Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast With Matthew Robinson And His Gaming Group

Trey, Jennifer, and Elder talk about the 2021 release "Boonlake" and discuss the "Cult of the New."00:00:00 Introduction00:04:00 Game Night -  The Hunger -  Space Corp: 2025-2300AD -  Nuclear War -  Free Ride -  Fields of Arle-  Witchstone-  Ark Nova-  Cascadia-  Pulsar 2849-  Unfathomable-  Battlestar Galactica00:28:55 Game News-  Asmodee purchased by Embracer Group-  Candice's game overview of Imperial Steam-  Root now on Nintendo Switch00:37:53 Games on the Brain-  Bitoku-  Radlands-  Complexity Bias in BGG ratings - Dinesh Vatvani01:01:30 Game Review - Boonlake01:45:33 Member Segment - Cult of the New02:10:43 Outtro-  Find Etamar at kirbooloni.com-  Game Brain Facebook Group-  Twitter-  Instagram

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome OmniGamer Candice and Opinionated Gamer Ben0:08:08 - 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: Rising Tide)0:38:58 - This Week’s Game News: Weather Machine, (Kanban EV, On Mars, CO2, Railways of Portugal, Lisboa, The Gallerist) Undaunted Reinforcements (Undaunted Normandy, Undaunted: Africa, Tank Duel) Palaces of Carrara (Paris, Telkhal, Azul) https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2767995/2021-end-year-support-drive0:52:24 - Review of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland1:33:51 - The Most Interesting Area Majority Games: (Area Control: Blood Rages, Forbidden Stars, Twilight Imperium, Wallenstein, Hansa Teutonica, Lords of Vegas, Eclipse, ) Calimala, (Merve, Medusa) Juraku, Liberte, (Ethnos) Gingkopolis, Dominant Sp

0:00:00 - Introduction0:04:11 - 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 the Lion0:42:00 - Games on the Brain: Free Ride, Santiago, Estates, Fresh Fish; Hegemony; Brick and Mortar; 0:53:19 - This Week's Game News: Asmodee team up with Exploding Kittens, Brass Birmingham on Steam; Gaia Project, Tapestry, I'm the Boss on BGA1:01:07 - Review of Iki: Le Havre, Teotihuacan, Francis Drake1:48:20 - Things That Keep Us From Being Better Players2:30:40 - Sign Off: WatchWhatCrappens.com, Etamaros Peleg @Kirbooloni.com

0:00:00–Introduction: Welcome Tom, Game Designer Trey and Omni Gamer Candice at BGG Con0:03:06–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, 0:41:08; Boon Lake, 0:48:45 (Maracaibo, Mumbasa, Terraforming Mars, Viticulture: Tuscany);Ark Nova, 0:58:36 (Rajas of the Ganges, Terraforming Mars, Agricola, Corrosion, Wingspan, Cataan, Civilization: A New Dawn, Dominant Species, Kanban EV);Buddy Toss, 1:12:30 (Shuffleboard, Crokinole, Man vs Meeple);Wavelength, Wits and Wagers, 15:00 (Avalon);Imperial Steam, 1:19:47 (Beyond the Sun, Furnace);Stage Left, 1:21:54;Scout, 1:25:17 (Delft);Free Ride, 1:29:53 (Power Grid, Fresh Fish, Ticket to Ride, Faiyum);Messina 1347, 1:34:02 (Istambul, Agricola, Shipyard);Tank Duel, 1:40:57 (Combat Commander, Fields of Fire)1:46:00--Sign Off,

0:00:00–Introduction: Welcome Casual Gamer Jake and Game-Breaker Paul0:06:55–This Week’s Game Night: Monumental, The Hunger, Darwin’s Journey, Lowlands, Wavelength0:15:54–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, QE, Here I Stand0:37:26–Games on the Brain: Game Brain at the BGG Con0:41:04–Review of The Hunger: Magic, The Gathering, Clank, Ticket to Ride1:05:12–Storytelling in Games: Detective, Sea Fall, Cloud Spire, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Chronicle of Crime, Betrayal Legacy: Betrayal at the House on the Hill, Robinson Crusoe, Twilight Struggle, Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, Dune, Pandemic Legacy, Battlestar Galactica, Teixhal, Die Macher, Agricola, Trickerion, Santiago, Coimbra, Fresh Fish, Tichu, Ricochet Robots, In and Of Itself, Arabian Nights. Fiasco, Everdell, King’s Dilemma, Oath, Container1:36:02–

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 Networks00:14:42 Game News-  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi-  Tapestry: Arts & Architechture-  Weather Machine on Tabletopia -  Horseless Carriage pre-order-  Res Arcana: Lux et Tenebrae on BGA00:24:50 Games on the Brain-  Dune: Imperium-   Ada Palmer's Perhaps the Stars (Terra Ignota Series)-  Tank Duel: Enemy in the Crosshairs-   Captain Sonar 00:37:02 Game Review: Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy - A War of Whispers01:22:39 Member Segment: Freedom and Flow-  On Freedom by Maggie Nelson-  The Experience of Flow in Hobby Board Games by Marco Arnaudo-  Game Brain Facebook Group-  Twitter-  Instagram

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 Trey0:05:13 - This Week's Game Night: Grand Austria Hotel: Last Waltz, Ultimate Railroads: Asian Railroads, ArtDecko (formerly Promenade), Avalon, Dune Imperium, Tichu, Belratti (formerly Stuff,) 1822, Dune: Conquest and Diplomacy0:23:13 - This Week's Game News: Mercado de Lisboa, Dune online for free (on Treachery.online,) Monumental Consequence0:28:00 - Games on the Brain: Iki, Concordia, Love Letters to Game Brain0:41:01 - Review of Magnate: The First City: SimCity, Gingkopolis, Suburbia, The Cost, Age of Steam, 18xx, Brick and Mortar, Smart Phone, Expancity1:47:42 - Setting Expectations for Game Night: Dune Imperium, Ankh, Avalon, Secret Hitler2:14:04 - Sign Off 

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Matt, the Original Game Host0:13:32 -This Week’s Game Night: Magnate, Grand Austria Hotel, Age of Steam Scandinavia, Love Letter, High Society, Captain Sonar, Bohnanza, Wavelength0:18:02 - 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 Builder, Ark Nova, Furnace, Taj Mahal0:44:11 - Review of Grand Austria Hotel: Lets Waltz! 20211:15:11 - Essential Expansions, Best Base Games: Too Many Bones, Age of Steam, Concordia, Terraforming Mars, Net Runner; BEST AT BASE: Marco Polo (Venice Map, New Characters,) Terraforming Mars Prelude (Elysium and Helas)(Venus Next, Colonies, Turmoil,) 7 Wonders (Leaders, Cities,) High Frontier (Jupiter and Saturn)(Interstellar,) Troyes (Ladies of Troyes,) Keyflower, Agricola (Farmers of the Moor,) Cataan (Knights and Cities, Seafarers,) Dune (Duel, Spice Wars, Ixthions, Xylathu,) Battlestar Galactica (Pegasus, New Caprica); ES

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 600:06:53 Game Night-  Santiago-  Smartphone Inc. -  The Hunger-  Clank!00:12:09 Game News-  Ark Nova-  Bitoku -  Zenobia Award Winners -  Game Wizards -  Advanced Civilization00:30:22 Games on the Brain-  1840: Vienna Tramways-  Lonny Orgler -   Russian Railroads-   Ultimate Railroads-   The Riftbreaker-  Valheim: Hearth and Home -   Concordia on iOS-  Essen Day - Jennifer's Geeklist00:49:35 Game Review: Imperial Steam01:34:28 Member Segment: The Impact of Video on the Hobby

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder0:05:45 - This Week’s Game Night: Tabannusi, Imperial Struggle, Terraforming Mars, Imperial Steam, Furnace, Babylonia, Tichu0:13:21 - 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 Wehrle: Arcs - Collapse and Conflict in the Void; MythWind, Expanded Horizons Expansion and Magical Miniatures; Gutenberg. 0:40:42 - Games on the Brain: Tabannusi, Furnace, Glass Road0:50:32 - Review of Castles of Burgundy1:11:20 - Forgotten Classics: Puerto Rico, Through the Desert, Tigris and Euphrates, Tikal, Aman Rae, Alhambra, Reef Encounter, Carcassonne, Princes of Florence, Princes of the Renaissance, 5th Avenue, Power Grid, Taj Mahal, Boomtown, Louis XIV, Wildlife, Pillars of the Earth1:57:09 - Sign off

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 ThinkerThemer00:21:36 Game Night-  Not Alone-  Bohnanza-  Key to the City: London-  Chaos in the Old World-  Imperial Steam-  Wavelength00:37:14 Games on the Brain-  Perserverance: Castaway Chronicles-  Stage Left -  Knutepunkt 202100:45:24 Game Review: Ankh: Gods of Egypt01:24:25 Member Segment: Player Elimination01:41:17 Game Sommelier

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer0:06:32 - This Week's Game Night: Americanish, Fresh Fish, Terraforming Mars0:13:44 - 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, Just One, The Crew, Tichu, Avalon, The Mind, Lost Cities, Wavelength0:42:05 - Review of Paris1:05:22 - Iconic Examples of Game Mechanisms: Worker Placement - Everdell, Viticulture, Agricola; Card Drafting - Seven Wonders, Citadels, Taj Mahal; Set Collection - Ra, Lost Cities, Bohnanza; Area Majority - Carcassonne, El Grande, Ethnos; Cooperative - The Crew, Pandemic, Magic Maze; Deck Building - Dominion, Orleans, Taverns of Tiefenthal; Network and Route Building - Power Grid, Babylonia, Kingdom Builder; Auction/Bidding - Modern Art, Princes of Florence, Ra; 1:40:14 - Board Game Sommelier - Age of Steam, 18XX, Power Grid,

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 Question00:10:20 Game News-  GenCon  - Scout!-  Forsaken announced - One Deck Galaxy on Kickstarter - Star Wars Outer Rim: Unfinished Business -  Azul: Queen's Garden-  7 Wonders: Architects-   Soulforge Fusion on Kickstarter 00:20:00 Games on the Brain-  Clank: Legacy- Crystal Palace 00:33:30 Game Review:Ganz schön clever -  Yahtzee 00:57:30 This Week's Discussion: Games as Metaphor Produced and edited by Matthew Robinson, Tom Donnelly and Trey Alsup. Thanks to Etamaros Peleg for our art.  Thanks to Daedelus for our incredible music.More on Daedelus at gamebrainpod.com you can reach us by email at contact@gamebrainpod.comor on Twitter at gamebrain_pod

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Paul the Game Breaker: Fresh Fish, Pipeline0:12:24 - This Week’s Game Night: Terraforming Mars, Just One, Fresh Fish, Tichu, Calima, Avalon, Wavelength, Quest0:20:42 - 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/plpq5o/keyforge_on_hiatus_due_to_broken_deck_generating/,  Prospero's Hall Rocketeer, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344759/rocketeer-fate-future, https://cmon.com/news/cmon-partners-with-monsoon-digital-to-launch-an-nft-trading-platform, Castles of Burgundy on BGA0:41:19 - Games on the Brain: Crystal Palace, Scout0:49:54 - Review of Fresh Fish: Original, Plenary and 2014 editions1:13:01 - Negotiating in Games: 1817,Versailles 1919, Chinatown, Sheriff of Nottingham, Bohnanza, Sidereal Confluence, Rising Sun, Churchill, Genoa, Cosmic Encounter, Oath, Diplomacy, Brass, Terraforming Mars, Great Western Trail, 18

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-  Meadow0:09:20 Game Night-  Scout!-  Panamax-  Dune: Imperium-  Quest-  Anno 180000:20:40 Game News-  Weather Machine on Kickstarter October 28th-  Queen's Gambit: Das Damengambit-  Settlement-  Bruxelles 1893: Belle Epoque-  World Cup Game coming to Kicstarter November 1.0:30:04 Games on the Brain-  Tigris & Euphrates-  The Grew: Mission Deep Sea-  Founding Fathers-  Oracle of Delphi-  Stage Left00:49:55 Game Review - Versailles 1919-  Churchill-  Pericles-  Triumvir01:28:35 Member Segment: How to be taught a game.01:48:08 Game Sommelier-  Civilization: A New Dawn-  Oracle of Delphi-  Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile-  Dune-  Indonesia-  Friedrich-  A Few Acres of Snow-  Hands in the Sea

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 Lawyer0:04:50 -This Week’s Game Night: Lancaster,  Twilight Struggle, Agricola, Santorini, Hearthstone, Pokémon Unite on Switch, World of Warcraft0:18:30 - This Week’s Game News: Verdant, Zenobi Awards, International Gaming Awards, The Hunger0:33:20 - Games on the Brain: Switch Pokémon Unite, Age of Steam, board game expansions, League of Legends, Galveston, Carcassonne, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Suburbia, 0:55:20 - Agricola Review: Russian Railroads, Caverna, Trickerion, Farmers on the Moor, Tribune, 1:34:38 - Olympics, Sports, and Board Games: Chess, Pitch Car1:57:12 - Sign Off

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-  Tichu0:15:07 Game Night-  Michael Nickoloff BGG GameNight!-  Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea-  Versailles 1919-  Mind MGMT-  Friedrich-  Tragedy Looper-  Imperial Steam-  1817-  Train Shuffling Podcast0:25:48 Game News-  Corrosion from Capstone Games Pre-Order-  Twilight Struggle Red Sea-  Masters of the Universe on Kickstarter (CMON)-  Flamecraft from Manny Vega-  Great Western Trail 2nd Edition0:41:32 Games on the Brain-  Big Brother-  Crescent City Cargo-  Quest (It's Trey's copy actually)0:50:37 Game Review: Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage Game1:21:25 Member Segment: Rare Game Mechanisms

Trey and Dmitry review the 2014 classic "Panamax" then revisit the subject of "metagaming."0:00:00 Introduction0:05:05 Game Night-  Quest-  Versailles 191900:09:41 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 & Penitence-  Rolling Realms by Jamey Stegmaier-  Weather Machine by Vital Lacerda-  Tulpenfieber by Uwe Rosenberg-  Dune: Betrayal by Don Eskridge0:47:50 Games on the Brain-  Quest-  Tichu-  Generation Analog Conference    -  Scott Nicholson    -  Elizabeth Hargrave01:03:39 Game Review - Panamax01:40:15 Member Segment: Revisiting Metagaming-  Resistance: Avalon-  Diplomacy

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer, the Board Game Pioneer0:07:41 - Game Night: Babylonia, Merchant's Cove, Terraforming Mars, Quest, El Grande,  Panamax, Estates, Paris0:23:25 - 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 - Games on the Brain: Astroneer, No Man Sky, Quest, Battlestar Galactica, Avalon, Alubari, Snowdonia0:56:02 - Review of Babylonia1:21:11 - Getting Competitive: Hallertau, Agricola, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Le Havre, Terraforming Mars1:51:45 - Board Game Sommelier: Netrunner, Santorini, War Chest, Arboretum, The Grizzled, Red 7, Through the Desert, Samurai, Watergate, Res Arcana, 7 Wonders. 1:56:10 - Sign Off: Mayveena You Tube Channel

Trey, Matt, and Paul Jake review "Summoner Wars" and conjure up some thoughts on the "games that divide us."0:00:00 Message from Trey0:00:40 Introduction0:09:31 Game Night-Anno 1800-Crescent City Cargo-Quest0:24:42 Game News-MicroMacro: Crime City wins Spiel de Jahres-Paleo wins Kennerspiel des Jahres-Downfall: Conquest of the Third Reich on GMT P500-Voidfall-Wingspan on iOS-Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King-Top Pop on Kickstarter-Ravensburger announces Echoes series-Oranienburger Kanal is the title of the next Uwe Rosenberg games.0:44:20 Games on the Brain-Quest-Ankh: Gods of Egypt-Imperium: Classics0:57:40 Game Review: Summoner Wars 2nd Edition1:28:23 Member Segment: "Games that Divide Us"1:56:48 Game Sommelier-The Gallerist-Avalon-Kanban-Viticulture-Super Skill Pinball 4-cade-BattleStar Galactica