This week on Garrett's Games Shelley and I make some booze and admire a garden. First up is
Floriferous by Steve Finn and Eduardo Baraf (with art by Clementine Campardou) from Pencil First Games
then we play competing distillers in
Distilled by Dave Beck from Paverson Games
Thanks as always to Bezier Game for their sponsorship.
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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Concealed, MicroMacro: Downtown Detective (mobile app), and Draw Along with Dave (web app). Then, we talk about a few games where the themes are something we'd like to do in real life.
0:00-Intro
0:46-Recent Games-Concealed (Kickstarter) (free PnP on itch.io)
5:54-MicroMacro: Downtown Detective
11:56-Draw Along with Dave
15:56-Game Themes IRL
28:22-Outro
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One, two, three, four, five, everybody in the car so come on let's ride ... to the mailbag! We're answering your pressing questions - and oh how they press - about all manner of things: Crowdfunding ads! Narrative games! Getting jaded about board games! You wrote in because you had to know what we thought, and who are we to say no. Before we get covered in papercuts, we talk about Wheedle, Dune: War for Arrakis, and Transgalactica. 02:05 - Wheedle 09:31 - Dune: War for Arrakis 19:52 - Transgalactica 34:00 - Mailbag 34:39 - Kickstarter red and green flags? 43:36 - Narrative in board games? 51:23 - Do we get jaded?
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Reviews of Shackleton Base and Arborea. All the pegs provide a deep dive of Galileo Galilei. Game discussion starts at {00:34:48}.
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Dave is here to save the day with another show of working out who the smartest idiot is.
This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.
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It's 1986, the radio is playing your favourite tune and you're in your last week of summer hanging out with your friends trying to be popular. It's time for another expansion pack guest episode where Shawn Hoult from Allies or Enemies joins Adrian & Becky for a nostalgic chat around the Last Week of Summer and also Shakespeare: The Card Game.
GUEST PLAYER: Shawn Hoult from Allies or Enemies
PLAYERS: Adrian & Becky
In this episode you'll learn:
- all about how Shawn begun his indie publisher journey with Allies or Enemies and how it started off from a YouTube channel
- more about their latest game Last Week of Summer which puts you back in the 1980's trying to relive those glory days
- more about how Shawn wanted to create the MCU within the world of Shakespeare and succeeds in Shakespeare: The Card Game
- what it's like for an indie publisher in getting started, challenges and rewards they face.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Allies or Enemies Games Website - https://www.alliesorenemies.com/
Allies or Enemies YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/AlliesorEnemies
Last Week of Summer Kickstarter Page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alliesorenemies/last-week-of-summer
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:39 - TURN 2 - Shawn Hoult's Turn
1:51 - How did Shawn get into the hobby?
8:01 - What are Shawn's favourite games right now?
11:27 - TURN 3 - How did Allies & Enemies begin and insights as an indie publisher
15:57 - What was the genesis of Last Week of Summer
18:42 - How did you match the game types to the feeling you wanted to convey?
20:49 - How does an indie publisher get their playtest group?
23:39 - What are the unexpected challenges you've faced?
27:02 - An overview of "Last Week of Summer"
36:18 - Was the modular nature of the game designed from the start?
38:17 - An overview of "Shakespeare: The Card Game"
47:21 - What makes up Shawn's last week of summer?
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In this episode we catch up with Ignacy from Portal Games. We talk about the latest and upcoming releases including Age of Galaxy and Bohemians. We get a tease of what's coming in 2026
And we finish off the episode with Rank Em!
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Losing a component is rough. Knowing that one of your games is incomplete is like having a permanent absence in your soul. It's one thing to eschew that one added expansion--that's a triumph of restraint. But that missing block in Viking See-Saw will taunt you forever, a blight on your consciousness that can never be healed. Maybe I'm exaggerating.
Games Played Last Week:
00:52 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021)
04:37 -Riftforce: Beyond (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2022)
09:44 -Unstoppable (John D. Clair, Renegade Game Studios, 2025)
3D printed tokens: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1851400332/
14:27 -Signal (Jasper Beatrix, DVC Games, 2025)
20:35 -Viking See-Saw (Reiner Knizia, itten, 2021)
23:19 -Dune: Imperium--Uprising (Paul Dennen, Dire Wolf, 2023)
28:32 -MicroMacro: Kids--Crazy City Park (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2025)
29:35 -Champions of Midgard (Ole Steiness, Grey Fox Games, 2015)
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32:57 Ryan Laukat's Song of Silveranth
33:42 Feature Game: The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2025)
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Last week on Episode 1005, we made it through the first 6 RULES that Joe ranted about. This week we delve into Rules 7-14 with much discussion, wine, etc. As Joe Huber and Tom Lehmann lead the way!
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JP finishes off his run by putting the nice guy act on the shelf for a while. Sometimes in our hobby we make up for some shortfalls for the things we adore so today it's time to put our love aside as we "roast" some of our favourite board games.
FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Rob & Davey
In this episode you'll learn:
- about Tetris adjacent game Project L by Boardcubator from Adrian
- how a game about making board games works with JP and Tabletop Inc by Cotsworld Games
- that Rob has gone back to the classics for a bit of Carcassonne by Hans im Glück
- how Davey faired as he mans his sub exploring the depths in Endeavor Deep Sea by Burnt Island Games
- that whilst we roast out favourite games we do actually really enjoy them so take this episode in the spirit it was intended...a bit of fun
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:03 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:16 - Rob - Carcassonne
6:18 - Davey - Endeavor Deep Sea
12:23 - Adrian - Project L
20:51 - JP - Tabletop Inc
27:05 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The board game roast
29:02 - Roasting Gaia Project
35:33 - Roasting Pandemic
42:03 - Roasting Too Many Bones
49:33 - Roasting Descent
53:00 - Roasting Primal
57:38 - Roasting Concordia
1:01:21 - Roasting Lisboa
1:08:03 - Roasting The Witcher: Old World
1:15:47 - TURN 4 - Receive, Sleeve or Leave
1:21:25 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:30:31 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
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00:01:00 Day One
00:01:35 Setting up the Portal Booth
00:03:00 Spill on aisle 2200
00:05:15 Level 99 Kickstarter
00:09:00 Asmodee Press Releases
00:14:15 All Play Releases
00:15:30 Hatchett Releases – Tag Team
00:19:00 Osprey – General Orders Sengoku Jidai
00:24:00 Miniature Market
00:25:15 Day Two
00:27:45 Restoration Games
00:29:45 Thunderworks Games
00:30:15 Asmodee – Did you know this…
00:31:15 Lucky Duck Games
00:33:00 Hatchette Games
00:34:30 UVS Card Games
00:37:30 North Star Games – Nature
00:40:50 Taste Buds – Lime Coke Zero from East Europe
00:44:30 Strike Tournament Results
00:51:00 Portal Games
00:53:20 Day 3
01:00:30 Chip Theory Games
01:02:30 Around the Stump
01:06:30 Dead Alive Games
01:10:30 CGE Meeting
01:16:00 Ares Games
01:23:00 Rift Bound
01:27:00 Capstone – Up or Down
01:28:30 Uninvited Guests at a Wedding
01:31:30 Day 4
01:33:15 Slam Throne – OMG!
01:36:45 Bezier Games
01:41:00 Brotherwise Games
01:41:30 Pandasaurus Games
01:45:15 Devir Games
01:46:30 Luma Imports
01:49:30 Game Toppers LLC
01:51:00 Taste Buds – Jerky
Another Gen Con in the books. The crowds were as thick as ever, but the overall energy felt a bit more subdued this year. Still, there were plenty of solid games to discover and enjoy—even if nothing sparked a mad dash to grab the latest release. We spent much of our time connecting with publishers, hoping to gather insights and highlights to help our listeners spend wisely. And of course, Gen Con wouldn’t be complete without a few surprises—Slam Throne and Battle for Hoth definitely caught our attention in the hall.
Huge thanks to everyone who helped, donated, and participated in this year’s annual Strike Tournament. Whether you rolled dice, cheered from the sidelines, or chipped in behind the scenes, your energy and generosity made it all possible. The success of this event isn’t about the two old guys running it—it’s about the incredible community that shows up year after year. We’re grateful for every one of you who helped make it another memorable tournament.
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