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Episode 130 :: The Search for Planet X ++ Jul 28, 2020

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 7/28/20

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. At its current state, this episode is JAM packed with boardgames! Tune in to learn about The Search for Planet X, Noctiluca, Stick 'em, Traintopia, Watson & Holmes and the classic - Castle Panic. We also peek in on some exciting upcoming titles, including: Pandemic Legacy: Season 0, Monster Expedition and the new expansion for Undaunted - Undaunted: Reinforcements. We chat about our involvement with Camp Capstone, the upcoming online convention put on by our 2019 Publisher of the Year: Capstone Games. Camp Capstone will be a ton of fun and we are looking forward to MANY Brawlers joining us for their upcoming Brawling Brothers Bourbon & Whiskey night on Saturday, August 15th. We also announce the Brawlers Blend 2020 - Head on over to our Brawlers Blend 2020 survey to tell us about your favorite games, contribute to the 2020 Blend and get entered to win something special!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:17:25 - Power to the Meeple - Summer Shopping 0:18:40 - TNT - Then -- Featuring Castle Panic 0:29:35 - TNT - NOW 1:13:09 - TNT - TOMORROW 1:33:35 - Giveaway : Meeple Realty War Chest Tokens 1:37:16 - Van Ryder Games - Final Girl Late Pledge 1:39:45 - Feature Segment : (Power Failure) Brawling Bros Blend 2019

Board Game Timestamps:

Castle Panic - 0:18:40 Monster Expedition - 1:25:58 Noctiluca - 0:44:56 Pandemic Season 0 - 1:13:09 Stick 'Em - 0:50:52 The Search for Planet X - 0:29:35 Traintopia - 0:56:55 Undaunted : Reinforcements - 1:29:00 Watson and Holmes - 1:02:27

Episode 129 :: 5 Year Anniversary Celebration Jul 14, 2020

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 7/14/20

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Alright Brawlers, this is one of those episodes that you absolutely can't miss! It's tough to celebrate 5 years of podcasting, during a pandemic. We were so sad that we couldn't have the Mashup Meetup at Origins this year, that we decided to have a virtual gathering instead. Tune in and hear Josh and Brandon chat it up with their dear friends: Robb & Christina of Blue Peg Pink Peg and David from Man vs Meeple. Make sure you hang around after the feature segment for loads of bloopers and outtakes!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:01:55 - Celebrating 5 Years with Josh & Brandon 0:07:39 - Brawlers Choice - Cartographers; Play by Forum 0:11:39 - Meeple Realty Giveaway 0:30:30 - The Brawlers guess the Kennerspiel Winner 0:52:20 - Reflecting on the last year with Josh and Brandon 1:10:38 - Transition (Cat Sings) 1:14:10 - Feature Segment: Virtual Mashup Meetup

Board Game Timestamps:

Foothills - 0:40:50 Stellar - 0:16:45 The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine - 0:22:53 Wakanda Forever - 0:33:15

Episode 128 :: Roll Player Adventures Preview Jun 23, 2020

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 6/23/20

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Do we ever have a treat for you - A SUPER long, absolutely stacked episode that shows off exactly how awesome the future of boardgames is... Incredible kickstarters, EVERYWHERE -- Welcome to JUNKIE TOWN! In this episode we discuss (spoiler free) the first 3 Scenarios of Roll Player Adventures, our multiple plays of the exciting upcoming Dead Reckoning and profess our love for the amazing Terraforming Mars Bigbox. We also cover our recent plays of Concordia, Adventure Games: Dungeon and Sierra West. Episode 128 is concluded with a hilarious conversation with Mark Maia of Board Game Coffee.

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:15:59 - TNT - THEN 0:16:00 - TNT - NOW 0:52:10 - TNT - TOMORROW (ft. Roll Player Adventures) 2:10:00 - Feature Segment : Mark Maia of Board Game Coffee

Board Game Timestamps:

Adventure Game: The Dungeon - 0:17:00 Concordia - 0:37:24 Dead Reckoning - 1:13:11 Ginkgopolis (Reprint) - 1:02:15 Masters of the Universe -0:58:00 Roll Player Adventures - 1:34:40 Sierra West - 0:28:45 Tekhenu - 1:08:10 Terraforming Mars Big Box - 0:52:20

Episode 127 :: Best Boardgames of 2019 May 26, 2020

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 5/26/20

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. 2019 was an incredible year for boardgames! In Episode 127 Josh and Brandon get to tell you what we think are the Best Boardgames of 2019 in a host of categories, including: Best Production / Presentation, Best Euro, Most Innovative and even Best Publisher. Tune in to hear the 16 different awards that the Brawling Brothers hand out in their Best Boardgames of 2019 episode!

Episode Timeline:

00:00:00 - Intro / Banter 00:01:08 - Social Distance Gaming with B and Josh 00:06:28 - Virtual Gaming HumbleBundle (Mysterium, Carcassonne, Sythe, LoTR) 00:09:45 - Field of Arle with Jordan and B 00:13:10 - PC Gaming (Cultist Simulator, Civ 6, Old World) 00:21:15 - TableTopia vs Tabletop Simulator 00:24:50 - City Builder : Ancient World featuring InsideUP Games 00:36:21 - Giveaway Courtesy of PowerMeeps.com 00:45:20 - Calling all Brawlers 00:46:15 - Feature Segment : Best Boardgames 0f 2019 -- 00:52:00 - Best Social Game -- 00:55:04 - Best Reprint -- 00:58:54 - Best Production / Presentation -- 01:02:07 - Best Euro -- 01:06:28 - Best Co-Op -- 01:09:41 - Best Theming -- 01:13:21 - Most Innovative Game -- 01:16:00 - Most Underrated / Biggest Surprise -- 01:18:10 - Best Expansion -- 01:20:37 - Best Family Game -- 01:22:37 - BEST Gaming Accessory -- 01:25:21 - BEST 2 Player Game -- 01:27:00 - Bad Ass Brawler -- 01:30:56 - Best Publisher or Designer -- 01:33:14 - Brawlers Choice Award -- 01:03:44 - 2019 Boardgame of the Year

Board Game Timestamps:

Abomination : Heir of Frankenstein - 01:10:28 Age of Steam - 00:56:04 Azul Summer Pavilion - 01:21:10 Batman Gotham City Chronicles - 00:59:40 Batman: Gotham City Chronicles - 01:07:48 Capstone Games - 01:31:55 Cartographers - 01:21:00 Cartographers - 01:34:27 Castles of Burgundy - 00:56:09 Clank! Legacy : Acquisitions Incorporated - 01:41:33 Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated - 01:13:59 Conspiracy - 00:56:50 Cooper Island - 01:16:18 Crusader Kings - 01:10:07 Crusader Kings - 01:13:43 Detective City of Angels - 00:59:24 Detective City of Angels - 01:42:19 Dune - 00:56:25 Escape Plan - 01:03:27 Freshwater Fly - 01:16:37 Gloomhaven : Forgotten Circles - 01:18:28 Horrified - 01:07:53 Iron Clays - 01:23:25 Isle of Cats - 01:16:24 Isle of Cats - 01:21:05 King's Dilemma - 01:13:54 Letter Jam - 00:53:16 Maracaibo - 01:03:00 Maracaibo - 01:34:28 Maracaibo - 01:40:35 Marco Polo II: In The Service of the Khan -01:03:06 Medium - 00:53:21 Obscurio - 00:53:17 On Mars - 01:43:45 One Small Step - 01:10:14 Paladins of the West Kingdom - 01:03:13 Paladins of the West Kingdom - 01:39:40 Paladins of the West Kingdom 01:34:37 Pipeline - 01:03:25 Snowdonia - 00:56:37 Star Wars Outer Rim - 01:10:23 Tapestry - 00:59:45 Taverns of Tiefenthal - 01:16:27 Taverns of Tiefenthal 01:34:34 Terraforming Mars: Turmoil - 01:18:23 Tiny Towns - 01:21:07 UBoot - 01:00:01 UBoot - 01:07:55 Underwater Cities: New Discoveries - 01:18:20 WarChest : Nobility - 01:18:25 Watergate - 01:16:33 Watergate - 01:25:55 Wavelength - 00:53:19 Wavelength - 01:13:40 Wingspan - 00:59:30 Wingspan - 01:34:32

Episode 126 :: Power to the Meeple Interview May 12, 2020

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 5/12/20

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. In this episode Brandon and Josh check in with all the Brawlers who are stuck at home during COVID-19... It turns out that food is a common thread during this unprecedented time, and Josh and Brandon ALWAYS have the inside scoop on food! Nominations are NOW open for the 1st annual Brawlers Choice award - the award that we will be awarding in our next episode to the game that the Brawlers think is the BEST game of 2019. Final voting for the Brawlers Choice will begin on 5/16 at BrawlingBrothers.com and will conclude at 8pm EST on 5/21 - don't miss out on your chance to vote for this exciting new award! Brandon and Josh also interview the owner of Power to the Meeple, for the first time ever! Learn more about Josh Perry and his online boardgame shop, Power to the Meeple.

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:03:09 - Red Chile With Brandon and Jordan 0:06:03 - VM With Henry Kissenger 0:09:47 - Brawling Brothers Brawlers Choice Award - Nominate and Vote 0:13:00 - Top 100 Games with BoardGameSquad 0:25:27 - Van Ryder Games - Season 3 0:19:02 - TNT - Then -- Josh from PowerMeeps joins us for gmaing history 0:36:55 - TNT - NOW -- Featuring: Watergate, Reykholt & Fog of Love 1:38:25 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Featuring: Dead Reckoning 1:45:54 - Arcane Wonders - Foundations of Rome 1:47:37 - Feature Segment : Conversations with Josh from PowerMeeps

Board Game Timestamps:

Azul - 0:40:29 Dead Reckoning - 1:39:20 Fog of Love - 0:53:25 Gunkimono - 0:41:30 Mecardo De Lisboa - 1:38:25 Pandemic - 0:37:22 Praga Caput Regni - 1:42:10 Reykholt - 1:05:25 The Kings Dilemma - 1:10:49 Ticket to Ride: First Journey - 0:36:55 Watergate - 0:47:25

Episode 125 :: King's Dilemma Review + Interview with Evan Derrick Apr 28, 2020

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 4/28/20

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games. In episode 125 of The Brawling Brothers, Josh and Brandon discuss how they are coping with social distancing and answer a new favorite question: Favorite Food, Favorite Show and Favorite Game during quarantine. Josh flashes back to the day of yesteryear and discusses how Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul Kar stacks up against the original Fireball Island. Alubari, Sagrada Digital and ULTIMATE Tic-Tac-Toe make up majority of the board game discussion in this episode, but if you only catch a single segment you shouldn't miss the SPOILER FREE King's Dilemma Review! Kickstarter continues to be hot, despite the global crisis - the Bros highlight Lords of Vegas 10th Anniversary Edition, Canvas and Clinic: COVID19 Edition! Episode 125 is wrapped up with a intimate interview with Evan Derrick of Van Ryder Games, who tells us all about their newest kickstarter project, Final Girl.

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:03:50 - The Brawling Brothers Deal with Social Distancing 0:26:50 - TNT - THEN : Featuring Fireball Island 0:44:10 - TNT - NOW: Featuring King's Dilemma Review 1:53:52 - TNT - TOMORROW : Featuring Lords of Vegas 2:08:05 - Feature Segment -- Evan Derrick with Van Ryder Games : Final Girl

Board Game Timestamps:

Alubari : A Nice Cup of Tea - 0:44:10 Canvas - 1:59:40 Clinic : COVID19 Edition - 2:02:27 Final Girl - 2:08:05 Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul Kar - 0:26:50 Lords or Vegas : 10th Anniversary - 1:53:52 Sagrada (Digital) - 0:58:28 The King's Dilemma Review - 1:10:46 Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe - 1:06:30

Episode 124 :: Isle of Cats Review + Interview with designer Frank West Apr 14, 2020

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 4/14/20

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games.

In our second episode since "social distancing" has began, we check in on each other and discuss ways that we are still able to play boardgames, including a quick dive into some "digital boardgames" such as Terraforming Mars (Steam) and Slay the Spire (Steam). Josh regales us with his experiences with Monopoly, and offers up a headline for the ages "Touched by Monopoly". We also present our Isle of Cats Review and discuss the game at length with designer Frank West of City of Games, talk about our most recent play of Pulsar 2849 and take a look at the Night of the Mummy (on Kickstarter NOW!).

EPISODE TIMELINE:

0:00:45 – Intro and Banter 0:03:25 – COVID Social Distance Board Gaming 0:16:41 – TNT – Then : Touched by Monopoly 0:27:34 – TNT – NOW : Featuring Golden Geek Nominations & Isle of Cats Review 1:05:20 – TNT – TOMORROW : Featuring Night of the Mummy 1:16:37 – Feature Segment : Interview with Isle of Cats Designer, Frank West of City of Games

BOARD GAME TIMESTAMPS:

Isle of Cats Review – 0:29:30 Monopoly – 0:16:41 Night of the Mummy – 1:05:20 Overbattle – 1:12:21 Pulsar 2849 – 0:41:55 Slay the Spire – 0:52:15 Terraforming Mars (Steam Version) – 1:00:00

Episode 123 :: The Best Board Games of SaltCon 2020 Mar 24, 2020

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/24/20

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. Despite the disruption to our daily life, we've decided that Coronavirus will not interfere with the Brawling Brothers! In this 123 Episode, we dive deep into Josh's gaming past to find out what makes him tick. We discuss recent plays of Planet (Blue Orange), Volcanic Isle (Arcane Wonders), Ticket to Ride: London, Walking in Burano (AEG) and Disney Villainous (Prospero Hall). We also have the pleasure of looking at a few current Kickstarters, including Overbattle: The All War, Lions of Lydia and Graphic Novel Adventures (Season 3). We wrap up the show with a brief SaltCon 2020 wrap up, focusing on the games we played at the convention, the people we spent time with and - of course - the best food we ate!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro & Banter 0:07:00 - Johnny & Stack-Up.org 0:09:35 - Snowpiercer TV Show 0:10:35 - 5 Worst Movies of All time (per Josh) 0:19:11 - TNT - THEN : Josh's Journey into Gaming 0:44:15 - TNT - NOW 1:20:50 - TNT - TOMORROW : Featuring Overbattle 1:59:35 - Feature Segment : SaltCon 2020

Board Game Timestamps:

Anachrony - 2:15:03 Brass: Birmingham - 2:30:30 Graphic Novel Adventures: Season 3 - 1:45:40 Hadara - 2:45:40 Lions of Lydia - 1:50:30 Maracaibo - 2:41:40 Overbattle - 1:23:30 Planet- 0:44:40 Rajas of the Ganges - 2:53:25 Ticket to Ride: London - 1:00:50 Underwater Cities: New Discoveries - 2:04:00 Disney Villainous - 1:11:10 Volcanic Isle - 0:55:30 Walking in Burano - 1:06:30

Episode 122 :: Cat & Ludie's Top 5 Board Games Mar 11, 2020

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/11/20

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games. In this episode Josh and Brandon are joined by Cat and Ludie, who are asked to answer a very specific question: What are the top 5 boardgames of all times? Expect some very different answers from these two - tons of surprises are in store! Of course if Cat is in the studio, it's time for a rousing round of Questions from the Hat with Cat! Josh and Brandon also discuss their recent plays of: Pappy Winchester (Blue Orange Games), Succulent (Renegade Game Studios), Camel Up v2 (Eggertspiel) and Skulk Hollow (Thunderworks Games). We also take a moment to turn into your favorite BREAKING NEWS outlet, offering up the very first details on expansion #1 for Skulk Hollow, Maul Peak! Brandon's group recently finished The Rise of Queensdale (Ravensburger) and offers a final look at the experience as a whole. TOMORROW is bright in board games, and the recent announcement of Hansa Teutonica Big Box, Back to the Future: Back in Time, Wolfenstein: The Board Game and two (2!!!) Scooby-Doo games proves it!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:42 - Intro and Banter 0:04:34 - Award from VanRyder for Media Content Creator of the Year 2019 0:06:30 - Check in with the Guild - GeekGroupApp with Noel 0:10:12 - TNT: Now - Featuring Succulent, Skulk Hollow and More! 0:47:40 - TNT: Tomorrow : Featuring Skulk Hollow BREAKING NEWS! 0:57:44 - TNT: Tomorrow : LudoCherry Kickstarter 1:18:17 - Feature Segment : Cat and Ludie 1:24:15 - Feature Segment : Ludie with D&D News 1:38:43 - Feature Segment : Top 5 Boardgames of All Time with Ludie and Cat 1:59:07 - Feature Segment : Questions With Cat

Board Game Timestamps:

Descent: Journeys in the Dark (First Edition) - 1:51:45 Ex Libris - 1:55:55 Rise of Queensdale - 0:10:12 Pappy Winchester - 0:14:36 Succulent - 0:21:02 Camel Up - 0:27:00 Skulk Hollow - 0:35:10 Skulk Hollow Maul Peak Expansion - 0:43:44 Hansa Teutonica Big Box - 0:47:40 Back to the Future: Back in Time - 0:49:32 Wolfenstein: The Board Game - 0:51:50 Scooby Doo - Escape from the Haunted Mansion - 0:54:55 Scooby Doo - Betrayal at Mystery Mansion - 0:56:00

Episode 121 :: Noel & Jordan's Top 10 Board Games Feb 25, 2020

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 2/25/20

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. Josh and Brandon decide to explore and discuss games that have inspired them and paved their way in this hobby. In our last episode, 2020's Top 20 Board Games were unveiled by Josh and Brandon... Brawlers everywhere quickly cried out for Noel & Jordan's top 10 board games and the Brawling Brothers had to answer that call! For the first time ever, we proudly present Noel & Jordan's Top 10 Board Games! We also cover The Rise of Queensdale, Paradise Lost and CURRENT Kickstarters: Public Market & Gorinto.

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro and Banter 0:03:00 - Voicemail Line 0:08:38 - Check-in with "The Guild" 0:18:00 - Tony Lightning 0:22:12 - TNT - THEN - The Games That Inspired a Generation 0:54:14 - TNT - NOW 1:43:14 - TNT - TOMORROW 2:03:53 - Feature Segment: Jordan & Noel's Top 10

Board Game Timestamps:

A Feast for Odin - 2:21:23 A Feast for Odin - 2:40:04 Anachrony - 2:48:49 Camel Up - 2:59:39 Caverna - 2:16:23 Caverna - 2:52:49 Clank Legacy - 2:55:09 Coimbra - 2:56:39 Concordia - 2:58:14 Gaia Project - 2:56:09 Gloomhaven - 2:42:49 Gorinto - 1:55:34 Great Western Trail - 2:24:03 Isle of Cats - 2:59:18 Kemet - 2:13:56 Marco Polo II - 2:25:06 Orleans - 2:17:33 Paladins of the West Kingdom - 2:19:03 Paladins of the West Kingdom - 2:35:54 Pandemic Legacy - 2:38:39 Paradise Lost - 1:24:19 Public Market - 1:43:14 Rajas of the Ganges - 2:27:43 Rajas of the Ganges - 2:54:34 Russian Railroads - 2:22:28 Skull King - 2:59:04 Star Wars Rebellion - 2:57:29 Teotihuacan - 2:11:33 Teotihuacan -2:20:13 Terraforming Mars - 2:45:54 The Rise of Queensdale - 0:55:50 Underwater Cities - 2:15:09 Watergate - 2:13:03 Yokohama - 2:26:43

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