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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 2/26/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. We announce upcoming livestreams (join us at brawlingbrothers.com/live) and we need you to join us! A listener sends a heartfelt package and things get heavy for a moment in War Room Studios. We have NEW Lowball Glasses and if you don't want to miss your chance to acquire one, you'd better order now! We flash back to games we were playing this week last year, including Godfather and 7th Continent - talk about the games we are playing NOW, including Forum Trajanum, The Big Dig and Railroad Ink. Then we hang out with Evan Derrick of Van Ryder Games and play an exciting (and embarrassing) game, talk about the upcoming Season 2 Graphic Novels and then look at Blowback from The Enigma Emporium. We wrap up the episode with our much anticipated Architects of the West Kingdom from Renegade Games. PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Receive FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order over $50 using coupon codes: TEAMJOSH or TEAMBRANDON - Usage of either of these coupon codes enters you into a drawing for a $50 gift card (to be drawn on or around May 1st). Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 -- Intro / Banter 0:04:15 -- Brawling Brothers Twitch Streaming 0:10:45 -- New Limited Edition BB Lowball Glasses 0:15:45 -- VM with Baker - Brawling Brothers Blend Survey 0:20:40 -- Special letter sent to WarRoom Studio from IceMan23 0:29:20 -- TNT - THEN -- WarRoom Redeux 0:45:40 -- TNT - NOW 1:33:21 -- TNT - TOMORROW 2:18:12 -- Feature Segment : Architects of the West Kingdom Review 2:22:42 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : GamePlay Overview 2:24:52 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Artwork / Production 2:29:32 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Theme 2:31:50 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Game Play and Strategy 2:44:22 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Variability / Replayability 2:50:32 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Final Thoughts JOSH 2:53:15 -- Feature Segment : Feature review : Final Thoughts BRANDON Game Timestamps: 11 Nimmnt! - 0:29:20 7th Continent - 0:33:30 Architects of the West Kingdom - 2:18:12 Forum Trajanum - 0:53:28 Naga Raja - 1:12:25 Railroad Ink - 1:03:10 Seafall - 0:45:40 The Big Dig - 1:27:20 The Godfather - 0:40:22 Treasure Island - 1:17:49 Van Ryder Graphic Novels S2 - 2:06:15 Wish you were here / Blowback - 1:33:21
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 2/12/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Josh has a special guest in the studio - none other than Mr. James Hudson of Druid City Games and Skybound Games. Our NOW list is huge this week - including: The Estates, Wingspan, Embark & Calimala. In TOMORROW we take a look at the exciting upcoming film, The Game Designers Documentary Film and the new Asmadi Games title, 1001 Odysseys. We wrap up the show by revealing some of our most anticipated board games 2019 - what will make the list?!? PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Receive FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order over $50 using coupon codes: TEAMJOSH or TEAMBRANDON - Usage of either of these coupon codes enters you into a drawing for a $50 gift card (to be drawn on or around May 1st). Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:05:03 - Brawling Brothers Twitch Streaming 0:11:04 - Check in with the BB Guild 0:19:36 - TNT - THEN -- Chat with James Hudson 0:46:50 - TNT - NOW - Featuring Wingspan, Embark, Calimala and The Estates 1:27:09 - TNT - TOMORROW 1:41:41 - Giveaway - The Big Score 1:44:54 - Giveaway - Announcement - Graphic Novels 1:46:19 - Feature Segment : Most Anticipated Games of 2019 Game Timestamps: 1001 Odysseys - 1:32:21 Bunny Kingdom In the Sky - 1:48:33 Calimala - 1:07:38 Castles of Burgundy REPRINT - 1:50:46 Clank! Legacy - 1:53:12 Embark - 0:59:34 Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth - 2:03:20 Metal Gear - 1:56:05 Paladins of the West Kingdom - 1:47:05 Sleeping Gods - 2:00:50 The Estates - 1:15:43 The Game Designers Documentary Film - 1:27:09 Wingspan - 0:46:50
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/26/18 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. 2018 is at an end and we had to wrap it up in Brawling Brothers style! Tune in for our annual Secret Santa Gift Opening, Questions from the hat with Cat and our annual trainwreck of a holiday song! PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Save $5 on purchases over $50 with Power to the Meeple by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timeline: 0:00:45 - Banter 0:04:45 - VRG Vendor Awards 0:06:33 - Holiday Celebration - Secret Santa Gifts 0:20:41 - Little Jimmy and VRG 0:22:29 - TNT - Then 0:33:20 - TNT - Now 1:12:05 - TNT - Tomorrow 1:20:20 - PowerMeeps 1:23:00 - Feature Segment - Cat 1:56:35 - Holiday Celebration : Original Song - 12 Days of Christmas 2:00:48 - Secret Santa Followup 2:11:51 - #TeamJosh Theme Song Game Timestamps: 878 Vikings - 0:58:50 Chronicles of Crime - 0:49:45 Civilization : A New Dawn - 0:43:04 Cleopatra & The Society of Architects - 01:12:12 Everdell - 1:04:50 Newton - 0:34:00 Paladins of the West Kingdom - 0:17:45 Scorpius Freighter - 1:05:50
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 11/13/18 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Arcane Wonders. The German Board Game Police have contacted the Brawling Brothers and it's bad news. Josh has to get his act together or risk board game jail! Our 3rd Annual Brawling Brothers Christmas Bonanza is underway, and we want ALL the Brawlers to participate! Join us as we review the BGG Top Games list and peek in on the biggest movers and shakers in the board game world over the last few months! Coupon Code: Save $5 on purchases over $50 with Power to the Meeple by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timeline: 0:00:42 - Intro Banter 0:08:24 - Brawler Contributions 0:10:11 - German Board Game Police Email 0:06:33 - BB VM Message 0:19:40 - Arcane Wonders - Critical Mass 0:21:00 - TNT: Then - Featuring Glory to Rome 0:35:42 - TNT: Now 1:19:30 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring Crusoe Crew & Archmage Ascendency 1:43:38 - Feature Segment - BGG Top Board Games Game Timestamps: 7 Wonders: Duel - 02:08:30 7th Continent - 01:52:48 Archmage Ascendancy - 01:32:46 Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig - 01:58:39 Brass: Birmingham - 02:02:45 Coimbra - 02:06:17 Cryptid - 02:00:13 Endeavor - 02:05:16 Endeavor - 0:51:54 Food Chain Magnate - 02:09:47 Gaia Project - 01:51:10 Ghosts of the Moor - 0:35:42 Gloomhaven - 01:47:19 Glory to Rome - 0:21:00 Great Western Trail - 01:52:02 Medioevo Universalis - 02:07:18 Newton - 02:01:39 Orbis - 01:57:00 Pandemic Legacy - 01:48:15 Sagrada : Passion Expansion - 01:19:30 Scythe - 01:51:03 Star War Rebellion - 0:41:35 Star Wars Rebellion - 01:50:29 Teotihuacan: City of Gods - 01:57:31 Terra Mystica - 01:51:10 Terraforming Mars - 01:48:57 The Crusoe Crew - 01:26:08 The Estates - 01:10:32 Through the Ages - 01:48:16 Twilight Struggle - 01:49:55 War Chest - 02:06:00 Western Legends - 02:04:15
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 9/11/18 This episode brought to you by Inside Up Games, Tasty Minstrel Games & Meeple Realty. Josh has some real problems with cars and technology! Long time friend of the show, Ludie, stops by to talk about the 30th Anniversary Edition of the Star Wars RPG. Brandon gushes about King of Ding - a Brawling Brothers version of Love Letter. Josh decides to come clean and confess to all of his recent acquisitions, while Brandon announces an upcoming liquidation! Tons of plays are discussed, include 878 Vikings from Academy Games, Spell Smashers from Renegade Games and Now Boarding from Fowers Games. We highlight a few interesting kickstarter boardgames - Bad Maps from Floodgate Games and Mynd Craft from first time designer Tharini Rajamohan. A new contender has entered the ring - Power to the Meeple sponsors our newest giveaway, and you won't want to miss this one! We wrap up the show with a discussion on kickstarter boardgames and The State of the Podcast Address. Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timeline: 00:00:46 - Intro / Banter 00:18:00 - TNT: Then - Featuring: Star Wars RPG 30th Anniversary Edition 00:40:50 - TNT: Now 01:26:30 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring Bad Maps 01:34:30 - Giveaway Announcement courtesy of Power to the Meeple 01:38:40 - Feature Segment - Kickstarter Boardgames & The State of the Podcast Game Timestamps: 878 Vikings - 01:02:00 Bad Maps - 01:16:30 Churchill - 00:44:40 Mynd Craft - 01:24:50 Mystic Vale: Conclave - 00:50:54 Now Boarding - 00:53:25 Space Base - 01:10:10 Spell Smashers - 00:57:31 Star Wars RPG 30th Anniversary Edition - 00:18:00
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 7/24/18 This episode brought to you by Inside Up Games, Tasty Minstrel Games, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. Brandon is another year older and has a handful of exciting stories to share about his birthday weekend! We kindly remind EVERYONE who has EVER listened to one of our episodes to FILL OUT THIS SURVEY (and get entered to win free things!). We highlight some of the upcoming titles that we are most excited about in our GenCon Preview, including: Detective (Portal Games), Tidal Blades (Druid City Games), Terraforming Mars: Prelude (Stronghold Games) and many more! We close the episode with a hilarious Questions from a Hat with Cat... But this time we add another incredible ingredient - Jordan (Boardgame Bella). Episode Timeline: 00:00:47 - Intro / Banter 00:17:20 - TNT: Then 00:19:20 - TNT: Now - Featuring Star Trek Ascendancy & Imaginarium 00:56:25 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring Rurik & Pumpkin Patch: Bad Seeds 01:13:29 - Join us at the Inside Up Games booth at GenCon! 01:15:30 - 2018 GenCon Preview 02:20:40 - Feature Segment: Questions from the Hat with Cat (and Jordan) Game Timestamps: 1960: The Making of the President - 00:23:35 Deck of Justice - 01:02:15 Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game - 01:33:50 Don't Mess with Cthulhu - 01:24:45 Downforce: Danger Circuit - 01:37:35 Imaginarium - 00:50:32 Imhotep - 00:33:50 Imhotep: A New Dynasty - 00:38:50 Indictment - 01:47:50 Pumpkin Patch: Bad Seeds - 00:59:30 Rise of Queensdale - 01:52:08 Role Quest - 00:57:00 Rurik: Dawn of Kiev - 01:05:40 Shipshape - 01:44:05 Song of Ice & Fire - 01:31:30 Star Trek Ascendancy - 00:43:10 Star Trek Fluxx - 01:43:30 Symphony #9 - 01:49:55 Terraforming Mars: Prelude - 01:29:35 Tidal Blades - 01:45:55 Tower of Madness - 01:27:30 Treasure Island - 01:39:30 Victory & Glory: Napoleon - 01:49:00
Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 5/29/18 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. In our first ever "make-up" / extra episode We discuss fashion sense (and Joshs' lack thereof), U2, Void VR: Secrets of the Empire, the newest offering from the New Mexico Escape Room - Bombshell. We take the time to finally hand out some of the details of the Mashup Meetup that we are hosting at Origins 2018 with Blue Peg Pink Peg and Man Vs Meeple, and then we discuss our opinions on the BEST board games of all time (#21-50). Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timeline: 00:00:52 - Intro / Banter 00:16:02 - Anniversary Episode Requests 00:19:08 - Brawling Brothers Guild Checkin 00:24:40 - Mashup Meetup Discussion 00:35:30 - An unexpected gift from Game Surplus 00:37:38 - Feature Segment : Best Board Games (#50-41) 01:26:50 - Feature Segment : Best Board Games (#40-31) 02:16:35 - Feature Segment : Best Board Games (#30-20) Game Timestamps: 1775: Rebellion - 02:44:20 7 Wonders Duel - 02:39:00 7 Wonders Duel - 02:52:30 Archipelago - 01:04:30 Arkham Horror - 01:38:30 Azul - 02:38:10 BattleTech - 01:10:00 Blood Bowl - 01:33:00 Blood Rage - 01:51:40 Bohnanza - 01:12:30 Camel Up - 01:08:30 Camel Up - 01:34:40 Carcassone - 00:54:10 Carcassone - 02:39:30 Carson City - 02:33:31 Castle Panic - 01:48:55 Caverna - 02:31:00 Chameleon - 02:29:00 Clank - 02:46:00 Codenames - 02:23:30 Crude - 02:20:45 Dominion - 00:47:50 Downforce - 02:17:05 Eldritch Horror - 01:59:55 Euphoria - 01:26:50 Fields of Arle - 02:52:45 Firefly - 01:21:10 Five Tribes - 02:08:40 Ginkgopolis - 01:57:50 Glory to Rome - 02:25:15 Hanabi - 01:02:05 Jamaica - 01:03:30 Kanban - 02:17:30 Karuba - 01:14:45 Mare Nostrum - 01:44:30 Memoir 44 - 02:11:00 Mice & Mystics - 01:46:00 Nations The Dice Game - 00:51:50 Orleans - 02:48:30 Pandemic - 01:06:15 Pillars of the Earth - 02:06:20 Puerto Rico - 01:35:50 Resistance - 00:55:20 Scythe - 02:28:10 Secret Hitler - 01:55:20 Star Wars: Edge of the Empire - 02:02:15 Star Wars: Rebellion - 02:41:10 Stockpile - 00:45:15 Targi - 00:57:07 The Civil War - 02:31:00 The Grizzled - 01:53:10 Thunderstone - 02:04:50 Ticket to Ride - 00:58:45 Tobago - 00:49:40 Trickerion - 01:41:30 Twilight Imperium - 01:30:00 Twilight Struggle - 01:17:10 War of the Ring - 01:01:13 Xwing - 01:07:02 Yokohama - 02:50:30
Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 5/15/18 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com & Meeple Realty. A peek behind the scenes as Josh warms up his voice with his typical tongue twisters. A mystery is investigated and the answer is revealed on the air! A #TeamBrandon theme song exists - on paper. Will someone answer the call and make this a thing? We had an incredible time celebrating International Tabletop Day 2018, and we share all the details - including our favorite game (that Brandon swears isn't really a game) of the day. There are endless amounts of awesome kickstarters out right now, include Hellboy, Omen Saga & Brook City.... Also you MUST check out the video for ORC STABR. We finally present our much anticipated Castell Review - Does Renegade Games hit another one out of the park??! We wrap up with a quick glance at the top board games on BGG... What do we think about the risers and fallers? What will be the next BIG hits? Tune in and we'll break it down! Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timeline: 00:00:45 - Intro / Banter 00:18:30 - Then: War Room Redux - Featuring: Mysterium, Kemet & Captain Sonar 00:30:00 - Now 00:58:40 - Tomorrow: Featuring Hellboy, Omen Saga & Brook City 01:14:05 - Castell Review 01:37:54 - Castell Review - Final Thoughts 01:44:50 - Episode Giveaway - Courtesy of Meeple Realty & Game Surplus 01:50:08 - Feature: Top BGG Games Game Timestamps: 7 Wonders Duel - 02:05:40 7th Continent - 01:53:50 Brook City - 01:03:40 Captain Sonar - 00:25:10 Castell Review - 01:14:30 Castles of Burgundy - 00:24:00 Explorers of the North Sea - 00:43:07 Fake News - 00:31:45 Feudum - 02:11:10 Gaia Project - 02:02:30 Gloomhaven - 00:21:05 Great Western Trail - 02:03:30 Hellboy: The Board Game - 00:58:40 Kemet - 00:27:00 My Little Scythe - 02:12:40 Mysterium - 00:22:45 ORC STABR - 01:07:20 Pandemic: Season 2 - 01:52:00 Railways of the World - 00:22:15 Rising Sun - 02:07:45 Salem 1692 - 00:48:15 Scythe - 01:59:00 Star Wars Rebellion - 01:57:35 Stockpile + Continuing Corruption - 00:37:45 Terra Mystica - 02:01:15 Terraforming Mars - 01:56:00 The Mind - 02:09:30 The Omen Saga - 01:06:15