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Published — 30. Oktober 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 852: Meeplefest 2022 Night 2, Part 2 with Tom Lehmann

30. Oktober 2022 um 13:00

Shelley and I continue our discussion of design, play-testing, and how expansions find their way into a designer's repertoire with Tom and Joe.

Joining us are

Tom Lehmann - Race for the Galaxy, Roll for the Galaxy, Dice Realms, Res Arcana

and

Joe Huber - Caravan, Blue Skies, Ice Cream, Scream Machine, Burger Joint

Also mentioned: Splotter Spellen and Jeroen Doumen, one of their primary designers.

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Published — 23. Oktober 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 851: Meeplefest 2022 Night 2, Part 1

23. Oktober 2022 um 14:00

Shelley and I get the mics set up around the boardroom table once again, but this time it's a more intimate and deep discussion with just a couple other great people and designers:

Tom Lehmann: Dice Realms, Race for the Galaxy, Res Arcana, Fast Food Franchise, Throneworld

Joe Huber: Blue Skies, Caravan, Starship Merchants, Scream Machine, Ice Cream, Burger Joint

If you would like to sponsor the podcast, go to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames. You can also get some great games at excellent prices by checking out our games for sale on this Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

Let me know what you're interested in and we can figure out postage. Your presents will then wend their way to you!

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Published — 16. Oktober 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garretts Games 850: Meeplefest 2022 Night 1, Part 2

16. Oktober 2022 um 14:00

Continuing our discussion of games and design that began last week, this time design is more of the focus as the wine continues to flow. Guests include

Matt Leacock - Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy, Daybreak, Era: Medieval Age, Forbidden Island, Roll Through The Ages, Thunderbirds

Joe Huber - Blue Skies, Caravan, Scream Machine, Starship Merchants, Burger Joint

Simon Hunt - Pick & Pack, Take Stock

Scott Caputo - Whistle Stop, Whistle Mountain, Sorcerer City, The One Hundred Torii, Kachina, Voluspa

Kris Hunt

Greg Zamira

and others

Help support the podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon:

www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

or help us out, get a cool game, and make space for new stuff for us to review by buying something off our for sale Google list:

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

Thanks for your support!

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Published — 09. Oktober 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garretts Games 849: Meeplefest 2022 Night 1, Part 1

09. Oktober 2022 um 14:00

Meeplefest is BACK! After two years away, Shelley and I once again convene the roundtable discussion. In part 1 we discuss the effects of COVID on our gaming and begin a discussion of game design and publishing as well. Joining us on this episode and next week's are

Matt Leacock - Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy, Daybreak, Era: Medieval Age, Forbidden Island, Roll Through The Ages, Thunderbirds

Joe Huber - Blue Skies, Caravan, Scream Machine, Starship Merchants, Burger Joint

Simon Hunt - Pick & Pack, Take Stock

Scott Caputo - Whistle Stop, Whistle Mountain, Sorcerer City, The One Hundred Torii, Kachina, Voluspa

Kris Hunt

Greg Zamira

and others

Support the podcast by buying one of our games! Here's the list of we have for sale at reasonable prices:

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

Thanks for checking it out!

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Published — 02. Oktober 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 848: Essen Want List Part 2 and The Gardens

02. Oktober 2022 um 14:00

Shelley and I dip our toes once again into the Essen Wantlist this week, but start by looking at another recent Kickstarter arrival

The Gardens by Matthew Dunstan and Brett J. Gilbert from Grail Games

Remember you can sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

or you can purchase a game from our extensive list:

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

Here's the list of Essen games discussed:

Evergreen (Horrible Guild)

The Great Split (Horrible Guild)

Make It Happen (Indie Boards & Cards)

Galenus (Ion Game Design)

Discordia (Irongames)

HITSTER (Jumbo)

Expedition (Korea Boardgames Co.)

Nirvana (Korea Boardgames Co.)

Targi: Die Bonus-Box (KOSMOS)

Nimalia (La Boite de Jeu)

Tribes of the Wind (La Boite de Jeu)

Atiwa (Lookout Games)

1998 ISS (Looping Games)

Fantasy Pub 2nd Ed (Looping Games)

Precognition (Ludonaute)

Air Mail (Ludonova)

Sabika (Ludonova)

Deities (Mandoo Games)

Evora (MEBO Games)

YIMBY (Mondainai)

Maui (Next Move Games)

Town 66 (Oink Games)

The Master Builders of Cologne (Ornament Games)

Village Rails (Osprey Games)

The Wolves (Pandasaurus Games)

80 Days (Piatnik)

Eleven: Football Manager Board Game (Portal Games)

Flowar (Ediciones Primigenio)

Moesteiro (Pythagoras)

Pessoa (Pythagoras)

Quinto Imperio II (Pythagoras)

Future Energy (Queen Games)

Helsinki (Queen Games)

Powerline (Queen Games)

Keydom's Dragons (R&D Games)

Dom Pierre (R&R Games)

Chronicles of Avel (Rebel Studio)

Meadow: Downstream Expansion (Rebel Studio)

San Francisco (Rebel Studio)

Take a Seat (Salt & Pepper Games)

Clever 4 Ever (Schmidt Spiele)

Virtu (Strohmann Games)

Dulce (Stronghold Games)

Amalfi: Renaissance (Sylex)

Clockworker (Sylex)

Colorado (Sylex)

Applejack (The Game Builders)

Yosemite (WizKids)

Awimbawe (Explor8)

Crossing Oceans (PD Verlag)

Pictures X-Mas (PD Verlag)

Santiago (Trefl)

Uptown (Trefl)

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Published — 25. September 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 847: Essen Want List Part 1 + Keystone North America

25. September 2022 um 14:00

Shelley and I dive into the first part of my Essen Wantlist this week, but start by looking at a recent Kickstarter arrival

Keystone: North America by Jeffrey Joyce and Isaac Vega from Rose Gauntlet Entertainment

Then it's Part 1 of my Essen "Interested" list (in alphabetical order based on publisher - list below).

Remember you can sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames or you can purchase a game from our extensive list:

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

Here is the list of games:

Findorff (2-F Spiele)

The Council of Shadows (alea)

Puerto Rico 1897 (alea)

Autobahn (Alley Cat Games)

Eternal Palace (Alley Cat Games)

Armadillo (AMIGO)

Dice Hunters of Therion (AMIGO)

Sauscharf (AMIGO)

Revive (Aporta Games)

Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition (Bezier Games)

Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition (Bezier Games)

Sync or Swim (Bezier Games)

FIKA (Board Game Circus)

Garden Nation (Board Game Circus)

Oros (Board Game Circus)

Founders of Teotihuacan (Board&Dice)

Loot Box #1 (Board&Dice)

Terracotta Army (Board&Dice)

Tiletum (Board&Dice)

Project L: Finesse Expansion (Boardcubator)

Project L: Ghost Piece Expansion (Boardcubator)

Terra Nova (Capstone Games)

Zookeepers (Cardslab)

Orichalque (Catch Up Games)

Come Together (Chilifox Games)

My Shelfie (Cranio Creations)

Starship Captains (Czech Games Edition)

Heat: Pedal to the Metal (Days of Wonder)

Caldera Park (Deep Print Games)

Skymines (Deep Print Games)

Woodcraft (Delicious Games)

Home Sweet Home - or Not (Devir)

Lacrimosa (Devir)

The Red Cathedral: Contractors Expansion (Devir)

Winter (Devir)

Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina (Capstone/dlp games)

Joan of Arc: Orleans Draw & Write (dlp games)

Rise (Capstone/dlp games)

Phraya (DMZ Games)

FYFE (Edition Spielwiese)

Voll auf die 18 (Edition Spielwiese)

Great Western Trail: Argentina (eggertspiele)

Honey Buzz (Elf Creek Games)

La Famiglia (Feuerland Spiele)

Sanssouci (Fractal Juegos)

Kunterpunkt: Das wuselige Wurfelspiel (Frechverlag)

Aleph Null (Frosted Games)

Rainforest (Funnyfox)

Caral (Funtails

Treehouse Diner (Funtails)

Hippocrates (Game Brewer)

The Palaces of Carrara (Game Brewer)

Cracked/Code (Game Factory)

Festival (GDM Games)

Insecta: The Ladies of Entomology (GDM Games)

Akropolis (Gigamic)

The Gardens (Grail Games) - we discuss this NEXT WEEK!

Space Craft (Granna)

Nebel uber Carcassonne (Hans im Gluck)

Planet B (Hans im Gluck)

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Published — 18. September 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 846: Blue Skies and Felinia/Dragon Boats of the Four Seas

18. September 2022 um 14:00

Shelley and I head to the airport and build our airline companies in 2020's

Blue Skies by Joe Huber from Rio Grande Games

then we head back to 2010 and become cat people for some unknown reason in

Felinia by Michael Schacht from Matagot and Asmodee

which has been recently republished in 2019with some tweaks as

Dragon Boats of the Four Seas from Maple Games

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Published — 11. September 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 845: Exhaust and Pastiche: Birth of a Masterpiece

11. September 2022 um 14:00

Shelley and I have a great time with two more Japanese titles, one of which is more readily available than the other, though both are worthy new titles that we need to get on our own shelves...in fact, many thanks to a BGG user who was willing to trade for his copy of Pastiche!

Exhaust by Hisashi Hayashi from OKAZU Brand

and

Pastiche: Birth of a Masterpiece by Rikkati from Twins Lion Do

You can support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames or purchasing one of our many offerings on our always updating Games For Sale list. Just buy a game or two, pay the shipping, and it will wind up on your doorstep!

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

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Published — 04. September 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 844: Dice Realms and Dandelions

04. September 2022 um 14:00

Shelley and I play a couple of very different but excellent dice games this week

Dice Realms by Tom Lehmann from Rio Grande Games

and

Dandelions by Takashi Sakaue from Boardgametables.com

Remember that you can support the podcast by making a small donation at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames or by buying one (or some) of the games on our Games For Sale list. Pay the shipping and it can arrive on your doorstep.

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

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Published — 28. August 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 843: Alluvium and Yojohan Pepa Saikei

28. August 2022 um 14:00

After two years away, Shelley and I once again organized our annual Meeplefest Invitational and therefore got to play some interesting and unusual games over the course of 5 fun-filled days. The first two fall into the polyomino genre and may be harder to track down, but are well worth a quick discussion.

Alluvium by Yusuke Sawaguchi from Fudacoma Games

and

Yojohan Pepa Saikei by Shimamuranao from Hallelujah Rockboy

Remember that you can sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames or buy a game from our Games for Sale list and just pay for shipping to have it arrive safe and sound on your doorstep:

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

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Published — 21. August 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 842: Stroganov and Get On Board: New York & London

21. August 2022 um 14:00

Shelley and I get the deluxe version of

Stroganov by Andreas Steding from Game Brewer

and then we check out the new revamped version of the 2018 Japanese draw and draw game Let's Make A Bus Route which has now become

Get On Board: New York & London by Saachi from IELLO

If you enjoy our weekly blatherings and want to support the podcast, you can either go to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames and send us a donation, OR you can get yourself a game (or a FEW of them) by purchasing something off our Games For Sale list. Games are priced right and if you're local, we can meet up, or just pay for the games and shipping and we'll have them delivered to your door in no time. Here's the list:

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

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Published — 14. August 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 841: Gutenberg and Before The Guests Arrive

14. August 2022 um 14:00

The great sound quality returns this week as Shelley and I put our printers hats on and select our movable type in

Gutenberg by Katarzyna Cioch and Wojciech Wisniewski from Granna and Portal Games

then we hurriedly clean our house to make it look nice in

Before the Guests Arrive by Saashi from Saashi & Saashi

You can help support the podcast by checking out our Games For Sale Google Doc. Pick out a few games that are priced to sell and then just pay shipping to have them arrive on your doorstep. You'll help keep our little podcast running and have new games ready to hit the table.

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

You can also support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

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Published — 07. August 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 840: Yokohama Roll&Write and Kero

07. August 2022 um 14:00

This week Shelley and I get ANOTHER Roll & Write version of a title we already love to the table

Yokohama Roll&Write by Hisashi Hayashi from Okazu Brand

then check out a 2-player game from a few years back that had been sitting on the shelf for far too long - the Mad Max inspired

Kero by Prospero Hall from Hurrican

You can help support the podcast by checking out our Games For Sale Google Doc. Pick out a few games that are priced to sell and then just pay shipping to have them arrive on your doorstep. You'll help keep our little podcast running and have new games ready to hit the table.

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

You can also support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

Sorry for the less than stellar quality if the sound on this (and last week's) podcasts. I forgot to plug the recorder into the miser properly, hence the echo-y sound quality. I hope the content is still worth your time.

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Published — 31. Juli 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 839: Expedition and Fire & Stone

31. Juli 2022 um 14:00

This week Shelley and I get an oldie but goodie to the table playing

Expedition or Expedition Famous Explorers (along with a couple of other names) by Wolfgang Kramer from Ravensburger, Queen Games and 8th Summit among others.

then we try out a brand new title from the designer best known for Carcassonne

Fire & Stone by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede from Pegasus Spiele

You can help support the podcast by checking out our Games For Sale Google Doc. Pick out a few games that are priced to sell and then just pay shipping to have them arrive on your doorstep. You'll help keep our little podcast running and have new games ready to hit the table.

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

You can also support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

Sorry for the less than stellar quality if the sound on this (and next week's) podcasts. I forgot to plug the recorder into the miser properly, hence the echo-y sound quality. I hope the content is still worth your time.

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Published — 24. Juli 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 838: Beyond the Sun and Forgotten City

24. Juli 2022 um 14:00

Shelley and head to out space to design tech trees and explore the galaxy in

Beyond the Sun by Dennis K. Chan from Rio Grande Games

then we head into the mystical realm and explore

The Forgotten City by Ying-Tan Liu from TWOPLUS Games

Be sure to check out our list of games for sale - good deals and you just have to pay shipping - there are even some Freebies with purchase!

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

You can also sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

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Published — 17. Juli 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 837: Momiji and Franchise

17. Juli 2022 um 14:00

Shelley and I check out a quick card game with beautiful artwork

Momiji by Dario Massarenti and Francesco Testini from Japanime Games and Deer Games

then we pull one that's been sitting onthe shelf unplayed and realize we had been missing out on

Franchise by Christwart Conrad from Queen Games

Be sure to check out our list of games for sale - good deals and you just have to pay shipping - there are even some Freebies with purchase!

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

You can also sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

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Published — 10. Juli 2022 Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games 836: Corrosion and Majolica

10. Juli 2022 um 17:36

This week Shelley and I run workshops to create beautiful tiles, then head into a steampunk world of grit and grime in

Majolica by Yu Wang from Blue Magpie Games

and

Corrosion by Stefan Bauer from Deep Print Games and Capstone Games

Help support the podcast by sponsoring us on Patreon at

www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

or buy some games that are priced to sell - you just pay for the games you want, possibly choose a "Free With Purchase" title, and pay shipping. I'll wrap them up carefully and send them on their way to you!

Check out the list of games at:

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

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