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Round 9, Turn 4: "Fields of Arle" with Ben and Paul

00:00:00 Introduction:  "Brothers" with sidekick Paul and hand-flapper Ben  00:04:36 Game Night Ginkgopolis Roads & Boats Maglev Metro Mr. Jack Wavelength 00:26:46 Game News Horseless Carriage Red Dust Rebellion Descent: Legends of the Dark Charles S. Roberts Awards Nemo's War 2.1 Carnegie 00:45:45 Games on the Brain Gùgōng: Pànjūn Grand Austria Hotel: Last Waltz! Bonfire Crescent City Cargo Captains of the Gulf Die Macher Dungeons and Dragons 01:04:56 Game Review - Fi...

Round 9, Turn 3: "Marco Pollo II: In the Service of the Khan" with Alfred

00:00:00 Introduction: How to host a game night with Alfred the "Rules Lawyer" Love and Monsters 00:10 38 Game Night Board Game Arena Connect Four Santorini Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade 00:23:00 Game News Darkest Dungeon Spielbox 2021 Lookout News Jennifer's Twitch Fantasy Flight: Play and Share Civilization: Terra Incognita Golden Elephant Award 00:34:25 Games on the Brain Great Western Trail Tawantinsuyu Too Many Bones Bonfire Roads and Boats 00:43:33 Game Review:  Mar...

Round 9, Turn 2: "Francis Drake" with Dmitry

00:00:00 Introduction with "internet famous" Dmitry Portnoy The Train Rush 00:04:21 Game Night New Amsterdam Tungaru Lignum 00:08:10 This Week’s News Core Worlds Bonfire First Monday in October The Thing Tungaru Hallertau 00:34:41 Games on the Brain Village Dungeons and Dragons 00:42:38 Game Review: Francis Drake 01:05:40 Member Segment: Dmitry's 10 NEW Questions for Gamers 01:48:20 Game Sommelier Pax Pamir Pipeline Android: Netrunner Brass El Grande Keyflower La Gr...

Round 9, Turn 1: "18Chesapeake" with Jennifer

00:00:00 Introduction with the Game Pioneer Jennifer Schlickbernd Member Segment: Video Games for Eurogamers Grant by Ron Chernow 00:09:16 Game Night First Contact The Search for Planet X Marco Polo 2: In the Service of the Khan 00:18:06 Game News The Train Rush podcast Wingspan: Oceania Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz For Sale: Advisors (similar to High Society) The Last of Us Just One: Neue Begriffe Groundhog Day: The Game 00:34:18 Games on the Brain www.somethingawful.co...

Round 8, Turn 10: "New Amsterdam" with Elder

00:00:00 Introduction - Elder in the City of Brotherly Love Paganos Cheese steaks 00:05:22 Game Night Tekhenu Bonfire Forum Trajanum New Amsterdam Antiquity High Society 00:12:30 Game News Machina Arcana Ten Suns Shaolia: Warring States Dungeon Universalis Meeple Land Clank! Adventuring Party The Crew: Adventures Lorenzo on Steam 00:33:08 Games on the Brain Tekhenu Shipyard Princes of Florence Container 00:44:15 Game Review: New Amsterdam Elder's Twitch Hawk72700 01...

Round 8, Turn 8: "Yokohama" with Jake

00:00:00 Introduction - Childhood games that still hold up 00:11:17 Game Night Tichu Chateau Roquefort High Frontier Cup O Noodles Yahtzee (Game of the Year) 00:17:30 Game News Heroquest Team Roll & Write Kyoto Rush Out Rawr n' Write Super Skill Pinball 00:40:27 Games on the Brain The Cost Bios: Mesofauna Wiz War New Amsterdam 00:44:58 Game Review Yokohama Gaia Project 01:14:30 Host Segment: Childhood games that still hold up Scrabble (1948) Boggle (1972) Mastermind ...

Round 8, Turn 9: "Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion" with Jesse

00:00:00 Introduction - The Purell pain-induced shame edition 00:05:00 Game Night Slay the Spire Imperial Struggle Just One 00:09:02 Game News Tellstones: King's Gambit The 7th Citadel Game Brain group on BGA Dune: Imperium Wingspan on Steam Darkest Dungeon Love and Monsters trailer 00:30:00 Games on the Brain Hades Space Biff on Imperial Struggle Too Many Bones Trove Chest 00:36:00 Game Review Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion 01:31:00 Member Segment: Campaign Games Jesse an...

Round 8, Turn 7: "Fort" with Paul

00:00:00 Introduction: Nasal swabbin'with the "Gamebreaker!" 00:06:17 Game News Mercado de Lisboa Horizon Zero Dawn Tapestry: Plans and Ploys Root on Mobile Philosophia: Floating World Gloomhaven Co-Op Mode Cosmic Frog Raiders of Scythia 00:26:35 Games on the Brain Santorini on BGA 00:30:45 Game Night Crusader Kings III Pendulum Arkwright: The Card Game Versailles 1919 00:41:45 Game Review: Fort 01:05:25 Member Segment: Player Manipulation The Sniveler Paul Marco Polo o...

Round 8, Turn 6: "Anachrony" with Matt

00:00:00 Introduction - Welcome back Matty! 00:07:28 Game Night High Society Imperial Struggle Anachrony Fort 00:12:58 Game News Versailles 1919 Yahtzee Cup of Noodles Eric Lang leaves CMON Roll of the Galaxy on IOS Maracaibo App Uprising Expansion Gaia Project App Game of Thrones Board Game App Mariposa Hadrian's Wall City of Crowns Alma Mater BGG Thread 00:39:07 Games on the Brain Pendulum Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Imperial Struggle 00:48:18 Game Review Anach...

Round 8, Turn 6: "Anachrony" with Matthew

00:00:00 Introduction - Welcome back Matty! 00:07:28 Game Night High Society Imperial Struggle Anachrony Fort 00:12:58 Game News Versailles 1919 Yahtzee Cup of Noodles Eric Lang leaves CMON Roll of the Galaxy on IOS Maracaibo App Uprising Expansion Gaia Project App Game of Thrones Board Game App Mariposa Hadrian's Wall City of Crowns Alma Mater BGG Thread 00:39:07 Games on the Brain Pendulum Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Imperial Struggle 00:48:18 Game Review Anach...

Round 8, Turn 5: "Dilluvia Project" with Trey and Ben

0:00:00 Introduction - Dilluvia Project 0:02:10 Game Night Anachrony Fort New Amsterdam Maglev Metro Forum Trajanum Arkwright: The Card Game 0:09:40 Game News Luzon Rails Inequality-opoly 2.0 BaFá BaFá SimSoc Dinosaur World CloudAge Rolling Stock Stars Hamberg and Amersterdam Mandala Cartographers on IOS Root on Steam 0:40:45 Games on the Brain Imperial Struggle Crowfall Beta The Cost 0:46:46 The Review: Dilluvia Project 1:32:41 Host Segment: How Games End "Victory...

Round 8, Turn 4: "La Granja" with Alfred

0:00:00 Introduction 0:06:45 Game Night Russian Railroads Teotihuacan Yokohama Forum Trajanum 0:12:48 Game News Tapestry: Plans & Ploys Wolfgang Warsch High Rise Dune: Imperium Princess Bride Adventure Book Game Harry Potter: House Cup Competition Glen More II: Highland Games Twilight 2000 0:38:40 Games on the Brain 0:51:05 Game Review: La Granja La Granja 1:23:50 Host Segment: Going Deep 1:43:45 Game Sommelier Paranoia RPG 3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars Fiasco Di Pro...

Round 8, Turn 3: "Tichu" with Dmitry, Jake, and Moira

0:00:00 Introduction in which the hosts interact as human beings and discuss eating Guinea Pigs 0:05:43 Game Night Yokohama Pan Am 0:13:14 Game News NPR article Quest + Avalon KS Arkwright Card Game Santorini New York Apollo 0:34:00 Games on the Brain Great Western Trail The Cost 0:47:05 Game Review - Tichu 1:27:19 Co-host segment - Fun games when you're playing badly Flow 1:59:54 Game Somellier

Round 8, Turn 2: "The Cost" with Ben and Paul

0:00:00 Introduction The Cost by Armondo Canales 0:04:57  Game Night Yokohama Tekhenu Fort 0:10:40 Game News Arcana Rising Undaunted: North Africa Designer Diary Cairn Sagrada on Switch Ennie Awards 2020 Alien MÖRK BORG 0:35:28 Games on the Brain CO2 18Chesapeake 0:43:44 Top 50 Games #5 Avalon #4 Barrage #3 Gaia Project #2 Lorenzo il Magnifico #1 Great Western Trail 1:02:40 Game Review - The Cost 1:55:30 Member Segment - What keeps us coming back?  2:17:37 Sign-off

Round 8, Turn 1: "Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun" with Jennifer and Trey

00:00:00 Intro with all the co-hosts. This round's theme is "As you wish..." The Cost  00:13:33 Game Night Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire  Teotihuacan La Granja Tichu Imperial Struggle Tom's New Book: The Year of the Rabbit (tentative title) 00:21:45 Game News Pictures Spiel des Jahres The Crew Kennerspiel des Jahres Jordan Draper Kickstarter Under Falling Skies Dead Reckoning Kickstarter Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins 00:44:43 Games on the Brain Tawantinsuyu: The Inca...

Round 7, Turn 9: "In The Year Of The Dragon" with Paul and Jake

00:03:57 Game Night Marco Polo https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171623/voyages-marco-polo (Johannes Caprini is actually the weakest character, Tom) Tichu https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/215/tichu 00:08:55 Game News Stefan Feld City Collection - https://twitter.com/real_QueenGames/status/1284155650713571330 Fort https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296912/fort Daimyo https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237145/daimyo-rebirth-empire Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 https://boardgamege...

Round 7, Turn 8: "Imperial Struggle" with Jesse and Matt

00:00:00 "The Greatest Three-some" 00:10:10 Game Night Pan Am https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/303057/pan-am 00:17:54 Game News Pendulum https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312804/pendulum Perseverance https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindclash/perseverance-castaway-chronicles Escape the Night https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playescapethenight/escape-the-night-board-game Dead Reckoning https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276182/dead-reckoning Lost Ruins of Arnak https://...

Round 7, Turn 7: "Russian Railroads" with Trey and Paul

00:01:40 Game Night Love Letter https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129622/love-letter Keyflower https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/122515/keyflower 00:06:38 The News Our Family Plays Games https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1f1NKE51FG5MeYchzVbXcA Cards Against Humanity https://www.vox.com/2020/6/26/21301488/cards-against-humanity-allegations-ironic-humor-racism Ravensburger Game Inventor Days https://www.ravensburger.de/start/inventor-days/index.html#english https://boardgamegeek.co...

A Fireside Chat on BLM, with Candice, Jennifer, Matt, and Tom

Round 7, Turn 6: "Madeira" with Elder

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder 0:01:30 - This Week's Game Night Lottery Games Oculus Quest v The Rift (0:09:17) Madeira (0:14:41) Stone Age: Wildlife, Harsh Winters Expansions (0:14:56) Tichu (0:17:44) Wavelength (0:18:20) Libertalia, For Sale, Tzolkien, 6 Nimmt! (0:18:54) 0:19:18 - This Week's Game News Everything Board Games: Black Lives Matter resignations (0:19:55) Anno 1800 German Language Edition, from PhilbertNet.com (0:33:45) Godspeed, from Pandasaurus G...

Round 7, Turn 5: "Elfenland" with Jake and Dmitry

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer, and Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer 0:03:00 - This Week’s Game Night Elfenland, The Crew, Tichu, Twilight Struggle, Phaeron, Clans of Caledonia, Russian Railroads, Race for the Galaxy.  Neverwinter XBox RPG 0:08:55 - This Week’s News Origins Online Game Convention and Black Lives Matter (0:09:20) Blood Rage Disney Jungle Cruise: A Voyage of Mystery and Misfortune (0:15:57) Jaws, Top Gun, The Shining, Back to the Future Wonder ...

Round 7, Turn 4: "Kanban EV" with Alfred

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Alfred, the Rules Lawyer 0:04:46 - This Week's Game Night Clans of Caledonia, Race for the Galaxy, Smartphone, Inc. (0:05:15) Russian Railroads, Elfenland (0:05:34) Kanban EV, Mah Jong, Elfenland (0:06:14) 0:09:50 - This Week's Game News Candice Harris joins the Board Game Geek Team (0:09:58) Friedrich, Maria (0:11:00) 1822: The Railways of Great Britain Reprint Kickstarter (0:11:44) Terraforming Mars: The Big Box with Minis! (0:15:46) Traveler (0:1...

Round 7, Turn 3: "Smartphone Inc" with Ben and Paul

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, the Opinionated Gamer, and Paul, the Game Breaker. 0:07:16 - This Week's Game Night Barrage (0:07:40) Terraforming Mars Age of Steam City of the Big Shoulders: Board Game Arena Alpha Test (0:09:54) Automobile (0:10:54) Forgotten Waters (0:11:11) Age of Steam, Clans of Caledonia, Smart Phone, Inc. Mah Jong (0:11:38) Elvenlands (0:12:55) Kanban EV (0:13:49) 0:17:00 - Game News of the Week Western Empires  Civilization, 18xx, Advanced Civiliza...

Round 7, Turn 2: "Age of Steam" with Dmitry and Ben

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer, and Ben, the Enthusiastic Gamer. 0:03:37 - This Week's Game Night Age of Steam: Rust Belt and Southern England Maps Smart Phone, Inc. Castel (0:04:55) Thunder Alley, Concordia, Dice Hospital, Clinic Hanse Teutonica (0:09:55) 0:14:24 - This Week's Game News Board Game Arena: Teotihuacan, City of the Big Shoulders (0:14:33) Smart Phone, Inc. (0:17:28) The King's Guild (0:18:14) Spiel De Jarre Awards (0:20:02) My City...

Round 7, Turn 1: "Keyflower" with Jennifer

0:00:00 - Round 7 Begins 0:17:41 - Welcome Jennifer, the Game Pioneer 0:18:00 - This Week's Game Night (on Board Game Arena) Teotihuacan on Board Game Arena (0:18:30) Terra Mystica (0:20:20) Gaia Project Keyflower (0:21:38) Smart Phone, Inc. (0:23:30) Elfenland El Grande, Dune Expansions Mah Jong Rummy Qeue 0:26:40 - This Week's News Small World of Warcraft (0:27:00) Too Many Bones The Hobbit: An Unexpected Party (0:30:10) Canvas (0:31:52) Mystic Veil Mini Express (0:33:51...

Round 6, Turn 10: It's The Call-In Show! with Matthew

Round 7 Announcement

Just a quick announcement letting everyone know when our first-ever Call-In show will be happening, and how to contact us to be on it! 

Round 6 Announcement about the Call-In Show

Just a quick announcement letting everyone know when our first-ever Call-In show will be happening, and how to contact us to be on it! 

Round 6, Extra Turn: Gaming: The Next Generation with Aidan and Solea

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Aidan and Solea 0:02:36 - This Week's Game Night Clans of Caledonia Tichu, Ricochet Robots, Memory, Winner's Circle Sagrada (0:04:03) Everdell (0:06:50) Mahjong: American 2020 Cards (0:07:05) 0:08:23 - News of the Week Golden Geek Awards: Game Brain nominated for Best Board Game Podcast Upcoming Call-In Show (0:10:58) 0:11:53 - New Generation Board Gamers Twilight Struggle (0:19:16) Ricochet Robots (0:20:19) Mr Jack (0:22:34) Clue Castles of Ma...

Solo Mode #4: "Cloudspire"

Welcome to another single-serving episode of Game Brain solo mode!  Your host, Matthew Robinson, takes a look at the Chip Theory Games new epic MOBA tower defense solo campaign madness known as Cloudspire!

Round 6, Turn 9: "Clans of Caledonia" with Elder

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder 0:01:53 - This Week's Game Night Clans of Caledonia Pandemain Kickstarter (0:04:40) Barrage (0:05:20) On Mars, Blackout Hong Kong Age of Steam (0:05:48) Avalon (0:06:06) Mahjong, Tichu, Ricochet Robots, Bonanza, Ziggourat (0:07:00) Board Game Arena (0:08:50) Clans of Caledonia, Terra Mystica, Race for the Galaxy, Tzolkien, Troyes, Madeira, Nippon, In the Year of the Dragon, Stone Age, Through the Ages, Puerto Rico, Russian Railroads ...

Round 6, Turn 8: "Glen More II" with Jake

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer 0:05:32 - This Week’s Game Night Glen More II The Crew, Tichu, Mah Johng Ricochet Robots Everdell 0:10:50 - This Week’s News  Die Macher Blue Cover Edition Siemon Games Stock Suspended (0:13:30) Lorenzo, Sheriff of Nottingham Origins Gaming Convention Rescheduled  (0:18:13) Anachrony, Cerebrea, Tawantinsiyu (0:22:09) Moonshine Empire (0:24:51) Roads and Boats Tales from the Loop TV Series, RPG, and Board Game with minis (0...

Round 6, Turn 7: "Die Macher" with Jesse

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jesse, the Analytical Gamer 0:01:54 - This Week's Game Night The Crew, Die Macher, Age of Steam Just One, Secret Hitler Pandemic Season 2: Legacy (0:06:29) Seafall (0:06:57) 0:12:50 - This Week's News Spirit Island: Jagged Earth (0:13:04) Gugon: Panjun (0:14:00) Blood on the Clocktower (0:17:11) John Carpenter's They Live: Assault on Cable 54 Kickstarter (0:18:13) Aquanauts Kickstarter (0:22:45) Free Print and Plays (0:26:17) Corinth C3I Magazin...

Round 6, Turn 6: "Oceans" with Trey

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Trey, the Game Designer 0:08:04 - This Week's Game Night The Crew Hanabi Roads and Boats (0:15:02) Dwarf and Fortress Antiquity 0:21:14 - This Week's News Dune Expansion: Ixthians and Tlilaxu (0:21:36) Pandemic (0:26:12) Detective: Suburbia Free PDF from Portal Games (0:30:01) Gamma Game Publisher Crisis Initiative List (0:32:41) Jennifer's Post about Table Top Simulator DLCs (0:38:28) Wingspan, Scythe, Viticulture Lacerda v Pfister Oceans, Agr...

A Fireside Chat with Jennifer and Matthew: Diversity and Inclusivity in Video Games vs. Board Games

Jennifer and Matthew get together (over Skype) for a chat on Diversity and Inclusivity in Video Games vs. Board Games, specifically the games Anno 1800 vs Maracaibo. 

Round 6, Turn 5: "Our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY episode" with Matt!

0:00:00 - Intro: Welcome Matt 0:04:08 - 50th Episode and One Year Anniversary! 0:07:45 - "Temperature Check" / "Clip Show" Thank you Etamaros Peleg Thank you Liam York Thank you Jennifer, Paul, Dmitry, Ben, Alfred, Jesse, Elder, Trey, and Jake 0:10:24 - This Week's Game Night Castles of Burgundy Table Top Simulator Oceans Table Top Simulator Cartehena (0:16:29) High Frontier Twilight Struggle 0:19:47 - This Week's News Dark Ages Kickstarter Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy ...

Round 6, Turn 4: "Railroad Evolution" with Ben

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, The Opinionated Gamer 0:12:08 - This Week’s Game Night Railroad Evolution  Die Macher (0:14:05) Table Top Simulator 0:30:47 - This Week’s Game News Verdun: Steel Inferno  The Grizzled Robinson Crusoe (0:31:51) The Treasure Chest (0:32:25) Million Dollar Script (0:33:48) Pax Pamir 2nd Ed. reprint Kickstarter (0:36:03) Stick’em (0:37:27) Tichu Six Nits Twilight Struggle Red Sea: Conflict in the Horn of Africa (0:42:31) Conquest and Conseque...

Round 6, Turn 3: "Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy" with Paul

0:00:00 - Welcome Paul the Game Breaker 0:02:01 - This Week’s Game Night Ora et Labora, Hansa Teutonica (0:04:00) Eclipse: Second Dawn is the Galaxy (0:04:56) Avalon, Oceans, Railroad Revolution (0:05:16) Tribune Avalon, Eclipse, Jaws (0:10:00) 0:13:17 - This Week’s News Coronavirus Convention Cancellation Planner Kickstarter Marketing Hijinks (0:13:54) Maharajah (0:16:16) Geekopolis (0:18:57) The Shining (0:19:57) Cockroach Poker Back to the Future: Back in Time (0:22:31) Bu...

Round 6, Turn 2: "Caylus 1303" with Dmitry

0:00:00 - Welcome Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer 0:01:45 - This Week’s Game Nights Wavelength (0:02:16) Santiago (0:03:38) Modern Art Masters of the Renaissance (0:04:23) Ocean (0:05:49) Heaven and Ale, Glenn Moor 2  (0:07:52) 0:08:32 - Game News Burgle Bros 2: Casino Capers (0:08:43) Fallout Shelter (0:09:57) Patchwork: Americana (0:11:02) Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion (0:11:40) Betrayal: House on a Hill Jaws Top Gun Battlestar Galactica Dune Zona: Secret o...

Round 6, Turn 1: "1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties" with Jennifer

0:00:00 - Start of Round 6 0:04:55 - Welcome Jennifer, the Veteran Gamer 1830 Civilizatio drew n, Advanced Civilization  0:08:22 - This Week’s Game Night Underwater Cities Expansion, Barrage, Glenn More 2 Everdell, Pearl Brook Expansion (0:10:00) Wraith, New Frontiers Underwater Cities Expansion (0:15:41) Tzolkien Lorenzo Expansion Glenn More 2 (0:18:32) Die Macher 0:20:55 - News of the Week War of the Ring: Kings of Middle Earth (0:21:05) Raiders of Skiffia (0:23:10) DEI: D...

Round 5, Extra Turn: "Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile" Early Impressions and How To Teach Games with Matt

Tom and Matty sit down to go over their first impressions of Cole Wehrle's "Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile" and discuss the ins and outs of being a good game teacher.  11:07 - Strategicon Wrap-up 36:52 -Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile 1:12:09 - Deep Dive: Teaching Games

Solo Mode #3: "Nemo's War (Second Edition)"

Welcome to another single-serving episode of Game Brain solo mode!  Your host, Matthew Robinson, takes a look at the highly thematic, gambling, dice chucking, strategy war game euro hybrid known as... Nemo's War. 

Round 5, Turn 8: "Ora Et Labora" with Elder

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder 0:02:07 - This Week’s Game Night Tribune (0:02:40) Avalon (0:03:26) Praise (0:04:15) Hansa Teutonica (0:10:38) Terra Mystica, Gaia Project, Eclipse Clans of Caledonia (0:13:00) Parks (0:14:34) Clask, Wingspan 0:15:17 - This Week’s News Wuhan Corona Virus and Other Chinese Exports Polygon Best Boardgames to Buy at Target (0:20:00) Seven Wonders, a Fake Artist Goes to NY, Azul, Catan Jr, Cards Against Humanity, Coup, Furglars, King ...

Round 5, Turn 7: "Food Chain Magnate: The Ketchup Mechanism" with Trey

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Trey, the Game Designer 0:01:40 - This Week’s Game Night Tokyo Metro (0:02:00) Tsukiji Market Tichu (0:05:46) Keyflower (0:06:12) Caylus Ora et Labora (0:11:02) Agricola 0:19:25 - This Week’s News 2019 Kickstarter Stats and Larger Publishers (0:19:37) Trial by Trolley; Throw, Throw Burrito; Etherfields, Bloodborne, Reaper miniatures, Bones, Battletech, Zombiecide, Exploding Kittens Secret Hitler (0:27:00) Arkwright Card Game (0:32:22) Dominant S...

Round 5, Turn 6: "Blood on the Clocktower" with Jesse

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome the Analytical Gamer, Jesse. 0:01:33 - This Week’s Game Night Food Chain Magnate Ketchup Expansion On the Underground (0:02:03) Tokyo Metro Food Chain Magnate Modules (0:04:32) New Milestones, Coffee, Rural Area, Apartment Buildings, Night Manager, Lobbyist, Noodles Marketer versus Recruiting Girl with Night Manager Strategies (0:07:07) Luxuries Manager (0:09:30) Caylus 1303 (0:11:20) Blood on the Clocktower (0:13:54) Werewolf 0:16:04 - This Week’...

Round 5, Turn 5: "Everdell" with Jake and Dmitry

0:00:00 - Introduction: Casual Gamer Jake and Non-Gamer Dmitry 0:01:57 - This Week's Game Night 1862 (0:02:35) Pipeline, Everdell, Concordia, Tichu Throw, Throw Burrito (0:04:19) Food Chain Magnate Ketchup Expansion  (0:07:42) Ricochet Robohs, Jaws (0:14:57) 0:15:38 - News of the Week Shout Out to Efka from No Pun Included: Sidereal Confluence, Now Boarding Fantasy Flight Interactive RPG Layoffs (0:18:17) Afternova (0:21:06) Genoa, Chinatown Traintopia (0:22:19) Ride the Rails ...

Solo Mode #2: "Pax Transhumanity"

Welcome to another single-serving episode of Game Brain solo mode!  Your host, Matthew Robinson, takes a look at the latest in the Pax series of games, Pax Transhumanity.

Round 5, Turn 4: "On Mars" with Matthew and Alfred plus THE TOP 10 GAMES OF 2019!

Matthew and Alfred return to the podcast in glorious fashion to rejoin Tom for a review of On Mars, the latest from Vital Lacerda, plus Tom and Matthew's TOP 10 GAMES OF 2019! SPOILER WARNING! TOP TEN’S LISTED BELOW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MATT’S TOP 10: 1. Pax Pamir 2e 2. Barrage 3. City of the Big Shoulders 4. Pipeline 5. Res Arcana 6. Taverns of Tiefenthal  7. Paladins of the West Kingdom 8. Maracaibo 9. Tapestry 10. Marvel Champions: The Card Game TO...

Round 5, Turn 3: "Taverns of Tiefenthal" with Paul

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Game Breaker Paul Seetachitt  0:02:09 - This Week’s Game Night Pax Transhumanity (0:03:02)  Wavelength (0:07:47) Architects of the West Kingdom (0:09:03) Trickerion (0:09:47) Bus at Three Players versus Four (0:12:21) 0:15:05 - This Week's News Game Brain on Reddit (0:15:23) Joel Eddy, Drive-Thru FM #27 (0:16:58) Gale Force 9 Dune Expansion: Ixians and Tleilax (0:18:54) The Duel, The Spice War - Original Dune Expansions (0:21:15) Teotihuacan: Shad...

Solo Mode #1: "Marvel Champions: The Card Game"

Welcome to the very first bite size, single-serving episode of Game Brain solo mode!  Your host, Matthew Robinson, takes a look at Fantasy Flight Games latest LCG, Marvel Champions: The Card Game.