805 episodes
Garrett's Games and Geekiness Douglas Garrett
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4.8 • 65 Ratings
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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.
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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
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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 -
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
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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
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Apiary by Connie Vogelmann from Stonemaier Games -
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 -
Garrett's Games 925: Cathedral of Orleans and Djinn
Shelley and I work together to build Orleans' cathedral in the cooperative family game
The Cathedral of Orleans by Wolfgang Dirscherl, Markus Müller, and Reiner Stockhausen from dlp games and Matagot
then we compete to capture the most genies while collecting resources in
Djinn by Benjamin Schwer from Hall Games and Pegasus Spiele
Customer Reviews
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.
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!
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.