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Garrett's Games 966: Umbrella, Inori, and Tree Society

27. November 2024 um 14:00

Shelley and I check out a colorful abstract that we received as a review copy, then look at two more games we had the chance to play at BGG.CON.

Umbrella by Flavien Dauphin and Benoit Turpin from Pandasaurus Games

Inori by Mathieu Aubert and Theo Riviere from Space Cowboys

Tree Society by Matthew Dunstan and Brett J Gilbert from Next Move Games

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

You can support the podcast directly 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 here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

And check out our YouTube channel where you can find a video for Umbrella as well:

www.youtube.com/@garrettsgames

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Express 101: Designer Spotlight Ryan Laukat

27. November 2024 um 06:55
Today, Don, Tony, and Jamie dive headfirst into the remarkable world of Ryan Laukat, the visionary game designer, artist, and founder of Red Raven Games. Together, they explore a wide range of his celebrated games, highlighting their unique elements and discuss how Ryan and his his creative partner and wife, Malorie, have evolved and perfected their design philosophy over the years.

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Episode 178: Topical Reference

Von: Pickaxe
27. November 2024 um 06:00

Nick is here to take us through some board game design, mysterious taglines and his internet history. 

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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Expansion Pack: GRIDCON 5 (2024)

27. November 2024 um 02:00

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It's that time of year again...not Christmas, something even better which is GRIDCON.  In its fifth iteration GRIDCON is a convention based in the South West and ran by Gaming Rules and we just adore this weekend.  JP, Adrian & Kerley take you throughout the weekend and of course all of the games we've played.

OUR PLAYERS: JP, Adrian & Kerley
 
OVERVIEW

In this episode you'll learn:
- about all of our experiences of GRIDCON 5 from Thursday to Sunday and discuss ALL of the games, well the ones we've played
- why JP is excited to receive Pick-Up chocolate bars from Alex (one of our listeners)
- all about GRIDCON's Star Trek Captains Chair tournament
- who we met up with, designers & content creators and also shout outs to our listeners

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Our interview with Dávid Turczi about Star Trek Captain's Chair -
https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/episodes/15374756-expansion-pack-david-turczi-s-turn-star-trek-captain-s-chair

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:32 - TURN 2 - GRIDCON 5 (2024)
4:26 - THURSDAY: DAY 0
5:52 - Endeavor Deep Sea
11:38 - FRIDAY: DAY 1
12:44 - Inventions: Evolution of Ideas
18:43 - Back to the Future: Back In Time
20:20 - Terminus & Perch (Sponsored Demos)
30:47 - Star Trek Captain's Chair & Tournament
44:52 - Castle Combo
47:40 - Aquatica
52:57 - Picking up some PICK UPs
54:52 - Revenant (Sponsored Demo)
1:09:03 - Terrorscape
1:16:40 - Micro Macro: The case of the missing map
1:19:28 - SATURDAY: DAY 2
1:21:01 - Dinogenics
1:23:21 - Stress Botics
1:31:19 - Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth
1:34:44 - Kanban EV
1:38:44 - Ticket to Ride
1:39:37 - Rebirth
1:47:36 - Taverns of Tiefenthal
1:48:56 - Huang
1:51:46 - Thunder Road Vendetta
1:58:13 - SUNDAY: DAY 3
1:58:26 - Ironwood (Sponsored Demo)
1:59:10 - Foundations of Metropolis
2:02:46 - Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age (Sponsored Demo)
2:07:07 - Sniper Elite
2:10:39 - Lost Cities
2:13:10 - TURN 3 - GRIDCON Debrief
2:22:41 - The famous GRIDCON raffle
2:26:23 - Final shout outs & friendly faces
2:28:48 - TURN 4 - 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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457 | People's Choice Top 200 Solo Games 2024 | 1-50 | Mike, Liz, Dereck, & Marceline

27. November 2024 um 01:00
Last Chance to get Flame & Fang: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/escape-velocity/flame--fang?ref=explore _________________________ This week Mike, Liz Davidson, Dereck, & Marceline discuss the People's Choice Top 200 solo games list for 2024. They cover games 1-50. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@one_stop_coop_shop Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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