"One day I was sitting in a gazebo, and there was a plaque on the gazebo and it said, 'This gazebo was built by the town in 1863.' That is in the middle of the Civil War. And the whole town built a gazebo. What was that town meeting like? 'All right, everyone, first order of business, we have all the telegrams from Gettysburg with the war dead. Let’s see here. Okay, everyone’s husband and brother and… everyone died. Okay. Josiah, you had something?' 'Yes, I do. How’d you like to be indoors and out of doors all at once? Ever walk into the park with your betrothed and it starts to rain, but you still want to hold hands? Well, may I introduce you to, and my condolences again to everyone, the gazebo!'"
-John Mulaney, "Kid Gorgeous at Studio City"
Games Played Last Week:
01:29 -Coyote (Spartaco Albertarelli, New Games Order, 2015)
04:07 -Tapple Mini (NPD Toys, The Op Games, 2025)
07:17 -Die fiesen 7 (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Hasen in der Abendsonne, 2015)
09:41 -Manila (Franz-Benno Delonge, Zoch Verlag, 2005)
14:17 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021)
16:56 -The Gang (John Cooper and Kory Heath, KOSMOS, 2024)
20:29 -Trickadee (Rob Newton, Coin Flip Games, 2025)
24:26 -Spicy (Győri Zoltán Gábor, HeidelBÄR Games, 2020)
28:13 -Good Puppers, Too! (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2025)
33:40 -Cross Bronx Expressway (Non-Breaking Space, GMT Games, 2025)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
46:47 Dire Wolf and Tabletop Playground
48:01 New games from Badgers from Mars! Regicide Inferno, Regicide Crown Duels, and Viking Rush
49:07 Show news: guest hosts in early 2026
50:27 Feature Game: Gazebo (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2025)
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GG&G 1024! This week Shelley and I check out two mini-box games from Allplay
Llama Llama by Kaya Miyano
For the Emperor by Whitney Loraine
Then check out a bigger game, which is actually the smaller cousin of Ark Nova
Sanctuary by Mathias Wigge from Capstone Games and Feuerland Spiele
Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games!
Remember you can support the podcast and our video series (for which we have editions for each of these games) by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out the extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
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Okay, things are a bit different this year. In honour of our 350th episode (a very important milestone), we're going to combine forces, like ... Voltron. I'm the head, and my left and right feet are here with me to collaboratively (yes, you heard right) compile Board Game Barrage's definitive (definitely definitive) top 50 board games... of all-time!
06:27 - #50 - Zoo Vadis 08:32 - #49 - Splendor 11:45 - #48 - Azul 14:51 - #47 - Imperial 2030 17:13 - #46 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant 19:15 - #45 - Pictomania 25:50 - #44 - Stationfall 32:35 - #43 - Ra 34:20 - #42 - Food Chain Magnate 39:31 - #41 - Diplomacy 41:41 - #40 - Dune: Imperium - Uprising 43:33 - #39 - Race for the Galaxy 47:40 - #38 - Caylus 1303 50:59 - #37 - Root 54:34 - #36 - Cosmic Encounter 56:40 - #35 - Blood on the Clocktower 59:03 - #34 - Glory to Rome 1:01:04 - #33 - Fresh Fish 1:05:01 - #32 - Biblios 1:06:23 - #31 - So Clover!
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Having caught up with the chaps from Paper Fort Games over the convention circuit we wanted to get some proper time to chat with James & Chris from the studio to talk all about their experiences, their lessons and ultimately their upcoming games Terraria & Cult of the Lamb.
GUEST PLAYERS: James Faulkner & Chris Kingsnorth
PLAYERS: JP & Davey
In this episode you'll learn:
- about how James & Chris got into the hobby and how Paper Fort Games started
- more about the world of Terraria and the challenges of making a true sandbox game as a board game
- more about the new and upcoming title Cult of the Lamb also based on the video game IP
- that James won't rest until he's converted all the core retro video games from our childhood.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Website - https://paperfortgames.store/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paperfortgames/
Cult of the Lamb Preview Page -https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paperfortgames/cult-of-the-lamb-the-board-game
Terraria Board Game - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paperfortgames/terraria-the-board-game
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:25 - TURN 2 - Paper Fort Games - Introducing James & Chris
2:31 - How did James get into the hobby & birth of Paper Fort Games
8:38 - How did Chris get into the hobby?
15:14 - What are your favourite games?
17:28 - TURN 3 - Terraria
24:27 - A fish tank sandbox experience
29:05 - How do you put an end to a sandbox game?
38:42 - TURN 4 - Cult of the Lamb
49:09 - A worker placement with teeth
51:27 - Turning retro games into board games
57:34 - TURN 5 - Keeping the community engaged & what's coming up?
1:06:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
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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