Board Game Gumbo Live!

It's another Twitch Tuesday in the Gumbo Pot! This time, Jeremy and Doug stop by to play Pirates of Maracaibo and Schrodinger's Cat, which you can find on our Twitch and YouTube channels. But before they get to playing the games, they have to chat about the news that came out today — it's Spiel nominations time! The krewe chat about their experiences playing all of the Spiel and Kennerspiel nominations: Kenner:  Endeavor Deep Sea, Faraway and Looooot Spiel des Jahres: BombBusters, Flip 7 and Krakel Drakel Until next time, laissez les bon temps rouler!  

Gumbo Live! welcomed in Josh Ballagh, designer and publisher of Coalition: Councils of the Republic, which is hitting Kickstarter this summer! Josh is also one of the co-heads of our awesome GEAUXPUB section at Southern Board Game Fest, and we chatted about the successful con! Then we chatted up the history of Coalition and how it came from Josh's days in school to now. Plus, we played a game live with the Chat Krewe! For more information on Coalition: Councils of the Republic:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coalition-the-game/coalition-councils-of-the-republic  www.coalitionthegame.com   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Jerod and I opened up a new box on Twitch — the kickstarter preview copy of The Pirate Code — and once we finished, we started chatting about our top games played at Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in beautiful downtown Lafayette, Louisiana!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! welcomed in Rob from www.theboardboyspodcast.com and Logan from the Acadiana Board Gamers Discord to chat about everything SoBo2025! (But only after we got in a BEAUX-NESS episode with Beau from the Board Boys).  That's right, the krewe is back from another successful Southern Board Game Fest in beautiful downtown Lafayette, Louisiana.  We chatted about the top games checked out of the Library, Hot Games, and Play-to-Win sections, then moved on to our spicy hot games:  Sardegna Endeavour: Deep Sea Shackleton Base Automania The Gest of Robin Hood And many other games!  Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! welcomed Charlie McCarron, designer of SURPLUS OF SLOTHS, into the Gumbo Pot!  We chatted about his background in music, the process of tying theme to these mechanisms, and all of the fun of the crowdfunding campaign! For more information, click here: Plus, we chatted about his previous game, FOUR HUMOURS, that we are giving away at Southern Board Game Fest! Before we wrapped up the night, we continued our quest to come up with the perfect board game quiz with the guest. This time, it's all about the world of movie themes. Can you spot the fake ones from the real?  Don't forget -- Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! welcomed Gregory Alford, designer of FOOD TRUCK RACE, into the Gumbo Pot!  We chatted about his start in board gaming, the design process behind the game, playtesting the game, and all of the fun of the upcoming kickstarter! For more information, click here: https://www.foodtruckracegame.com/yes-chef Plus, we chatted about some spicy hot games that we've played recently:  Wilmot's Warehouse Run Run Run! Flip 7 Before we wrapped up the night, we played THE ENVIE GAME with Gregory. This is one we should've gotten. Did we guess it?  Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! welcomed back Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon to chat about the new release of TABRIZ from Crafty Games! Well, that was the plan…but everyone's got a plan until … well, you know. So, we started talking about ALL the games that Crafty Games is releasing, and got on some tangents about conventions and content creation and even a guest appearance from the cutest little board gamer ever. But in particular, we gabbed about: Sardegna Flame & Fang Siege of Valeria Flip 7 Banana Boy v Unicone The Great Meteora Before we wrapped up the night, we debuted a new game with Glenn called Liar's Liquid or Liar's Cardboard or something. Doesn't matter, because it was a fun game where Steve and Glenn had to compete to distinguish between wacky (but real) board games from BGG versus wacky (but fake) board games created by Chat GPT.  Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! welcomed back Alex Goldsmith who has done it all in the industry. He's playtested, pod created, Kickstarter shepherded, and now he's back to playing games with his friends in St. Louis! Alex was the former host of The Dukes of Dice (a Gumbo fave) and former marketing guru for Grey Fox Games.  Before they swim into a deep discussion of Finspan, they talk about some ENVIE games that they are looking forward to playing 2025!   Vantage First Monday in October LOTR: Fate of the Fellowship Lastly, it was time to play a game! This week, it's a hockey edition of DID YOU KNEAUX!  Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! welcomed in Andrew Stiles, the designer of Wine Cellar, a brand new bidding game from 25th Century Games going out to backers and retailers soon. Andrew is also the co-host of Tabletop Submarine, where he and his co-host Josh do a deep dive into board game stories with guests each episode. But before…diving…into some board games, the Gumbo krewe talked with Andrew about his former life as a wine sommelier and podcaster, about spicy wine-and-board game pairings, and some news of some of his upcoming games.  Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games:  Wine Cellar (25th Century Games) Digging for Dinos (3WS games) Forest Shuffle: Woodland Edge (Lookout Games) Lastly, it was time to play a game! This week, Andrew tries to stump us in the ENVIE game!  Make sure you check out https://www.facebook.com/tabletopsub/ Tabletop Submarine Podcast for all of Andrew's podcasting about board games.  Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

BJ and Steve welcomed in Daryl Andrews, one of the most prolific and well respected co-designers in board gaming today! BJ is a big fan of Sagrada and Dice Theme Park, but it was time to get to know the designer behind the cardboard.  Before diving into some games, Daryl talked about life in Canada, traveling to board game conventions, his favorite moments at BGG.CON, some surprise news about some upcoming games, and his work with Maestro Media.  Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games:  Leylines (Daryl's co-design with Wolfgang Kramer) Donald Duck In Happy Camper (another co-design with Wolfgang Kramer)  Mistwind (Daryl's co-design with Adrian Adamescu) Lastly, it was time to play a game! This week, BJ puts Steve and Daryl to the DID YOU KNEAUX game — ONTARIO EDITION! Since Steve's Long Island is cat-a-corner to Toronto, this should be easy, right?  Make sure you check out www.youtube.com/nerdabout — like and subscribe to Daryl's new and excellent channel!  Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Jeremy and Logan are back in the Gumbo Pot! At BJ's request, Jeremy brought two games we've been dying to play: FROMAGE and WONDROUS CREATURES.  Plus, the krewe de Gumbo chats about their favorite games from BGG.CON! Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

BJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Jay Bernardo, the marketing director at Bezier Games and content creator at Cardboard East!  BJ is a big fan of Jay's wonderfully eclectic and deep diving content about the Asian board gaming scene and it was a thrill to get him on the show. Before diving into some games, Jay talked about his journey in board gaming and how the Cardboard East channel came to be.  We get some inside gumbo scoop about the Tokyo Game Market and the Korean Board Gaming scene! Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games:  Last Penguin Seers Catalog Bonsai and some bonus lagniappe — Rebel Princess strategy!  Lastly, it was time for the ENVIE game. Last week, they figured out Logan's game pretty quickly. Can they make it two successful ENVIE games in a row?! Make sure you check out www.youtube.com/cardboardeast — like and subscribe to Jay's excellent channel!  Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

BJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Mitchell and Logan from the Acadiana Board Gamers discord to chat about cons including their recent trip to Dallas.  Before diving into the details, Steve previewed some of the games he is excited to play at PAX-U in Philly in two weeks: Flock Together  Black Forest  Molly House Then, it was time to reminisce about the week that was at BGG.CON 2024, including some spicy hot games:  The Flames of Fafnir (Mitchell's pick) Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth (Verla's pick) SETI (Logan's pick) The Belgian Beer Race Dice game (BJ's pick) Lastly, it was time for the ENVIE game. This time, we put Logan up for questioning. How fast did BJ guess the game?!?  Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

BJ and Verla are live from Dallas, Texas home of BGG.CON! Thanks to Logan Lanoo, we were able to record our thoughts after two days of gaming along with some special guests:  Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast, Logan who runs the Acadiana Board Gamers discord, “Capt” Mark from New Orleans, Patrick & Cindy Newman, and of course, the inimitable Dave Dooooooooogas!  Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Friend of the show and all around amazing fellow, Evan Halbert returns to Gumbo Live! This time as a full blown guest ready to give us the scoop on all the latest news from the world of his designs. First, we chat about AFTER THE EMPIRE's success with Grey Fox Games and Evan gives us some info on the in-progress expansion! Next up, we chat about everything METBETOCH, Evan and his design partner Ryan's take on a fantasy world from SBC Games coming to Kickstarter in the future. Then, the Gumbo Overlord lets us know that we should check out WONDEROUS CREATURES, a gorgeous little tile-and-engine building game from Bad Comet Games. Finally, Steve and Verla take on Evan in this season's continuing themed game, DID YOU KNEAUX -- the Portland edition! Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!   Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games is back to talk about some spicy hot games, including her newest two games coming out on Kickstarter right now:  REEF & RUINS (designed by Carla) and WICKED & WISE deluxe edition and expansion (designed by Fertessa Alysse). Here is a link to the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdgiraffegames/reef-and-ruins Plus, we chat about a spicy hot card game that the Gumbo Krewe enjoyed -- REBEL PRINCESS from Zombie Paella and Bezier Games!  Finally, it wouldn't be a Gumbo Live! without a game with the guest, and this time, we play DID YOU KNEAUX, animal edition, with Carla!  Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Dan Patriss, co-host of The Geek All Stars podcast, is back to talk about some spicy hot games and some games to look out for at Essen! Plus we get an inside look at GAMERS FOR CURES 2024, Dan's charity for Turner Syndrome of America: https://www.gamersforcures.com/ Plus, there's talk of Charterstone, Legacy Games, Captain Flip strategy, Frosthaven scenarios, and Bat Flip Dynasty!  Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

BJ has been scouring the excellent list updated by Board Game Geek's W. Eric Martin's* (https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview...) for the hottest, most interesting games. At the time of this list, there were nearly 1100 games so it made for some hard choices! This list is 15 of the games that BJ has his eye on available for purchase at ESSEN SPIEL 2024, plus a little bit of lagniappe! What games are on your list? Laissez les bon temps rouler! Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, Bluesky, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps

Gumbo Live! is back with a new fall season, and you don't even need to subscribe to TV Guide to get the new fall lineup!  In our first episode, we chat with MARK MCGEE, one of the owners of the indie publisher, HOW TO STEAM BROCCOLi, who designed one of our favorite little card games this year, TETHER.  We chat about how Mark got the inspiration for the game, some of the challenges and benefits of self-publishing, and do a deep dive into the mechanics and gameplay.  Then it is on to some talk about some spicy hot games we've played recently!  First up is a discussion of Leder Games' hit from Cole Wehrle, ARCS! Mark and BJ have both played the base game a number of times and they have thoughts!  Then BJ gives a wildly Frankensteinen review of his recent plays of ITS A WONDERFUL WORLD from Lucky Duck Games (and available on BGA if you want to try it yourself.)  Does BJ love it or hate it? You'll have to decide for yourself!  Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of THE ENVIE GAME with Mark and the Chat Krewe! Mark's got a toughie, so tighten up your shoe laces and start running to your BGG listings to see if you can guess which game Mark has a hankering to play right now -- and why.  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get more information about TETHER right here including links to how to purchase the game: https://howtosteambroccoli.com/ ** Complimentary copies of Tether and Its A Wonderful World were provided to the Gumbo by the publishers. ** 

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our second most final show of the season, we visit with GLENN FLAHERTY, from Boardgames & Bourbon, all about the brand new kickstarter for the reprint of TIR NA NOG from Grand Gamers Guild!  We also talk about Steve and BJ's recent plays of Unmatched: Slings & Arrows Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of DID YOU KNEAUX (Ireland versus Louisiana) with Glenn and the Chat Krewe!  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get more information about Tir Na nOg right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/tir-na-nog-reprint-tir-na-nog-escape

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our final show of the season, we visit with RYAN HENDRICKSON, the designer of Pirates of Maracaibo! We learn how Ryan got his start in game design, what's it like working with Alex Pfister, and how the game came about!  We also talk about some of our favorite roll-n-writes like:  Dice Charmers Three Sisters Joan of Arc High Season Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of ENVIE!  Ryan picked a good one! Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our ninth show, we visit with BURKY from GAMETOPPERS LLC all about the latest sweet stuff coming from his brand new Kickstarter 4.5!  Plus, we talk about spicy hot games including: Cargo Noir Mutton Bustin Burky gives us the scoop on all things GAMETOPPERS LLC including the brand new terrain mats, terrain packs, designer art rails, and more! You can get more information and even sign up for notifications for the project right here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-45-galactic-game-tables-terrain-packs-and-mats https://youtu.be/Ywc2PJxecmU?feature=shared Finally, we enjoy a rousing game of Rank 'Em with Burky! Lots of fun categories here, including one brought in by Alex Goldsmith of the Dukes of Dice! Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our eighth show, we visit with Kelly & Kevin from the Chuck's Gateway Games Facebook Group! We talk about parrots and backstabs in games, how to run a great FriendCon or CabinCon, and some spicy hot games including:  Tether Cascadero Capt Flip Forest Shuffle Plus, we played "RANK 'EM!", a brand new game that we "borrowed" from Dan from the Geek All Stars and the Fleeples, with Kelly, Kevin, and our old friend, The Jay Bell!  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our seventh show, we visit with Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon, the Eurogames Facebook Group, content creator, and board game designer! We talk about musicians and board games, Spiel des Jahres games, and some spicy hot games including:  The White Castle, Skyrise, Siege of Valeria, and Harmonies Plus we talk about the upcoming Kickstarter project for MIX TAPE from Talon Strikes / Quick Strike Studios. Finally, we played a long time favorite game with the Chat Krewe that we like to call "Cardboard Bourbon Steward Certification" game.  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our sixth show, we visit with the krewe from Tampa, The Beans And Dice Podcast! Carlos, Rob, and Wayne join us to chat about they got their start in gaming and content creation, dish on ways to grow your local gaming community, and then get right to some spicy hot games! No Thanks! Dune: Imperium: Uprising Flash Point Fire Rescue The Sixth Realm Finally, we played a long time favorite game with the Chat Krewe that we like to call "Just One Cardboard" with a special guest, Mitchell "The Red Bean" Prudhomme from New Iberia.  Laissez les bon temps rouler! Make sure to check out The Beans And Dice Podcast as they broadcast on YouTube every Thursday night at 8:00 p central / 9:00 p eastern!  https://www.youtube.com/c/beansanddicepodcast

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our fifth show, we visit with the krewe from Meeple Town, Dean and Deron, long-time friends and now long-time podcasters about board games! We chat about the transition to Deron as the new co-host, with a surprise visit(?), and then get right to the games, games, games! Floe The Magnificent Xylotar Exhibition: 20th Century Mind Space Finally, we played a long time favorite game from Steve "The Name Father" called Meeple Town Building Committee or something like that. BJ didn't quite get the rules, but no matter, there's plenty enough shenanigans for all.  Laissez les bon temps rouler! For more information about Meeple Town and their excellent podcast, click here: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3407

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our fourth show, we visit with Ben Hammer about his brand new game coming soon to Kickstarter WE ALL TAKE FROM THE RIVER. It's a resource management and social deduction game that also gives insight to keeping a river and its estuary clean from pollution. It's Ben's first design, and he not only designed the game but did all the artwork himself.  We also talked about a spicy hot game that Steve played recently called SKOVENTYR, a one to four person game designed by famed automa designer Morten Monad Peterson with gorgeous art from Vincent Detroit. Finally, we played THE ENVIE game with Ben and Verla and Steve and the Chat Krewe.  Laissez les bon temps rouler! For more information about Ben's game, or to sign up for notification when the project is launched, click here: https://wealltakefromtheriver.com

BJ and Jeremy played Barcelona and Rats of Wistar on a recent Twitch Tuesdays in the Gumbo Pot, but before the euro game goodness started, they took a look at two projects on Kickstarter right now for some first impressions:   Logic & Lore from Weird Giraffe Games, a two player card game all about deducing the cards already in your tableau; and Cascadia: Rolling Hills from Flatout Games, a multiplayer flip-and-roll-and-write game from Randy Flynn! You can check out the Cascadia Rolling Hills crowdfunding project right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flatoutgames/cascadia-rolling You can find out more about the Logic & Lore crowdfunding project here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdgiraffegames/logic-and-lore Our thanks to the publishers for providing these preview copies. Until next time, laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! Our third show was a big thrill -- thanks to our friend Carla Kopp at Weird Giraffe Games, we were able to chat with Jason Hager & Darren Reckner (a/k/a "The Durdles") about their new game on Kickstarter right now called LOGIC & LORE!  We also talked about some spicy hot games we've played recently, including: Rumble Nation Sweet & Spicy a/k/a Spicy card game Unmatched Adventures: Tales To Amaze (which they designed!)  Finally, we played THE WHO SAID DAT game, Cincy style, with The Durdles and the Chat Krewe! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! Our second guest is Don Eskridge, the designer of THE RESISTANCE and AVALON and ABANDON PLANET and a bunch of other cool games! Don came by the Gumbo Pot to chat about his brand new book HAND GAMES 21: NEW GAMES FOR FRIENDS & FAMILIES. It's a hoot with some great family style dexterity games. We also talked about some spicy hot games we've played recently, including: The Wolves FTW The Chance Finally, we announced the winner of our giveaway of THE WOLVES courtesy of our friends at Pandasaurus Games, and played THE ENVIE GAME with the Chat Krewe! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

The 2024 season of Gumbo Live! opens with a dragon fang! Err...bang! We welcome in Connie Vogelmann, designer of APIARY and WYRMSPAN, into the Gumbo Pot to chat about games, games, games! We also get her thoughts on her recent plays of SKY TEAM Finally, we end the night with a rousing game of THE BOUDIN BOWL with Connie, Verla, Steve, and BJ participating with the Chat Krewe!   Laissez les bon temps rouler!  

It's the return of The Jay Bell to the Gumbo Pot! Steve, Verla, BJ and Jay gave a list of their favorite games to give friends and family during the holidays! Tipperary Akropolis Pictomania World Wonders Crokinole Plus, Jay recounts his trip to Pax U and gives an update on some of the hot games he played. -- Disney Lorcana -- Sky Team -- Gnome Hollow and Twinkle, Twinkle -- Nocturne Finally, we end the night with a rousing game of WHO SAID DAT with the Chat Krewe!  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  

Jeremy D is back in the Gumbo Pot! BJ and Jeremy talk about NOCTURNE, the newest game from Flatout Games out on Kickstarter right now:   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flatoutgames/nocturne-board-game?ref=profile_saved_projects_live Plus, there is some chatter about potential games for the 2023 Game Of The Year list. Who will win the coveted Fleur de Ludo awards?  

Jack and BJ are in the road after a special trip to BGG CON 2023 in Dallas! Time to recap the highlights of the games played at the con, people we games and chatted with, and a couple of lagniappe experiences!

BJ and Steve welcome in a content creator who is also deep diving into the world of designing board games on Episode 144!  This time, The NameFather has invited Liz Davidson, reviewer with Beyond Solitaire's YouTube Channel and podcast, and the co-designer (with David Thompson) of the upcoming game, Night Witches, from Fort Circle Games to talk about some spicy hot board games!  In the banter, we chatted about: SDHistCon and the Summit Awards Recent plays of The Mists Over Carcassonne Recent plays of Chaos Cove Crowdfunding projects that have caught Liz's eye The big feature was a deep dive into NIGHT WITCHES, a new two-player game designed by Liz Davidson and David Thompson that is in development with Fort Circle Games. That's right -- it's a Gumbo Scoop -- you'll hear all about the design choices, history of the game, and development even before it hits crowdfunding!  And finally, it's not Gumbo Live! unless we play a game with the Chat Krewe -- this time Steve and I bring back the all time Gumbo favorite, The Jambalaya Game! We mix in a lot of ancient history jokes (Liz is a Latin teacher and a student of ancient history) in with some really bad board game puns.  CHAOS COVE crowdfunding project is on Gamefound right now and almost funded already! https://gamefound.com/en/projects/apegamer/chaos-cove Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

BJ and Jerod chat with co-host, The Jay Bell, in the Gumbo Pot about Jay's big new move, plus give their post-game thoughts on Castles By The Sea from Brotherwise Games.  Shout out to Burky from GameToppers LLC for the awesome new game mat, and make sure to check out the brand new Kickstarter 4.0! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-40-the-young-sherlock-and-more?ref=section-homepage-view-more-recommendations-p1 Keep an eye out for Kickstarter projects from Weird Giraffe Games (Explosion and Beautiful Huemans) and Hutchu Games (Chaos Cove). Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

BJ is back from Southern Board Game Fest 2023!  Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast and Jerod from the Board Game Gumbo Twitch Channel join in to recap everything SoBo 2023.  Shout outs to Burky from GameToppers LLC for being our Very Special Guest at SoBo, but also thanks to all the gamers and publishers (like Hutchu Games! Weird Giraffe Games!) and designers (like The Jay Bell! Carla Kopp!) that came -- and especially to I Heart Board Games (Jesse) and TableTalk (Bernie & Matt) who streamed all weekend. BJ and the guys chatted about their highlights from the weekend:  •Challengers tourney (24 people!)  •Fabled from CrowD Games •Village  •Smartphone Inc from Arcane Wonders •BOOoop! from Smirk & Dagger •Thunder Road Vendetta: Maximum Chrome from Restoration Games •Explosion in the Laboratory from Weird Giraffe •Cat In The Box by Bezier •Marrakesh from Queen Games •Trekking Through History from Underdog Games •War of Whispers •Fit To Print / Deep Dive / Point City from Flatout and AEG •Space Explorers expansion from 25th Century Games •Squaring Circleville •Sea Salt & Paper •Orleans Check out Mitchell and Wayne each week on the Beans & Dice podcast or catch the live show on Thursdays where they take your calls about board gaming on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch! Keep an eye out for Kickstarter projects from GameToppers LLC (new mats and tables!), Weird Giraffe Games (Explosion and Beautiful Huemans) and Hutchu Games (Chaos Cove). Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

BJ and Steve welcome in a double dose of awesome guests on Episode 143! This time, it's Mike Grade, founder of Rock Manor Games (and designer of Lawyer Up!) and Clarence Simpson, designer of the hit game amongst the Gumbo Krewe, The Wolves!  We reviewed: The Quacks of Quedlinberg Wander Towers And there is a heaping helping of Southern Board Game Fest advertise---errr---news sprinkled all over the show. Lots of inside baseball? Sure, but the Chat Krewe is bubbling with excitement about the best board game convention south of Vidrine, Louisiana! But wait there's more! The big feature was a deep dive into MERCHANTS OF MAGICK, and the two brand new expansions hitting Kickstarter this week from Rock Manor Games!  Mike and Clarence tell us about the development, give us insights into the game process, and talk about all the new content! And finally, it's not Gumbo Live! unless we play a game with the Chat Krewe -- this time Steve and I and Clarence go head-to-head with Mike Gnade's brain, in THE ENVIE GAME. But there's a shocking twist as to the winner! You'll have to listen to the Chat Krewe's contributions to believe it! Merchants of Magick expansions crowdfunding project is on Kickstarter right now and has already funded: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikegnade/merchants-of-magick-dangerous-business Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast, who heads up our Play to Win and Guided Playthroughs sections at Southern Board Game Fest, joined BJ on a very special episode of Gumbo Live! to chat all things SoBo2023 and to GIVEAWAY SOME PRIZES!  See you at Southern Board Game Fest and THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Burky from GameToppersLLC! www.southerngamefest.com https://www.gametoppersllc.com/ Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! It's the return of The Jay Bell, who regales us with stories of his trip to Louisville, Kentucky!  Then, we chat about recent plays of: Forests of Pangaia, Earth, Hero Realms, and Set a Watch Plus, Barnes is back in the Gumbo Pot, and it's time for him to sit on the witness stand in Gumbo Court. We put him under cross examination about Oltréé.  ** Some of the games discussed may have been provided by publishers as a promotional copy. **  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/ Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps  

Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! And super excited to have THE JAY BELL and Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast back in the Gumbo Pot! In this episode, we grill Jay on his recent Kickstarter backings, including Kraken Skulls from Chris Couch Games, Shards of Infinity, the Our Family Plays Games project, and Dungeon Kart.  Then Mitchell regales us with tales of his recent plays of The Last Kingdom by John D. Clair, while BJ gathers his thoughts about what kind of game the roll and write game Number Drop is.  Finally, the guys play Yspahan and Archeos Society and give some post-game analysis.  ** Some of the games discussed may have been provided by publishers as a promotional copy. **  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps  

Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! And super excited to have THE JAY BELL back in the Gumbo Pot! In this episode, we wish the Gumbo Overlord a happy birthday, chat about our favorite things from CHUCKCON, and then Jay teaches COSMOCTOPUS before both Jay and BJ give their post-game analysis of our play!  ** Some of the games discussed may have been provided by publishers as a promotional copy. **  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps  

Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! BJ was up first with some news on Southern Board Game Fest (Oct 14-15 in Lafayette, LA). Get your badges at www.southerngamefest.com Our topic du jour in the Gumbo Pot was chatting about our first impressions and post-game analysis of our play of EVERDELL: FARSHORE, with our review copy provided courtesy of Starling Games. Jerod teaches the new stuff in the game to BJ, and then you will hear this post-game review!  ** A complimentary review copies of game was provided by the publisher. **  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps  

Hey board gamers, we are back from our July hiatus with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! BJ   welcomed back to the Gumbo Pot, Mitchell from the Beans & Dice podcast. Our topic du jour in the Gumbo Pot was chatting about a great new board game experience we had in July. Then some talk about an anticipated game at GENCON. And finally, we wrapped up our fresh thoughts of playing Trekking Through History right after we played it!  •Praga Caput Regni •3 Ring Circus •GENCON  •Kutná Hora: The City of Silver   •River & Gold (a game in the Legends of the 5 Rings universe) •Castles By The Sea •World Wonders •Trekking Through History ** In the past, we may have received complimentary review copies of games from some of the publishers mentioned **  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps  

Two Tuesdays in a row, it's another Twitch Tuesday!  BJ and Jerod welcomed back to the Gumbo Pot their buddies, Mitchell from the Beans & Dice podcast and Logan from the Louisiana Board Gamers Facebook Group and a regular gamer at our FLGS, Anubis Game & Hobby.   Our topic du jour in the Gumbo Pot was all about ENVIE. What games are we excited to check out that are either on some crowdfunding site now or about to hit the pages!  Andromeda's Edge Dog Park: New Tricks Daybreak (from Matt Leacock) Clans of Midgard  Planet Unknown: Supermoon Inventions: Evolution of Ideas (by Vital Lacerta) Shipwrights of the North Sea REDUX Night Witches The Halls of Montezuma Monster Hunter Then board gamers, it's time for a check up -- a visit to the Good Doctor, of course! Mille Fiori is a beautiful abstract game by Dr. Reiner Knizia and published by Devir Games. We give a brief overview, play it, and then discuss our thoughts right after the play!  ** A complimentary copy of Mille Fiori was provided by the publisher ** ** Apologies for Logan's mic during the first few minutes, we forgot at first to plug it into the mixer! **  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps  

It's another Twitch Tuesday, this time actually on a Tuesday, and BJ welcomed to the Gumbo Pot a new voice: Logan from the Louisiana Board Gamers Facebook Group and a regular gamer at our FLGS, Anubis Game & Hobby.   Logan tells us his cardboard hero origin story, and then we get down to business. Time to talk about some spicy hot games! What are our favorite games played over the last month?   The Chat Krewe jumps in on the topic, and BJ, Jerod, Mitchell from the Beans & Dice podcast, and Logan all give surprising -- and not-so-surprising -- answers!  Tiletum Ark Nova Dog Park Elawa Tranquility Tribes of the Wind Twilight Inscription Then pardners, it's time to saddle up them horses and head to Coloma!  The four played Coloma and have some fresh takes about this gem of a game. Look for some content showcasing the brand new expansion, Coloma: New Prospects, soon!  Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps  

BJ welcomes back to the Gumbo Pot a great krewe. We enlisted Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast, Jeremy from the Louisiana Board Gamers Facebook Group, and the inimitable Dave Doooooogahhhh, the commissioner for life of the Board Boys Legacy League to chat about the top games of 2022. In typical Gumbo Pot fashion, things went off the rails pretty quickly as the gents had a little trouble with the calendar and the number "one". But we settled on some pretty decent choices, including:  Marrakesh Atiwa Ark Nova Merchants of the Dark Road Star Wars the Deckbuilding Game Massive Darkness 2ed Tiletum Challengers We leave it up to you if there were any cheating going on' in the years chosen. Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps  

The Dobster made his triumphant return to the Gumbo Pot! Jeremy Dobler and BJ chatted about Jeremy's recent plays of In The Hall of The Mountain King, why his group likes campaign games like Descent and Oathsworn, and their thoughts on Three Sisters and the French Quarter crowdfunding project.  A complimentary copy of Three Sisters and French Quarter were provided by the publisher.  Thanks for listening!   Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps

After a month of Gumbo Live! interview shows, it was time to get back to the table in the Gumbo Pot!   Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast and playthrough coordinator at the Southern Board Game Fest joins BJ chatting about this year's upcoming festival, board game sales, and convention talk. Plus, you'll get their very fresh thoughts on their playthrough of ROLL CAMERA: The Filmmaking Board Game, a cooperative game from Keen Bean Studios.  Until next time, laissez les bon temps rouler! A complimentary copy of Roll Camera was provided by the publisher.   

BJ, Steve and Verla welcomes in Keith Law, board game blogger and reviewer for Paste Magazine, to chat about board games! We reviewed: Earth Iki Plus, Steve and I may have met our match in the Jambalaya game. You have to hear Keith to believe it! Keith's info:  Keith Law, the author of The Inside Game and Smart Baseball and senior baseball writer for The Athletic AND more particularly for our show, a board games writer for Paste Magazine!  You can find links to almost all of his reviews, plus his thoughts on music, movies, and culture on his blog:  http://meadowparty.com/ Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

BJ and Verla and Steve were hoping to get Keith Law in this week (spoiler alert -- Keith's appeared on May 30 for the #142 show) so while waiting, they talked about some of their recent plays of a few spicy hot games, plus their thoughts on the Spiel nominees:  Spots (on BGA) Akropolis Planet Unknown Ike Challengers Next episode: Keith Law!  Laissez les bon temps rouler!    Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/   Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps