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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 10/27/20 This episode is brought to you by PowerToTheMeeple.com and Thunderworks Games. 2020 continues to provide the horror around here - learn all about our newest SCARE in our annual Halloween Episode - Welcome to the Horror in the War Room! Josh and Brandon get an unexpected voicemail from a seasonal favorite. Josh spends an evening at 13 Dead End Drive and lives to tell about it. Spooky games is always the theme around here for Halloween - this year we experienced Paranormal Detectives, The Shining, Mystery House, and the beautiful werewolf game - Armata Strigoi. Our look to the future is an exciting one, featuring Shadow Network, Concordia Digital and Descent: Legends in the Dark. No Halloween celebration would be complete without a spooky story - Happy Halloween, Brawlers! Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 : Intro / Banter 0:09:15 : VM with Dracul and Eyegore 0:14:35 : TNT - THEN 0:26:23 : TNT - NOW 1:13:41 : TNT - TOMORROW 2:07:50 : Feature Segment : Ghost Story Board Game Timestamps: 13 Dead End Drive - 0:14:35 Armata Strigoi - 1:11:18 Concordia Digital - 1:38:35 Descent :Legends in the Dark - 1:43:20 Mystery House - 0:59:35 Paranormal Detectives - 0:26:23 Shadow Network -1:13:41 The Shining - 0:39:50
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 10/13/20 This episode is brought to you by PowerToTheMeeple.com, Thunderworks Games and Unforgiven: The Lincoln Assassination Trial. Josh and Brandon discuss excitement 20 years in the making, the Baldurs Gate III Early Access! You can't count back 20 years without tripping over Tribune (2007) and Josh is delighted to have Brandon discuss his plays! Majority of our "big game plays" over the last month have involved Tekhenu, and we are excited to talk about it. We plugged in some filler games, around our Tekhenu plays, and can wait to talk about Point Salad, Lanterns and Silver and Gold! Our TOMORROW segment is jam packed - we'll leave some of it as a surprise, but want to mention our Cartographers Heroes Review as well as our kickstarter preview of Unforgiven: The Lincoln Assassination Trial. We close out the show with an intimate chat with Tim Virnig, Pitchman extraordinaire for Thunderworks Games. Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:02:58 - More Digital Gaming (Baldurs Gate III) 0:14:17 - Shop Power to the Meeple 0:19:02 - TNT - Then 0:37:17 - TNT - Now 1:12:10 - TNT - Tomorrow 1:39:18 - Feature Segment : Conversations with Tim Virnig of Thunderworks Games Board Game Timestamps: Catographers Heroes - 1:29:10 For Sale Autorama - 1:12:10 Frostpunk: The Board Game - 1:14:00 Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz - 1:17:25 Lanterns: The Harvest Festival - 1:00:50 Point Salad - 0:57:57 Silver & Gold - 1:04:05 Tekhenu - 0:37:17 Tribune - 0:19:02 Unforgiven: The Lincoln Assassination Trial - 1:21:20
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 8/11/20 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Well folks, our power problems are fixed thanks to Brawlers Kevin, ULF, Tim Root, Sal and Baker (ALLL THE BAKERS!). We discuss our upcoming adventures in Camp Capstone and learn about a nasty injury that Josh mysteriously received. Thanks to recent plays by Brandon and Jordan, THEN is a flashback to a true classic - Agricola! The NOW segment is full of gaming goodness, including a new Crossroads title from Plaid Hat Games, Forgotten Waters. We wrap the show chatting with Travis Reynolds of Queen Games. Travis schools us in the ways of Craft Beer before he tells us all about the upcoming Feld Collection that will be hitting Kickstarter in mid-August. Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 Intro / Banter 0:08:45 Check in with the BB Guild 0:14:00 Gifts to WarRoom Studios 0:19:02 Camp Capstone 0:23:40 TNT - Then -- ft. Agricola 0:40:35 TNT - NOW 1:42:00 TNT - TOMORROW -- Hero Quest, Fuzzies and Fantasy Flight (OH MY!) 2:02:45 Van Ryder Games - Final Girl Pledge Manager 2:04:55 Feature Segment : Travis from Queen Games - Stefan Feld Collection Board Game Timestamps: Agricola - 0:23:40 Dealt - 1:01:01 Descent: Legends of the Dark - 2:00:20 Forgotten Waters - 1:24:38 Hero Quest Legacies - 1:51:58 Key Forge: Dark Tidings - 1:57:00 Key to the Kingdom - 1:47:30 Marvel Champions - 1:58:00 RallyMan GT - 1:06:40 Tapple - 0:56:52 Teotihuacan Expansion : Late Preclassic Period - 1:16:20 The Alpha - 0:40:35 The Fuzzies - 1:42:00 The Menace Among Us - 0:47:55 Twilight Imperium: Prophecy of Kings - 1:55:14 XMEN: Mutant Insurrection - 1:59:25
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 6/23/20 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Do we ever have a treat for you - A SUPER long, absolutely stacked episode that shows off exactly how awesome the future of boardgames is... Incredible kickstarters, EVERYWHERE -- Welcome to JUNKIE TOWN! In this episode we discuss (spoiler free) the first 3 Scenarios of Roll Player Adventures, our multiple plays of the exciting upcoming Dead Reckoning and profess our love for the amazing Terraforming Mars Bigbox. We also cover our recent plays of Concordia, Adventure Games: Dungeon and Sierra West. Episode 128 is concluded with a hilarious conversation with Mark Maia of Board Game Coffee. Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:15:59 - TNT - THEN 0:16:00 - TNT - NOW 0:52:10 - TNT - TOMORROW (ft. Roll Player Adventures) 2:10:00 - Feature Segment : Mark Maia of Board Game Coffee Board Game Timestamps: Adventure Game: The Dungeon - 0:17:00 Concordia - 0:37:24 Dead Reckoning - 1:13:11 Ginkgopolis (Reprint) - 1:02:15 Masters of the Universe -0:58:00 Roll Player Adventures - 1:34:40 Sierra West - 0:28:45 Tekhenu - 1:08:10 Terraforming Mars Big Box - 0:52:20
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 1/14/20 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. With 2019 coming to a swift and decisive end, the Brawling Brothers reveal their plans for Board Games 2020. Lots of exciting news in this episode about what we plan to do with the show in 2020, including but not limited to MANY more reviews and HOTSEAT episodes! We made a point of playing some of our Christmas gifts, and this is the episode to talk about them! Azul Summer Pavilion, Five Tribes and War Chest: Nobility all get the after Christmas treatment! We also glance back at a few games we've previously talked about - Tapestry and Five Tribes. EXCITING new games on Kickstarter this week, including Crimes in History: HH Holmes' Murder Castle, which we had the pleasure of playing, PLUS a look back about 10 years at Junta: Viva El Presidente! Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 Intro 0:14:46 Power to the Meeple - Capstone Games Highlight 0:16:27 TNT - THEN 0:28:45 TNT - NOW 1:29:30 TNT - TOMORROW 1:45:16 - Feature Segment : Whats to come in 2020 Board Game Timestamps: Azul Summer Pavillion - 0:28:45 Carpe Diem - 0:57:01 Cover Your Assets - 0:41:00 Crimes in History: HH Holmes' Murder Castle - 1:29:30 Five Tribes - 0:46:35 Junta : Vive El Presidente - 0:16:27 Tapestry - 1:08:36 War Chest: Nobility - 1:21:54
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 10/8/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games. The artwork that surfaced for the upcoming RE-release of Castles of Burgundy causes quite the stir in the war room. Speaking of stirs, Wil Wheaton and Geek & Sundry are locked in legal battle and of course, the guys have an opinion! We've finally reached 5,000 twitter followers - this means we are going to have an EPIC giveaway! We receive multiple gifts that we open live on the air - a huge thank you to The Notched Nerd and Josh at Power to the Meeple for incredibly thoughtful gifts! Tapestry has spent a lot of time on our table lately, we take a look at that as well as La Isla, Irish Gauge and MORE Snowdonia! We wrap our episode up with a look at LockUp: A Roll Player tale, in our feature review. Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 :: Introduction 0:29:40 :: TNT - THEN ft. YIPES! 0:39:07 :: TNT - NOW ft. Tapestry 1:31:01 :: TNT - TOMORROW ft. Joan of Arc 1:47:42 :: Introducing our newest sponsor - Academy Games! 1:50:53 :: Giveaway Van Ryder 1:59:48 :: Feature Segment: LockUp Review 2:08:12 :: LockUp Board Game - Artwork 2:11:17 :: LockUp Board Game- Theme 2:14:15 :: LockUp Board Game - Variability 2:16:37 :: LockUp Board Game - Strategy 2:28:17 :: LockUp Board Game Review Final Thoughts - Josh 2:31:07 :: LockUp Board Game Review Final Thoughts - B Game Timestamps: Irish Gauge - 0:44:50 Joan of Arc - 1:34:31 La Isla - 1:00:00 LockUp - 1:59:48 Nouvelle France - 1:31:23 Snowdonia - 0:39:07 Tapestry - 1:10:29 Time of Legends: Destinies - 1:39:45 YIPES - 0:31:00
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 9/24/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. Tune in for news on the Bake Off, Colonel Jessup TShirts and the wonders that are ATBcon 2020! Josh and Ludie flashback to yesteryear and discuss the rise and fall of Star Wars Miniatures. The NOW segment is jam packed with goodness, like Masters of Commerce, Brikks, Star Wars Outer Rim, Pipeline, Snowdonia and more! A surprise call on the Red Phone gives us a special guest for TOMORROW, Mr. Evan Derrick discusses Detective: Smoke & Mirrors and then we look at Mint Cooperative. We wrap up the show with a discussion on the best board game designers of all time.... Tune in to see who makes our list! #boardgames Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:28 - VM Bake Off from Tennesse Baker 0:08:00 - Check in with the BGG guild 0:14:00 - Colonel Jessup TShirts 0:15:30 - ATBcon 0:22:10 - TNT - Then -- ft. Ludie & StarWars Miniatures 0:48:10 - TNT - NOW -- ft. Pipeline, Snowdonia & Star Wars Outer Rim 1:44:02 - TNT - TOMORROW -- ft. Evan Derrick & Detective: Smoke & Mirrors 2:07:28 - Feature Segment : Best Board Game Designers of All-Time Game Timestamps: Brikks - 0:58:05 Detective: Smoke and Mirrors - 1:44:02 Festival of 1000 Cats - 1:11:20 Masters of Commerce (Panic on Wall Street) - 0:48:10 Mint CoOperative - 2:00:29 Pipeline - 1:17:25 Reigns the Council - 1:57:00 Snowdonia - 1:29:52 Star Wars Outer Rim - 1:00:55 StarWars Miniatures - 0:22:10 Through The Ages - 1:54:05
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 : 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 : 1/23/18 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. Brandon's world travels have been grounded... He's now limited to domestic travels (no, not really) and Josh quizzes him on his recent trip to Las Vegas, Nevada with Robb and Christina of Blue Peg Pink Peg. A brief glance at the Brawling Brothers guild shows lots of excitement for Rising Sun from Cool Mini or Not. Josh shares his love of Civilization (Avalon Hill) with us in the "TNT: Then" segment, and we share all of the games we've been playing (like Downforce and Ex Libris). Our Godfather Review lands and we deep dive into this popular area control game, then the episode concludes with Josh and Brandon revealing their top 21-30 board games of all time! Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timeline: 00:00:00 - This episode sponsored by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com & Meeple Realty 00:00:47 -Intro / Banter 00:14:15 - TNT: Then - Featuring: Avalon Hills' Civilization 00:26:00 - TNT: Now 00:57:00 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring Herbalism 01:13:25 - Giveaway courtesy of Tasty Minstrel Games 01:19:40 - Godfather Review 01:31:10 - Godfather Review - Theme 01:37:10 - Godfather Review - Production 01:42:00 - Godfather Review - Strategy 01:51:30 - Godfather Review - Final Thoughts 01:59:10 - Feature: Top 21-30 Board Games Game Timestamps: - 7 Wonders Duel - 02:22:15 - 878 Vikings - 02:27:05 - Agents of Mayhem - 01:01:55 - Azul - 02:21:25 - Carcassonne - 02:22:45 - Carson City - 02:19:15 - Caverna - 02:14:08 - Chameleon - 02:12:05 - Civil War - 02:16:40 - Civilization - 00:14:15 - Clank - 02:29:00 - Codenames - 02:06:40 - Crude - 02:03:50 - Downforce - 00:45:40 - Endeavor - 00:57:00 - Ex Libris - 00:39:35 - Fields of Arle - 02:36:15 - Game of Thrones : Catan - 00:28:30 - Glory to Rome - 02:08:25 - Godfather - 01:19:40 - Herbalism - 01:07:40 - Junk Art - 00:30:30 - Kanban - 02:00:40 - Orleans - 02:31:30 - Planes - 00:35:00 - Salem 1692 - 00:27:00 - Scythe - 02:11:15 - Star Wars Rebellion - 02:24:25 - TransAtlantic - 00:26:15 - Yokohama - 02:33:45
Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 1/23/18 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. After 3 week of back to back to back games of Charterstone (Stonemaier Games), we are finally able to tell you what we think! Now don't worry.... While this segment turns into a heated debate, we manage to remain relatively spoiler free during our Charterstone Review. We are certain you will love the dialog surrounding this hot new legacy game, but in the end you have to take sides - will you support #teamjosh or #teambrandon after our Charterstone Review?? After that we dive headfirst into our "Best Board Games of 2017" segment! Year in and year out we absolutely love putting this segment together - tune in to find out what honors Gloomhaven (Cephalofair Games), 7th Continent (Serious Poulp), Wasteland Express Delivery Service (Pandasaurus Games) and Sagrada (Floodgate Games) take home!!! And this is just a peek at what we carved out - Tune in and listen to us run through 12+ categories relating to our favorite board games of 2017. Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timeline: 00:00:00 - This episode sponsored by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty 00:00:45 -Intro / Banter 00:22:47 - Renegade Games Giveaway 00:29:20 - TNT: Then 00:30:40 - TNT: Now (Featuring Fallout & Topiary) 00:46:30 - TNT: Tomorrow 00:59:29 - Charterstone Review :: Flavor and Overview 01:13:00 - Charterstone Review :: Presentation 01:20:00 - Charterstone Review :: Theme 01:24:20 - Charterstone Review :: Strategy 01:39:00 - Charterstone Review :: Final Thoughts 01:54:20 - Feature Segment : The Best Board Games of 2017 Game Timestamps: 00:32:00 - Mega Civilization 00:35:00 - Downforce 00:37:00 - King Domino 00:37:00 - Queen Domino 00:38:20 - Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective 00:41:27 - Fallout 00:45:40 - Topiary 00:50:00 - Western Legends 00:55:00 - Endeavor 00:59:29 - Charterstone 01:57:00 - Chameleon 02:00:24 - When I Dream 02:03:00 - Clans of Caledonia 02:04:50 - Rajas of the Ganges 02:07:20 - Wasteland Express Delivery Service 02:09:00 - 7th Continent 02:11:08 - Tesla vs. Edison: Duel 02:12:05 - Fugitive 02:12:27 - Codenames: Duet 02:13:45 - Magic Maze 02:16:10 - Civilization: A New Dawn 02:17:17 - Lisboa 02:18:55 - Azul 02:19:46 - Barenpark 02:21:40 - Sagrada 02:22:50 - Summit 02:25:20 - Santa Maria 02:26:20 - Majesty 02:27:50 - Fireball Island 02:28:15 - Detective: City of Angels 02:29:10 - Western Legends 02:30:00 - Edge of Madness 02:34:24 - The Quest for El Dorado 02:40:15 - Gloomhaven 02:41:00 - Godfather
Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 10/20/17 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com & Meeple Realty. Year after year "The Horror of the War Room" is one of our very favorite episodes to plan and produce, and this year is no different! Tune in as we talk about the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, flash back on Mythos Tales from 8th Summit Games, unveil #Uwetober and unveil our unconventional plans for the first ever Brawling Brothers Meetup (at BGGcon 2017). We confess a huge mistake from Episode 60 and beg for forgiveness and then fade into our Fury of Dracula Review. We produce 2 different user submitted stories, and offer a money back guarantee on your enjoyment of these outstanding pieces of voice acting! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!? Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb17 Episode Timeline: 00:00:00 - This episode sponsored by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com & Meeple Realty 00:00:58 - Intro and Banter 00:09:35 - War Room Takeover 00:15:35 - Guild Check-In 00:24:15 - Board Game Tables . com - The ULTIMATE Christmas Present 00:25:15 - TNT: Then - War Room Redux :: Mythos Tales 00:35:04 - TNT: Now 00:58:30 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring Near & Far: Amber Mines + Patriots & Redcoats 01:16:15 - Check out the Tasty Minstrel Games Podcast 01:18:37 - Listener submitted Fury of Dracula Story 01:34:00 - Fury of Dracula Review 01:42:52 - Fury of Dracula Review : Theme 02:03:55 - Fury of Dracula Review : Strategy 02:08:15 - Fury of Dracula Review : Final Thoughts 02:19:13 - Meeple Realty keeps all your games in order 02:22:03 - Feature Segment: >The Churro Zone, 3rd Edition Game Timestamps: At the Gates of Loyang - 00:35:20 Detective: City of Angels - 00:49:00 Fury of Dracula Review - 01:34:00 Mysterium - 02:22:03 Mythos Tales - 00:26:00 Near & Far: Amber Mines - 01:14:15 Paramedics: Clear! - 00:42:36 Patriots & Redcoats - 00:58:30 Scythe - 00:15:45 SnapDice - 01:09:12
Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 10/10/17 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. Brandon has a little issue with a round vegetable, and Josh takes great joy in his misery. Josh pays the piper by canceling "THEN" (bets are bad, kids.). Interviews with Lance "Undead Viking" Myxter from Tasty Minstrel Games and Evan Derrick of Van Ryder Games are the highlight of this episode. We talk about our "advance screening" and present our Detective City of Angels review. Did you know that Wrigley Field was originally in Los Angeles??! We wrap up the show by listing our #31-40 favorite games... These are clearly the BEST board games (at least according to the Brawling Brothers). Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb17 Episode Timeline: 00:00:00 - This episode sponsored by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty 00:00:44 - Intro and Banter 00:09:54 - Board Game Tables . com - Building the Premiere Board Game Table 00:11:24 - TNT: Then - A SHORT one! 00:13:47 - TNT: Now 00:34:53 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring Guardian's Call 00:49:20 - TNT: Tomorrow - Interview with Lance "Undead Viking" Myxter of Tasty Minstrel Games 01:17:17 - Meeple Realty crafts long ships for A Feast For Odin 01:19:05 - Detective City of Angels Review + Designer Interview 01:57:06 - Arcane Wonders expands the world of Sheriff of Nottingham 01:57:55 - Feature Segment: Best Board Games according to the Brawling Brothers #31-40 Game Timestamps: Arkham Horror - 02:11:00 Blood Bowl - 02:05:23 Blood Rage - 02:23:30 Cacao - 00:20:44 Camel Up - 02:07:12 Castle Panic - 02:21:20 Detective City of Angels Review - 01:19:05 Downfall - 00:51:50 Dune - 01:08:30 Eldritch Horror - 02:32:10 Euphoria - 01:59:10 Five Tribes - 02:41:05 Ginkgopolis - 02:30:30 Guardian's Call - 00:40:45 Imperial - 00:27:15 Imperial 2030 - 00:27:15 Lorenzo di Magnifico - 00:14:30 Mare Nostrum - 02:16:20 Memoir 44 - 02:43:30 Mice & Mystics - 02:18:20 Pillars of the Earth - 02:38:40 Puerto Rico - 02:08:10 RWBY - 00:34:53 Rex: Final Days of an Empire - 01:12:35 Secret Hitler - 02:27:40 Star Wars: Edge of the Empire - 02:33:40 Stuffed Fables - 02:20:10 The Grizzled - 02:25:25 Thunderstone - 02:37:10 Transatlantic - 00:32:55 Trickerion - 02:13:55 Twilight Imperium - 02:01:58
Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 4/11/17 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardgameTables.com, and Meeple Realty - We have no clue how we've survived this long, but this episode is our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! Join us and listen to our friends from all over boardgame media wishing us well, including: Board Game Theater, Boardgamergirl, Lance the Undead Viking, Rolling Dice and Taking Names, Across the Board, Gaming Rules!, Dirtbags of Holding, Docking Bay 94, Low Player Count and Heavy Cardboard! Brandon highlights his Carribean Cruise and is ridiculed about Botox, massages and buffet lines. We reminisce on the last 12 months and point out a few of our favorite moments from the last 24 episodes. We finish the episode up with an outstanding conversation with The Secret Cabal Jamie and Rodney of Watch it Played. Listen in as Secret Cabal Jamie tells us all about their current kickstarter, and Rodney explains the origins of his blockbuster youtube channel, Watch it Played. Episode Timeline: 00:00:00 - This episode sponsored by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, & Meeple Realty 00:02:46 - Intro and Banter 00:09:04 -Brandon talks about his Caribbean Cruise 00:22:40 - BoardgameTables.com - Building the finest boardgame tables! 00:25:29 - TNT - Then 00:31:15 - How do we name our episodes? Our secret, revealed! 00:40:05 - TNT - Now featuring Terraforming Mars 01:01:10 - Tasty Minstrel Games has an impressive slate of upcoming games 01:05:18 - Reflection on the last 48 Episodes, including favorite moments 01:06:40 - Favorite Moment - BackBlade 01:12:00 - Favorite Moment - Magma Hot Red Pepper 02:12:25 - Meeple Realty has some awesome upcoming inserts 02:15:15 - Feature Segment, Featuring: Watch it Played and The Secret Cabal Game Timestamps: Historia - 00:52:40 Sushi Go : 00:47:40 Terraforming Mars : 00:40:05 Voodoo - 00:58:25
Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 3/28/17 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardgameTables.com, Arcane Wonders and Meeple Realty - Josh has serious issues with the lack of 7up at restaurants and feels it worthy of discussion on the show, Brandon drowns out his idiocy with a giant bottle full of vodka. Our 2 year Anniversary Celebration is coming, and WE WANT YOU TO CONTRIBUTE - call (575)616-BROS and leave us a message. We want to try to put as many as possible on the air... Here is your chance at fame! We check in on our iTunes competition (65 reviews by May 1st... Can it happen??) and read our iTunes review of the episode. Mr. Travis B gets introduced in a extra special (additional) review, as Josh and Travis break down 1754 Conquest : The French and Indian War by Academy Games. We discuss the amazing production that is War of the Ring : Anniversary Edition and discuss our most recent plays, including Potion Explosion, Dice of Crowns and The Royals. Check out our Colosseum review (Tasty Minstrel Games version) and then join us for an intimate discussion about how our tastes have changed as we have progressed in this amazing hobby. Episode Timeline: 00:00:00 - This episode sponsored by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty 00:00:42 - Intro and Banter 00:10:25 - iTunes review of the week 00:12:59 - We discuss our experience with Brandons' BoardgameTables.com Table 00:16:00 - TNT - Then with Travis B 00:31:40 - 1754 Conquest - The French and Indian War Review 01:17:00 - Meeple Realty built an incredible insert for Gloomhaven! 01:20:11 - TNT - Now featuring War of the Ring Anniversary Edition 01:59:02 - Is the King pleased? Find out in Royals from Arcane Wonders 02:00:10 - TNT - Tomorrow featuring City of Kings 02:06:07 - A Grail Game Reprint? Colosseum by Tasty Minstrel Games - Available Now! 02:08:34 - Colosseum Review (Tasty Minstrel Games version) 02:22:35 - Colosseum Review - Artwork and Production 02:29:55 - Colosseum Review - Theme 02:34:00 - Colosseum Review - Strategy 02:45:48 - Colosseum Review - Final Thoughts 02:54:53 - Feature Segment : Taste Change Discussion Game Timestamps: 1754 Conquest - 00:31:40 Arkham Horror - The Card Game - 01:46:27 Axis and Allies : World War I 1914 - 01:31:50 Blood Bowl (v4) - 01:34:47 City of Kings - 02:08:34 Codenames - 00:19:29 Colosseum Review - 02:08:34 Dice of Crowns - 01:50:50 Potion Explosion - 01:42:10 The Royals - 01:54:25 Through the Ages - 00:17:00 War of the Ring - 01:20:28