Episode 1026! This week Shelley and I work with trees, both logging them and becoming stewards of the forest in
Forestry by Michal Peichl from Pink Troubadour, Capstone Games, and Pegasus Spiele
then we work our media accounts with cute animal photos in
Paw Up by Reiner Knizia from Pegasus Spiele
Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games!
Remember that YOU can sponsor the podcast directly by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR checking out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
Here we are at another season already. The podcast has now reached it's 22nd season, which is a small miracle. We just keep chugging along. If anything, I think it now has a solid core of listeners and participants that feel like they're going to stick with me. :-)
With BGStats, it's now even easier for me to see my final tallies for the games I played last year. Plus, I can separate out the digital ones from the in-person plays. Though as you'll hear in the podcast, a bunch of those digital plays are as real as anything, thanks to live play and voice/video connections. I expect that trend will continue to be an important part of my hobby. After talking about those statistics and some more meta thoughts at the end of the year, I jump into some questions & comments from listeners. I used to do this regularly. Now, perhaps the Discord server itself serves some of that function. But it's still nice to respond on the podcast to questions. I'll probably do that again sometime. -Mark
It's a bloopers bonus show! Thank you so much for a fantastic 2025 and here's to a great 2026!
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.
Join the team as we round out our top 5-1 games of all time for 2025! There might be some old favourites, new surprises and some rule breaking. We would love to hear what games have made the top of your lists this year.
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Hey now, and happy New Year’s Eve, Cabalists! Today, Chris, Don, and Jamie get together to discuss a nightmare scenario: catastrophe strikes and their entire board game collection is completely destroyed. If they had to start over from scratch, which five games would they rebuild their collection with? It’s a tough question but we answer it today! Join the Discord at https://thesecretcabal.com/discord. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/ and Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/.
As Rob takes us home in his final episode of his run its time to get a little uncomfortable...well with being comfortable. Rob talks about the various aspects of the hobby which can make board gamers uncomfortable and the group share stories and times in which they've felt this way and why.
FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Dan & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn: - Dan is playing with dinos again as he ventures back into Perseverance Episode 3 by Mindclash Games - Adrian does like a game with bidding / auctioning in Ra by Ravensburger - Tambo goes back in time for some WW2 shenanigans in Company of Heroes by Bad Crow Games - Rob straps into is space truck and tried out the new expansion in Galaxy Trucker: Do What? by Czech Games Edition - about what makes the gang uncomfortable in board gaming and how they have or haven't got over those things over time
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:12 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:25 - Tambo - Company of Heroes 2nd Edition
11:37 - Adrian - Ra
21:45 - Dan - Perseverance Episode 3
27:08 - Rob - Galaxy Trucker Do What?
32:18 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with your comfort levels
34:37 - Getting the teach wrong & large convention noise
42:53 - Approaching tables for games & games outside comfort zones
In some ways, the origin story of the podcast can be traced back to Sentinels of the Multiverse. Upon arriving in Kingston, Mark was at a games event at someone's home, and he saw that someone had brought a then-complete set (this was a few expansions ago) of Sentinels. He knew that this person, namely Walker, was a person worth knowing. It therefore seemed fitting that on one of Mark's last days in Kingston that he, Walker, Huey, Dewey, and Louis play Sentinels.
In our season finale, two award winning games earn our Meeple Crown for 2025. These games embody the essence of Major Fun and The Spiel of Approval. Congratulations to Fromage and Hot Streak!
Shelley and I work to help young women come to power and influence in the late 19th and early 20th century in
Kartini: From Darkness to Light by Sherria Ayuandini from ION Game Design
then we head to the British Isles and hang out with the pagans in
Druids of Edora by Stefan Feld from Alea and Ravensburger
Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games!
Remember you can support the podcast and our video series over on YouTube by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
In another annual bonus episode, Kevin and Roy take over the show and talk about some games they've played (recently and not recently), Silly Shenanigans, Ghost Stories, and Bomb Busters (Kevin's version). You can watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube.
Santa isn't the only one that has been working hard this x-mas eve, Rob has managed to catch Tristan Hall from Hall or Nothing Productions for a cozy fireside chat about his newest crowdfunding project Night of Wolves / Ruined Path double feature.
GUEST PLAYER: Tristan Hall PLAYERS: Rob
In this episode you'll learn: - how Tristan begun his journey of design by building mods to HeroQuest - more about the active campaign Night of Wolves / Ruined Path which runs until early January 2026 - how Rob explores why he enjoys games from Hall or Nothing Productions and why they are important to him - that it's ok to get rules wrong when you're learning games, the primary objective is enjoying your time.
It's a Christmas episode! Merry Christmas one and all, here's some nonsense to fill you with cheer!
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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