Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jesse, the Analytical Gamer0:01:54 - This Week's Game NightThe Crew, Die Macher, Age of SteamJust One, Secret HitlerPandemic Season 2: Legacy (0:06:29)Seafall (0:06:57)0:12:50 - This Week's NewsSpirit 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)CorinthC3I Magazine eBook: Battle for Moscow 2nd edFrost GraveOsprey Publishing eBooks for Grognards: Blackbeard's Last Fight, Battle of Watterloo, etc.Imperial Settlers: Empire of the North, Hiroshima Next, Imperial Settlers Roll and Write, Pret a Porter, Explorers of the North Sea0:29:14 - Games on the BrainThe Crew, Pandemic LegacyYellow and Yangtze (0:29:41)Tigris and EuphratesSamuraiThe Crew, Cards for American Mah Jong (0:32:45)Animal Crossing (0:35:00)0:37:38 - 8x8 ChallengeAge of Steam0:38:13 - Die Macher Review1:36:52 - Gaming RemotelyBlood on the ClocktowerJust OneSecret HitlerAvalonBarrage18xxCatanTichuBridgeAgricola1:51:31 - Board Game SommelierAzul, King Domino, PatchworkOceans, The CrewEverdellDetectivePandemic: Legacy1:55:53 - Sign Off

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Trey, the Game Designer0:08:04 - This Week's Game NightThe CrewHanabiRoads and Boats (0:15:02)Dwarf and FortressAntiquity0:21:14 - This Week's NewsDune 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, ViticultureLacerda v PfisterOceans, Agricola, Game of ThronesThrough the Ages IOS0:48:20 - Games on the BrainGame of Thrones Card Game On Line (0:48:49)Magic the GatheringLove in the Time of Corona Discord LARPs (0:52:14)De Profundis RPG (0:53:25)Apocalypse 47 LARP in Zoom (0:57:55)0:58:52 - 8x8 ChallengeRoads and Boats Splotter0:59:14 - Strategy v TacticsEclipse (1:04:03)1830 (1:05:50)Food Chain Magnate (1:07:22)Roads and Boats, AntiquityAgricola (1:09:52)Ricochet Robots (1:12:07)Candy Land (1:17:17)Imperial (1:17:43)Oath (1:21:15)Terraforming Mars, Twilight Imperium, Gaia Project, Twilight Struggle (1:22:40)Through the Ages (1:26:02)Concordia, Feast for Odin, Puerto Rico (1:28:30)Terra Mystica1:31:50 - Review of OceansEvolutionWingspanPrimordial Soup1:55:25 - Board Game SommelierArchitects of the West Kingdom, Scythe, Viticulture, Gunshone Clever, Seventh Continent, Sagrada, Agricola, Quacks of Quedlinberg, WingspanEverdellGrand Austria HotelVillageFrancis DrakeCoimbra OceansThe CrewTaverns of TiefenthalThe MagnificentRes Arcana2:05:13 - Sign Off

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. 

0:00:00 - Intro: Welcome Matt0:04:08 - 50th Episode and One Year Anniversary!0:07:45 - "Temperature Check" / "Clip Show"Thank you Etamaros PelegThank you Liam YorkThank you Jennifer, Paul, Dmitry, Ben, Alfred, Jesse, Elder, Trey, and Jake0:10:24 - This Week's Game NightCastles of Burgundy Table Top SimulatorOceans Table Top SimulatorCartehena (0:16:29)High FrontierTwilight Struggle0:19:47 - This Week's NewsDark Ages KickstarterEclipse: Second Dawn for the GalaxyWinter Kingdom (0:23:09)Dominion, Kingdom BuilderOrigins Game Fair 2020 June 17-21 (0:24:13)Decks ConDig Your Way Out (0:26:46)Paladins of the West KingdomParis (0:28:55)El Grande, Mexica: The Mask Series, AzulBrussels, Troyes, Carson CityWingspan on Switch (0:31:26)Lawyer Up! Kickstarter (0:32:53)ADA0:35:02 - Games on the BrainCloud SpireAlu Bari, A Nice Cup of Tea (0:36:05)SnowdoniaNintendo Switch Animal Crossing (0:37:05)Weight Loss Challenge Extension Bet (0:37:34)Exploring On-Line Gaming - Games that are better on the simulator (0:38:58)AntiquityRoads and BoatsThrough the Ages0:41:20 - 8x8 ChallengeAvalonGaia Project18xxSplotter, Age of Steam, Lorenzo, Pax Pamir, Pax Renaissance, Pax Transhumanity, Age of Steam, Great Western Trail0:44:06 - Year in Review - A Second Look at 48 GamesWingspan (0:44:36)Coimbra (0:45:38)Great Western Trail: Rails to the North (0:46:56)Solenia (0:49:04)Underwater Cities (0:49:37)Avalon (0:50:45)Chronicles of Crime (0:52:18)Terraforming Mars: Colonies (0:53:53)Quacks of Quedlinburg (0:55:04)Escape Plan (0:55:47)Teotihuacan (0:56:44)Trickerion (0:58:24)Catan (1:00:40)Pipeline (1:02:37)The Estates (1:03:55)Twilight Struggle (1:04:55)Pax Pamir 2E (1:05:18)Res Arcana (1:06:47)Architects of the West Kingdom (1:08:31)Tokyo Metro (1:09:55)Black Angel (1:11:42)Air, Land and Sea, QE, Watergate (1:12:23)City of the Big Shoulders (1:14:26)Barrage (1:15:32)Tapestry (1:15:46)Lorenzo Il Magnifico (1:17:39)Gaia Project (1:17:44)Concordia (1:17:55)Paladins of the West Kingdom (1:18:06)Dune (1:19:26)Detective (1:20:15)Trismegistus (1:22:06)Crystal Palace (1:22:23)Bus (1:23:12)Maracaibo (1:23:57)Marvel Champions (1:25:19)Taverns of Tiefenthal (1:26:44)On Mars (1:28:05)Pax Transhumanity (1:28:46)Everdell (1:29:54)Blood on the Clocktower (1:31:03)Food Chain Magnate: Ketchup Expansion (1:33:02)Ora et Labora (1:33:53)Nemo's War (1:34:38)Oath (1:35:41)1862 (1:38:32)Caylus 1303 (1:39:57)Eclipse: Second Dawn (1:40:38)Railroad Evolution (1:41:30)1:41:53 - Thank You to Our Listeners!1:45:01 - Sign Off

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, MediciWingspanCatanConcordiaPipelineEverdellPandemicModern ArtRaSurviveJawsLords of VegasTicket to RideSplendorOn the UndergroundK2CartehenaBattlestar GalacticaIndonesiaDead of Winter1:57:35 - Board Game SommelierCity of Big Shoulders18621822183018891849: Sicilian RailwaysScythe, Terraforming MarsTwilight StruggleKey to the City: LondonKeyflowerSherlock Holmes, Consulting DetectiveDetectiveTragedy LooperLetters from WhitechapelGreat ZimbabweRoads and BoatsRailways of the WorldPandemic Legacy2:17:23 - Sign Off

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)Catan Cities and Knights (1:27:31)Eclipse: Rise of the AncientsWingspan (1:29:19)Battlestar Galactica Pegasus (1:29:55)Terraforming Mars Colonies; Prelude (1:31:18)Through the AgesTerraforming Mars Prelude (1:32:24)Dominion Prosperity (1:33:26)Dominion Alchemy, SeasideLords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport (1:34:44)Viticulture: TuscanyRace for the Galaxy: The Gathering StormAgricola: Farmers on the MoorSeven Wonders: LeadersSeven Wonders: CitiesPower Grid: China, Concordia, Age of Steam: Korea, China; Russian RailroadsLorenzo (1:40:55)1:42:14 - Board Game SommelierQuartermaster General, Friedrich, Memoir 44, Twilight StruggleRoot, Eclipse, War of the Ring, RiskHannibal: Rome vs CarthageUndaunted: NormandyNemo’s WarChurchillJust One, Time’s Up, Undaunted: Normandy, Watergate, CryptidDecrypto, Balderdash, Avalon, Time’s Up: Title Recall, Wavelength, The Mind, Sleuth, Ricochet Robots, Cockroach Poker, Tichu, Codenames, Jaws, Twilight Struggle, Cuba Libre1:59:26 - Sign Off

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 EntertainmentKanban London UndergroundSheriff of Nottingham KremlinJuntaBusCosmic EncounterAgricolaTzolkienTeotihuacanCrystal PalaceCoimbraAge of SteamBrassEverdellBarrageDie Macher FriedrichOn MarsHigh FrontierPax PamirWatergateAcquire1:33:40 - Game SommelierBrassShogun/ WallensteinNations/ Through the AgesModern ArtGalleristWits and WagersFresh FishCryptidFriedrichClansMr JackSakigahara1:45:28 - Sign Off

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 BrainWeight Loss ChallengeDiplomacy (1:01:05)On Mars (1:05:10)1:09:56 - Review of 1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties1830, 1856, 1870, 1825, 1879, 1846, 18521817, 1822Age of Steam, ChIcago Express184618791822On Mars1:59:10 - The Slow Pace of Change in Board Game RepresentationMonopolySettlers of CatanMaracaiboBlackout Hong KongDuneArchipelagoSpirit IslandTrickerionEndeavorCarson CityMarco PoloCongoGreat Zimbabwe2:13:40 - Sign Off

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.