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

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, The Opinionated Gamer0:12:08 - This Week’s Game NightRailroad Evolution Die Macher (0:14:05)Table Top Simulator0:30:47 - This Week’s Game NewsVerdun: Steel Inferno The GrizzledRobinson 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)TichuSix NitsTwilight Struggle Red Sea: Conflict in the Horn of Africa (0:42:31)Conquest and Consequence (0:43:56)Triumph and TragedyMariaChurchill FriedrichDominant Species: Marine (0:45:22)Vampire Masquerade: Vendetta (0:48:37)Dungeons and DragonsLabyrinth: War on Terror on Steam (0:53:18)Mystic Bale on Switch (0:54:10)0:56:24 - Games on the BrainWeight Loss ChallengePandemic: Pandemic Legacy, Season 1 (0:59:28)Food Chain Magnate (1:00:33)Ketchup Expansion, Noodles, Sushi, Apartments1:08:47 - Review of Railroad Revolution: Railroad EvolutionMadeira, Nippon, Lude Island, Chung Kuo1:39:30 - Changing People’s Minds About GamesSix Men Morris, Just One, Med

0:00:00 - Welcome Paul the Game Breaker0:02:01 - This Week’s Game NightOra et Labora, Hansa Teutonica (0:04:00)Eclipse: Second Dawn is the Galaxy (0:04:56)Avalon, Oceans, Railroad Revolution (0:05:16)TribuneAvalon, Eclipse, Jaws (0:10:00)0:13:17 - This Week’s NewsCoronavirus Convention CancellationPlanner Kickstarter Marketing Hijinks (0:13:54)Maharajah (0:16:16)Geekopolis (0:18:57)The Shining (0:19:57)Cockroach PokerBack to the Future: Back in Time (0:22:31)Burger Academy (0:23:05)Ricochet RobotsDie Crew (0:25:50)Tang Garden (0:27:26)CarcassonnePictionary Air (0:28:22)2020 Geekmadness Tournament (0:31:18)Regium Automated Chessboard thispersondoesnotexist.com (0:32:13)0:36:25 - Games on the BrainWeight Loss Challenge (0:37:28)Oceans (0:41:19)Pandemic (0:42:58)0:47:41 - 8X8 Challenge0:47:55 - Review of Eclipse: Second Dawn of the Galaxy 1:17:15 - Expansions!Eclipse: Rise of the AncientsRailroad Revolution (1:20:19)Tzolkien: Tribes and Prophets (1:21:41)Agricola: Farmers on the Moor (1:22:39)Tribune (1:23:25)Ca

0:00:00 - Welcome Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer0:01:45 - This Week’s Game NightsWavelength (0:02:16)Santiago (0:03:38)Modern ArtMasters of the Renaissance (0:04:23)Ocean (0:05:49)Heaven and Ale, Glenn Moor 2  (0:07:52)0:08:32 - Game NewsBurgle 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 HillJawsTop GunBattlestar GalacticaDuneZona: Secret of Chernobyl (0:14:15)Kickstarter Solo Modes: The Ming Voyages, Tumbletown, By Death and Sea, Astroforce: the Dice Game, Endogenesis, Heroes of Tenfir, Knightlancer, Ark: Awakening, Knight Tales (0:17:42)Manifold (0:19:23)Vast, the Crystal CavernsChronicles of Crime: 1400, 1900, 2400 (0:20:34)Tang Garden (0:22:30)CarcasonneDogs and Pigs (0:22:55)Bonfire (0:24:07)0:25:04 - Games on the BrainHeaven and AleCoimbraVillageOathPax PamirOcean (0:28:47)1862 (0:31:22)0:34:05 - Review of Caylus 1303TeotihuacanGreat Western TrailLe HavreMaracaiboBus1:08:30 - Games as Ent

0:00:00 - Start of Round 60:04:55 - Welcome Jennifer, the Veteran Gamer1830Civilizatio drew n, Advanced Civilization 0:08:22 - This Week’s Game NightUnderwater Cities Expansion, Barrage, Glenn More 2Everdell, Pearl Brook Expansion (0:10:00)Wraith, New FrontiersUnderwater Cities Expansion (0:15:41)TzolkienLorenzo ExpansionGlenn More 2 (0:18:32)Die Macher0:20:55 - News of the WeekWar of the Ring: Kings of Middle Earth (0:21:05)Raiders of Skiffia (0:23:10)DEI: Divide et Imperia (0:24:34)Viscounts of the West Kingdom (0:27:16)Architects of the West Kingdom, Paladins of the West KingdomMarvel United Kickstarter (0:28:16)Kanban EV (0:31:09)VinhosParks Expansion (0:34:50)Eclipse Second Edition (0:35:39)Food Chain Magnate: Ketchup MechanismCivilization OneAlpha CentauriCloud Spire (0:39:19)Kickstarter Workers Unite! (0:41:08)Asmodee Parts Replacement (0:42:46)WingspanSlate’s Doctor Drunkenstein’s Reign of Terror (0:50:52)Wisconsin Republican Senate Pages Secret Hitler on Madison.com (0:52:51)0:56:41 - Games on the Br

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-up36:52 -Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile1:12:09 - Deep Dive: Teaching Games

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. 

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder0:02:07 - This Week’s Game NightTribune (0:02:40)Avalon (0:03:26)Praise (0:04:15)Hansa Teutonica (0:10:38)Terra Mystica, Gaia Project, EclipseClans of Caledonia (0:13:00)Parks (0:14:34)Clask, Wingspan0:15:17 - This Week’s NewsWuhan Corona Virus and Other Chinese ExportsPolygon 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 Domino, Pandemic, Sagrada, Telestrations, Disney Villainess, Magic the Gathering Game Night, Dungeons and Dragons. SantoriniWakanda ForeverOn MarsJawsCastles of Tuscany and Game Franchising (0:25:23)Castles of BurgundyMarco Polo 2Puerto RicoMerlinNusfjordYear of the DragonTrajanBora BoraCarpe DiemPaladins of the West KingdomArchitects of the West KingdomRaiders of the West KingdomRocket Men Kickstarter (0:34:10)Wild LandsTerraforming MarsOn MarsThe First MartiansHigh FrontierLeaving EarthOath Print and Play (0:37:24)GloomhavenA War of Whispers (0:41

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Trey, the Game Designer0:01:40 - This Week’s Game NightTokyo Metro (0:02:00)Tsukiji MarketTichu (0:05:46)Keyflower (0:06:12)CaylusOra et Labora (0:11:02)Agricola0:19:25 - This Week’s News2019 Kickstarter Stats and Larger Publishers (0:19:37)Trial by Trolley; Throw, Throw Burrito; Etherfields, Bloodborne, Reaper miniatures, Bones, Battletech, Zombiecide, Exploding KittensSecret Hitler (0:27:00)Arkwright Card Game (0:32:22)Dominant Species: Marine (0:34:12)Maharajah (0:36:42)Azul, El Grande, Torres, MexicaTaj MahalGolem (0:40:30)Metamorphosis Alpha: Doom on the Warden (0:44:07)0:45:42 - Games on the BrainThrough the Ages (0:46:04)Diplomacy (0:48:38)0:56:35 - Why Gamers GameTwilight Struggle, 18xx, On Mars1:21:30 - Food Chain Magnate Ketchup Mechanism and Other IdeasIndonesiaRoads and Boats, Etcetera1;57:50 - Game SommelierGetting the Most Out of Strategicon (1:58:30)Battlestar Galactica, Root, DuneEclipse, Warlord, Diplomacy (2:06:16)Axis and Allies, Risk, Nuclear War2:07:50 - Si

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome the Analytical Gamer, Jesse.0:01:33 - This Week’s Game NightFood Chain Magnate Ketchup ExpansionOn the Underground (0:02:03)Tokyo MetroFood Chain Magnate Modules (0:04:32)New Milestones, Coffee, Rural Area, Apartment Buildings, Night Manager, Lobbyist, NoodlesMarketer 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)Werewolf0:16:04 - This Week’s NewsNo Pun Included Games of the YearSidereal Confluence, 2017Now Boarding, 2018Burgle BrosSabotage2019 No Pun Included Game of the Year Pipeline (0:17:50)Barrage, Crystal Palace, Marvel ChampionsAsmodee Acquisition of Repos Productions (0:20:19)Times up, Just One, Seven WondersMariposas (0:22:03)WingspanReturn to Dark Tower (0:23:52)Foundations of Rome Kickstarter (0:27:39)Century Road, Specter OpsOath (0:29:53)Cosmic Encounter Duel (0:33:03)Today Show’s Ten Board Games for Adults (0:36:06)Do You Know Me, Flying Sushi Kitchen, Twister Scrabble,

0:00:00 - Introduction: Casual Gamer Jake and Non-Gamer Dmitry0:01:57 - This Week's Game Night1862 (0:02:35)Pipeline, Everdell, Concordia, TichuThrow, 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 WeekShout Out to Efka from No Pun Included: Sidereal Confluence, Now BoardingFantasy Flight Interactive RPG Layoffs (0:18:17)Afternova (0:21:06)Genoa, ChinatownTraintopia (0:22:19)Ride the Rails (0:22:31)Irish Gauge, Age of SteamDunePacific Rails, Inc. (0:27:30)Ticket to RideThe Shining (0:29:50)Marvel United Miniature Game (0:31:18)Marvel Champions0:32:48 - Games on the BrainJohnny Trigger iPhone App (0:33:05)Age of Steam Moon Map (0:33:35)City of the Big Shoulders (0:35:201862 (0:37:18)Food Chain Magnate (0:38:24)0:39:58 - 8X8 Challenge0:40:18 - Review of EverdellCrystal PalaceTerraforming Mars1:12:36 - Favorite Game Themes and Laser Sharks Resistance, Avalon (1:13:25)Terraforming Mars (1:14:48)Gaia Project, Terra Mystica (1:16:34)Tr

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.

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 2e2. Barrage3. City of the Big Shoulders4. Pipeline5. Res Arcana6. Taverns of Tiefenthal 7. Paladins of the West Kingdom8. Maracaibo9. Tapestry10. Marvel Champions: The Card GameTOM’S TOP 10:1. Barrage2. Crystal Palace3. On Mars4. Pipeline5. Watergate6. Sabotage7. Wingspan8. Marvel Champions: The Card Game9. City of the Big Shoulders10. Jaws

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Game Breaker Paul Seetachitt 0:02:09 - This Week’s Game NightPax 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 NewsGame 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: Shadow of Xitle Expansion (0:26:20)Teotihuacan: PreClassical Period ExpansionTribune ExpansionSleeping Gods (0:30:30)Far and Away (?)Near and Far (?)Above and BelowAnkh: Gods of Egypt (0:33:54)Blood RageRising SunArchitects of the West Kingdom: Age of Artisans (0:37:12)Raiders of the North Sea, PaladinsWho's Your Game: Artificial Intelligence (0:39:28)MadeiraNew AngelesNet RunnerImperial Struggle (0:41:25)Twilight StruggleGMT Games: Here I Stand, Paths of Glory, Fire in the Lake, Cuba Libre, Churchill, Barbarossa to Berlin, 1846, 18620:46:28

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. 

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer Schlickbernd, The Game Pioneer.Die Macher, Advanced Civilization, 1822xx, Ora et Labora, Great Western Trail, Dominant Species, Indonesia, Food Chain Magnate, Crystal Palace.0:05:33 - This Week's Game NightMaracaibo, Crystal PalaceWavelength (0:07:17)0:12:57 - News of the WeekYellowing Yangtze App (0:13:09)Tigris and EuphratesTerraforming Mars App Fix (0:15:16)Cesar, Alpha Centauri The Crew: Quest for Planet 9 (0:16:32)Wingspan: European Expansion (0:19:47)Car Wars Kickstarter (0:21:20)Auto DuelGas Lands (0:23:32)Dungeon Crawl ClassicsMothership (0:27:16)TravelerDrive-Through RPGKickstarter ExpansionGloomhavenSurvivor Controversy (0:33:27)0:39:27 - Games on the BrainUnderwater Cities Expansion (0:40:15)Barrage (0:40:32)Bus (0:42:00)Foodchain Magnate (0:43:17)Ketchup Expansion0:44:42 - 8x8 Challenge0:44:55 - Review of MaracaiboMumbasa, Great Western Trail, Expedition to NewdaleAnno 1800ShiaNewtonPipeline1:14:30 - Pioneering GamingDiplomacyAgricolaCatan, Splendor, W

0:00:00 - Introduction to Round 50:03:45 - Introduction: Co-Host Dmitry Portnoy0:04:32 - Matt's Upcoming Solo Game Reviews and Game Brain Discord Channel0:05:06 - This Week's Game NightTerraforming Mars: Turmoil Expansion (0:05:38)Colonies, Venus Next, Prelude, Helasport Terraforming Mars ExpansionsNow Boarding (0:09:37)0:14:06 - This Week's NewsAlternative Essen Top 5: Die Crew, Crystal Palace, Marco Polo 2, Azul: Summer Pavilion, Barrage.Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (0:16:35)Gloomhaven, War of the RingBattlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Robinson Crusoe, Tales of Arabian Nights, DetectiveFrosthaven (0:22:09)GloomhavenVenice (0:23:09)Anachrony, Trickerion, RagusaInfamous Traffic (0:24:52)Top Gun (0:26:11)JawsTapestry Adjustments (0:29:58)Barkham Horror (0:32:18)0:34:15 - Games on the BrainAvalon (0:34:33)Poker (0:39:30)Crystal Palace (0:42:11)Paladins, Orleans0:48:00 - 8x8 Challenge0:48:30 - Review of BusFood Chain Magnate, Roads and Boats, Duck De

00:00:00 - IntroductionTable Top Network00:14:36 - Interview with Alan MoonThe Gathering of FriendsTicket to Ride, Union Pacific, Airlines Europe, Where's Bob's Hat?Pandemic Legacy, Descent: Journeys into the Dark00:32:22 - Cooper Island00:39:01 - SabotageCaptain Sonar, Burgle Brothers00:46:07 - Interview with Tim FowersPaperback, Now BoardingFowers.games00:59:54 - Expedition to NewdaleOh My Goods!01:07:33 - Magnificent01:17:04 - Marco Polo 2: In Service of the Khan01:28:03 - Taverns of Tiefenthal01:37:00 - On Mars01:44:26 - Jaws01:56:32 - Sierra West02:01:40 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet 902:05:57 - Review of Crystal Palace

00:00:00 - Introduction: Co-Hosts Jake Shapiro and Trey AlsupNew email: Contact@GameBrainPod.com00:09:10 - Game NightTrismegistusBarrageAvalon00:14:40 - Game News00:46:15 - Games on the Brain00:51:00 - Game Review: Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formulahttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281442/trismegistus-ultimate-formula01:20:35 - Jake's Segment - Gaming with kids01:48:16 - Game Sommelier -NewtonCastles of BurgundyGrand Austria HotelFields of ArlePatchworkAll Creatures Big & SmallTwilight StruggleRoads & BoatsAntiquityBGG Game Design Forums: https://boardgamegeek.com/forum/974616/boardgamegeek/board-game-designAge of SteamFirst Snow of Winter

0:00:00 - IntroductionChronicles of Crime0:01:42 - This Week’s Game NightTrismegistus (0:02:30)Age of Steam (0:07:00)Tzolkien (0:10:09)Marakaibo (0:12:39)Ricochet Robots (0:14:55)0:18:55 - This Week's NewsGeek Buzz 2019 Essen Top Ten (0:19:08)TerramaraEthos: First ContinentGlenmore 2WatergateCooper IslandBrussels 1897Brussels 1893It's a Wonderful WorldSeven WondersTerraforming MarsAgricolaBarrageTrismegistusAquaticaThe MagnificentBig TopShow ManagerTrickerionSanta MariaMeeple CircusImperial Settlers Roll and Write (0:29:10)Marco Polo 2: In Service of the Khan (0:30:30)Teotihuacan: Shadow of Xitle (0:32:28)Spielworks + Karl Heinz Shmiel (0:34:19)Die MacherTribuneFood Chain Magnate Expansion: Ketchup Mechanism (0:40:21)BusRoads and BoatsAntiquityIndonesiaGreed, Inc.Detective: Season One (0:46:32)0:47:30 -  Games on the BrainBlood on the Clocktower (0:49:06)Imperial Struggle (0:49:40)Twilight StruggleThe Current Multiplayer Solitaire Trend (0:50:59)Trismegistus0:55:35 - Review of DetectiveSherlock Holm

0:00:00 - Introduction0:01:47 - This Week’s Game NightPret a Porter, Barrage (0:02:20)0:08:11 - This Week’s NewsFrancis Dresham has passed (0:08:20)Civilization, 18xxDune (0:09:51)Railroad Revolution Expansion (0:10:34)Madeira Through the Ages Wonders and Leaders Expansion Postponed (0:11:15)Weather Machine Early Prototype? by Vito Lacerda (0:12:23)Nemo’s WarHigh Frontier 4 All (0:13:49)Pax PorphyrianaImperial Settlers: Empires in the North (0:16:57)Detective, Robinson Caruso, Stronghold1942: USS Yorktown (0:18:32)Space Alert, Captain SonarCrystal Palace (0:24:23)Underwater Cities: New Discoveries (0:26:45)Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Sea (0:29:00)Gaia Project 0:34:20 - Games on the BrainDiplomacy (0:34:56)Risk, Imperial0:42:23 - Old School GamesMass Market Games: Monopoly, Risk, Clue, Scrabble, Stratego, Battleship, Life, CandylandRoll to Move for Euro Fans: Merlin (0:47:14)Hobby Games, Catan, Magic the Gathering (0:42:43)Diplomacy, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Civilization, Acquire, Survive: Es