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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.

Copyright: ℗ & © 2020 Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast with Matthew Robinson and his Gaming Group

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Round 9, Turn 3: "Marco Pollo II: In the Service of the Khan" with Alfred Oct 19, 2020

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction: How to host a game night with Alfred the "Rules Lawyer"
- Love and Monsters
00:10 38 Game Night
00:23:00 Game News
00:34:25 Games on the Brain
00:43:33 Game Review: Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
01:27:00 Co-Host Segment: How to host a game night
01:48:37 Game Sommelier
- Letter 1
- Letter 2
- Letter 3
  - Trickerion
  - Barrage
  - On Mars
  - 18 Chesapeake
- Letter 4
  - Mansions of Madness 2.0
  - Journeys of Middle Earth
  - Pan Am
  - Architects of the West Kingdom
Game Brain Music Playlist: Tracks for tracks. Songs for stocks.

Round 9, Turn 2: "Francis Drake" with Dmitry Oct 12, 2020

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction with "internet famous" Dmitry Portnoy
- The Train Rush
00:04:21 Game Night
00:08:10 This Week’s News
00:34:41 Games on the Brain
- Village
- Dungeons and Dragons
00:42:38 Game Review: Francis Drake
01:05:40 Member Segment: Dmitry's 10 NEW Questions for Gamers
01:48:20 Game Sommelier

Round 9, Turn 1: "18Chesapeake" with Jennifer Oct 05, 2020

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction with the Game Pioneer Jennifer Schlickbernd
- Member Segment: Video Games for Eurogamers
- Grant by Ron Chernow
00:09:16 Game Night
00:18:06 Game News
- The Train Rush podcast
- Wingspan: Oceania
- Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz
- For Sale: Advisors (similar to High Society)
- The Last of Us
- Just One: Neue Begriffe
- Groundhog Day: The Game
00:34:18 Games on the Brain
00:41:35 8x8 Challenge
00:41:55 Game Review 18Chesapeake
01:16:18 Member Segment: Video Games for Eurogamers
- Banished
- Railway Empire
  - Open TTD
- Anno 1800
- Factory Town
- Mini Metro
- Stardew Valley
- Paradox Games
  - Crusader Kings 3
  - Stellaris
  - Hearts of Iron IV
- Darkest Dungeon
- Doom Eternal
- Her Story
  - Return of Obra Dinn
- Slay the Spire
  - Monster Train
  - Dream Quest
01:55:47 Game Sommelier
02:02:05 Wrap-up and Outro

Round 8, Turn 10: "New Amsterdam" with Elder Sep 28, 2020

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction - Elder in the City of Brotherly Love
- Paganos Cheese steaks
00:05:22 Game Night
00:12:30 Game News
00:33:08 Games on the Brain
00:44:15 Game Review: New Amsterdam
- Elder's Twitch Hawk72700
01:16:20 Member Segment: Games: Fun to Watch!
- Twitch TV
- Table Top Simulator
- TTSClub on Discord
- MU Skulls
- Pandemic Legacy
- Hanabi
- Jaws
- The Shining
- Pitch Car
01:40:24 Game Sommelier
- Age of Steam Maps
  - Ireland
  - Scandinavia
  - Montreal Metro
  - Korea - same expansion as Scandinavia!
  - Northern California

Round 8, Turn 9: "Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion" with Jesse Sep 14, 2020

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction - The Purell pain-induced shame edition
00:05:00 Game Night
00:09:02 Game News
- Tellstones: King's Gambit
- The 7th Citadel
- Game Brain group on BGA
- Dune: Imperium
- Wingspan on Steam
- Darkest Dungeon
- Love and Monsters trailer
00:30:00 Games on the Brain
00:36:00 Game Review
- Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
01:31:00 Member Segment: Campaign Games
- Jesse and Matt's Top 5 campaign games (no spoilers)
02:02:54 Sign Off

Round 8, Turn 8: "Yokohama" with Jake Sep 14, 2020

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction - Childhood games that still hold up
00:11:17 Game Night
00:17:30 Game News
00:40:27 Games on the Brain
00:44:58 Game Review
- Yokohama
- Gaia Project
01:14:30 Host Segment: Childhood games that still hold up
01:48:00 Board Game Sommelier

Round 8, Turn 7: "Fort" with Paul Sep 07, 2020

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction: Nasal swabbin'with the "Gamebreaker!"
00:06:17 Game News
00:26:35 Games on the Brain
- Santorini on BGA
00:30:45 Game Night
00:41:45 Game Review: Fort
01:05:25 Member Segment: Player Manipulation
01:34:47 Board Game Sommelier

Round 8, Turn 6: "Anachrony" with Matthew Aug 31, 2020

Show notes

00:00:00 Introduction - Welcome back Matty!
00:07:28 Game Night
00:12:58 Game News
00:39:07 Games on the Brain
00:48:18 Game Review Anachrony
Eclipse
Mindclash Games
Trickerion
Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles
01:33:37 Co-host segment - Zen and the art of setting up a board game ( a desperate cry for help)
02:02:50 Game Sommelier
- COIN series
- Frederick
- Undaunted
- Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage
- Triumph & Tragedy
- Sekigahara

Round 8, Turn 5: "Dilluvia Project" with Trey and Ben Aug 24, 2020

Show notes

0:00:00 Introduction - Dilluvia Project
0:02:10 Game Night
0:09:40 Game News
0:40:45 Games on the Brain
- Imperial Struggle
- Crowfall Beta
- The Cost
0:46:46 The Review: Dilluvia Project
1:32:41 Host Segment: How Games End
2:16:08 Endgame condition triggered

Round 8, Turn 4: "La Granja" with Alfred Aug 17, 2020

Show notes

0:00:00 Introduction
0:06:45 Game Night
0:12:48 Game News
0:38:40 Games on the Brain
0:51:05 Game Review: La Granja
- La Granja
1:23:50 Host Segment: Going Deep
1:43:45 Game Sommelier

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