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Episode 100 :: Cracks of Bodies Apr 16, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 4/16/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. 4 years and 100 episodes later we are incredibly pleased to bring you this action packed episode! Tune in and join Josh, Brandon, Cat and Jordan as we remember some of the best moments from the last 4 years. We discuss some of the games we've recently been playing, including: Pitch Car, Museum and Villainous! We highlight some of the current excitement on kickstarter, including On Mars and Oceans. We wrap the episode up with a laugh filled Blue Peg Pink Peg Interview! Robb and Christina flip the script on the Brawling Brothers and ask THEM the questions.

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Episode Timeline:

0:01:29 - 100 Episodes and 4 Years!! 0:02:52 - Cat and Jordan join the Celebration 0:07:22 - Silk and Linen or Fruit and Flowers 0:13:51 - Cat Remembers Bob Barker 0:23:14 - Game "Crack the Case" with Cat and Jordan 0:36:03 - TNT - Then -- Update to the "Age of Steam" situation 0:42:21 - TNT - NOW -- Featuring: Pitch Car, Mountains of Madness, Villianous and More 1:33:58 - BONUS - Questions from the Hat with Cat 1:50:27 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Featuring: On Mars & Oceans 2:00:20 - Feature Segment : Blue Peg Pink Peg Interview 2:20:07 - Feature Segment : Questions w/ Robb 2:53:31 - Feature Segment : Rapid Fire Questions with Robb and Christina 3:03:30 - Feature Segment : Quiz time with Robb and Christina 3:26:14 - BONUS - VM Complaint Dept Message

Game Timestamps:

Age of Steam - 0:36:03 Crack the Case - 0:23:14 Hostage Negotiator Career - 1:58:09 Mountains of Madness - 0:49:28 Museum - 1:18:59 Oceans - 1:49:35 On Mars - 1:50:27 Pitch Car - 0:42:21 Telestrations 'After Dark' - 1:14:33 Villainous - 0:58:10

Episode 99 :: Solo Experience Mar 26, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/26/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. It's that time of year again - VOTE FOR US in the BGG Golden Geek Best Podcast of the Year contest! Josh is attacked by tumbleweeds and Brandon receives a box full of Pitch Car goodness! We talk about the long standing Age of Steam disagreements, unveil the 13 hour game that is Here I Stand, dig deep into Skull King and Brandon breaks the hearts of many calling Teotihuacan "overrated". Kickstarter is HOT right now - Check out our thoughts on Overbattle (it's big, bad, and you MUST own it!), Freshwater Fly and Dinos Not Assembled! We go a different direction for our reivew this month - instead of digging into an exciting new game, we flash back on something from yesteryear and give Gold West from Tasty Minstrel Games the deep dive treatment.

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:01:45 - Tumbleweed Attack 0:02:49 - Golden Geek Awards 0:07:39 - VOTE for best podcast of the year = Brawling Bros! 0:10:07 - BGG Pay it Forward First (PIFF) Chain - Mr V 0:13:43 - 4 year anniv ; 100 Episode VM Shoutout!! Call 575-616-BROS 0:17:44 - TNT - THEN -- Age of Steam 0:34:00 - TNT - NOW -- Here I Stand, Railroad Rivals, Teoto*&%%HKJHKUAS 1:41:43 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Overbattle, Freshwater Fly, Dinos Not Assembled 2:18:34 - Feature Segment : Feature review : Gold West

Game Timestamps:

Age of Steam - 0:17:44 Black Orchestra - 1:13:51 Dinos Not Assembled - 1:50:27 Freshwater Fly - 1:41:43 Gold West Review - 2:18:34 Here I Stand - 0:34:00 Just One - 0:44:25 OverBattle - 1:56:08 Railroad Rivals - 0:50:17 Skull King - 1:01:22 Teoto*&%%HKJHKUAS (AKA: Teotihuacan) - 1:29:39

Episode 98 :: Paint a Story Mar 12, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/12/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. We have a survey up that we will use to create the "Brawling Brothers Blend" of favorite games, please go fill it out today! Our order form for V2 of our Lowball Glasses is up - buy one before its too late! SaltCon is one of our very favorite conventions of the year and we spend much of this episode talking about our friends, experiences, the food and #boardgames of SaltCon 2019! We got a sneak peek of Sleeping Gods from Red Raven Games, Legends of Novus from FunDaMental Games and OverBattle from Syther Gaming. Our newest obbession may be Russian Railroads, and we aren't afraid to say it!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:05:09 - Brawling Brothers Survey - Brawling Brothers Blend 0:07:11 - Vote for Brawling Brothers @ BoardGameGeek.com 0:10:18 - Brawling Borthers Streaming Twitch - Brawlingbrothers.com/live 0:29:20 - TNT - THEN -- Featuring: Crack the Case 0:27:00 - TNT - NOW -- Featuring: Gugong 1:06:28 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Featuring: The Legends of Novus 1:34:58 - Feature Segment : SaltCon Recap 1:54:38 - OverBattle : Interview with Rob McBride

Game Timestamps:

Bad Doctor - 0:43:33 Chronicles of Crime - 0:35:04 Crack the Case - 0:29:20 Crusaders Thy Will Be Done 0:27:00 Dice Thrones - 1:46:00 Dragon Castle - 2:30:00 Glen Moore 2 : Chonicles - 1:12:53 Gugong - 0:49:20 HUGG Gamers (Herriman Utah Gamer Girls) - 2:37:23 Masters of Commerce / Panic on Wall Street - 2:25:35 OverBattle - 1:54:38 River Dragons (GIANT Edition) - 2:33:40 Russian Railroads - 0:59:53 Russians Railroads - 1:38:02 Secret Hitler - 1:46:10 Sleeping Gods - 1:40:54 Summit : Teams - 1:08:45 The Legends of Novus - 1:16:32 Van Ryder Graphic Novel Adventures Season 2 - 1:06:28

Episode 97 :: Liquid Hot Magma Feb 26, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 2/26/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. We announce upcoming livestreams (join us at brawlingbrothers.com/live) and we need you to join us! A listener sends a heartfelt package and things get heavy for a moment in War Room Studios. We have NEW Lowball Glasses and if you don't want to miss your chance to acquire one, you'd better order now! We flash back to games we were playing this week last year, including Godfather and 7th Continent - talk about the games we are playing NOW, including Forum Trajanum, The Big Dig and Railroad Ink. Then we hang out with Evan Derrick of Van Ryder Games and play an exciting (and embarrassing) game, talk about the upcoming Season 2 Graphic Novels and then look at Blowback from The Enigma Emporium. We wrap up the episode with our much anticipated Architects of the West Kingdom from Renegade Games.

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 -- Intro / Banter 0:04:15 -- Brawling Brothers Twitch Streaming 0:10:45 -- New Limited Edition BB Lowball Glasses 0:15:45 -- VM with Baker - Brawling Brothers Blend Survey 0:20:40 -- Special letter sent to WarRoom Studio from IceMan23 0:29:20 -- TNT - THEN -- WarRoom Redeux 0:45:40 -- TNT - NOW 1:33:21 -- TNT - TOMORROW 2:18:12 -- Feature Segment : Architects of the West Kingdom Review 2:22:42 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : GamePlay Overview 2:24:52 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Artwork / Production 2:29:32 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Theme 2:31:50 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Game Play and Strategy 2:44:22 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Variability / Replayability 2:50:32 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Final Thoughts JOSH 2:53:15 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Final Thoughts BRANDON

Game Timestamps:

11 Nimmnt! - 0:29:20 7th Continent - 0:33:30 Architects of the West Kingdom - 2:18:12 Forum Trajanum - 0:53:28 Naga Raja - 1:12:25 Railroad Ink - 1:03:10 Seafall - 0:45:40 The Big Dig - 1:27:20 The Godfather - 0:40:22 Treasure Island - 1:17:49 Van Ryder Graphic Novels S2 - 2:06:15 Wish you were here / Blowback - 1:33:21

Episode 96 :: Matrix Computer Intrusion Feb 12, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 2/12/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Josh has a special guest in the studio - none other than Mr. James Hudson of Druid City Games and Skybound Games. Our NOW list is huge this week - including: The Estates, Wingspan, Embark & Calimala. In TOMORROW we take a look at the exciting upcoming film, The Game Designers Documentary Film and the new Asmadi Games title, 1001 Odysseys. We wrap up the show by revealing some of our most anticipated board games 2019 - what will make the list?!?

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:05:03 - Brawling Brothers Twitch Streaming 0:11:04 - Check in with the BB Guild 0:19:36 - TNT - THEN -- Chat with James Hudson 0:46:50 - TNT - NOW - Featuring Wingspan, Embark, Calimala and The Estates 1:27:09 - TNT - TOMORROW 1:41:41 - Giveaway - The Big Score 1:44:54 - Giveaway - Announcement - Graphic Novels 1:46:19 - Feature Segment : Most Anticipated Games of 2019

Game Timestamps:

1001 Odysseys - 1:32:21 Bunny Kingdom In the Sky - 1:48:33 Calimala - 1:07:38 Castles of Burgundy REPRINT - 1:50:46 Clank! Legacy - 1:53:12 Embark - 0:59:34 Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth - 2:03:20 Metal Gear - 1:56:05 Paladins of the West Kingdom - 1:47:05 Sleeping Gods - 2:00:50 The Estates - 1:15:43 The Game Designers Documentary Film - 1:27:09 Wingspan - 0:46:50

Episode 95 :: Underwater Cities Review Jan 29, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 1/29/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Underwater Cities was one of the biggest surprises to launch at Essen 2018 (US version to be distributed by Rio Grande Games in Q1 2019). Many have likened it to Terraforming Mars, one of the Brawling Brothers very favorite games, so we couldn't wait to get this to the table and find out what all the fuss was about! Tune in to Episode 95 to find out what Josh and Brandon think about Underwater Cities from Vladimir Suchy and Delicious Games in our Deep Dive Underwater Cities Review!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:45 - Intro / Banter 0:08:56 - Underwater Cities : Intro Flavour 0:10:20 - Underwater Cities : Rules Overview / Gameplay Breakdown 0:24:31 - Underwater Cities : Production / Art/ Presentation 0:32:21 - Underwater Cities : Theme 0:35:14 - Underwater Cities : Variability 0:36:53 - Underwater Cities : Replayability 0:37:12 - Underwater Cities : Player Interaction 0:39:45 - Underwater Cities : Teaching / Playing as Newbie 0:40:52 - Underwater Cities : Overall Gameplay and Strategy 0:54:04 - Underwater Cities Review : Final Thoughts JOSH 0:57:14 - Underwater Cities Review : Final Thoughts BRANDON

Episode 94 :: Turn of the Year Jan 22, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 1/22/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. The excitement in War Room Studio B was palpable as we run through our Best Boardgames of 2018 awards. Find out who wins awards for: Party/Social Game, Co-Op Game, Theme, Innovation, Euro, Biggest Surprise, Production, Reprint, Expansion, Family Game, Publisher of the year, Art, War Game, Bad Ass Brawler and our 2018 Game of the Year. We discuss a schedule change, follow up on the Brawling Brothers Fantasy Football League and declare our 2019 resolutions!

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Episode Timeline:

0:00:45 - Banter 0:07:35 - Late GIfts for the Brawling Brothers Bad Ass Bohnanza Secret Santa 0:12:50 - BB New Year 2019 Resolutions 0:17:13 - BB Football League Results 0:20:15 - BB Format Changes for 2019 0:28:02 - TNT - THEN -- Rollout / Supremacy Games 0:47:23 - TNT - NOW -- Carpe Diem 0:59:48 - TNT - NOW -- Brass 1:09:31 - TNT - NOW -- Ghostbusters the Card Game 1:15:15 - TNT - NOW -- Treasure Island 1:27:12 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Railways of the World Portugal 1:30:59 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Board Game Spotlight Promo Pack 1:33:43 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Drink Kill 1:42:02 - Giveaway Announcement - The Big Score 1:42:51 - Feature Segment : Brawling Brothers Best of 2018 Awards

Game Timestamps:

Archmage - 1:57:15 Board Game Spotlight Promo Pack - 1:30:59 Brass - 0:59:48 Brass - 2:03:22 Carpe Diem - 1:55:15 Carpe Diem - 0:47:23 Chronicles of Crime - 1:53:09 Container - 2:12:00 Detective : A Modern Crime BoardGame - 1:48:30 Drink Kill - 1:33:43 Everdell - 2:13:19 Ghostbusters the Card Game - 1:09:31 Great Western Trail : Rails to the North - 2:04:25 Hitlers Reich - 2:14:30 Lords of Hellas - 2:10:46 Medioevo Universale - 2:00:05 Quacks of Quedlinberg - 2:05:35 Railways of the World Portugal - 1:27:12 Renegade Games - 2:08:53 Rollout / Supremacy Games - 0:28:02 The Mind - 1:46:13 Treasure Island - 1:15:15 War Chest - 2:23:57 Who Goes There - 1:50:09

Episode 93 :: Holiday Celebration Dec 26, 2018

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/26/18

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. 2018 is at an end and we had to wrap it up in Brawling Brothers style! Tune in for our annual Secret Santa Gift Opening, Questions from the hat with Cat and our annual trainwreck of a holiday song!

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Episode Timeline:

0:00:45 - Banter 0:04:45 - VRG Vendor Awards 0:06:33 - Holiday Celebration - Secret Santa Gifts 0:20:41 - Little Jimmy and VRG 0:22:29 - TNT - Then 0:33:20 - TNT - Now 1:12:05 - TNT - Tomorrow 1:20:20 - PowerMeeps 1:23:00 - Feature Segment - Cat 1:56:35 - Holiday Celebration : Original Song - 12 Days of Christmas 2:00:48 - Secret Santa Followup 2:11:51 - #TeamJosh Theme Song

Game Timestamps:

878 Vikings - 0:58:50 Chronicles of Crime - 0:49:45 Civilization : A New Dawn - 0:43:04 Cleopatra & The Society of Architects - 01:12:12 Everdell - 1:04:50 Newton - 0:34:00 Paladins of the West Kingdom - 0:17:45 Scorpius Freighter - 1:05:50

Episode 92 :: Coimbra Review Dec 18, 2018

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/18/18

This episode is brought to you by Power to the Meeple. One of our most anticipated deep dives of the year is our Coimbra Review from Eggertspiele. Coimbra was designed by Flaminia Brasini (Lorenzo il Magnifico) and Virginio Gigli (Grand Austria Hotel) and launched in limited quantities at Origins Game Fair 2018. In Coimbra, it's the 16th century and Portugal is thriving under its leading role during the Age of Discovery. Nestled in the heart of Portugal, the city of Coimbra serves as a cultural center of the country. As the head of one of Coimbra's oldest houses, you seek to earn prestige by deepening relationships with nearby monasteries or funding expeditions of the era. To reach this goal, you must vie for the favors of the city's most influential citizens, even if you must offer a bit of coin or some protective detail. Tune in to our much anticipated Coimbra Review to find out what Josh, Brandon, and special guest Noel think about this beautiful Euro!

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Episode Timeline:

0:14:57 - Coimbra : Flavour 0:15:48 - Coimbra : Rules Overview 0:21:18 - Coimbra Review : Art / Presentation 0:25:52 - Coimbra Review : Theme 0:29:35 - Coimbra Review : Player Interaction / Teachability 0:31:42 - Coimbra Review : Variablity 0:35:55 - Coimbra Review : Strategy and Gameplay 0:39:52 - Coimbra : Purple Strategy and Player Stats 0:52:17 - Coimbra : Two Player Playthrough 0:54:58 - Coimbra : Card Drafting 0:57:47 - Coimbra : Replayability 1:00:10 - Coimbra : Final Thoughts JOSH 1:02:09 - Coimbra : Final Thoughts NOEL 1:04:16 - Coimbra : Final Thoughts BRANDON

Episode 91 :: Sack of Boardgames Dec 11, 2018

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/11/18

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Van Ryder Games and Arcane Wonders. As 2018 comes to a close, so does the boardgames convention season. Brandon and Jordan (@BoardGameBella) had the joy of attention both ATBCon and BGGCon 2018 and they have all the details about both conventions for you, the Brawlers! Tune in and hear the highs (and lows) of our 12 day, 3000 mile journey across 6 states to attend these two excellent conventions.

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Episode Timeline:

0:00:48 - Intro and Banter 0:05:21 - Brawling Brothers Christmas Bohnanza 0:10:29 - Brandon Hits Head with Fuel Pump 0:12:37 - Across the Board-Con ReCap w/ Jordan 0:51:23 - Power to the Meeple - Christmas Promo Code 0:53:25 - BGGCon 2018 ReCap w/ Jordan 1:11:53 - FOOD at BGGCON 2018 1:29:04 - Brandon's Best Moments from BGGCON 2018 1:33:04 - Jordan's Best Moments from BGGCON 2018 1:37:52 - Van Ryder Games - Little Jimmy Christmas 1:39:42 - Con-ReCap Rapid Fire with Jordan and Brandon

Game Timestamps:

Atlantis Rising - 1:02:54 CrossTalk - 0:42:00 Crown of Emara - 1:25:54 Fireball Island - 1:00:06 Holding On : The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr - 1:07:27 Passing Through Petra - 1:05:13 Pitch Car - 0:36:15 Ragusa - 0:57:03 Reef - 0:28:47 Return to the Dark Tower - 1:29:29 Rococco - 0:31:00 Silk - 1:21:17 Swordcrafters - 1:03:46 Underwater Cities - 1:33:08

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