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

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

00:00:00 Introduction - Curious about what's going on with Jesse00:06:53 Game NightAnachrony: Fractures of Time00:09:13 Game NewsRoot: The Marauder ExpansionGreat Western Trail TrilogyOn Mars: Alien InvasionMetal Gear Solid cancelledLegend of the Five Rings "complete"Terraforming Mars: Ares ExpeditionKickstarter00:19:55 Games on the BrainValheimDominant Species: MarineSleeping Gods00:26:39 Game Review: Curious Cargo00:57:42 Member Segment - What we'd like to see more of...01:29:48 Game SomellierBruxelles 1893Caylus 1303Francis DrakeManhattan Project: Energy EmpireRailroad RevolutionSantiago

Solo modeIt's the solo modeAnd you're all alonein the solo modeAnd you miss your groupOr you had some kidsBut you bought some gamesWhy did you buy those games?Its the solo modeIts the uh solo modeAnd youre all alonein the solo modeAnd your group is goneOr you had some kidsBut you bought those gamesWhy did you buy those games?Uuhhhhhhh...Sorry.Sorry about the audio quality on this one, everyone! My mic... wasn't plugged in and... I didn't realize I was recording only into my Airpods the entire time. Yes, that's something I really did. Doh. 00:00:00 Introduction - All alone with solo Matt00:03:56 Game NewsWingspan PokemonAsmodee buys Board Game ArenaCapstone Family GamesJuicy FruitsRorshach00:10:25 Top 10 Solo Games of Quarantine10. Glass Road9. Agricola8. Maracaibo 7. Underwater Cities: New Discoveries6.  On Mars5. Praga Caput Regni4. Under Falling Skies3. Nusfjord2. Hallertau1. Anachrony: Fractures of Time00:44:23 Game Sommelier

00:00:00 Introduction - Elegance with Trey and BenIn and of Itself00:06:32 Game NightTerraforming MarsRes Arcana1817Bruxelles  1897Crokinole00:23:35 Game NewsRed RisingStroganovScribbletownFury of Dracula digitalBrass: Birmingham sequel teasedIKINow or NeverCastles of Mad King Ludwig Collector's00:565:23 Games on the BrainReacting to the PastCarpe DiemMaria01:09:29 Game Review: Carnegie01:51:13 Co-Host Segment: EleganceTop 5 Elegant Games#5Trey: The GalleristBen: On the UndergroundTom: Taj Mahal#4Trey:  Age of SteamBen: IkiTom:  Sleuth#3Trey:  TranscontinentalBen: WingspanTom:  Santiago#2Trey:  DiplomacyBen:  Hansa TeutonicaTom:  Friedrich#1Trey: ConcordiaBen:  ConcordiaTom: Ricochet Robots

00:00:00 Introduction - Meanest Games with Paul00:06:18 Game NightCarnegieMariaTerraforming Mars on iOS00:18:20 Game News1860 Railways on the Isle of Wight1880 ChinaCity of CrownsRoseGauntletTharosSuper-Skill Pinball: Ramp it Up!Agricola: Consul Dirigens Deck00:30:23 Games on the BrainTerra Mystica on BGACurious Cargo00:36:50 Game Review Dune: Imperium01:08:37 Member Segment: Top 10 Meanest GamesCockroach PokerFortDuneArchitects of the West KingdomBusTerraforming MarsKremlinAgricolaThrough the AgesBattlestar GalacticaSantiagoEclipseFresh FishCaylusThe Estates (Matt's #1)Food Chain MagnateAvalon18xxAge of Steam01:50:00 Game SommelierHawaiiNusfjordFields of ArleNemo's WarToo Many BonesAnachrony

00:00:00 Introduction - Tom and Matt 2020 Year in Review00:04:13 Game Night00:16:07 Game NewsDune: House SecretsCarpe DiemCanvasION game design StatementSagrada LegacyManagement Change at FunagainUltimate Railroads00:35:43 Games on the BrainAgricola Streams:Lumin_Splay_agricolaThe King is Dead00:41:02 Game Review: Hallertau01:15:02 Host Segment: 2020 TOP 3sJennifer:Anno 1800PendulumPan AmCandice: Imperial StruggleDune: Imperium18ChesapeakeBen:Transcontinental18ChesapeakeSmartphone IncElder:Anno 1800On MarsBonfireTrey: TranscontinentalGloomhaven: Jaws of the LionOceansPaul:TranscontinentalAnno 1800Imperial StruggleJake:Lost Ruins of ArnakYokohamaIn the Year of the DragonDmitry: Beyond the SunEclipse: Second DawnOceansSmartphone, Inc.Alfred:Praga Caput RegniAnno 1800Marco Polo 2Jesse:Imperial StruggleOceansGloomhaven: Jaws of the LionTom:Imperial StruggleAnno 1800The CrewMatt:Imperial StruggleAnno 1800Hallertau01:55:22 Game SomellierRoads & BoatsAntiquityOn MarsFields of Arle

00:00:00 Introduction - Gettin' casual with Jake00:02:55 Game NightStories of the Three CoinsCrokinoleHallertauBrass00:08:23 Game News1860 to Kickstarter18Chesapeake: Off the RailsTerraforming Mars: Ares ExpeditionIt's a Wonderful KingdomRadlandsThe InitiativeDaniele Tascini remarksWhy I work for Ion Game DesignPax Exasperation by Patrick Rael00:42:09 Games on the BrainStories of the Three CoinsVersailles 191900:47:33 Game Review: The Crew: The Quest fo Planet Nine01:13:31 Co-Host Segment: Everything Party GamesTom's ListBalderdashTime's Up: Title RecallTelestrationsWits and WagersWavelengthJust One!Jake's ListAvalonCodenamesJust One!Liar's DiceBalderdashSkull01:54:37 Game SomellierThe EstatesKeyflowerBusSolLouis XIVArboretumBetween Two CitiesLiberté

00:00:00 Introduction- Going Deep with Ben!00:05:54 Game NightHansa Teutonica18ChesapeakeDarwin's JourneyTerraforming Mars on iOS.Under Falling Skies00:18:55 Game NewsSlay The Spire Board GameNew edition of Glass RoadDarwin's Journey on KickstarterT34 LeaderCelebrating BirdsCard RailsZimmer Frei!International Gamers Awards00:35:07 Games on the BrainPanamaxLowlands Modern ArtPraga Caput RegniAgricola (revised)Games on the Brain discord link00:46:44 Game Review: Hansa Teutonica Big Box01:33:55 Member Segment: Top 10 games we want to go DEEP with.Ben's Honorable Mentions: Black Angel, Lancaster, Forum Trajanum, Railroad Revolution, Underwater CitiesMatt's Honorable Mentions: Caylus 1303,  Everdell, Root, Gaia Project, Kingdom Death Project10. B: Maracaibo / M: Barrage9. B: Arkwright / M: Too Many Bones8. B: Fast Sloths / M: Underwater Cities7. B: Nations / M: Brass6. B: 18xx / M: Food Chain Magnate5. B: Fields of Arle / M: On Mars4. B: Twilight Imperium / Forbidden Stars / M: 18Chesapeake / 1

00:00:00 Introduction - with new father Alfred00:12:38 Game Night!Lorenzo Anno 1800SantoriniCyberpunk 2077TawantinsuyuCrokinoleWavelength00:20:18 Game NewsCarnegie on KickstarterHallertau and Polynesia ReleasedConcordia SolitariaUnlock!: Kids00:31:45 Games, Games on the BrainOG Games on the Brain versionQueen's GambitChess00:46:30 Game Review: Brass: Birmingham01:22:43 Co-Host Segment: Refreshing the Player Pool01:42:45 Game SommelierFeast for OdinLa GranjaMarco Polo 2OrléansRoads and Boats! (really?)NewtonPaladins of the West KingdomSagradaRicochet Robots

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