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Round 7, Turn 3: "Smartphone Inc" with Ben and Paul Jun 01, 2020

Show notes

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, the Opinionated Gamer, and Paul, the Game Breaker.
0:07:16 - This Week's Game Night
- Barrage (0:07:40)
  - Terraforming Mars
  - Age of Steam
- City of the Big Shoulders: Board Game Arena Alpha Test (0:09:54)
- Automobile (0:10:54)
- Forgotten Waters (0:11:11)
- Age of Steam, Clans of Caledonia, Smart Phone, Inc.
- Mah Jong (0:11:38)
- Elvenlands (0:12:55)
- Kanban EV (0:13:49)
0:17:00 - Game News of the Week
- Western Empires
  - Civilization, 18xx, Advanced Civilization, Through the Ages,
  - Mega Civilization
  - Eastern Empires
  - Here I Stand
- Santa Monica (0:24:05)
- Imperial Struggle (0:25:54)
  - Twilight Struggle
- Border Reavers (0:31:48)
  - Here I Stand
  - Forbidden Stars
- Versailles: 1919 (0:36:12)
  - Churchill
- The Shining: Escape from Overlook Hotel -- Coded Chronicles World (0:39:12)
  - The Shining -- Prospero Hall
  - Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion
0:41:26 - Games on the Brain
- Gulf Mobile & Ohio (0:42:16)
- Tekinu (0:42:50)
  - Tzolkien, Teotihuacan
- Forgotten Waters (0:43:10)
  - Seafall
- Revisiting Older Games (0:48:42)
- Clinic, the Deluxe Edition (0:49:47)
- Food Chain Magnate (0:50:19)
0:52:22 - 8x8 Challenge
- Age of Steam
0:52:48 - Board Game Top 50 Countown: 45-41
1:04:30 - Smartphone, Inc.
- Food Chain Magnate
- Container
1:33:13 - Economics in Games
- Age of Steam
- Brass
- Modern Art (1:37:03)
  - For Sale
- The Estates (1:42:11)
  - Greed, Inc.
- Age of Steam (1:42:55)
- Pipeline (1:46:25)
  - Barrage
- 18xx (1:49:04)
- Arkwright (1:50:20)
- Greed, Inc. (1:51:44)
  - Indonesia, Food Chain Magnate
  - Agricola
- Automobile (1:56:36)
- Genoa (2:00:15)
- Sidereal Conference
- City of the Big Shoulders (2:04:12)
  - Railroads of the World, Wildcatters, Panamax
- Indonesia (2:06:52)
- Brass (2:07:14)
- Navigador (2:07:32)
  - Clans of Caledonia
- The Estates (2:08:37)
- Food Chain Magnate (2:09:36)
- Smartphone, Inc. (2:10:00)
2:11:16 - Board Game Sommelier
- Concordia, Illuminati, Food Chain Magnate, Imperial 2030, Codenames, Warp Gate, Tobago, Space Cadet
- Concordia, Root, Diamont
- Ricochet Robots (2:13:20)
- Tichu (2:13:35)
- Everdell (2:13:50)
- Quartermaster General (2:14:05)
- Trickerion (2:14:40)
- Medici (2:15:00)
- K2 (2:15:27)
- On the Underground (2:15:47)
- Castles of Burgundy, Decrypto, Wingspan (2:16:10)
- Dune, Indonesia, Pipeline, Maria
- El Grande, Agricola, Terraforming Mars (2:16:47)
- Smartphone, Inc., Jaws (2:17:33)
  - Barrage
2:18:03 - Sign Off

Round 7, Turn 2: "Age of Steam" with Dmitry and Ben May 25, 2020

Show notes

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer, and Ben, the Enthusiastic Gamer.
0:03:37 - This Week's Game Night
- Age of Steam: Rust Belt and Southern England Maps
- Smart Phone, Inc.
- Castel (0:04:55)
- Thunder Alley, Concordia, Dice Hospital, Clinic
- Hanse Teutonica (0:09:55)
0:14:24 - This Week's Game News
- Board Game Arena: Teotihuacan, City of the Big Shoulders (0:14:33)
  - Smart Phone, Inc. (0:17:28)
  - The King's Guild (0:18:14)
- Spiel De Jarre Awards (0:20:02)
  - My City (0:22:02)
    - Fabled Fruit
    - Charter Stone
  - Nova Luna (0:28:44)
  - Pictures (0:29:39)
- Kennerspiel De Jarre Awards (0:31:31)
  - Cartographers, The Crew, The King's Dilemma
  - Paladins of the West Kingdom, Res Arcana, Underwater Cities (0:32:46)
  - Terraforming Mars, Heaven and Ale
  - Underwater Cities (0:35:35)
- Nemesis: Lockdown (0:38:24)
- Gen Con 2020, EssenSpiel 2020 Cancelled; BGG Con Online Held (0:39:30)
0:41:30 - Games on the Brain
- Brass: Isle of Wight for Two Players (0:43:12)
  - Anachrony
  - Brass: Lancashire
  - Brass: Birmingham
  - Princes of the Renaissance
- Table Top Simulator (0:45:30)
0:52:15 - 8x8 Challenge
- Concordia, Age of Steam
0:52:39 - Game Brain Top 50 Games 50-46 Redo
0:57:40 - Age of Steam Review
- Railways of the World (1:06:21)
  - Railway Tycoon
  - Steam
  - Mag-lev Metro
    - Suburbia
  - Wildcatters, Great Zimbabwe, On the Underground, Food Chain Magnate
1:46:28 - Evangelizing for Games
2:15:48 - Sign Off

Round 7, Turn 1: "Keyflower" with Jennifer May 18, 2020

Show notes

0:00:00 - Round 7 Begins
0:17:41 - Welcome Jennifer, the Game Pioneer
0:18:00 - This Week's Game Night (on Board Game Arena)
- Teotihuacan on Board Game Arena (0:18:30)
- Terra Mystica (0:20:20)
  - Gaia Project
- Keyflower (0:21:38)
- Smart Phone, Inc. (0:23:30)
- Elfenland
  - El Grande, Dune Expansions
- Mah Jong
- Rummy Qeue
0:26:40 - This Week's News
- Small World of Warcraft (0:27:00)
  - Too Many Bones
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Party (0:30:10)
- Canvas (0:31:52)
  - Mystic Veil
- Mini Express (0:33:51)
  - Mini Rails
  - Irish Gauge
- 21 Moon, an 18xx game in 2117 (0:34:20)
  - Age of Steam Moon Map
  - 2038
- Deep Vents (0:36:20)
  - Near and Far, Above and Below
- Maharajah (0:40:26)
  - Barrage
- Kemet: Blood and Sand (0:45:48)
  - Dune
  - Command and Colors
- Kickstarter Layoffs (0:49:08)
- Terra Mystica and Gaia Project from Feuerlandspiel on Capstone (0:50:43)
  - Asmodee, Fantasy Flight, Days of Wonder
0:56:12 - Games on the Brain
- Congratulations to Heavy Cardboard on their BGG Award
- Food Chain Magnate (0:57:50)
  - Smart Phone, Inc.
- 18 Chesapeake (1:00:03)
- Smart Phone, Inc. (1:02:24)
  - Container
1:05:08 - 8x8 Challenge
- Age of Steam
1:06:32 - Game Brain Top 50
- 50-46
1:11:06 - Keyflower Review
- Keymarket, Keyper, Key to the City, Keydom, Keytown, Keythedral, Keyharvest, Keyflow, Inhabits the Earth, Reef Encounter
1:37:49 - Gate Keeping
- Everdell
1:56:06 - Board Game Sommelier
- 1830
- Dune
- Wiz War
- Kremlin
- Power Grid
- Stone Age
- Agricola
- Dominion
- Race for the Galaxy
  - Rex Arcana
- Castles of Burgundy
  - Bora Bora
- Age of Steam
- Brass
- Taj Mahal
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Samurai
- El Grande
- Ra, Aman Re
- Castles of Burgundy
- Modern Art
2:04:35 - Sign Off

Round 6, Turn 10: It's The Call-In Show! with Matthew May 11, 2020

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Round 6, Extra Turn: Gaming: The Next Generation with Aidan and Solea Apr 27, 2020

Show notes

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Aidan and Solea
0:02:36 - This Week's Game Night
- Clans of Caledonia
- Tichu, Ricochet Robots, Memory, Winner's Circle
- Sagrada (0:04:03)
- Everdell (0:06:50)
- Mahjong: American 2020 Cards (0:07:05)
0:08:23 - News of the Week
- Golden Geek Awards: Game Brain nominated for Best Board Game Podcast
- Upcoming Call-In Show (0:10:58)
0:11:53 - New Generation Board Gamers
- Twilight Struggle (0:19:16)
- Ricochet Robots (0:20:19)
- Mr Jack (0:22:34)
  - Clue
- Castles of Mad King Ludwig (0:24:50)
- Twilight Struggle (0:27:25)
- Ten Days in the USA, [Europe,] [Africa] (0:29:42)
- Memory (0:35:06)
  - Ricochet Robots
- The Mind (0:39:52)
- Seven Wonders (0:42:18)
  - Cartahena, Wits and Wagers
- Skulls and Roses (0:43:51)
- Tichu, Code Names (0:47:27)
- Winner's Circle (0:47:38)
  - Samurai
- Tichu (0:52:06)
- Telestrations (0:56:46)
  - Eat Poop, You Cat
- Werewolf (0:59:15)
  - Mafia
  - Blood on the Clocktower
- Wits and Wagers (1:02:27)
- Scotland Yard (1:05:40)
- Burgle Bros (1:06:02)
- Mystery of the Abby (1:06:34)
- Just One (1:07:42)
- Wavelength (1:09:34)
- Samurai (1:14:07)
  - Pandemic Legacy
- Everdell (1:14:47)
- Agricola (1:16:56)
- High Frontier (1:17:55)
  - Star Wars Rebellion
- Twilight Struggle (1:22:27)
- For Sale, Dominion, Die Macher, High Society, Splendor, Love Letter, Modern Art, Fugitive, Cartahena, Welcome to the Dungeon, Pit
- Catan (1:29:05)
- Ticket to Ride, Bonanza, Alhambra, Spotted, Loop and Louie, Jungle Speed, Lost Cities
1:31:15 - Sign Off

Solo Mode #4: "Cloudspire" Apr 22, 2020

Show notes

Welcome to another single-serving episode of Game Brain solo mode!
Your host, Matthew Robinson, takes a look at the Chip Theory Games new epic MOBA tower defense solo campaign madness known as Cloudspire!

Round 6, Turn 9: "Clans of Caledonia" with Elder Apr 20, 2020

Show notes

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder
0:01:53 - This Week's Game Night
- Clans of Caledonia
- Pandemain Kickstarter (0:04:40)
- Barrage (0:05:20)
- On Mars, Blackout Hong Kong
- Age of Steam (0:05:48)
- Avalon (0:06:06)
- Mahjong, Tichu, Ricochet Robots, Bonanza, Ziggourat (0:07:00)
- Board Game Arena (0:08:50)
  - Clans of Caledonia, Terra Mystica, Race for the Galaxy, Tzolkien, Troyes, Madeira, Nippon, In the Year of the Dragon, Stone Age, Through the Ages, Puerto Rico, Russian Railroads
0:14:20 - New of the Week
- John Conway, inventor of Game of Life, dead of Covid-19 Complications
- Origins Convention Postponed, San Diego Comicon Cancelled (0:15:21)
- Gencon still on? (0:15:50)
- Essen Spiel tba (0:17:58)
- Excavation Earth (0:22:51)
  - Pocket Dragon
- Cloud Spire: Encar's Plunder Expansion Kickstarter (0:24:52)
- Pandemic Hot Zone: North America (0:27:10)
- Kemet: Blood and Sand (0:28:25)
- Robb Report's Eight Luxury Board Games (0:32:10)
0:37:00 - Games on the Brain
- Barrage, Blackout Hong Kong, Pandemain (0:37:20)
  - Lignum
- Revolution: The Dutch Revolt (0:41:20)
- Board Game Arena: Clans of Caledonia (0:43:17)
- Flotilla (0:44:40)
  - Concordia
0:48:27 - 8x8 Challenge
- Age of Steam
0:49:03 - Review of Clans of Caledonia
- Hansa Teutonica
- Terra Mystica
- Gaia Project
1:17:33 - Campaign Games, Legacy Games
- Glen More II: Chronicles
- Maracaibo
- Underwater Cities
- Expedition to Newdale
- Gloomhaven, Too Many Bones
- Above and Below, Near and Far
- Charter Stone
- Pandemic Legacy, Seafall
- Arkham Horror, Thunderstone Quest, Marvel Champions
- Oath
- Detective
- Tainted Grail, Kingdom Death Monster, Betrayal Legacy
- Food Chain Magnate
- Netrunner
- The Gallerist
- Madeira
- On Mars
1:46:05 - Board Game Sommelier
- Feudam
- Lisboa, The Gallerist, On Mars
- Here I Stand (1:51:22)
- Bios Origins, Pax Transhumanity (1:52:50)
- John Company (1:54:15)
- Revolution: The Dutch Revolt (1:54:40)
- Starfleet Battles (1:55:02)
1:56:45 - Sign Off

Round 6, Turn 8: "Glen More II" with Jake Apr 13, 2020

Show notes

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer
0:05:32 - This Week’s Game Night
- Glen More II
- The Crew, Tichu, Mah Johng
- Ricochet Robots
- Everdell
0:10:50 - This Week’s News
- Die Macher Blue Cover Edition
- Siemon Games Stock Suspended (0:13:30)
  - Lorenzo, Sheriff of Nottingham
- Origins Gaming Convention Rescheduled (0:18:13)
- Anachrony, Cerebrea, Tawantinsiyu (0:22:09)
- Moonshine Empire (0:24:51)
  - Roads and Boats
- Tales from the Loop TV Series, RPG, and Board Game with minis (0:26:45)
- Pax Viking, Pax Renaissance 2nd Edition, High Frontier 4 All, Module 3: Conflict (0:29:32)
  - Pax Porfiriana, Pax Premiere
- Forgotten Waters (0:35:32)
  - Maracaibo
  - Dead of Winter
  - Ashes: Rise of the Phoenix Born
- Golden Geek Awards -- Vote for us for Best Podcast (0:39:20)
0:43:16 - Games on the Brain
- Remnant (0:43:55)
- Fallout 4 (0:44:38)
- Clans of Caledonia (0:45:25)
  - Terra Mystica, Gaia Project
0:48:10 - 8x8 Challenge
- Nada
0:48:38 - Review of Glen More II: Chronicles
1:09:44 - Friendships Forged through Cooperation versus Competition
- Battlestar Galactica
- Avalon
- Pandemic
- Tichu
1:21:36 - Board Game Sommelier
- Chess
- Twilight Struggle on Steam
- Terraforming Mars on Steam
- Boardgamecore.net Splotter Games:
  - Food Chain Magnate, The Great Zimbabwe
- Mortal Combat
1:26:10 - Sign Off

Round 6, Turn 7: "Die Macher" with Jesse Apr 06, 2020

Show notes

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jesse, the Analytical Gamer
0:01:54 - This Week's Game Night
- The Crew, Die Macher, Age of Steam
- Just One, Secret Hitler
- Pandemic Season 2: Legacy (0:06:29)
- Seafall (0:06:57)
0:12:50 - This Week's News
- Spirit Island: Jagged Earth (0:13:04)
- Gugon: Panjun (0:14:00)
- Blood on the Clocktower (0:17:11)
- John Carpenter's They Live: Assault on Cable 54 Kickstarter (0:18:13)
- Aquanauts Kickstarter (0:22:45)
- Free Print and Plays (0:26:17)
  - Corinth
  - C3I Magazine eBook: Battle for Moscow 2nd ed
  - Frost Grave
  - Osprey Publishing eBooks for Grognards: Blackbeard's Last Fight, Battle of Watterloo, etc.
  - Imperial Settlers: Empire of the North, Hiroshima Next, Imperial Settlers Roll and Write, Pret a Porter, Explorers of the North Sea
0:29:14 - Games on the Brain
- The Crew, Pandemic Legacy
- Yellow and Yangtze (0:29:41)
  - Tigris and Euphrates
  - Samurai
- The Crew, Cards for American Mah Jong (0:32:45)
- Animal Crossing (0:35:00)
0:37:38 - 8x8 Challenge
- Age of Steam
0:38:13 - Die Macher Review
1:36:52 - Gaming Remotely
- Blood on the Clocktower
- Just One
- Secret Hitler
- Avalon
- Barrage
- 18xx
- Catan
- Tichu
- Bridge
- Agricola
1:51:31 - Board Game Sommelier
- Azul, King Domino, Patchwork
- Oceans, The Crew
- Everdell
- Detective
- Pandemic: Legacy
1:55:53 - Sign Off

Round 6, Turn 6: "Oceans" with Trey Mar 30, 2020

Show notes

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Trey, the Game Designer
0:08:04 - This Week's Game Night
- The Crew
  - Hanabi
- Roads and Boats (0:15:02)
  - Dwarf and Fortress
  - Antiquity
0:21:14 - This Week's News
- Dune Expansion: Ixthians and Tlilaxu (0:21:36)
- Pandemic (0:26:12)
- Detective: Suburbia Free PDF from Portal Games (0:30:01)
- Gamma Game Publisher Crisis Initiative List (0:32:41)
- Jennifer's Post about Table Top Simulator DLCs (0:38:28)
  - Wingspan, Scythe, Viticulture
  - Lacerda v Pfister
  - Oceans, Agricola, Game of Thrones
  - Through the Ages IOS
0:48:20 - Games on the Brain
- Game of Thrones Card Game On Line (0:48:49)
  - Magic the Gathering
- Love in the Time of Corona Discord LARPs (0:52:14)
- De Profundis RPG (0:53:25)
- Apocalypse 47 LARP in Zoom (0:57:55)
0:58:52 - 8x8 Challenge
- Roads and Boats Splotter
0:59:14 - Strategy v Tactics
- Eclipse (1:04:03)
- 1830 (1:05:50)
- Food Chain Magnate (1:07:22)
  - Roads and Boats, Antiquity
- Agricola (1:09:52)
- Ricochet Robots (1:12:07)
- Candy Land (1:17:17)
- Imperial (1:17:43)
- Oath (1:21:15)
- Terraforming Mars, Twilight Imperium, Gaia Project, Twilight Struggle (1:22:40)
- Through the Ages (1:26:02)
- Concordia, Feast for Odin, Puerto Rico (1:28:30)
  - Terra Mystica
1:31:50 - Review of Oceans
- Evolution
- Wingspan
- Primordial Soup
1:55:25 - Board Game Sommelier
- Architects of the West Kingdom, Scythe, Viticulture, Gunshone Clever, Seventh Continent, Sagrada, Agricola, Quacks of Quedlinberg, Wingspan
- Everdell
- Grand Austria Hotel
- Village
- Francis Drake
- Coimbra
- Oceans
- The Crew
- Taverns of Tiefenthal
- The Magnificent
- Res Arcana
2:05:13 - Sign Off

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