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Doug Garrett and his wife Shelley discuss and review the strategy/designer board games they play on this weekly podcast. Interviews with notable names in the hobby, along with designers and publishers, are part of the show.

Garrett's Games and Geekiness Douglas Garrett

    • Leisure
    • 4.8 • 65 Ratings

Doug Garrett and his wife Shelley discuss and review the strategy/designer board games they play on this weekly podcast. Interviews with notable names in the hobby, along with designers and publishers, are part of the show.

    Garrett's Games 931: Dog Park with New Tricks & Dogs AND Air, Land, & Sea

    Garrett's Games 931: Dog Park with New Tricks & Dogs AND Air, Land, & Sea

    Shelley and I check out the new dogs and New Tricks available in the expansion to
    Dog Park by Lottie and Jack Hazell from Birdwood Games
    then we try a small-box 2-player card game
    Air, Land, and Sea by Jon Perry from Arcane Wonders
    Sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames 
    OR 
    check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing
     

    • 18 min
    Garrett's Games 930: 1923 Cotton Club and Autumn

    Garrett's Games 930: 1923 Cotton Club and Autumn

    This week it's all about small box games.
    The first, quick title for 1-2 players is 
    Autumn by Maria and Enrique Blasco from Devir 
    then we try one of those small games that play like their bigger brothers in
    1923 Cotton Club by Pau Carles from Looping Games
    Make sure to sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR
    help us make room for new games by supporting the podcast and getting some great titles for your own table here:
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing
     

    • 19 min
    Garrett's Games 929: Revive + Call of the Abyss Expansion and Amritsar

    Garrett's Games 929: Revive + Call of the Abyss Expansion and Amritsar

    As promised, Shelley and I get one of last week's big games back to the table with it's recent expansion for a discussion of what that adds in
    Revive + The Call of the Abyss Expansion by Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Ostby, Eilif Svensson and Anna Wermlund from Aporta Games
    then we got a great and beautiful mancala-based game on the table with 
    Amritsar by David Heras Pino from Ludonova

    • 33 min
    Garrett's Games 928: Revive Redux and Scholars of the South Tigris

    Garrett's Games 928: Revive Redux and Scholars of the South Tigris

    Shelley and I get two HEAVY games to the table this week, re-visiting 
    Revive by Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Ostby, Eilif Svensson and Anna Wermlund from Aporta Games
    Scholars of the South Tigris by Shem Phillips and SJ MacDonald from Renegade Game Studios and Garphill Games
    Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR
    check out the extensive list of games we have for sale that belong on your table!
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing
     

    • 35 min
    Garrett's Games 927: Apiary and The Gig

    Garrett's Games 927: Apiary and The Gig

    Shelley and I play two games that provide variety through various player boards:
    The Gig by Robb Smigielski, Lewis Shaw, Jamie Gray, and Dann May from Braincrack Games
    and
    Apiary by Connie Vogelmann from Stonemaier Games

    • 30 min
    Garrett's Games 926: Dune Imperium Uprising and Books of Time

    Garrett's Games 926: Dune Imperium Uprising and Books of Time

    Shelley and I get two heavier games to the table this week. First up is a sequel to a worker placement/deck builder we've enjoyed in the past:
    Dune Imperium: Uprising by Paul Dennen from Dire Wolf and Legendary
    then we create cool 3-ring binder books, collect resources and perform actions in
    Books of Time by Filip Glowacz from Board&Dice

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
65 Ratings

65 Ratings

Joe Andrews12 ,

Long running podcast, great perspective

I'm a big fan of Doug and Shelly's podcast, listening since the very beginning. I've purchased lots of games based on their reviews and have avoided some duds as well. I like the game explanations, but even more, I like the different perspectives about games they present. I feel like I'm at the table with them, with my glass of wine, enjoying a game discussion. Highly recommended.

samuelw3 ,

A casual & fun gamer, but a high quality podcast

GG&G is a great weekly podcast that continues to invite you into the life of Garrett & Shelly and the games they played. He includes reviews of both Games (and wines) and light banter about their recent game experiences of modern board gaming. This is a great board game podcast and has helped me find great board games that I otherwise would have missed. Thanks!

Dice All Day ,

Good stuff for Eurogamers

A consistently upbeat, thoughtful, and informative tour of new Eurogames, though the married hosts never, ever have a strong disagreement about anything, so you're really just getting one voice, with the other being fairly redundant. The dry recitations of game mechanisms can become old after a while, as can the recent (2013) adoption of a single sponsor who is discussed ad nauseum.

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