Shelley and I check out another Essen 2024 title for our Sunday show this week

Whispering Woods by Cristian Bustos and Bernardo Vasquez from Fractal Juegos

then try out a couple of 2023 titles

Tangram City by Uwe Rosenberg from Capstone Games and Korea Boardgames

and

Wild Tiled West by Paul Dennen from Dire Wolf and Lucky Duck Games

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

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For our Wednesday podcast Shelley and I scan the skies in the Essen 2024 release

Polaris by Simone Luciani and Andrea Mainini from Fractal Juegos

then check out two Essen 2023 releases

FTW?! by Friedemann Friese from 2F-Spiele and Rio Grande Games

World Wonders by Zé Mendes from CMON Global Limited, Arcane Wonders, Super Meeple and Lucky Duck Games

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

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Check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table here:

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Shelley and I check out another Essen 2024 pick up,

Ultimatch by Justin and Ann-Marie De Witt from Fireside Games

then check out 2018's

Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig by Matthew O'Malley and Ben Rosset from Stonemaier Games and Bezier Games

and finally enjoy some sweet baked goods in a release from earlier in 2024:

Donut Shop by Jeffrey D. Allers from 25th Century Games

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

and remember that you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

OR

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For our Wednesday podcast we look at two family-friendly domino-style games:

Zoomies by Magnus Karlsson from Fireside Games

and

Ananda by Dirk Barsuhn from Zoch

We liked one, and were frustrated with the other...

Thanks as always to Bezier Games for their sponsorship!

You can sponsor 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:

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Also, be sure to check out our videos of games we've enjoyed from Essen 2024 (including Zoomies, which should be up shortly) here:

https://www.youtube.com/@garrettsgames

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For Sunday's podcast this week we play some heavier fare, though two of them are quick to play. First up is an Essen 2024 release

Steam Power by Martin Wallace from Wallace Designs

Then we head back into storybook land with great art reminiscent of classic kids literature and to the farm with

Harvest by Trey Chambers from Keymaster Games

And finally we check out an Essen 2023 release that's the heaviest of the three titles this week:

Karvi by Torgeir Tjong from Hans im Glück

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

Check out our YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@garrettsgames

Here's the direct link to our video for Steam Power: https://youtu.be/t7npdv5R2_4

You can support the podcast 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:

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For our Wednesday podcast this week, Shelley and I explore two chicken-themed games!

First up is the lighter family-oriented Rooster Chase by Costa from PYTHAGORAS.

Then we attempt to group our hen breeds together in Hens by Giampaolo Razzino from Little Rocket Games.

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

You can support the podcast directly 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.

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For our Sunday podcast this week we look at another new Essen 2024 release, a smaller title from earlier in 2024, and then a BIG game from a few years ago:

Asian Tigers: A Story of Prosperity by Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro and Paulo Soledade from PYTHAGORAS

Alpina by Luc Remond from Helvetiq

New Frontiers by Tom Lehmann from Rio Grande Games

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

You can sponsor the podcast directly by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

OR check out our list of game that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:

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Garrett's Games does TWO podcasts this week! With so many games to discuss, we add a Wednesday show, reviewing one great game and two that won't hit our table again:

Stephens by Rola and Costa from Pile Up Games

In The Footsteps of Marie Curie by Florian Fay from Sorry We Are French

Camargue by Timo Diegel form Abacusspiele

Remember to check out our new game reviews on our YouTube Channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/@garrettsgames

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

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

OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but possibly belong on your table:

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Family-style games hit the table this week as we check out three more Essen 2024 titles:

Tivoli by Asger Johansen from Plotmaker Games

Tower Up by Frank Crittin, Gregoire Largey and Sebastien Pauchon from Monolith Board Games

Feiges Huhn! by Ken Gruhl and Quentin Weir from Amigo

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

You can also support the podcast directly 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:

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Shelley and I check out a small Amigo card game from Spiel 2023, as well as two BRAND NEW Spiel 2024 games:

Z3bra by Dirk Hanneforth and Uwe Molter from Amigo

Floresta by Nuno Santos and Przemek Wojtkowiak from MEBO Games and Arcane Wonders

Spectacular by Eilif Svensson and Asmund Svensson from Chilifox

Check out our new VIDEO reviews at our YouTube Page:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYn2XqDNGAzjFYQzrkJDZOQ

Remember you can support the podcast 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:

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This week as we finish our stay in Essen, we look at a re-release, as well as a recent fun play

First up is

Kreta or Sardegna by Stefan Dorra the former title released by Goldsieber in 2005, and now re-released as the latter title from Playte

then we try to get shoppers to our stores over our rail networks, all while avoiding Godzilla in

Shinjuku by Gary Kacmarcik from Studio Supernova

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Shelley and I check out a couple of card games that are readily available at Essen this week, then have some fun with an Essen 2023 release as well.

First up is

Seers Catalog by Taylor Reiner from Bezier Games (they're located in Hall 2)

then we check out a new 2-player title

Chu Han by Tom Lehmann from Matagot, Frosted Games, and Grail Games (Matagot can be found in Hall 3)

and one of 2023's family-friendly releases

Havalandi by Reiner Knizia from Edition Spielewiese (Hall 6) and Pegasus Spiele (Hall 3)

Thanks to Bezier Games for their sponsorship.

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

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This week Shelley and I discuss another Bezier Games trick taking title

Sandbag by Ted Alspach

then delve into Halls 4, 5 & 6 to see what we will check out at Essen in early October!

Here are the BGG links to the games we are "Interested" in checking out:

https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/68/spiel-essen-24-preview?priority=2

https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/68/spiel-essen-24-preview?sharekey=ckpiaTIxS3lYN0F6M2wwM2pMY2hFQT09&priority=1,2,3&sort=priority&viewstyle=thumbs

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Shelley and I check out highlights from Halls 2 & 3 of Essen this week, but first we check out one of Bezier Games' latest

Xylotar by Christopher Wray

Thanks as always to our sponsor, Bezier Games

Here are two different links to check out the Essen titles we are most interested in:

https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/68/spiel-essen-24-preview?priority=2

https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/68/spiel-essen-24-preview?sharekey=ckpiaTIxS3lYN0F6M2wwM2pMY2hFQT09&priority=1,2,3&sort=priority&viewstyle=thumbs

Hall 2 Publishers/Games Albi (2-B631): Atoll Tea Garden Arcane Wonders (2-E310): Floresta (also at MEBO GAMES - Hall 5) Leylines (demo) Mezen Super Kawaii Pets Vegetable Stock Bezier Games (2-D620) Sandbag Seers Catalog Xylotar Bright Eye Games (2-D210) Sumo EmperorS4 (2-D411) Torii Four Comma Game (2-D432) Age of Automation The Game Builders (2-E620) Suna Valo Jelly Jelly Games (2-E315) Minecart Town Little Rocket Games (2-D421) Coney Fall Ludonaute (2-E125) Arctic Paverson Games (2-E121) Luthier (demo) Snovid (2-E319) Galebari To Be Continued... Tiros-Games (2-E311) Space Missions Weird City Games (2-E111) Canopy Evergreen Wonderful World of Board Games (2-E330) Loco Momo Hall 3 Publishers/Games 2F Spiele (3-G511) Fishing 2 Tomatoes (3-P311) Boule Rouge Through Ice & Snow AEG (3-B211) Cascadia Landmarks Mini Expansion Nocturne & Expansion Undergrove & Expansion Waffle Time Alion (3-F111) Gardlings Sparks Alley Cat Games (3-N311) Ada's Dream Station to Station Aporta Games (3-F113) Saltfjord Board&Dice (3-G210) Barcelona Expansion Minos Reef Project Chilifox Games (3-F113) Spectacular Cranio Creations (3-V411) Beyond the Horizon Golden Cup Mesos Czech Games Edition (3-Z411) SETI Deep Print Games (3-B311) Civolution Intarsia Devir (3-D611) Daitoshi The Lie Venturesome White Castle: Matcha Expansion dlp Games (3-H613) Atlantis Exodus DMZ Games (3-U111) Harmony Dranda Games (3-H511) Explorers of Navoria Feuerland Spiele (3-S311) Black Forest Tauschrausch Frosted Games (3-B200) Galileo Galilei (demo) Solstis Game Brewer (3-T112) Algae Inc. Bone Wars Geek Attitude Games (3-S211) Babylon Grail Games (3-F102) Chu Han Snowcrest Hodari Spiele (3-G412) Galaxy Postman ION Game Design (3-V211) DerrocAr Looping Games (3-D313) 1980 - Sixtina Around the World in 80 Days Lucrum Games (3-H512) Night Sky Explorers Ludonova (3-F112) Flatiron Men-Nefer Matagot (3-F102) Kyoto no Neko Mighty Boards (3-L311) Rebirth Moon Gate Design (3-F102) Panda Spin Pendragon Game Studio (3-L124) Escape From New York Plotmaker Games (3-D311) Tivoli Red Mojo (3-C310) Inferno Spielefaible (3-G611) Cube Express Tangerine Games (3-R411) Nestlings TCG Factory (3-B113) Cudillero Food Trucks Medang Smart City Trekking Thundergryph Games (3-R211) Darwin's Journey Expansion Wonderbow Games (3-V110) Nebula

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Shelley and I check out Tom Lehmann's latest Rio Grande 2-player

Winter Court

and then you guys get to enjoy Tom, Matt, Joe and the gang continue our conversations from Night 1 of Meeplefest 2024

Thanks as always to Bezier Games for their support.

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Yes, it's Meeplefest time once again, and the roundtable of luminaries is topped off with three designers:

Matt Leacock, fresh from his KedJ win for Daybreak/eMission where he went up against HIMSELF with Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West and known for such titles as Pandemic and Forbidden Island

Tom Lehmann, known for the classic Race for the Galaxy, and with new titles such as Winter Court and Chu Han

and Joe Huber, lover of trick takers and designer of such titles as Caravan, Blue Skies, and Burger Joint.

We spend some time talking about Matt's win, as well as design choices & the creative spark.

And here's that Auden quote which Tom sent to me after the podcast:

In his preface to The Collected Poetry of W. H. Auden (1945) he wrote: In the eyes of every author, I fancy, his past work falls into four classes. First, the pure rubbish which he regrets ever having conceived; second–for him the most painful– the good ideas which his incompetence or impatience prevented from coming to much (The Orators seems to me such a case of the fair notion fatally injured); third, the pieces he had nothing against except their lack of importance; these must inevitably form the bulk of any collection since, were he to limit it to the fourth class alone, to those poems for which he is honestly grateful, his volume would be too depressingly slim.

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This week Shelley and I enlist companions in the dicefest

Glow by Cedrick Chaboussit from Bombyx (a 2021 release)

and then check out one of the KedJ Recommended titles

Botanicus by Samuele Tabellini Ferrari and Vieri Masseini from Hans im Gluck

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games and their latest GenCon releases: Seers Catalog and Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition

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or check our our extensive list of games that no longer fit on OUR shelves, but belong on your table:

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Shelley and I check out a great card game

Cabanga! by Michael Modler from Amigo

then plan a trip to Japan in

Let's Go! to Japan by Josh Wood from AEG and Lucky Duck Games

Thanks as always to Bezier Games for their support! Check out their new releases Xylotar, Sandbag, Seers Catalog, and Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition!

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

OR

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This week Shelley and I enjoy a deduction and memory game that's great with non-gamers

Trio (also known as NaNa) by Kaya Miyano from Cocktail Games

Then we help design a city in India in

Chandigarh by Toni Lopez from Ludonova

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

You can also sponsor the podcast 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:

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Shelley and I tackle a HUGE box of train goodness in the Kennerspiel des Jahres nominated

Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West by Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, and Alan R. Moon from Days of Wonder

and then we check out the second roll & write version of the SdJ winner Cascadia

Cadcadia: Rolling Hills by Randy Flynn from Flatout Games and AEG

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

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OR check out our extensive list of games for sale - ones that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table!

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