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

0:00:00 Introduction: Welcome Jesse, the Analytical Gamer0:06:25 This Week’s Game Night0:12:51 This Week’s Game News0:28:30  Games on the Brain0:42:12 - Review of The Initiative1:14:41 - One-Off Games1:46:33 - Board Game Sommelier1:51:00 - Sign Off

Trey and Jake cuddle up for some "Calico" and patch together some thoughts on "ethics in games."0:00:00 Introduction0:04:16 Game Night0:12:32 Game News0:23:50 Games on the Brain0:27:35 Game Review - Calico0:46:41 Member Segment - Chapter 10 Ethics in Games1:09:10 Game Sommelier1:18:52 Outro

0:00:00 - Welcome Alfred, the Rules Lawyer Monopoly, Risk, Twilight Imperium, Witches of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Ed., 4th Ed., Champions0:15:00 - This Week's Game NightBGA, 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 23:250:24:46 - This Week's NewsYellow & Yangtze, Ra, Modern Art, Babylonia, Samurai, Through the Desert, Blue Moon City, Grail Games and Reiner Knizia; Pipeline: Emerging Markets Expansion at Capstone-Games.com 28:08; Die Macher 31:12; Curious Cargo 32:10; Carnegie changes on BGA 32:44; Zombie Princess and the Enchanted Maze 34:32; Power Grid, Faiyum, Fearsome Floors, 36:35; Orleans picked up by Capstone from Tasty Minstrels 36:550:38:36 - Games on the BrainThe aesthetics of the sound and heft of game pieces: Warlord, Santorini, Food Chain Magnate, Trickerion, Lords of Waterdeep, Taverns of Tiefenthal; Diplomacy;

00:00:00 Introduction - Catching up with Elder's gorgeous bodywww.diamondgame.comEpic MegaGrants00:13:38 Game NightMedusa UnleashedRiccochet RobotsTribuneTerraforming Mars: Big Box00:20:55 Game NewsAgricolaTerra Mystica: Fire & IceTichuHardbackConcordia: Digital EditionCaptstone picks up OrleansDragomino wins Kinderspiel des JahresKingdominoIsle of Cats: Kittens & BeastsNow or NeverCrafting Arzium6-minute TeaserMasters of the Universe: Fields of EterniaSquaring Circleville00:31:28 Games on the BrainPower GridGame Studio StackerPeacemaking 1919: The Peace Conference at VersaillesExterminate All the Brutes00:42:47 Game Review - Bruxelles 189301:08:35 Member Segment - What Games Teach UsThe Campaign for North Africa01:35:30 Game SommelierViticultureVinhosOra et LaboraMadeiraGrand CruBus

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 GamerTribune, Die Macher<p>0:04:23 - This Week's Game NightTribuneSantiago (4:57)Avalon (6:37)Coffee Traders (9:54)Terraforming Mars (10:50)0:14:47 - This Week's News HungerThe Bloody Inn2021 BGG Con (18:12)Unfathomable (21:12)Battlestar GalacticaSleuth, The ResistanceNow or Never (25:36)Near and Far, Above and BelowTrails (26:11)ParksIn the Shadow of Demos (27:07)Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue MarsCardboard Creations: Mystic Vail (29:51)<p>0:30:31 - Games on the Brain<p>0:44:36 - Review of Tribune<p>1:33:00 - Kind and Wicked Games<p>2:14:40 - Sign Off

00:00:00 Introduction - Throttling your play with Paul and Ben00:02:17 Game NightIKITribuneAvalonDecryptoCubitosRail Pass Toot Toot!Menara00:16:43 Game NewsGaia Project on SteamTussie MussieTriumvir on GMTs P500Isle of Cats: Kittens + BeastsSavannah Park1840Mosaic on Kickstarter00:26:42 Games on the BrainThe CircleSecret HitlerSquaring CirclevilleCrescent City Cargo00:44:41 Game Review - Nations: DynastiesThrough the Ages01:42:25 Member Segment - Throttling your play

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Candice, the Omni Gamer.MadeiraMysteriumDixitTable TopMonopoly, Sorry, Trouble, UnoMagic MazeKing of TokyoGreat Western TrailBattlestar GalacticaVoyages of Marco PoloRootBrass: BirminghamIndonesia18xxTwilight Imperium0:16:44 - This Week’s Game NightCoffee TraderChurchill (17:22)Versailles 1919 (19:15)Distant Plane (21:42)Pipeline (22:57)Faiyum (23:58)Avalon (25:48)Tichu, Coimbra, Gaia Project0:28:30 - This Week's NewsThe Witcher: Old WorldLost Ruins of Arnak: Search for Professor Kutil (31:24)Dune ImperiumArydia (34:30)Zia: Legends of the Drift SystemParis (38:38)El Grande, Tekhal Mexica, AzulFrancis Drake, LignumMaharajahStatement by David Turczi about Prisoner Architect: Cardboard County Penitentiary (45:34)0:48:51 - Review of Coffee TradersWildcatters1:39:35 - War GamesComanchuriaCuba LibreIlluminati, Wiz WarCivilization, Diplomacy, Republic of RomeComplete StrategistBreakout NormandyApocalypseWarlordRoot, Star Wars Rebellion, War of the RingCampaign for North AfricaAll

00:00:00 Introduction - Potluck with Ben00:05:30 Puzzle SolutionKey to the puzzle. Link to final puzzle: 00:09:43 Game NightKraftwagen on Yucata18xx.games18221882Oath00:20:50 Game NewsPaperback Adventures on KickstarterRailways of Sweden and Australia on KickstarterVampire RivalsGoonies: Never Say DieElder ScrollsKennerspiel des Jahres 2021 NominationsLost Ruins of ArnakFantasy RealmsPaleoAlso recommended:Aeon's EndRiftforceGloomhaven: Jaws of the LionBarrage00:40:00 Games on the BrainBarrage 5 player expansionGinkopolisSquaring Circleville00:49:28 Game Review - Faiyum01:41:42 Co-Host Segment - Board PositionGames mentionedAgricolaBrassWildcattersBarrageTerraforming MarsDinosaur IslandRoads & BoatsFood Chain MagnatePraga Caput RegniOn the UndergroundDiplomacyThe TranscontinentalKeyflowerThe CostFast SlothsPower GridFresh FishGreat Zimbabwe

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer, the Game Pioneer0:03:36 - This Week's Game NightHadrian's WallImperial Bells and Steam (4:41)1822 (5:03)Tribune (6:19)Terraforming Mars, 1840, Faeyim (8:22)0:08:46 - This Week's NewsHoplomachus VictorumChip TheoryFrosthaven, Isaac Childress's Update #80: Cultural Consultancy (12:45)Gloomhaven Race for the GalaxyAlma MaterDelicious Games, Messina 1347 (22:47)Mosaic (24:22)Advanced CivilizationPipeline: Emerging Markets (30:31)Hanse Teutonica (32:08)Jesse's Puzzle (33:18)0:34:06 - Games on the BrainCoffee Traders (34:38)1829 (35:30)Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends (39:02)Merchant's Coat (39:36)Faeyim (40:18)Power GridFresh FishFolkenschlagFiersome Floors5040:49:10 - Review of 1840: Vienna TramwaysRussian Railroads18xx1:19:00 - Hosting Game EventsGame Nights versus Game Days18301822Ticket to RideCarcassonneMagic the Gathering1:49:25 - Game SommelierHiveLost CitiesWatergateSeven Wonders DuelAzulRace for the GalaxyDominionThe CrewPax P

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Matt, the Game Enthusiast0:01:03 - This Week's Game Night (Prologue)Barrage, Dwellings of EldervaleLate Night Avalon0:05:35 - This Week's Game Night Summoner Wars 2.0 Online Beta Version and Physical CopiesFantasy FlightKeyforge, Netrunner, Arkstone, Magic The Gathering OnlineBarrage on SteamPitchcar (15:49)AvalonTribune (17:28)0:18:05 - This Week's Game NewsVoid FallEclipseConcordia: Solitaria (22:28)Corsica, Creda, Brittania, Salt Italia MapsSplotter Food Chain Magnate, Zimbabwe Reprints Delayed (23:41)Horseless Carriage AntiquityMy Father's Work (25:54)Viva Java!My Life with Master (28:25)Seventh ContinentStation Fall (30:47)TranshumanityPax Renaissance, Pax Viking0:37:43 - Games on the BrainRubick's CubeSpeed CubingSuper Cubes, Smart Cubes, Connected Cubes, 4x4, 5x5, Pyramids1840 (43:17)Age of Steam, 18xx1889 (46:25)Marvel United  X Men (46:40)0:51:54 - Review of Dwellings of EldervaleManhattan ProjectEnergy EmpireTerra MysticaConcordia WarlordEmpir

Words that might have something in common...00:00:35 Introduction - Planning some puzzles with Jesse00:03:15 Game NightPitchCarAvalonGinkgopolisDwellings of EldervaleSkullWavelengthNations on MaBiweb00:08:08 Game NewsHasbro NewsTyrants of the UnderdarkGenCon Safety UpdateStrategicon goes virtualAlien: Fate of the Nostromo00:18:09 Games on the BrainTwilight StruggleValheimBartle TypesQuantic Foundry survey00:41:54 Game Review - Detective: L.A. CrimesLethal Weapon - 1987!!!01:05:07 Member Segment: The Commandments of Puzzle DesignPipelineCurious CargoFeast For OdinPatchworkDetective: A Modern Crime Board GameChronicles of CrimeTime Stories7th ContinentJonathan Blow48 Laws of PowerThe Cypher FilesCicada 3301Pigpen CipherTenyoism01:33:28 What--?! A Hidden Puzzle?? What is the connection?01:35:53 Game Sommeliersubmit questions to contact@gamebrainpod.comAgricolaBarrageLorenzo il Magnifico01:38:51 Wrap-upGame Brain Youtube channelFacebook GroupDiscord invite link

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual GamerDungeon Lords0:07:39 - This Week's Game NightWords with Friends, ScrabbleTerraforming Mars, Tichu, Crokinole0:10:20 - This Week's Game NewsSplotter, Capstone GamesArkwrightGaia ProjectPipelineCurious CargoImperial Steam (13:25)Christian T Peterson, Fantasy Flight Games  (14:10)Battlestar GalacticaAndroid Net RunnerGame  Center in Roseville Minnesota (15:20)18 Cash and 18 Shares Kickstarter (17:18)1830, 1870, 1867, 18 ChesapeakeMonster Hunter World the Board Game Kickstarter (22:50)The 15th Annual Golden Geek Awards Nomination (24:22)Our nomination for podcast of the yearHeavy Cardboard0:28:30 - Games on the BrainTribune18220:32:06 - Review of Dungeon PetsDungeon LordsCode NamesThrough the AgesGalaxy Trucker0:58:20 - Building a Game Library and Game GroupSkullsWavelengthJust OnePictionaryTelestrationsJust OneSecret HitlerSheriffThe CrewKing of TokyoLost CitiesLove LetterRicochet RobotsTichuCode namesThe Lord of the Rings: ConfrontationFugitiveSeve

00:00:00 Introduction Getting competitive with the "Rules Lawyer."00:05:28 Game NightSantoriniTerra MysticaGame Brain group on BoardGameArena.Russian RailroadsTerraforming Mars00:09:02 Game News7 Wonders Mystery2021 American Tabletop Award WinnersAbandon All ArtichokesThe CrewCalicoDominations: Road to CivilizationThe Siege of RunedarBabyloniaMy CityThe Shores of TripoliLove & Monsters on Netflix00:15:53  Games on the BrainValheim00:32:17 Review: Through the Ages:  A New Story of CivilizationNew Leaders and WondersAdvanced CivilizationNations01:12:50 Member Segment: Competition and Tournament Play01:35:46 Game SommelierHansa TeutonicaKingdom BuilderWinter KingdomBusFresh FishGreat Western Trail

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder0:03:25 - This Week’s Game NightDance 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 WeekFactory Funner, Bear Raid, Ghosts of Christmas KickstarterGhosts of Christmas (12:15)Time PalatrixFactory Funner (13:45)Galaxy TruckerBear Raid (17:20)Curious CargoA Siege of Runedar (20:01)The HobbitAmun-ReTigris & Euphrates, Modern Art, Through the Desert, Samurai, Taj Mahal, Yellow & YangtzeSpirit Island: Branch and Claw (25:21)Hippocrates (25:45)Dice HospitalClinic: Covid ExpansionContainer0:29:25 - Games on the BrainDance CentralPax Vikings (32:37)0:36:00 - Castles of King LudwigSuburbiaPalaces of Mad King Ludwig: Between 2 Castles of Mad King Ludwig; Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secret Passages; Swans; Moats. Castles of Mad King Ludwig: The Collector’s Edition: Swans; Towers; Royal Decrees.0:55:22 - Becoming a Successful Board Game DesignerMystic Vale, Space Base, EcosEdge of

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer0:07:05 - Last Week's "Table Image" Reassessment0:13:29 - Game NewsMatt Leighcock's Daybreak (13:41)New York Times articleJohn Company 2nd Edition (0:15:37)Kickstarter linkRoot (17:42)Candace Harris's John Company PreviewCole Wehrle Design Diary0:18:43 - Games on the BrainPraga Caput Regni (19:35)Maglev MetroReacting to the Past00:33:31 Game Review - Indonesia01:12:54 Member Segment - Consolidation and why we STOP playing gamesTheory of FunHidden Spring01:54:36 Game SommelierThe MindAir, Land, & SeaBalderdashFog of Love

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Paul, the Game Breaker0:07:00 - This Week's Game Night1800 Chesapeake (07:35) Terra MysticaTerraforming Mars, Crokinole, Wavelength (10:00)Winter KingdomTroyes (10:27)0:13:35 - This Week's NewsFractal: Beyond the Void (13:55)Eclipse, Twilight Imperium 4 (14:55)Twilight Imperium 3Stellaris (19:20)ValheimKeyforge Adventures (37:40)Rise of the KeyrackenAbyssal ConspiracyMarvel Champions0:39:50 - Games in the BrainTerra Mystica, Gaia Project, 18xx, Age of Steam0:51:30 - Maria ReviewFriedrich (55:46)Sleuth (1:07:10)Game of Thrones (1:07:25)Vier Sind das VolkTwilight StrugglrPax Pamir, Pax Renaissance, Pax PorphyrianaDominion1:17:32 - Table ImageWildlife (1:27:07)Die Macher (1:30:54)Frustration of Purpose as an issue in contract law (look it up)EclipseAvalon (1:38:25)1:59:05 - Sign OffPlease rate and review us wherever you listen to us

00:00:00 Introduction - Experiencing all the emotions with BenWatch What CrappensSlap Chop00:13:40 Game Night1882 Assinboia18 Los AngelesDwellings of Eldervale00:29:38 Game NewsGenCon 2021 September 16-19Asmodee acquires Plan B GamesZ-Man sunsets Euro Classics linePrinces of FlorenceMage Noir on Kickstarter00:49:15 Games on the Brain1840: Vienna TramwaysFaiyumWings for the BaronLegendary Tactics on YoutubeValheim00:58:49 Game Review - Praga Caput Regni01:50:52 Member Segment - Being in your emotions while gaming02:18:24 Game SommelierMariaNavegadorLancasterCalimalaThe King is DeadImperialQuartermaster General

00:00:00 Introduction: A very special episode of Game BrainGame Brain Avalon link00:10:05 TOP 5s! - Fictional Board Game WorldsTop 5 games from a worldMatt's 5 - ChaosmosTom's 5 - The Cones of DunshireMatt's 4 - GwentTom's 4 - The Colonizers of MalaarBoth's 3 - SabaccMatt's 2 - TakTom's 2 - TriadMatt's 1 - DejarikArchon - Commodore 64 gameTom's 1 - Glass Bead GameTops 5 worlds from a gameTom's 5- Dungeon LordsMatt's 5 - BusTom's 4 - AnachronyMatt's 4 - Blackout: Hong KongTom's 3 - High FrontierMatt's 3 - RootTom's 2 - TrickerionMatt's 2 - AnachronyTom's 1 - Android: NetrunnerMatt's 1 - Too Many Bones00:34:32 Favorite Sommeliercontact@gamebrainpod.com 00:37:29 Top 5 Games we havent reviewed YETAntiquityGlory to RomeTribuneLisboaFresh FishPanamaxWallensteinTroyesDiplomacy00:43:04 Reviews that changed our mindsThe CostLa GranjaOra et LaboraRussian RailroadsBlood on the ClocktowerEverdellDie Macher00:50:38 Favorite Dmit

00:00:00 Introduction - Not doing much of anything with Game Pioneer Jennifer00:07:18 Game Night - Dominant Species: MarineJennifer's Youtube Channel - MayveenaSantiagoWavelength00:16:20 Game NewsSummoner WarsJohn Company 2nd Ed.Everdell Complete CollectionBat Man: Dark Night ReturnsThe Crew: Mission Deep SeaJennifer's Card in Maricaibo: Uprising00:35:33 Games on the BrainDyson Sphere ProgramHallertauWarlord00:45:57 Game Review - Winter Kingdom01:05:17 Co-Host Segment - Competition and what it means01:34:52 Game Somellier KeyflowerCaylusIn the Year of the DragonHawaiiStone AgeTerraforming Mars on iOSEl GrandeBohnanzaFrancis DrakeGenoa

00:00:00 Introduction - Elder's Journey00:05:19 Game Night24Terraforming MarsHigh SocietyJaws00:11:03 Game NewsGargoyles AwakeningStardew ValleyConcordia on SteamSkyrim on GamefoundBoardGameBreakdownCryoFast and FuriousALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo00:28:21 Games on the BrainThe TranscontinentalImperial StruggleDominant Species: Marine00:33:12 Game Early Impressions - Darwin's Journey01:00:15 Co-Host Segment - Blending Mechanisms and ThemeTom's Top 55. Panamax4. Modern Art3. Pandemic2. Twilight Struggle1. Die MacherElder's Fresh 55.  Bonfire4.  Perserverence: Castaway Chronicles3.  Dune: Imperium2.  Darwin's Journey1.  The Gallerist01:42:27 Game SommelierInnovationGizmosPotion ExplosionIt's a Wonderful WorldLa GranjaThe Manhattan Project: Energy Empire