Garrett's Games does TWO podcasts this week! With so many games to discuss, we add a Wednesday show, reviewing one great game and two that won't hit our table again:

Stephens by Rola and Costa from Pile Up Games

In The Footsteps of Marie Curie by Florian Fay from Sorry We Are French

Camargue by Timo Diegel form Abacusspiele

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Hey now Cabalists and happy 100th episode of The Secret Cabal Express! Today Don, Jamie, and Chris are celebrating Oktoberfest by swilling beer and listing our favorite games that released at Spiel 2024 in Essen Germany! It's a Polka-Fest here at the secret cabal and we're fired up! The only thing we're missing is a plate of bratwurst, pierogies, and sauerkraut! Kick back, pour a beer, and celebrate with the Founders. PROST!

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It's time to play some actual party games as Matthew takes the gang through rounds of Just One, Insider, On a Scale of Zero to Trex and Tapple! 

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Have you ever wanted to listen to a "Come Dine With Me" special merged with a games day?  Thought not but that is exactly what you have in the second of JP's episodes of this run.  Expect nonsense, expect backstabbing comments, expect drama as we played "Come Game With Me"

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Rob, Tambo

In this episode you'll learn:
- about JP's experience with Undaunted 2200 Calisto and also Undanted Stalingrad by Osprey Games
- that Split Stone Games gets another mention with Becky's take on Mycelia
- how Tambo has become a Starship Captain in his latest game by CGE
- Rob has finally had a proper playthrough of Gloom of Kilforth by Hall or Nothing Games
- what a mashup of "Come Dine With Me" centred around a games day sounds like

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Becky mentions her experiences with The Enchanted Needle which you can find right here - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EnchantedNeedleThe

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:31 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:44 - Tambo - Starship Captains
7:14 - JP - Undaunted Stalingrad & 2200 Calisto
19:21 - Becky - Mycelia
25:45 - Rob - Gloom of Kilforth
33:52 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Come Game With Me
38:08 - Game Day 1 - Becky's World of Tomorrow
44:28 - Game Day 1 - Scoring
47:25 - Game Day 2 - Tambo's Horror House
51:52 - Game Day 2 - Scoring
54:27 - Game Day 3 - JP's Thunderstruck 80's Arcade
57:51 - Game Day 3 - Scoring
1:00:15 - Game Day 4 - Rob's Gaming Express
1:08:19 - Game Day 4 - Scoring
1:11:24 - The Reveal & Winner
1:16:10 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:21:29 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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An auspicious palindrome of an episode number! Granted, in triple digits one encounters a palindrome every ten episodes or so, but I'm sure the numerologists amongst us have special enthusiasm for the mighty TRIP THREE. I mean, primes, and threes, and all that. Anyway, it'll be a minute until we reach episode TRIP FOUR, so let's savour this while we can.

01:10 AYURIS: Mille Fiori (Reiner Knizia, Schmidt Spiele, 2021)

Games Played Last Week:

04:06 -Lunar Rush (Steven "Skippy" Brown, Dead Alive Games, 2023)

08:53 -Dragons Down (Scott DeMers, Mr. B Games, 2024)

16:20 -Things in Rings (Peter C. Hayward, Allplay, 2024)

26:00 -EGO (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2025)

33:37 -Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles (Luís Brueh, Brueh Games, 2024)

37:20 -Mexica (Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer, Rio Grande Games, 2002)

40:22 -Avatar: The Last Airbender--Aang's Destiny (Patrick Marino, The OP Games, 2024)

43:47 -Formula D (Laurent Lavaur & Eric Randall, Asmodee, 2008)

45:18 -Aquatica: Coral Reefs (Ivan Tuzovsky, Arcane Wonders, 2024)

 

News (and why it doesn't matter):

50:22 Risk 2210 A.D.: Frontline expansion

51:49 New version of Diplomacy: Era of Empire

52:42 Axis & Allies: Battle for the Deep 

53:41 Trilogy of Bitewing Knizia games: SILOS, EGO, and ORBIT 

55:20 It's time for another Mission: Red Planet reprint

55:49 Join us in celebrating Arkhipov Day on October 27th

56:08 Topic: Expectations in Crowdfunding

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00:00:30 Intro

00:04:13 ELO

00:06:46 Clarification Again

00:08:57 Dune: War for Arrakis

00:14:23 Portal Games

00:15:50 Lord of the Rings Duel

00:23:00 Daitoshi

00:37:27 Miniature Market

00:38:45 Imperial Miners: Aztecs and the Weirdlings

00:43:17 Windmill Valley

00:56:32 Gametoppers LLC

00:57:47 Bottle Imp

01:04:15 Astlibra Gaiden

01:06:30 Outro

Another episode… that is right. This time it is about games, the reason you come and listen. Or maybe I am wrong. Maybe you come and listen because of the lawn care tips or the surgery stories. Hey, someone we know actually listened just for the gall bladder story.

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In this week’s episode, Mitch, Conor and Dana continue to reminisce about PAX, in particular the food, the games and the people they met.  Conor is enamoured with his purchase and subsequent play of Dead Cells in a monster solo session. Mitch is still feeling surprisingly upbeat after his defeat at one of the hit prototype games at PAX, Tropical. Meanwhile, Dana is desperately trying to get off the island wondering what on earth, the Pope and Oysters have in common, in Landmarks

They also recap last week's Question of the Pod, all before sharing some news as to what's got them fired up - Mitch in particular!

 

New Question of the Pod: What games make you feel dumb and why?

 

Sizzling Games:

Dead Cells [51:54]

Tropical [01:04:17]

Landmarks [01:11:04]

 

Question of the Pod: [01:25:09]

Fired Up: [01:39:06]

 

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Monikers -https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers

Unconscious Mind-https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329500/unconscious-mind

Comic Hunters https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322616/comic-hunters

Bristol 1350 -https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/308989/bristol-1350

Disney Lorcana -https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369646/disney-lorcana

 

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Steven Chivers talk about games (and other things) they've played including:

• Brass Birmingham
• Endeavor Deep Sea
• Expressions
• The Gang
• This is not a Hat
• Cabanga
• Things in Rings
• Holiday Hijinks Kickstarter

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This week's guest is host of the BGG Podcast Candice Harris. We talk about being a professional drummer, working at BGG and designing your first game...but which games did she choose? 

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Family-style games hit the table this week as we check out three more Essen 2024 titles:

Tivoli by Asger Johansen from Plotmaker Games

Tower Up by Frank Crittin, Gregoire Largey and Sebastien Pauchon from Monolith Board Games

Feiges Huhn! by Ken Gruhl and Quentin Weir from Amigo

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It's Second Breakfast time again! First up, Jon is joined by Chris and Chad for a little on-air hangout (Rings of Power spoilers 14:20-22:10 if you haven't seen S2E8). Next, Sabina and Dominic drop by for their annual visit (the kids, they keep growing!), followed by friend of the show Autumn and newcomer Spencer. Then we've got the 3-headed-dragon meme of Doug, Kyle, and Splice - you decide which is which part of the meme. Finally, Chris (there are a lot of them) and Craig stop in to wrap us up.

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THIS WAS RECORDED VIRTUALLY DUE TO ADRIAN'S FOOT INJURY WHICH WAS COVERED IN PART ONE WHICH HAS IMPACTED OUR USUAL QUALITY

You thought we had ran out of Essen chat right? Well fear not we've only just got going as Adrian, JP & Davey return to talk through Saturday and Sunday's shenanigans so expect games, games and more games along with our closing thoughts on the show and will we be returning for 2025?

OUR PLAYERS - Adrian, JP & Davey

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Essen SPIEL Part One - https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/episodes/15905855-expansion-pack-essen-spiel-2024-part-one

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:31 - TURN 2 - Returning back to Essen SPIEL 2024
6:26 - DAY 3: SATURDAY - JP learning David Turczi's secrets...which we can't share
8:47 - Atoll by Albi
18:46 - Monumental Duel by Funforge
28:00 - Men-Nefer by Ludonova
36:04 - Meet & Play event & catching up with other content creators
46:03 - SETI by Czech Games Edition
1:02:56 - Beyond the Horizon by Cranio Creations
1:16:48 - DAY 4: SUNDAY - JP's free day to roam the halls
1:18:54 - Suna Valo by The Game Builders
1:33:46 - Revenant by Mindclash Games
1:55:48 - Kronologic: Paris 1920 by Origames
1:59:40 - Roaring 20's by Deep Print Games
2:03:17 - DAY 5: MONDAY - Travelling Home, Back Stories by La Boîte de Jeu & AI: 100% Human by Explor8
2:07:31 - The awesome people we met during our trip
2:10:57 - TURN 3 - Our wrap up of Essen 2024
2:11:14 - What did we miss out on?
2:14:46 - What lessons did we learn from 2023 into 2024?
2:19:31 - What lessons are we taking into next years Essen 2025?
2:23:07 - Are we going back to Essen 2025?
2:29:45 - Our overall highlights of the show

You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast

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Ben speaks to Nick from Bitewing Games about his huge Cosmic Silos Trilogy Kickstarter featuring 3 Reiner Knizia Designs.

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently from the Holiday Hijinks line - The Pumpkin Problem, The Turkey Trial, and The Groundhog Gambit. Then, we interview the designer of the Holiday Hijinks (new set currently on Kickstarter), Jonathan Chaffer and talk about how he designs escape room games in just 18 cards! Follow Jonathan on his website: https://thechaffers.com/news/

0:00-Intro
0:52-Recent Games - The Pumpkin Problem
1:36-The Turkey Trial
6:40-The Groundhog Gambit
10:34-Interview with Jonathan
31:22-Outro

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The Fandango Tank returns! The ever wonderful Mike DiLisio joins us again, this time to collectively cast our minds forward to some things we'd like to manifest into the board game future. We've got a mess of ideas, a veritable mixtape of miscellany that we either want to play, or hope to see more of as the hobby progresses. Before we unspool, we talk about Fishing, EGO, The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, and Key Market (Second Edition). 02:57 - Fishing 03:03 - I Made You a Mixtape 11:31 - EGO 21:00 - The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth 27:46 - Key Market (Second Edition) 40:49 - Things we'd like to see Please check out the Kickstarter for Mike and Dan's game, I Made You a Mixtape: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cabbagedan/i-made-you-a-mixtape

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Happy All Hallows' Eve, Cabalists! This week, Wolfman Steve and The Gatekeeper take over with ghoulish jokes and spooky banishments. The Founders dive into the horror board games they've been playing including Mansions of Madness, Cthulhu: Death May Die, A Touch of Evil, Texas Chainsaw Massacre Slaughterhouse, and feature Halloween by Emerson Matsuuchi. Tony T returns with the latest board game industry news, delivering updates from beyond the grave. Finally, we journey into The Secret Cabal Twilight Zone to discuss their ideas for twisted and terrifying themed games perfect for Halloween night. It’s a spooky, fun-filled episode you won’t want to miss! Enjoy! Halloween 00:48:29, News with Tony T 01:18:47, The Secret Cabal Twilight Zone 02:13:07

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THIS WAS RECORDED VIRTUALLY DUE TO ADRIAN'S FOOT INJURY WHICH YOU'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS LATER WHICH HAS IMPACTED OUR USUAL QUALITY

The boys are back in town, Essen that is with part one of their adventures with so much content we've had to cut it in half.  This episode covers the journeys to the show, our experiences across Day 0 (Weds) to Day 2 (Friday) and also discussing what we've learned from ourselves and each other on the trips.  Part two will be along shortly.

OUR PLAYERS - Adrian, JP & Davey

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Gaming Rules Pre-Essen Stream - https://www.youtube.com/live/QKbBw7DZJNs?si=1FAHvGVOLDnyAlgP

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:43 - TURN 2 - Welcome to Essen SPIEL 2024
3:31 - Davey's journey by rail & Postmark Games - Aquamarine
7:31 - JP's & Adrian's journey by car & plane
10:22 - DAY 0: WEDNESDAY - Davey's experience of the press event
15:19 - Davey's 3 games of SETI back to back
17:56 - How does a bed eat a person?
22:29 - DAY 1: THURSDAY - JP supporting Mindclash Games demoing Ironwood & Septima
28:59 - Adrian goes scouting and Duck & Cover catches his eye
31:12 - Pre-order pick ups of Daitoshi, Salton Sea & Civolution
34:09 - More pre-order pick-ups of Faraway expansion, Castle Combo & AI: 100% Human
36:20 - Meeting Tom Heath from Slickerdrips
37:32 - Dead Cells by Scorpion Masqué
45:07 - Ada's Dream by Alley Cat Games
56:38 - JP picks up his Nucleum: Court of Progress pre-order
58:07 - Avatar The Last Airbender: Aang's Destiny by The Op Games
1:05:51 - DAY 2: FRIDAY - Adrian starts the day with a bang
1:08:00 - Terrorscape by Ice Makes Games
1:10:01 - Canopy: Evergreen by Weird City Games
1:11:13 - March of the Ants: Evolved Edition by Weird City Games
1:12:16 - Fall by Little Rocket Games
1:17:47 - Golden Demon - Warhammer painting competition
1:22:58 - Eternitium by Haumea Games
1:29:51 - Endeavor Deep Sea by Burnt Island Games
1:36:38 - Shackleton Base by Sorry We Are French
1:52:19 - Unconscious Mind by Fantasia Games
2:00:54 - TURN 3 - What did learn about ourselves and each other?
2:12:18 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn

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One thousand five hundred plus games released over four days is a HOT WEEKEND in board games and the Elaines and Efkas of this world were in attendance. Did we play all 1500 games? No. Did we play the hot ones? Yes. Did we play the weird ones? Yes. Did we play the good ones? Oh my yes yes yes. So grab a warm beverage, plonk yourself into a comfy chair and write off the next hour and a half because we bring you informed coverage of all the games that we played and what you should be on the lookout for in the next three months of board games. What a time to be alive.

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0:00 Cold Open
1:40 Intro
4:15 15 - Milkuro
6:44 14 - Rock Rubber Scissors
8:58 13 - Potato Tomato
11:18 12 - Bomb Busters
17:45 11 - Overparked
21:09 10 - Big Two
26:17 9 - Bottle Imp
30:50 8 - Civolution
41:33 7 - Altay: Dawn of Civilization
49:56 6 - Seas of Strife
53:36 Joint 5,4,3 - ???
1:01:29 Joint 5,4,3 - ???
1:06:14 Joint 5,4,3 - ???
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