leonhard Orgley from Z-Man Games and Hans im Gluck. We also checked out the German Railroads and American Railroads expa...

This week, rather than reviewing two "new-to-us" games as we usually do, we thought we would gather some games that might work well with occasional and non-gamers on some of the summer vacations you might be taking. Here's our list: Flip 7 The Mind Biddle 6 Nimmt Cabanga Trio Ito Finito Russelbande Beer and Pretzels Take Time Take It Easy Hamsterrolle Trekking The National Parks Viva Catrina Heiml...

This week Shelley and I enjoy some flora, playing as rival flowershop owners in Floristry by David Gordon and TAM from UP Games then placating our oenophile obsession in Vineyard: A Wine Making Game by Roberta Taylor from Pencil First Games Remember to check out our video series over on YouTube, and you can sponsor this podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR chec...

This week Shelley and I create movies and then travel through Baghdad Movie Tricks by Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson and Asmund Svensson from Chilifox Baghdad: The City of Peace by Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone from Alley Cat Games Remember to check out our video series over on YouTube, and you can sponsor this podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames O...

This week Shelley and I wander the beach collecting shells, then head back to the 1970's as investigative journalists Sanibel by Elizabeth Hargrave from Avalon Hill/Hasbro Pulitzer by David Vaquero from Tranjis Games and 25th Century Games Remember you can support the podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check our our extensive list of games that no longer fit...

This week Shelley and I check out a couple of family-friendly games and still challenge the gamer in us: Elixirus by Dickie Chapin from Piatnik Market Fresh by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from Avalon Hill You can sponsor this podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your...

No reviews this week, but please do check out The Game Cabinet and the wealth of information that Ken provided that preceded BGG: http://www.gamecabinet.com/  

This week Shelley and I make patterns with porcelain pottery and build computers while dealing with 19 th Century society. First up is Gzhel by Nikita Sorokin from Hobby World followed by Ada's Dream by Toni Lopez from Alley Cat Games Remember you can sponor the podcast directly by going to  www.patreon.com/garrettsgames  OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves,...

This week Shelley and I check out the 'official game of Essen 2025' Fair Enough by Friedemann Friese from Skellig Games then we cooperatively work to build a tower for cats (though we could have done it competitively too!) Cat and the Tower by Masakazu Takizawa from Arcane Wonders Remember you can sponor the podcast directly by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list...

This week we check out THREE games - well, one new version of an older game, along with expansions for two recent card games Merchants of Andromeda by Reiner Knizia from Allplay Faraway and its Under Starry Skies expansion by Johannes Goupy and Corentin Lebrat from Pandasaurus Games Pixies and its Flower Power expansion by Johannes Goupy from Pandasaurus Games Fun times for new visits with added c...

This week Shelley and I check out a wonderful sequel to one of our favorite games Formaggio by Ben Rosset from Road to Infamy Games then we enjoy a cute trick-taking/deck building game with Charles Schultz artwork Peanuts Talent Show! by Root and Koudai Tateno from CMON Remember you can support this podcast and our video series directly by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our ex...

This week it's two very different Arcane Wonders titles - one co-op for up to 10 players, and the other strategy game with awesome bits: Ito by Mitsuru Nakamura and World Wonders by Ze Mendes Remember to SUBSCRIBE and check out our videos for every game we discuss on the audio podcast! You can support our work here an on our video series directly by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check...

This week on Garrett's Games, Shelley and I check out a family-friendly tile-laying game: Tulikko by Jerome Soleil and Nicolas Melet from Pandasaurus Games then dive into the DEEP end of heavy games with a theme revolving around desserts? Sweet Lands by Totsucca Chuo from Uchibacoya and Devir Remember to SUBSCRIBE and help support this podcast and our video series directly by going to www.patreon....

Shelley and I check out an amazing new sequel to a Spiel des Jahres winner Qwirkle Flex by Susan McKinley Ross and Reiner Knizia from Mindware then we try out another interesting twist on the trick-taking genre Onstage by Michael Orion from Arcane Wonders Remember that you can help support the podcast directly at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR Check out the extensive list of games that no longer...

This week we exploit another planet and send our plants, animals and other goods back home in the draw and draw behemoth Tend by Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, Austin Harrison, and Toby Sarnelle from IV Studio then we try to pile the best food on our respective plates in Buffet Boss by Daryl Chow from Arcane Wonders Remember you can sponsor the podcast and our video series by going to  www.patreon.com/g...

This week Shelley and I build fountains, then try to string nubmered cards together in a shedding game: Fountains by Kedric Winks from The Op Games and Number Chain by Woojin Yang from Arcane Wonders check out our VIDEOS for each of these games here: www.youtube.com/@garrettsgames Remember you can sponsor the podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR Check out the e...

This week Shelley and I travel a circular board to pick up and deliver items to specific fantasy shops in Leylines by Daryl Andrews and Wolfgang Kramer from Arcane Wonders Then we head into the land of trick taking once again for a new twist in Pinatas by Reiner Knizia from Allplay Remember to SUBSCRIBE and check out our YouTube channel for videos on each of these titles. You can support the podca...

This week Shelley and I check out two 2025 releases, as well as looking back 11 years to a games that had been gathering dust on our shelf: Take Time (2025) by Alexi Piovesan and Julien Prothiere from Libellud - a co-op game with 40 challenges in the box for 2-4 players. Pergola (2025) by Michal Golab Golebiowski and Przemek Wojtkowiak from Rebel Studio Trambahn (2015) by Helmut Ohley from Mayfair...

This week Shelley and I explore to very different games that begin with F First we collect resources and attempt to make excellent alcoholic drinks in Fantasy Brewers by Michael Schacht from Grail Games then we get card and try to create the best ant trails in the draw and draw game Fantastic Trails by Jordy Adan from NSV Thanks to this week's sponsor Dr. Finn's Games You can sponsor the podcast d...

This week Shelley and I get a chance to check out games from two game BOOKS published or forthcoming from one of our favorite designers - Dr. Finn! First we check out  Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games (Amazon Link Below): https://www.amazon.com/Finns-Book-Solo-Strategy-Games/dp/B0FBJYZZ48 and three games from the forthcoming  Dr. Finn's Book of 2-Player Strategy and World Games (Kic...

This week Shelley and I chuck dice and fill in rows in Clickety Clack by Ralf zur Linde from NSV then we head to Japan and strategically place our ronin figures into cities to do actions & funfill contracts in Ronin by Emanuele Ornella from Queen Games Remember you can sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, b...

This week Shelley and I create our own little ponds and populate them with frogs and insects in Pondscape by Tomas Holek from Pink Troubadour and Capstone Games then we build a canal-side city and place buildings for majority scoring in Tolleno by Gilles Turbide from Sit Down! Thanks As always to our sponsor Bezier Games - check out their store at www.beziergames.com You can support the podcast an...

Shelley and I are traveling through our games this week, heading first to France to bike around the countryside in Postcards by Eric Dubus and Simon Kayne fron Synapses Games then we check out the northern part of our own continent in Photo Tour North America by Oleg Meleshin, Eugene Timashov and Yury Yamshchikov from Timashov Publishing Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games, and check out...