Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group
Game Brain
A podcast about Board Games and friendship, and a real life board game group! Join us every week for an in-depth look at the board gaming hobby, including board game news, reviews and much, much more.
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Mar 6, 2023 • 1h 28min
#178 A First Look At Stationfall
Feb 27, 2023 • 1h 25min
#177 The Blanket Episode
Ben lost power in the great LA blizzard of 2023, but just because his house was dark didn't mean the podcast had to be. And so Ben and Paul bravely wrapped themselves in blankets and churned out an episode in a heatless house, sharing their gaming stories of the past two weeks: Mosaic, Deal with the Devil, Crisis, Red Cathedral and several others.Time codes:Mosaic: 05:54Santiago 18:14Wiz War: 25:53Glory to Rome, Import/Export: 31:35Deal with the Devil: 34:38Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies 49:16Crisis: 50:23Red Cathedral: 01:05:10Horseless Carriage: 01:20:57
Feb 13, 2023 • 1h 57min
#176: Mosaic A Story of Civilization
Ben, Tom, and Trey deep dive Mosaic: A Story of Civilization and discuss what makes a civ game... a civ game? Plus, recent plays of Dune and Cosmic Frog.
Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 42min
#175 Horseless Carriage First Impressions
Trey gets it in gear with Tom and Dmitry and their first impressions of Splotter's Horseless Carriage. 0:00:00 Introduction0:06:45 Traitors Talk0:21:10 Games on the BrainDmitry's 5x5 List: Tichu, Barrage, Indonesia, Panamax, AutobahnMosaicWestern EmpiresThrough the AgesNations Trey's 5x5 List: Mosaic, Autobahn, Imperial Steam, On Mars, Horseless CarriageTrickerion0:45:20 Endurance0:46:45 Tragedy Looper0:47:50 WizWar Kickstarter0:55:10 Heat: Pedal to the Metal0:59:45 First Impressions: Horseless Carriage- Find Etamar at kirbooloni.com- Game Brain Facebook Group- Twitter- Instagram
Jan 23, 2023 • 2h 3min
#174 The Joy of Splotter
Talking about our favorite Splotter games in anticipation of "Horseless Carriage." Plus, The Traitors, which blends social deduction party games with reality TV.
Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 37min
#173 Lords of Vegas
Ben and Paul talk about Lords of Vegas as well as fairness and games and the new reality series "The Traitors."00:00:00 - Intro00:03:55 - The Traitors00:17:47 - Fairness + Winning Discussion00:47:41 - Vast: The Mysterious Manor00:53:56 - Weather Machine 01:01:19 - 18Mag01:11:41 - Mind MGMT01:15:44 - Lords of Vegas
Jan 9, 2023 • 1h 18min
#172 Back from Break!
We're back from a busy holiday season, and we have games to talk about: Woodcraft, Imperial Steam, Wayfarers of the South Tigris, and Matt's first ever game of Twilight Imperium!
Dec 19, 2022 • 2h 11min
#171: Tiletum
Tom, Candice, and Ben talk about Tiletum. Plus, Candice tells us all about the games she played and people she met from five back-to-back conventions!
Dec 12, 2022 • 2h 9min
#170: Autobahn
Ben, Trey, and Dmitry discuss the 2022 game, Autobahn. Plus, recent plays of Deal with the Devil, Lacrimosa, and Atiwa. Plus, they discuss a recent piece in the New York Times about strategy games.
Dec 5, 2022 • 1h 3min
Solo Mode #6: The State of Solo Modes in 2022
Matt discusses the state of the solo mode in 2022 by looking at the solo modes from this season's top Essen games.
