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Eric kicks off the show by talking about some of the older games he played on the Dice Tower Cruise, while Brandt recalls his Marvel Champions Stream. We move on to reviews of Defenders of the Wild, The Smurfs: Hidden Village, Neon Reign, and A Nice Cuppa. The Big Roll leads us to talk about the moment we realize an acquaintance is not a gamer, and we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Quiet House.

00:36 - Eric on the Dice Tower Cruise

05:11 - Brandt's Marvel Champions Marathon

05:59 - Defenders of the Wild

12:11 - The Smurfs: Hidden Village

19:06 - Neon Reign

23:10 - A Nice Cuppa

29:38 - The Big Roll: When do you accept they're not a gamer?

40:26 - Doubles Review: Quiet House

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The Brandt and Eric spend some time recapping their favorite Halloween costumes, before discussing Without Fail, Maximum Apocalypse, Fantastic Factories, and Four Gardens. The D12 of Fate lands on an analysis of Escape Rooms, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of the Star Trek Discovery themed game Black Alert.

00:32 - Costume Talk

06:20 - Without Fail

10:26 - Maximum Apocalypse

16:28 - Fantastic Factories

21:52 - Four Gardens

28:53 - The Big Roll: Escape Rooms

53:24 - Doubles Review: Star Trek Discovery: Black Alert

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This time, The Brandt and Eric focus on Linkto: Food, Legacy of Yu, In the Footsteps of Darwin, and Star Wars: Shatterpoint. The D12 of Fate lets Brandt talk about games on the Nintendo Switch, including Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baba is You, Slay the Spire, Hades, and Citizen Sleeper, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of the family co-op game Miller Zoo.

1:41 - Linkto: Food

5:05 - Legacy of Yu

11:03 - In the Footsteps of Darwin

14:48 - Star Wars: Shatterpoint

22:02 - The Big Roll: Nintendo Switch Games

33:15 - Doubles Review: Miller Zoo

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Brandt begins the show by talking about his latest daunting task. Eric reviews Sacred Valley and Dice Theme Park. Brandt talks about Trail Story and Sentinels of the Multiverse: Rook City. We argue over what makes a game "heavy," and we both review Iello's new 2-player King of Tokyo Duel.

00:33 - Sorting Magic Cards

02:26 - Sacred Valley

06:28 - Trail Story

11:51 - Dice Theme Park

16:43 - Sentinels of the Multiverse: Rook City (and Freedom Five)

23:32 - The Big Roll: "Heavy" Games

34:28 - Doubles Review: King of Tokyo Duel

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Brandt has to play catch-up, and presents a rapid-fire sequence of reviews. Eric only has his usual two. The d12 of Fate wants us to discuss what it means to play against "The Spirit of the Game", and our Doubles Review is Board and Dice's Windmill Valley.

01:22 - Far Cry

02:56 - It's Kind of a Fun Story and Song Saga

04:51 - Undergrove

06:40 - Escape from New York

08:24 - Finca

10:40 - Life in Reterra

12:23 - Rogue Regiment

14:23 - Kinfire Delve

16:51 - Star Realms: Rise of Empire

23:58 - Trekking the World Second Edition

31:27 - The Big Roll: That's Not The Way It's Supposed to Be Played!

48:02 - Doubles Review: Windmill Valley

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This time, Brandt and Eric name a few titles they're waiting patiently for after their debut at Spiel. We share reviews of Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet, Blood on the Clocktower, Flock Together, and La Familia Hort. The d12 of Fate wants to know how we prefer to learn games, and our Doubles Review is the new 2-Player adventure Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth.

00:32 - Pining for Spiel

01:22 - Civolution

01:56 - Power Grid Outpost

02:43 - Fishing

03:01 - PAX Unplugged Plans

03:57 - Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet

08:32 - Blood on the Clocktower

14:25 - Flock Together

19:21 - La Familia Hort

25:04 - The Big Roll: Learning (Not Teaching) Games

39:10 - Doubles Review: Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth

53:36 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

54:37 - Astro Bot

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Eric and The Brandt discuss a number of Batman-themed games before delving into reviews of Freaky Frogs from Outaspace, The White Castle, The Hero Realms app, and Kinfire Delve. The d12 of Fate leads us to discussing how we log our game plays, and we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Last Light from Grey Fox Games.

00:33 - Batman Games - Shadow of the Bat, Gotham Under Siege, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman Love Letter

03:39 - Freaky Frogs from Outaspace

09:00 - The White Castle

13:04 - Hero Realms (app)

17:12 - Kinfire Delve

22:44 - The Big Roll: Logging Plays

34:48 - Doubles Review: Last Light

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In this lucky 13th episode, The Brandt and Eric discuss Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest, Noobs in Space, and Tales from The Red Dragon Inn. The d12 of Fate has us talking about teaching games, and our Doubles Review of Sky Team closes out the show.

02:13 - Age of Wonders: Planetfall

07:15 - Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest

13:07 - Noobs in Space

18:07 - Tales from The Red Dragon Inn

25:57 - The Big Roll: Teaching Games

39:29 - Doubles Review: Sky Team

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The Brandt and Eric talk about some non-board gaming activities they've been into lately before moving on to reviews of Faraway, Expeditions Around The World, Harmonies, and Chomp. The Big Roll is about Adding or Removing Players Mid-Game, and our Doubles Review is Allplay's upcoming River Valley Glassworks.

00:34 - Brandt Plays D&D

03:10 - Eric Plays The Talos Principle II

05:03 - Faraway

10:01 - Expeditions Around The World

15:05 - Harmonies

21:39 - Chomp

27:07 - The Big Roll: Adding or Removing Players Mid-Game

40:12 - Doubles Review: River Valley Glassworks

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This time, The Brandt and Eric take on Cartaventura: Lhasa, Dice Manor, Mountain Goats, and Marrakesh. The D12 of Fate leads us to talk about board game transport, and we finish the show with a Doubles Review of Starship Captains

04:00 Cartaventura: Lhasa

07:36 Dice Manor

12:39 Mountain Goats

16:58 Marrakesh

23:46 The Big Roll: Game Transport

35:45 Doubles Review: Starship Captains

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The Brandt and Eric discuss Hoplomachus: Victorum, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, Astro Knights, Jump Drive: Terminal Velocity, and Motor City. Then, we discuss a rules change in the world of Ninja, and close the show with a Doubles Review of The Wolves.

02:27 Hoplomachus Victorum

09:13 The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era

14:44 Astro Knights

20:40 Jump Drive: Terminal Velocity

25:10 Motor City

28:17 The Big Roll: Ninja Competition Rules

39:30 Doubles Review: The Wolves

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Brandt and Eric discuss their summer plans, and then launch into reviews of Unmatched: Slings and Arrows, Hungry Monkey, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters, and Power Grid. The Big Roll has us focusing on Alpha Gamers in Co-Op Games, and our Doubles Review is Saashi and Saashi's latest card game, Bus & Stop.

00:33 - Summer Activities

03:56 - Unmatched: Slings and Arrows

10:21 - Hungry Monkey

13:15 - Star Wars Bounty Hunters

19:31 - Power Grid

25:41 - The Big Roll: Alpha Gaming in Co-Op Games

37:21 - Doubles Review: Bus & Stop

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Brandt and Eric check in from PAX Unplugged 2024 with a recap of their adventures on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of the event. You'll hear about games played, putts made, concerts attended, axes thrown, and surprisingly we don't mention cheesesteaks once.

00:32 - Weird Hums and PAX Intro

02:12 - Train Ride and Trash Cult

05:51 - Tech-Infused Mini Golf

08:16 - PASS

10:27 - Codinca

13:41 - Doomlings

16:15 - Christmas Market

18:06 - PAX Crowd Control

22:41 - Bus Learn and Play

24:32 - Star Trek: TNG VCR Game Mega Life Arena

26:28 - Fateforge

27:57 - Port Royale

29:14 - 10-Person Escape Room

31:13 - The Vibe

35:54 - Zenith

37:59 - Cafe and Lata

41:57 - Azul Duel

44:06 - Fellowship of the Ring Trick Taking Game

46:34 - Chemical Overload

46:54 - TCGs and UniVersus

50:27 - Paul and Storm and Jonathan Coulton Concert

53:11 - Axe Throwing

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Eric and Brandt recall their adventures in DC and Indy over the past few weeks, before moving on to reviews of Star Trek Captain's Chair, Invincible the Dice Game, The Light in the Mist, and The Mandalorian Adventures. The D12 of Fate has us (finally!) discussing storage for our living card game collections, and our Doubles Review is of Devir's new hit Rock Hard 1977. Also, we kick off a contest from our sponsor Grand Gamers Guild, to win a copy of Tír na nÓg.

00:33 - Indy and DC

06:26 - Star Trek Captain's Chair

12:52 - Invincible the Dice Game

17:26 - The Light in the Mist

23:18 - The Mandalorian Adventures

33:03 - The Big Roll: LCG Storage

46:33 - Doubles Review: Rock Hard 1977

1:03:03 - Tír na nÓg Contest

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The Brandt and Eric tackle Let's Go! to Japan, Marvel Champions: Age of Apocalypse, Palm Laboratory, and Avatar the Last Airbender. The Big Roll leads us to talking about Out of Print Games, and our Doubles Review is Restoration Games' Unmatched: Tales to Amaze.

00:35 - Theater Injuries

04:06 - Let's Go! to Japan

10:10 - Marvel Champions: Age of Apocalypse

18:14 - Palm Laboratory

22:34 - Avatar: the Last Airbender

31:26 - The Big Roll: Out of Print Games

44:59 - Doubles Review: Unmatched: Tales to Amaze

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This time, The Brandt and Eric look back at their adventures at some smaller gaming gatherings before turning to reviews of FateForge, The Gang, Flip 7 and Line It. The d12 of Fate finally has us discussing our Top 5 games (though Eric has misplaced his list), and our Doubles Review is BA Games' Forges of Ravenshire.

00:32 - Vanner Con

02:44 - Revisiting Rock Hard 1977

03:41 - Revisiting Middle Ages

04:54 - Glory to Rome

06:32 - Tabletop Utopia

10:13 - FateForge

16:50 - The Gang

21:05 - Flip 7

25:45 - Line It

31:27 - The Big Roll: Our Top 5 Games

33:36 - Brandt's List: Concordia, Castles of Burgundy, Brass Birmingham, Gaia Project, Gloomhaven, Marvel Champions

38:09 - Marvel United

39:10 - Eric's List: Tiny Epic Galaxies, Return to Dark Tower, Pandemic, Viticulture, Merchant of Venus

43:27 - What Games Could Make The List?

45:21 - Doubles Review: Forges of Ravenshire

1:01:12 - Bonus: What AI Thinks Are Eric's Favorite Games

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The Brandt and Eric look forward to 2024, and move on to reviewing Jokkmokk, Run, Scholars of the South Tigris, and Daybreak. The D12 of Fate has us looking for best practices in selling or giving away games, and Brandt remembers the Civil War game that he made in school. Then, we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Ancient Knowledge from IELLO.

00:34 - Looking Forward to 2024

03:14 - Jokkmokk

08:11 - Run

12:34 - Scholars of the South Tigris

19:00 - Daybreak

25:57 - The Big Roll: Selling and Giving Away Games (and Brandt's Civil War Game)

40:45 - Doubles Review: Ancient Knowledge

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This time, The Brandt and Eric talk about Fika, Bananya, BOOoop, Mission Control, and Acquire before letting the d12 of Fate guide them to talking about Eric's son's RPG club. Finally, we close out the show with our Doubles Review of World Wonders.

05:37 - Fika

08:52 - Bananya

11:07 - BOOoop

14:20 - Mission Control

19:23 - Acquire

24:36 - The Big Roll: RPG Class

38:43 - Doubles Review: World Wonders

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This time, Brandt and Eric start Year Two of the podcast by reviewing Star Wars Unlimited, Wyrmspan, French Quarter, and Wroth. The D12 of Fate has us discussing playing games in a game store, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Perch from Inside Up Games.

00:33 - Anniversary Talk and Patreon Bonus Episode

02:16 - Eric at Dice Tower West

03:55 - Star Wars Unlimited

11:59 - Wyrmspan

18:12 - French Quarter

27:32 - Wroth

34:53 - The Big Roll: Playing in a Game Store

47:26 - Doubles Review: Perch

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This time, The Brandt and Eric take on Age of Innovation, Forbidden Jungle, Mercurial, and Unfold: Through the Wall. The D12 of Fate guides us to discussing Boardgame Cruising, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Ahau: Rulers of Yucatan

02:55 - Age of Innovation

08:38 - Forbidden Jungle

13:16 - Mercurial

21:02 - Unfold: Through the Wall

25:07 - The Big Roll: Boardgame Cruising

42:08 - Doubles Review: Ahau: Rulers of Yucatan

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Brandt kicks off the show by talking about running a booth at ConnectiCon, and we move on to reviewing Dice Cards, Trio, Vampire Village, and Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls. The D12 of Fate demands we discuss "gimmicks" in games, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Harmonies from Libellud.

00:33 - Brandt at ConnectiCON

03:53 - Dice Cards

08:29 - Trio

12:23 - Vampire Village

19:01 - Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls

27:26 - The Big Roll: Board Game Gimmicks

40:35 - Doubles Review: Harmonies

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Eric and The Brandt talk about their respective Spring Break activities, before moving on to reviews of Tanuki, 51st State Ultimate Edition, The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, and Sunset Over Water. The D12 of Fate tells us to talk about Solo Gaming, and our Doubles Review is of Path of Civilization.

00:34 - Ticket to Ride on Saturday Night Live

01:29 - Eric's Spring Break - Urban Adventure Quest

04:07 - Brandt's Spring Break - Pandemic Iberia

06:31 - Tanuki

11:30 - 51st State Ultimate Edition

16:47 - The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls

21:31 - Sunset Over Water

28:32 - The Big Roll: Solo Gaming

43:56 - Doubles Review: Path of Civilization

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The Brandt and Eric discuss King of Monster Island, Blood on the Clocktower, Rolling Heights, and Mille Fiore. The D12 of Fate leads us to talking about Video Games in Boardgame form, and we close out the show with a Doubles Review of Tesseract.

01:40 King of Monster Island

05:45 Blood on the Clocktower

12:10 Rolling Heights

16:25 Mille Fiore

22:43 The Big Roll: Video Games as Boardgames

34:40 Doubles Review: Tesseract

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The Brandt and Eric take on Why I Otter, An Otter Won, Resurgence, Mega Man Adventures, and Council of Shadows. They figure out where they stand on the spectrum of competitive vs. cooperative games, and they finish the show with a Doubles Review of Earth.

02:50 Why I Otter/An Otter Won

06:28 Resurgence

10:19 Mega Man Adventures

14:54 Council of Shadows

20:34 The Big Roll: Competive vs. Cooperative Games

32:54 Doubles Review: Earth

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Introducing a new podcast from Brandt Sanderson and Eric Summerer: Right Brain Rollers!

Eric and Brandt are two board gamers from Connecticut who happen to be left handed. Each episode will feature discussion of games they've played with their respective groups, as well as one they've played together. Plus, Fate decides a major discussion topic, and The Brandt is a fount of useless wisdom.

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Brandt and Eric get hyped for some late Summer travel before jumping into reviews of Drop Drive, Blaze, Vengence: Roll and Fight, and Biomos. The D12 of Fate demands we talk about our kids' changing tastes in games, and our Doubles Review tackles Tír na nÓg from Grand Gamers Guild.

00:34 - Gen Con and DC

03:13 - Drop Drive

07:15 - Blaze

13:20 - Vengence: Roll and Fight

20:56 - Biomos

27:55 - The Big Roll: Our Kids' Changing Tastes in Games

41:08 - Doubles Review: Tír na nÓg

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The Brandt and The Eric talk about Darwin's Journey, boop, Nimalia, and Rivals for Catan Deluxe, before discussing the paralells between the boardgaming hobby and disc golf. Then, they close the show with a Doubles Review of Distilled from Paverson Games.

02:31 - Darwin's Journey

08:41 - boop.

12:06 - Nimalia

15:31 - Rivals for Catan Deluxe

20:12 - The Big Roll: Disc Golf

32:08 - Doubles Review: Distilled

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The Brandt and Eric discuss their recent gaming events before tackling reviews of Expeditions, Galactic Cruise, Marvel Zombicide, and Nucleum. The Big Roll has us talking about boardgame "families", and our Doubles Review is Days of Wonder's latest hit Heat: Pedal to the Metal.

00:33 - Marvel Champions Marathon

02:01 - Eric on the Dice Tower Cruise

02:57 - Expeditions

06:37 - Galactic Cruise

10:03 - Marvel Zombicide

15:46 - Nucleum

22:52 - The Big Roll: Boardgame "Families"

37:08 - Doubles Review: Heat: Pedal to the Metal

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This time, the Brandt and Eric tackle Medieval Academy, Undaunted 2200 Calisto, Spike, and Dungeon Legends. The d12 of Fate spells MURDER... Mystery Party Games, and our Doubles Review is Endeavor Deep Sea.

00:35 - Shoutout: A Place for All My Books

02:27 - Medieval Academy

07:50 - Undaunted 2200: Calisto

15:21 - Spike

19:21 - Dungeon Legends

26:32 - The Big Roll: Murder Mystery Party Games

37:16 - Doubles Review: Endeavor Deep Sea

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Eric and Brandt stack up some popular word party games before reviewing Merchant's Cove, Foundations of Rome, Quicksand, and the Shadow of the Serpent expansion to the G.I. Joe Deckbuilding Game. The D12 of Fate has us discuss the best way to plan for a Campaign or Legacy game, and we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Vale of Eternity.

00:33 - Stack 'Em: Codenames vs. Just One vs. So Clover

04:20 - Merchant's Cove

07:54 - Foundations of Rome

13:15 - Quicksand

17:43 - G.I. Joe Deckbuilding Game: Shadow of the Serpent

26:15 - The Big Roll: Scheduling Campaign/Legacy Games

40:26 - Doubles Review: Vale of Eternity

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The Brandt and Eric discuss Brandt's Extra Life marathon, Virtual Revolution, Hegemony, EXIT: Nightfall Manor, EXIT: The Silent Storm, and Neotopia. The d12 of Fate has us talking about game prices, and we close out the show with a Doubles Review of the latest Matt Lecock Forbidden game, Forbidden Jungle.

00:32 - Extra Life

04:13 - Virtual Revolution

09:21 - Hegemony

17:53 - EXIT: Nightfall Manor and The Silent Storm

24:07 - Neotopia

31:01 - The Big Roll: The Price of Games

49:36 - Doubles Review: Forbidden Jungle

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The Brandt and Eric take on Star Wars: Rivals, Federation, Beyond the Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn, and Expeditions before letting the D12 of Fate lead them to talking about Setting Up and Putting Away games. Are there best practices, or should you just dump everything in the box lid? Finally, we close out the show with our Doubles Review of Thunder Road Vendetta

01:52 - Star Wars: Rivals

05:37 - Federation

11:22 - Beyond the Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn

16:10 - Expeditions

24:36 - The Big Roll: Setting up and Putting Away

38:28 - Doubles Review: Thunder Road Vendetta

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Brandt and Eric announce the winner of our Tír na nÓg contest before moving on to reviews of Magic Maze Tower, Viticulture World, Bomb Busters, and World Wonders: Mundo Wonders. The d12 of Fate insists we discuss Language Independence, and our Doubles Review is Studio H's revamping of Majesty: For the Realm, Middle Ages.

00:33 - Mythical Creatures and Contest Winner

02:11 - Magic Maze Tower

07:34 - Viticulture World

15:06 - Bomb Busters

19:08 - World Wonders: Mundo Wonders

24:06 - The Big Roll: Pros and Cons of Language Independence

39:40 - Doubles Review: Middle Ages

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This time, The Brandt and Eric take on Vivarium, Isofarian Guard, and EXIT: Return to the Abandoned Cabin. Also, Brandt has a quiz about Tom Hanks Movies, we discuss the perils of Niche Board Game Terms, and we close the show with our review of the Spiel-nominated Dorfromantik: The Board Game.

00:23 - Tom Hanks Quiz

04:27 - Vivarium

07:28 - Isofarian Guard

16:57 - EXIT: Return to the Abandoned Cabin

19:33 - The Big Roll: Niche Board Game Terms

33:02 - Doubles Review: Dorfromantik: The Board Game

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In this, our 50th, episode, we review Katmai, Creature Caravan, Wondrous Creatures, and Dandelions. The Big Roll leads us to talk about games with an awkward number of players, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Castle Combo.

00:35 - We're 50!

02:24 - Katmai

08:44 - Creature Caravan

14:49 - Wondrous Creatures

22:04 - Dandelions

27:57 - The Big Roll: Awkward Number of Players

43:14 - Doubles Review: Castle Combo

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The Brandt and Eric take on Psycho Killer, Heart of Crown Online, All Time Wrestling, and Legendary Encounters: Alien before letting the D12 of Fate determine that Finding Fun in Constraints is the topic of the episode. Then, we close the show by making Brandt's Day and reviewing the Mojo Mania scenerio pack for Marvel Champions.

00:34 - Maycember

01:47 - Portal Game Fest (May 31-June 2, 2024)

03:38 - Psycho Killer

07:46 - Heart of Crown Online

14:10 - All Time Wrestling

21:26 - Legendary Encounters: Alien

27:10 - The Big Roll: Finding Fun in Constraints

41:33 - Doubles Review: Marvel Champions: Mojo Mania

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This time, Brandt and Eric take on The 7th Citadel, Mind Up!, Flashback: Lucy, and Trash Talk. The Big Roll is about Player Interaction, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Side Quest: 7th Sea and Side Quest: Nemesis from Board and Dice.

00:34 - Brandt plays Nucleum and Wyrmspan

02:23 - The 7th Citadel

08:48 - Mind Up!

12:51 - Flashback: Lucy

16:31 - Trash Talk

22:19 - The Big Roll: Player Interaction

33:14 - Doubles Review: Side Quest: 7th Sea and Side Quest: Nemesis

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This time, Brandt previews the upcoming Fame and Fortune. We review Ziggurat, Furnace: Interbellum, Holiday Hijinks: The Marriage Mix-Up, and Super Skill Pinball: Harley Quinnball. The Big Roll has us dreaming about the Best Convention Ever, and our Doubles Review is the new co-op monster scaling game Leviathan Wilds.

00:32 - Right Brain Controllers

01:30 - Preview: Fame and Fortune

04:29 - Ziggurat

09:52 - Furnace: Interbellum

16:11 - Holiday Hijinks: The Marriage Mix-Up

19:56 - Super Skill Pinball: Harley Quinnball

27:31 - The Big Roll: The Best Convention Ever!

43:00 - Doubles Review: Leviathan Wilds

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The Brandt and Eric take on Obsession, Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition, Disney The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Spirit of Giving, and Fractured Sky before turing to the D12 of Fate, which leads to talking about games we can't get to the table. Then, we finish off the show with our Doubles Review of Redwood.

00:32 - Guys and Dolls

02:16 - Level Up Winter Retreat

06:01 - Obsession

11:35 - Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition

18:26 - Disney The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Spirit of Giving

23:43 - Fractured Sky

34:01 - The Big Roll: Games We Can't Get Played

44:30 - Doubles Review: Redwood

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The Brandt and Eric welcome our new sponsor, Grand Gamers Guild, as well as discussing the new edition of Robo Rally, Lunar Rush, Doodle Rush, and Wandering Towers. Brandt has a quiz for Eric, we discuss the dangers of Gatekeeping in the hobby, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Barcelona.

01:08 - Multiple Choice Mayhem

10:27 - Robo Rally

15:47 - Lunar Rush

20:49 - Doodle Rush

24:28 - Wandering Towers

29:34 - The Big Roll: Gatekeeping

44:44 - Doubles Review: Barcelona

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Brandt begins by celebrating the success of the Portal Game Fest, before we move on to reviewing The Easter Escapade, Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs, Decorum, and Skyrise. The d12 of Fate wants to Party, and our Doubles Review is the cooperative deck-building game Flame and Fang.

00:33 - Portal Game Fest

04:32 - The Easter Escapade

08:33 - Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs

15:46 - Decorum

21:36 - Skyrise

29:47 - The Big Roll: Party Games

43:51 - Doubles Review: Flame and Fang

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Happy New Year! We start the show by recapping some of our New Year's Gaming activities before moving on to reviews of Gem Blenders, Power Grid Outpost, Fromage, and Word Traveler. The d12 of Fate has us discussing the meaning of the term "Train" Game, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Fishing from 2F/Rio Grande Games.

00:35 - New Year's Gaming: Telestrations, Command of Nature

04:52 - Gem Blenders

09:42 - Power Grid Outpost

14:16 - Fromage

22:22 - Word Traveler (and Mystic Paths)

28:54 - The Big Roll: "Train" Games

41:41 - Doubles Review: Fishing

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This time, The Brandt and Eric take on Star Wars Outer Rim: Unfinished Business, Orichalcum, Resist!, and Exploding Kittens: Recipies for Disaster. The d12 of Fate has us discussing why it's so hard to make a game about Curling, and our Doubles Review is of Tribes of the Wind.

03:03 - Star Wars Outer Rim: Unfinished Business

08:11 - Orichalcum

12:43 - Resist!

17:25 - Exploding Kittens: Recipies For Disaster

21:53 - The Big Roll: Curling

34:22 - Doubles Review: Tribes of the Wind

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The Brandt and Eric discuss the upcoming Bardwood Grove, as well as reviewing Ashes: Red Rains, Monumental, ZhanGuo, and Tiwanaku. The Big Roll topic this time is Trading Card Games, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Forest Shuffle.

00:35 - Bardwood Grove

06:23 - Ashes: Red Rains

11:37 - Monumental

18:16 - ZhanGuo

24:37 - Tiwanaku

32:59 - The Big Roll: Trading Card Games

51:55 - Doubles Review: Forest Shuffle

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This time, Eric and The Brandt are face-to-face at the Level Up Retreat in Stamford, CT, talking about the event itself, as well as games like After Us, Robot Quest Arena, Stonespine Architects, GAP, Warband: Against the Darkness, Inside Job, The Witcher: Old World, and The Artemis Odyssey.

05:25 - After Us

14:00 - Robot Quest Arena

18:30 - Stonespine Architects

23:35 - GAP

29:20 - Warband: Against the Darkness

34:53 - Inside Job

39:28 - The Witcher: Old World

46:30 - The Artemis Odyssey

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In our final episode of 2023, Eric and The Brandt mess with the format. After discussing Eric's misadventures on the ninja course, we discuss Spellbook, Ticket to Ride Legacy, Brass Empire, and At The Helm, before jumping straight into our Doubles Review of Mycelia from Ravensburger. We then set the D12 of Fate aside for this episode to run through some games from 2023 that we haven't had a chance to talk about on this show. Happy New Year, everyone!

00:32 - Eric's Ninja Competition

03:46 Spellbook

08:46 - Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West

13:48 - Brass Empire

18:59 - At the Helm

24:26 - Doubles Review: Mycelia

37:52 - Sea of Stars (Nintendo Switch)

41:12 - The Fox Experiment

44:04 - Revive

47:41 - Come Sail Away

49:57 - Last Light

54:29 - Mother of Frankenstein

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Brandt and Eric take a look at the year that was 2024, but not before tackling reviews of Behext, Mistborne, The Last Lighthouse, and SETI. Also, Brandt has a correction about Star Trek Captain's Chair.

00:33 - Happy Holidays!

01:27 - A Correction about Star Trek Captain's Chair

03:22 - Behext

07:08 - Mistborn The Deckbuilding Game

13:44 - The Last Lighthouse

19:26 - SETI

27:37 - The Fixed Roll: 2024 in Review

28:27 - Eric's Nostalgia: Let's Go! to Japan, Crossbows and Catapults, TransFormers Robo Rally, Rock Hard 1977, Video Game Champion

30:05 - Brandt's Card Games: Star Wars Unlimited, Slay the Spire

31:54 - The 7th Citadel

32:16 - Innovative: Mandolorian Adventures

33:17 - Looking Forward: Ezra and Nehemiah, Tidal Blades 2, Fromage, Power Grid Outpost

34:48 - Events

40:30 - New To Us: Town Builder Coevorden, Challengers, Go Cuckoo, Light in the Mist, Voidfall, Gaia Project, Foundations of Rome, Glory to Rome

46:21 - How have we changed?

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Eric and Brandt are recording early in the morning, and get to talking about how early they want to start playing games. We move on to reviews of Guilty: Houston 2015, Voidfall, Wizards Cup, and Star Trek: Captain's Chair. The d12 of Fate wants us to talk about Analysis Paralysis, and our Doubles Review is Lone Shark Games' new edition of Lords of Vegas.

00:33 - Morning People

04:00 - Guilty: Houston 2015

10:43 - Voidfall

18:00 - Wizards Cup

22:34 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair

34:55 - The Big Roll: Analysis Paralysis

51:25 - Doubles Review: Lords of Vegas

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This time, Brandt gives a recap of his home convention Vanner Con, we review Eye My Favorite Things, Newsboys, Trickdraw, and Eila and Something Shiny. Then, we discuss playing games in the dark, and wrap things up with a Doubles Review of Cosmoctopus.

00:33 - Vanner Con

04:03 - Eye My Favorite Things

09:11 - Newsboys

15:25 - Trickdraw

21:30 - Eila and Something Shiny

30:43 - The Big Roll: Playing In The Dark

44:04 - Doubles Review: Cosmoctopus

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For our 20th episode, The Brand and Eric revisit Eila and Something Shiny, and review Luthier, Creature Comforts, Apiary, and Cyberion. The D12 of Fate has us talking about the most popular games in our groups (though not necessarily our favorites), and we close out the show with a Doubles Review of CGE's Kutná Hora: The City of Silver.

00:32 - Back from PAX Unplugged

04:46 - Eila and Something Shiny (from Brandt's perspective)

06:20 - Luthier

10:25 - Creature Comforts

17:08 - Apiary

22:25 - Cyberion

30:13 - The Big Roll: The Most Popular Games in Your Group

44:32 - Doubles Review: Kutná Hora: The City of Silver

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Eric kicks off the show with a brief recap of his adventures at Dice Tower East, and Brandt shares his take on Slay The Spire. We then move on to solo reviews of Freedom Five, Wingspan Asia, Invincible: The Hero-Building Game, and Purim. The D12 of Fate finally leads us to talk about AI Art in boardgames, and our Doubles Review is on Weirdwood Manor from Greyridge Games.

00:32 - Eric at Dice Tower East

03:05 - Brandt Plays Slay The Spire

06:47 - Freedom Five

12:10 - Wingspan: Asia

18:19 - Invincible: The Hero-Building Game

24:23 - Purim

33:27 - The Big Roll: AI Art

44:40 - Doubles Review: Weirdwood Manor

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