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**Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group**

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.

Latest Episodes:

#262 Greylune Aug 24, 2026

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Ben, Trey, & Jordan review the 2026 game Greylune by William Attia.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:04:43 Daggerheart
- 00:06:38 Stonetop
- 00:12:38 Kingdom Crossing
- 00:17:22 Kraftwagen
- 00:22:20 Come Together
- 00:30:42 Twilight Imperium IV
- 00:36:33 Pagan: the Fate of Roanoke
00:37:58 Game Review: Greylune

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#261 Gen Con '26 Report! Aug 10, 2026

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Jordan traveled to the distant lands of Indiana to play games, make friends, and speedwalk towards some very cool purchases. He shares his experiences at Gen Con 2026 with Matt, Trey, and Ben. Plus, the guys share recent plays of Sweet Lands, Greylune, and Stonetop, among others.

Gather 'round and listen to tales of gaming!

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:25 Jordan GenCon report
00:25:00 Recent plays
- Sweet Lands - Ben
- Greylune - Trey
- Riftbound - Matt
- Twilight Imperium IV - Ben/Paul
- Stonetop - Jordan

#260: World Order Jul 20, 2026

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Trey, Paul, and Ben go deep on World Order, the new geopolitical simulation from the people who brought you Hegemony. We also discuss recent plays of The Staufer Dynasty, Dogs of War, and Come Together, and after that, major game news from the world of Forbidden Stars! Or should we say Old Ones Origins?

00:00 Intro

4:05 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Trick Taking Game

7:51 - The Staufer Dynasty

13:33 - Dogs of War

22:52 - Come Together

27:33 - Forbidden Stars / Old Ones Origins

32:03 - Tigris & Euphrates, Nippon: Genro, Rosalie

34:32 - Politik

40:37 - World Order

#259: Root: The Homeland Expansion Jun 22, 2026

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Jordan and Paul review the latest expansions for the classic game of woodland warfare.

#258 - Generosity at the Table May 31, 2026

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Ben, Trey, and Paul break down recent plays of Railway Boom and Dogs of War.

Then the trio launches into the discussion for this week: what does generosity look like at game night, and how do we aspire to be generous?

#257 Sorcery: Contested Realm May 18, 2026

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Matt and Jordan are joined by David and Corluka to discuss the indie TCG, Sorcery: Contested Realm. Is it the greatest thing to happen to TCG's since early MTG? Or is it just another (VERY) pretty face?

How To Play Sorcery: Contested Realm (with Matt and Jordan): https://youtu.be/0voIN8W3CrU?si=o24xvuSmpCdY69W1

#256 Nippon Zaibatsu May 04, 2026

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Ben, Jordan, and Paul convene in their coziest garb to talk about the coziest game of a very cozy 2026: Nippon Zaibatsu! Well, cozy except for all the vicious area control and internal sobbing. We're talking about all the changes to the OG Nippon from 2015, and Jordan has a very specific and deserved beef to share. Plus, Tenby, The Treasure Ship of Zheng He, QE, and [insert spooky music] SorrRRrrcery.

00:00 Intro

03:08 - Sorcery

08:42 - Tenby

17:32 - The Treasure Ship of Zheng He

30:41 - QE + its expansion Commodities

40:03 - Inis, Keyside, Fellowship of the Ring - Trick Taking Game

44:56 - Nippon Zaibatsu review

#255: Feya's Swamp Apr 20, 2026

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Matt, Paul and Jordan put on their wetsuits and dive into Feya's Swamp. Do you see what I did there? Dive into. Wetsuits. That's right, it's a swamp joke, ya'll.

#254 Stupor Mundi Apr 06, 2026

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Ben, Trey, & Paul review the 2025 game Stupor Mundi

0:00:00 Introduction
- Shackleton Base: Below. Within. Above.
- Keyside
- The Vibe
- Detective Club
- Auf Teufel komm raus (Cabbages & Curses)
- Terraforming Mars
00:51:50 Game Review: Stupor Mundi

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#253 Star Trek: Captain's Chair Mar 23, 2026

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Matt and Paul review the asymmetric heavy deck building game Star Trek: Captain's Chair as well as discuss the differences between CC and the Imperium series.

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