200 episodes
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group Game Brain
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4.4 • 162 Ratings
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A podcast about Board Games and friendship, and a real life board game group! Join us every week for an in-depth look at the board gaming hobby, including board game news, reviews and much, much more.
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#194 The Rich and The Good
Ben and Paul discuss recent plays of Oathsworn, Here I Stand, and Tortuga 1667. Then we go deeper with the 2023 English release of The Rich and the Good (formerly Hab & Gut).
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:23 - Oathsworn
00:26:56 - Tortuga 1667
00:35:16 - Age of Innovation update
00:45:31 - Magnate: The First City
00:56:14 - Lorenzo il Magnifico: The Pazzi Conspiracy
01:05:06 - Here I Stand
01:17:58 - The Rich and the Good -
#193 Great Western Trail: New Zealand
Tom and Trey talk about lots of newer plays, their Strategicon weekend, and review the new Great Western Trail game: New Zealand!
0:00:00 IntroductionStrategicon ReviewCrisisMCDM RPGNinja Star GamesReputationAnachronyAge of Innovation0:27:00 Tom's Essen PreviewAmong CultistsThe White CastleEvacuationReworldShipyard 2nd Ed.0:40:30 Review: Great Western Trail New Zealand1:21:05 First Thoughts - Ark Nova: Marine Worlds
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#192 Aegean Sea
Tom, Matt, and Trey go on an epic journey to the Aegean Sea.
0:00:00 IntroductionDune Imperium0:11:27 Voidfall0:29:57 Review: Aegean SeaInnovationGlory to Rome
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#191 Matt's Back, and He's Excited
Matt Robinson is back from his summer travels, and he's psyched to discuss his first play of Great Western Trail New Zealand. Ben follows up with revised thoughts about Skymines.
Matt then previews Voidfall, and the two share their initial thoughts on Age of Innovation.
Plus: CoraQuest, Lowlands, and The Rich and the Good.
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#190 Age of Innovation: A First Look
Trey, Tom, and Jordan take a first look at Age of Innovation.
0:00:00 Introduction0:05:00 Games on the BrainThe Crew10 Days in the USADead LastThe Barracks EmperorsSavage BowlLe PlateauTichu (again!)Iocane Productions on FacebookDisney LorcanaLast LightImperium: The ContentionReacting to the Past0:51:05 First Impressions: The Age of InnovationTerra MysticaGaia ProjectTerra NovaClans of Caledonia
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Customer Reviews
Great Pod, the Discord though…
Love listening to the podcast, always feel energized to play the games they talk about. However, when I try to engage with the discord, I feel like I don’t belong. Wish the community was more friendly.
Want to love it , but…
Insightful commentary, a good mix of personalities, and a nice free-wheeling, conversational tone. Game Brain would probably be my favorite board gaming podcast if the team was more focused and considerate of their audience. They’re listed as a weekly podcast but commonly skip posting without a word of warning to listeners. They also go on for far too long at times about off-topic items. One episode included more than a half hour of discussion about a little known reality tv show. Even when they are discussing board games, they wear me out with talk of pet favorites of theirs like Avalon. As I mentioned, I really want to speak more highly of this show. But it’s hard to do when I’m fast forwarding through half of it, or left wondering if there will even be an episode this week.
Interesting and Great podcast
Appreciate their insight on games and they are very good at writing and articulating their thoughts in an interesting manner.
I don’t feel they talk about politics too much. Anyone who feels the podcast is too political can just grow up or shut up.
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