Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group

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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.

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Round 10, Turn 3: "Brass: Birmingham" with Alfred Jan 04, 2021

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction - with new father Alfred
00:12:38 Game Night!
- Lorenzo
- Anno 1800
- Santorini
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Tawantinsuyu
- Crokinole
- Wavelength
00:20:18 Game News
- Carnegie on Kickstarter
- Hallertau and Polynesia Released
- Concordia Solitaria
- Unlock!: Kids
00:31:45 Games, Games on the Brain
- OG Games on the Brain version
- Queen's Gambit
- Chess
00:46:30 Game Review: Brass: Birmingham
01:22:43 Co-Host Segment: Refreshing the Player Pool
01:42:45 Game Sommelier

Round 10, Turn 2: "Le Havre" with Dmitry, Paul and Trey Dec 27, 2020

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Le Havre

Round 10, Turn 1: "Tawantinsuyu" with Jennifer and Bruce Dec 21, 2020

Show notes

0:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer, the Pioneer Gamer
- Tekhenu
- Anachrony Expansions
2:47 - This Week's Game Night
- Tawantinsuyu, Beyond the Sun, Wavelength, Tichu
- Babylonia, Paris, Whistle Mountain, Hallertau, Concordia
- Anno 1800, Babylonia, Beyond the Sun (8:37)
- Samurai, Babylonia (9:35)
9:57 - This Week's News
- Board Game Geek End Year Support Drive
- Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps (12:50)
  - Dune; Spartacus: Blood and Sand
- Dwellings of Eldervale (15:20)
  - Cones of Dunshire, Everdale
  - Whistlestop, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire
- Nidavellir (17:35)
  - Ad Astra, Shadows over Camelot, Mystery of the Abbey
- United States v Aaron Burr: The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr (19:03)
  - Twilight Struggle, Imperial Struggle
  - Watergate
22:06 - Games on the Brain
- Whistle Mountain (22:24)
  - Babylonia
  - Feudam
  - Whistlestop
- Paris (24:02)
  - El Grande (25:33)
  - Keyflower
- Crokinole from MemeUpOnThis! (27:47)
- Pitch Car (31:01)
  - Carabande
- 32:44 - Review of Tawantinsuyu
  - Tekhenu (52:55)
55:41 - This Week's Segment: Micro Turns
- Introducing Friend of the Podcast, Bruce
- Concordia (57: 49)
- Power Grid (58:41)
- 1830xx (59:29)
- Puerto Rico (1:02:00)
- Hanse Teutonica (1:08:17)
- Paris (1:12:35)
- Imperial (1:13:30)
- Underwater Cities (1:15:25)
- Here I Stand (1:16:05)
- Wallenstein, Shogun (1:16:45)
- Brass: Birmingham, Dominant Species (1:18:41)
- Keyflower (1:18:57)
1:23:11 - Game Sommelier
- Lords of Waterdeep, Ticket to Ride, Great Western Trail
- Agricola, Catan
- Indonesia
- Babylonia, Samurai, Tigris and Euphrates, Through the Desert
- Kingdom Builder
- Hanse Teutonica
- Panamax
- El Grande
- Metro
- Genoa
- Francis Drake
1:31:20 - Sign Off
- Jennifer's YouTube Channel: mayveena

Round 9, Turn 9: "Anno 1800" with Jennifer and Elder Dec 14, 2020

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction - It's not sunny in Philadelphia / Top 3 Resource Management Games
00:04:47 Game Night
00:13:01 Game News
- ISS Vanguard
- Vindication Expansion
- Port Royal Big Box
- Alhambra 2nd Ed.
- Gamemaster on Amazon
00:21:13 Games on the Brain
00:30:38 Game Review: Anno 1800
01:12:32 Co-Host Segment - Top 3 Resource Management Games
- Jennifer's List
- Elder's List
- Matt's List
01:32:24 Game Sommelier
01:45:38 Sign-off

Round 9, Turn 8: "Beyond the Sun" with Jesse Dec 07, 2020

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction - The Impact of 2020
00:03:06 Game Night
00:15:35 Game News
00:36:51 Games on the Brain
- Imperial Struggle
- NaNoWriMo
  - Milwordy
00:43:08 Game Review - Beyond the Sun
01:15:29 Co-Host Segment - The Impact of 2020
01:44:20 Game Sommelier
- Monopoly: City of the Big Shoulders, Food Chain Magnate, Pipeline
- Risk: War of the Ring, Warlight, Classic Warlord
- Payday: Careers, For Sale, High Society
- Life: Kingdom Death Monster, Village
- Stratego: Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation, Hammer of the Scots
- Scrabble: Paperback, Hardback
- Connect 4: Azul
- Battleship: Captain Sonar
- Trivial Pursuit: Wits and Wagers
- Clue: Mysterium, Sleuth
- Uno: Slide Five, Red 7