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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 935: Rats of Wistar and Mini Express Redux

    Garrett's Games 935: Rats of Wistar and Mini Express Redux

    Shelley and I compete as ultrasmart rat clans in
    Rats of Wistar by Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia from Cranio Creations and Capstone Games
    then we look once again (prepping to look at expansion maps) at
    Mini Express by Mark Gerrits from Moaideas Game Design
    This week's podcast is sponsored by Bezier Games, makers of modern classics like 
    Castles of Mad King Ludwig
    Suburbia
    as well as the draw and write sequel
    Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig
    and the new trick-taking card games
    Xylotar
    and 
    Sandbag

    • 27 min
    Garrett's Games 934: Galenus and Pollen

    Garrett's Games 934: Galenus and Pollen

    This week Shelley and I join the ancient Roman medical society and try to treat patients and impress Galen in 
    Galenus by Harry-Pekka Kuusela from ION Game Design
    and then we try out a new version of an older title
    Pollen by Dr. Reiner Knizia from Allplay
    a solid retheming of the 2009 Samurai The Card Game
    Remember you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR
    check out our extensive list of games for sale (with more coming over the next couple of weeks!):
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing
     

    • 26 min
    Garrett's Games 933: Ecos: First Continent and Garden Guests

    Garrett's Games 933: Ecos: First Continent and Garden Guests

    Shelley and I get in some games with the guys, checking out
    Ecos: First Continent by John D. Clair from AEG
    and
    Garden Guests by Stephen Glenn from Van Ryder Games
    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
     

    • 19 min
    Garrett's Games 932: Cat in the Box Deluxe and Gossip Trip Trix

    Garrett's Games 932: Cat in the Box Deluxe and Gossip Trip Trix

    Shelley and I check out a couple of trick takers originally from Japan
    First we discuss Gossip Trip Trix by Maeda Jay from Mashika
    then we try to avoid paradoxes in
    Cat in the Box Deluxe Edition by Muneyuki Yokouchi from Bezier Games
    Remember you can sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames
    OR 
    Check out our extensive list of games for sale and get a cool game that no longer fits on our shelves, but belongs on your table:
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing
     

    • 14 min
    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

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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