Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 4/28/20
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games. In episode 125 of The Brawling Brothers, Josh and Brandon discuss how they are coping with social distancing and answer a new favorite question: Favorite Food, Favorite Show and Favorite Game during quarantine. Josh flashes back to the day of yesteryear and discusses how Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul Kar stacks up against the original Fireball Island. Alubari, Sagrada Digital and ULTIMATE Tic-Tac-Toe make up majority of the board game discussion in this episode, but if you only catch a single segment you shouldn't miss the SPOILER FREE King's Dilemma Review! Kickstarter continues to be hot, despite the global crisis - the Bros highlight Lords of Vegas 10th Anniversary Edition, Canvas and Clinic: COVID19 Edition! Episode 125 is wrapped up with a intimate interview with Evan Derrick of Van Ryder Games, who tells us all about their newest kickstarter project, Final Girl.
0:00:00 - Intro / Banter
0:03:50 - The Brawling Brothers Deal with Social Distancing
0:26:50 - TNT - THEN : Featuring Fireball Island
0:44:10 - TNT - NOW: Featuring King's Dilemma Review
1:53:52 - TNT - TOMORROW : Featuring Lords of Vegas
2:08:05 - Feature Segment -- Evan Derrick with Van Ryder Games : Final Girl
Alubari : A Nice Cup of Tea - 0:44:10
Canvas - 1:59:40
Clinic : COVID19 Edition - 2:02:27
Final Girl - 2:08:05
Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul Kar - 0:26:50
Lords or Vegas : 10th Anniversary - 1:53:52
Sagrada (Digital) - 0:58:28
The King's Dilemma Review - 1:10:46
Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe - 1:06:30
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 4/14/20
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games.
In our second episode since "social distancing" has began, we check in on each other and discuss ways that we are still able to play boardgames, including a quick dive into some "digital boardgames" such as Terraforming Mars (Steam) and Slay the Spire (Steam). Josh regales us with his experiences with Monopoly, and offers up a headline for the ages "Touched by Monopoly". We also present our Isle of Cats Review and discuss the game at length with designer Frank West of City of Games, talk about our most recent play of Pulsar 2849 and take a look at the Night of the Mummy (on Kickstarter NOW!).
0:00:45 – Intro and Banter
0:03:25 – COVID Social Distance Board Gaming
0:16:41 – TNT – Then : Touched by Monopoly
0:27:34 – TNT – NOW : Featuring Golden Geek Nominations & Isle of Cats Review
1:05:20 – TNT – TOMORROW : Featuring Night of the Mummy
1:16:37 – Feature Segment : Interview with Isle of Cats Designer, Frank West of City of Games
Isle of Cats Review – 0:29:30
Monopoly – 0:16:41
Night of the Mummy – 1:05:20
Overbattle – 1:12:21
Pulsar 2849 – 0:41:55
Slay the Spire – 0:52:15
Terraforming Mars (Steam Version) – 1:00:00
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/24/20
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. Despite the disruption to our daily life, we've decided that Coronavirus will not interfere with the Brawling Brothers! In this 123 Episode, we dive deep into Josh's gaming past to find out what makes him tick. We discuss recent plays of Planet (Blue Orange), Volcanic Isle (Arcane Wonders), Ticket to Ride: London, Walking in Burano (AEG) and Disney Villainous (Prospero Hall). We also have the pleasure of looking at a few current Kickstarters, including Overbattle: The All War, Lions of Lydia and Graphic Novel Adventures (Season 3). We wrap up the show with a brief SaltCon 2020 wrap up, focusing on the games we played at the convention, the people we spent time with and - of course - the best food we ate!
0:00:00 - Intro & Banter
0:07:00 - Johnny & Stack-Up.org
0:09:35 - Snowpiercer TV Show
0:10:35 - 5 Worst Movies of All time (per Josh)
0:19:11 - TNT - THEN : Josh's Journey into Gaming
0:44:15 - TNT - NOW
1:20:50 - TNT - TOMORROW : Featuring Overbattle
1:59:35 - Feature Segment : SaltCon 2020
Anachrony - 2:15:03
Brass: Birmingham - 2:30:30
Graphic Novel Adventures: Season 3 - 1:45:40
Hadara - 2:45:40
Lions of Lydia - 1:50:30
Maracaibo - 2:41:40
Overbattle - 1:23:30
Planet- 0:44:40
Rajas of the Ganges - 2:53:25
Ticket to Ride: London - 1:00:50
Underwater Cities: New Discoveries - 2:04:00
Disney Villainous - 1:11:10
Volcanic Isle - 0:55:30
Walking in Burano - 1:06:30
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/11/20
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games. In this episode Josh and Brandon are joined by Cat and Ludie, who are asked to answer a very specific question: What are the top 5 boardgames of all times? Expect some very different answers from these two - tons of surprises are in store! Of course if Cat is in the studio, it's time for a rousing round of Questions from the Hat with Cat! Josh and Brandon also discuss their recent plays of: Pappy Winchester (Blue Orange Games), Succulent (Renegade Game Studios), Camel Up v2 (Eggertspiel) and Skulk Hollow (Thunderworks Games). We also take a moment to turn into your favorite BREAKING NEWS outlet, offering up the very first details on expansion #1 for Skulk Hollow, Maul Peak! Brandon's group recently finished The Rise of Queensdale (Ravensburger) and offers a final look at the experience as a whole. TOMORROW is bright in board games, and the recent announcement of Hansa Teutonica Big Box, Back to the Future: Back in Time, Wolfenstein: The Board Game and two (2!!!) Scooby-Doo games proves it!
0:00:42 - Intro and Banter
0:04:34 - Award from VanRyder for Media Content Creator of the Year 2019
0:06:30 - Check in with the Guild - GeekGroupApp with Noel
0:10:12 - TNT: Now - Featuring Succulent, Skulk Hollow and More!
0:47:40 - TNT: Tomorrow : Featuring Skulk Hollow BREAKING NEWS!
0:57:44 - TNT: Tomorrow : LudoCherry Kickstarter
1:18:17 - Feature Segment : Cat and Ludie
1:24:15 - Feature Segment : Ludie with D&D News
1:38:43 - Feature Segment : Top 5 Boardgames of All Time with Ludie and Cat
1:59:07 - Feature Segment : Questions With Cat
Descent: Journeys in the Dark (First Edition) - 1:51:45
Ex Libris - 1:55:55
Rise of Queensdale - 0:10:12
Pappy Winchester - 0:14:36
Succulent - 0:21:02
Camel Up - 0:27:00
Skulk Hollow - 0:35:10
Skulk Hollow Maul Peak Expansion - 0:43:44
Hansa Teutonica Big Box - 0:47:40
Back to the Future: Back in Time - 0:49:32
Wolfenstein: The Board Game - 0:51:50
Scooby Doo - Escape from the Haunted Mansion - 0:54:55
Scooby Doo - Betrayal at Mystery Mansion - 0:56:00
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 2/25/20
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. Josh and Brandon decide to explore and discuss games that have inspired them and paved their way in this hobby. In our last episode, 2020's Top 20 Board Games were unveiled by Josh and Brandon... Brawlers everywhere quickly cried out for Noel & Jordan's top 10 board games and the Brawling Brothers had to answer that call! For the first time ever, we proudly present Noel & Jordan's Top 10 Board Games! We also cover The Rise of Queensdale, Paradise Lost and CURRENT Kickstarters: Public Market & Gorinto.
0:00:00 - Intro and Banter
0:03:00 - Voicemail Line
0:08:38 - Check-in with "The Guild"
0:18:00 - Tony Lightning
0:22:12 - TNT - THEN - The Games That Inspired a Generation
0:54:14 - TNT - NOW
1:43:14 - TNT - TOMORROW
2:03:53 - Feature Segment: Jordan & Noel's Top 10
A Feast for Odin - 2:21:23
A Feast for Odin - 2:40:04
Anachrony - 2:48:49
Camel Up - 2:59:39
Caverna - 2:16:23
Caverna - 2:52:49
Clank Legacy - 2:55:09
Coimbra - 2:56:39
Concordia - 2:58:14
Gaia Project - 2:56:09
Gloomhaven - 2:42:49
Gorinto - 1:55:34
Great Western Trail - 2:24:03
Isle of Cats - 2:59:18
Kemet - 2:13:56
Marco Polo II - 2:25:06
Orleans - 2:17:33
Paladins of the West Kingdom - 2:19:03
Paladins of the West Kingdom - 2:35:54
Pandemic Legacy - 2:38:39
Paradise Lost - 1:24:19
Public Market - 1:43:14
Rajas of the Ganges - 2:27:43
Rajas of the Ganges - 2:54:34
Russian Railroads - 2:22:28
Skull King - 2:59:04
Star Wars Rebellion - 2:57:29
Teotihuacan - 2:11:33
Teotihuacan -2:20:13
Terraforming Mars - 2:45:54
The Rise of Queensdale - 0:55:50
Underwater Cities - 2:15:09
Watergate - 2:13:03
Yokohama - 2:26:43
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 2/11/20
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. This episode is full of so many awesome surprises - After 2 years worth of episodes since we have revisited our Top 20 board games, and we feel like it's well past due. Hot off the presses, this episode includes Josh and Brandon's (revised) Top 20 Board Games! We also have the pleasure of an IN STUDIO interview with none other than ULF - you won't want to miss this one. Also discussed: Cooper Island, Bees, Taverns of Tiefenthal, Cultist Simulator. We also preview some hot kickstarters, including: For Glory and Vampire: The Masquerade - Chapters. It's a long one, but its packed with board game goodness! Tune into see what titles have fallen into Josh and Brandon's Top 20 Board Games!
0:00:00 - Intro and Banter
0:26:00 - TNT - Then -- ATBCON with ULF
0:41:30 - TNT - Now (Featuring Cooper Island, Bees & more!)
1:16:00 - TNT - Tomorrow (Featuring For Glory, Vampire: Chapters & more!)
1:38:00 - Feature Segment - Top 20 board games of all time
1960: Making of the President - 2:36:55
878 Vikings - 1:54:31
A Feast for Odin - 2:41:30
Alma Mater - 1:16:00
Axis and Allies - 2:33:40
Azul - 2:12:00
Azul Summer Pavillion - 2:12:00
Bees: The Secret Kingdom - 0:51:30
Brass - 1:50:10
Castles of Burgundy - 2:38:18
Churchill - 2:27:45
Civilization - 2:15:25
Clank Legacy Aquisitions Inc - 2:10:28
Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition - 1:20:50
Codenames - 1:56:20
Concordia - 2:21:45
Container - 2:23:45
Cooper Island - 0:41:30
Crokinole - 2:25:25
Crytpid - 1:47:42
Cultist Simulator - 1:06:30
Dead of Winter - 2:34:30
Descent V1 - 2:33:40
Detective City of Angels - 2:19:45
Detective: City of Angels - 2:05:08
Eldritch Horror - 1:46:45
Fields of Arle - 1:53:11
For Glory - 1:27:40
Gingkopolis - 2:06:03
Gloomhaven - 2:02:35
Glory to Rome - 1:55:25
Grand Austria Hotel - 2:00:45
Great Western Trail - 1:51:05
Junta - 2:33:40
Kemet - 2:13:40
Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition - 2:17:30
Modern Art - 1:43:42
Mysterium - 1:45:45
Orleans - 1:44:30
Paladins of the West Kingdom - 1:57:15
Pipeline - 2:08:50
Railways Across the World - 2:39:50
Samurai Swords - 2:33:40
Santa Maria - 1:49:10
Snowndonia - 1:52:05
Star Wars Rebellion - 2:31:15
Supremacy - 2:33:40
Terra Mystica - 2:34:30
The Civil War - 2:33:40
The Taverns of Tifenthal - 0:56:50
Through the Ages - 2:43:18
Twilight Struggle - 2:36:55
Underwater Cities - 1:59:00
Vampire the Masquerade: Chapters - 1:23:00
War Chest - 2:01:37
War Chest - 2:29:35
Zombicide Black Plauge - 2:35:45
Zombicide Green Horde - 2:35:45
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 1/28/20
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. Josh, Jordan and Brandon ventured to the FROZEN TUNDRA of Nebraska in the middle of January to attend ATBcon 2020! This episode focuses on the fun that we had at ATBcon; including discussion of many of the boardgames we played, most of the incredible people we met and ALL of the excitement that a small convention can offer! Thanks to many Brawlers, ULF was flown in from Sweden to attend the convention and we discuss just how great it was to finally meet ULF, the President of the #TeamJosh fanclub. If you're interested in games - FEAR NOT! We cover plenty, including AuZtralia, Wavelength, Carson City, Memoir 44 (Operation: Overlord style) as well as a handful of other boardgames.
0:00:00 Intro
0:05:05 Enigma Emporium
0:11:30 ATBcon 2020 Recap
1:52:15 Tony Lighting?!?
1:53:15 ATBcon Thank You's
AuZtralia - 1:26:10
Carson City - 0:34:30
Crokinole - 1:08:05
Darts - 1:16:15
Don't Mess with Cthulhu - 1:36:40
Incan Gold - 0:22:15
Loopin' Louie - 1:13:40
Memoir 44 : Operation Overlord - 0:53:40
Public Market - 1:51:10
Time's Up Title Recall - 0:42:43
Twilight Struggle - 1:43:20
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 1/14/20
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. With 2019 coming to a swift and decisive end, the Brawling Brothers reveal their plans for Board Games 2020. Lots of exciting news in this episode about what we plan to do with the show in 2020, including but not limited to MANY more reviews and HOTSEAT episodes! We made a point of playing some of our Christmas gifts, and this is the episode to talk about them! Azul Summer Pavilion, Five Tribes and War Chest: Nobility all get the after Christmas treatment! We also glance back at a few games we've previously talked about - Tapestry and Five Tribes. EXCITING new games on Kickstarter this week, including Crimes in History: HH Holmes' Murder Castle, which we had the pleasure of playing, PLUS a look back about 10 years at Junta: Viva El Presidente!
0:00:00 Intro
0:14:46 Power to the Meeple - Capstone Games Highlight
0:16:27 TNT - THEN
0:28:45 TNT - NOW
1:29:30 TNT - TOMORROW
1:45:16 - Feature Segment : Whats to come in 2020
Azul Summer Pavillion - 0:28:45
Carpe Diem - 0:57:01
Cover Your Assets - 0:41:00
Crimes in History: HH Holmes' Murder Castle - 1:29:30
Five Tribes - 0:46:35
Junta : Vive El Presidente - 0:16:27
Tapestry - 1:08:36
War Chest: Nobility - 1:21:54
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/24/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games. Our annual Holiday Celebration is filled with laughs, idiocy and some wonderful singing. Tune in to hear Josh, Brandon and Cat wish you a very Merry Christmas in our 2019 Holiday Celebration Episode! Everyone loves Questions from the Hat with Cat, but we decided to mix it up a bit in this episode - don't miss our liveplay of "Weird Things Humans Search For"! And ov course, we give you our thoughts on exciting NEW (and old) board games such as: Paladins of the West Kingdom, Bus, Carnival of Monsters, Empires of the North, Expedition to Newdale, Hamsterrolle, Just One and Galaxy Trucker. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to ALL the Brawlers in Brawling Land.
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/10/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games. Year and year out, BGGCon is one of our favorite boardgame conventions.... We look forward to it so very much, even calling it our "Home Con". We had some concerns going into BGGcon 2019 because of a new downtown venue, but a little bit of alcohol and a whole bunch of gaming have washed our worries away. BGGcon 2019 was absolutely outstanding and we spend this entire episode telling you WHY! Despite our 25+ games played, we've narrowed down our discussion to our 12 favorites - tune in and hear all about: Marco Polo 2, Ragusa, Discworld: Ankh-Morpork, Smartphone Inc, Deep Blue, Skull King, Babylonia, Paris: New Eden, Bora Bora, Bruxelles 1897, Egizia: Shifting Sands and Crystal Palace.
0:00:50 - Intro and Banter
0:13:42 - BGGcon 2019 Discussion
1:19:04 - FOOD! at BGGcon 2019
1:58:33 - BGGcon 2019 SHOUTOUTS
Babylonia - 1:05:50
Bora Bora - 1:37:25
Bruxelles 1897 - 1:44:54
Crystal Palace - 2:01:05
Deep Blue - 0:51:17
Discworld: Ankh-Morpork - 0:34:00
Egizia : Shifting Sands - 1:53:18
Marco Polo 2 - 0:24:48
Paris New Eden - 1:29:32
Ragusa - 0:18:11
Skull King - 0:57:45
Smartphone Inc - 0:42:01
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 11/12/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games. We are trying out a new format for the remainder of the year - Please take the time to chime in and let us know what you think! We talk about our experiences with Rune Stones, ClipCut Parks, Crusader Kings, Fresco, Ft. Sumter, Bloom Town and Paladins of the West Kingdom. We give you the full fledged review experience with our Age of Dirt Board Game Review, and take a glance at Honey Buzz and Forgotten Depths now on Kickstarter.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:35 - Jordan joins us for the Intro!
0:08:30 - VM from Kevin!
0:12:05 - Check in with the Guild : How to deal with AP
0:23:40 - ULF comes to AMERICA!
0:31:25 - TNT NOW
1:48:35 - TNT TOMORROW
Age of Dirt - 0:31:25
Bloomtown - 1:31:10
Clip Cut Parks - 0:54:07
Crusader Kings - 1:01:47
Forgotten Depths - 1:48:35
Fresco - 1:09:55
Ft Sumter - 1:19:42
HoneyBuzz - 2:00:10
Paladins of the West Kingdom - 1:39:18
Rune Stones - 0:42:00
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 10/27/19
Episode 114 :: Horror in the WarRoom Bonus Episode - Featuring Dracula and the Churro Zone
This episode commercial free episode is brought to you by Van Ryder Games.
Enjoy an entire episode dedicated to the "Radio Drama-esque" Churro Zone Horror Board Game themed stories. All story submissions submitted by Brawling Brothers listeners. Presented in chronological order over a five year period and hosted by Dracula.
Happy Halloween!
| Intro Featuring Dracula | 0:00:00 |
| Churro Zone Story : By Dr T | 0:06:20 |
| Churro Zone Story : The Gates of Horn and Ivory : By Nick Mclure | 0:35:15 |
| Churro Zone Story : "Mysterium" By Cat | 0:58:51 |
| Churro Zone Story : Fury of Dracula : By Bod Brown | 1:13:55 |
| Churro Zone Story : a Proper Ending : Jaci Szczepanski | 1:29:58 |
| Churro Zone Story : Final Twilight : Evan Derrick | 1:41:16 |
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 10/25/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. Year in and year out our "Horror in the War Room" episodes are a huge favorite - both to us and the Brawlers in Brawling Land. This year is no different, as we took the opportunity to produce a radio drama written by Evan Derrick of Van Ryder Games. No Halloween episode would be complete without a visit from Dracul and Igor - but this year we take the visit to Transylvania! Our deep dive Abomination Board Game review is the center of our board game talk - we also discuss our recent plays of: Gates of Delirium, Horrified, What Came First and Slide Quest. We briefly highlight a few of our favorite kickstarter projects, including the Fresco Mega Box, The Shores of Tripoli, Calico and Rome & Roll.
0:00:00 -- Intro
0:08:10 -- Cat joins us for the Intro!
0:18:41 -- Dracula and Igor Show Part 1 (Intro)
0:28:05 -- TNT - Then -- BB Announcments (Josh's Scary Story, ULF, ATBCON2020)
0:38:33 -- TNT - NOW -- ft Gates of Delirium. Abomination, Horrified & more!
1:05:43 -- Dracula and Igor Show Part 2 (Wolfman Call-in)
1:52:30 -- TNT - TOMORROW -- ft Fresco, Rome & Roll, The Shores of Tripoli
2:08:12 -- Dracula and Igor Show Part 2 (Best Games to Play on Halloween)
2:16:14 -- The Churro Zone - The Final Twilight (by Evan Derrick)
Abomination - 1:27:11
Calico - 2:04:30
Fresco Mega Box - 1:52:30
Gates of Delirium - 0:38:33
Horrified - 1:11:28
Rome & Roll - 2:05:05
Slide Quest - 0:54:18
The Shores of Tripoli - 1:58:03
What Came First? - 0:48:35
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 10/8/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Academy Games and Van Ryder Games. The artwork that surfaced for the upcoming RE-release of Castles of Burgundy causes quite the stir in the war room. Speaking of stirs, Wil Wheaton and Geek & Sundry are locked in legal battle and of course, the guys have an opinion! We've finally reached 5,000 twitter followers - this means we are going to have an EPIC giveaway! We receive multiple gifts that we open live on the air - a huge thank you to The Notched Nerd and Josh at Power to the Meeple for incredibly thoughtful gifts! Tapestry has spent a lot of time on our table lately, we take a look at that as well as La Isla, Irish Gauge and MORE Snowdonia! We wrap our episode up with a look at LockUp: A Roll Player tale, in our feature review.
0:00:00 :: Introduction
0:29:40 :: TNT - THEN ft. YIPES!
0:39:07 :: TNT - NOW ft. Tapestry
1:31:01 :: TNT - TOMORROW ft. Joan of Arc
1:47:42 :: Introducing our newest sponsor - Academy Games!
1:50:53 :: Giveaway Van Ryder
1:59:48 :: Feature Segment: LockUp Review
2:08:12 :: LockUp Board Game - Artwork
2:11:17 :: LockUp Board Game- Theme
2:14:15 :: LockUp Board Game - Variability
2:16:37 :: LockUp Board Game - Strategy
2:28:17 :: LockUp Board Game Review Final Thoughts - Josh
2:31:07 :: LockUp Board Game Review Final Thoughts - B
Irish Gauge - 0:44:50
Joan of Arc - 1:34:31
La Isla - 1:00:00
LockUp - 1:59:48
Nouvelle France - 1:31:23
Snowdonia - 0:39:07
Tapestry - 1:10:29
Time of Legends: Destinies - 1:39:45
YIPES - 0:31:00
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 9/24/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Arcane Wonders and Van Ryder Games. Tune in for news on the Bake Off, Colonel Jessup TShirts and the wonders that are ATBcon 2020! Josh and Ludie flashback to yesteryear and discuss the rise and fall of Star Wars Miniatures. The NOW segment is jam packed with goodness, like Masters of Commerce, Brikks, Star Wars Outer Rim, Pipeline, Snowdonia and more! A surprise call on the Red Phone gives us a special guest for TOMORROW, Mr. Evan Derrick discusses Detective: Smoke & Mirrors and then we look at Mint Cooperative. We wrap up the show with a discussion on the best board game designers of all time.... Tune in to see who makes our list! #boardgames
0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:28 - VM Bake Off from Tennesse Baker
0:08:00 - Check in with the BGG guild
0:14:00 - Colonel Jessup TShirts
0:15:30 - ATBcon
0:22:10 - TNT - Then -- ft. Ludie & StarWars Miniatures
0:48:10 - TNT - NOW -- ft. Pipeline, Snowdonia & Star Wars Outer Rim
1:44:02 - TNT - TOMORROW -- ft. Evan Derrick & Detective: Smoke & Mirrors
2:07:28 - Feature Segment : Best Board Game Designers of All-Time
Brikks - 0:58:05
Detective: Smoke and Mirrors - 1:44:02
Festival of 1000 Cats - 1:11:20
Masters of Commerce (Panic on Wall Street) - 0:48:10
Mint CoOperative - 2:00:29
Pipeline - 1:17:25
Reigns the Council - 1:57:00
Snowdonia - 1:29:52
Star Wars Outer Rim - 1:00:55
StarWars Miniatures - 0:22:10
Through The Ages - 1:54:05
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 9/10/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. We've been teasing it for a month now and its FINALLY time to unveil our full length, deep dive, spoiler-free Clank Legacy Review! This game has completely dominated the gaming table here in the War Room and we are so excited about this review that we brought in the lovely Boardgame Bella to tell us about her experiences! We also report on our recent plays of Artemis Project, Dragon Castle, Master of Orion, Edge of Darkness and more! Finally, we've located someone who specializes in repairing Dark Tower towers - Andre will be repairing the broken tower here in the War Room, and he's available to help you with yours as well! Visit Andre at DarkTowerGamesForSale.com - let him know we sent you and he'll take good care of you. #boardgames
0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:15 - Call out to David with MvM
0:08:21 - The BAKE OFF
0:21:40 TNT - Then -- Featuring The Dark Tower
0:44:31 TNT - NOW -- Featuring Artemis Project
1:59:35 TNT - TOMORROW
2:09:00 Feature Segment : Feature - Clank! Legacy Review w/ Jordan
2:09:51 Clank! Legacy Review - Rules Overview
2:24:26 Clank! Legacy Review - Theme
2:31:12 Clank! Legacy Review - Production
2:33:43 Clank! Legacy Review - Replayability / Variability
2:38:06 Clank! Legacy Review - Gameplay / Strategy
2:46:49 Clank! Legacy Review - Fun Factor
2:49:54 Clank! Legacy Review - Josh Final Thoughts
2:55:57 Clank! Legacy Review - Jordan Final Thoughts
2:57:30 Clank! Legacy Review - Brandon Final Thoughts
Artemis Project - 1:23:55
Captain Sonar Upgrade 1 Pack - 1:44:12
Clank! Legacy Review - 2:09:00
Dragon Castle - 0:44:31
Edge of Darkness - 1:08:22
Game of Thrones : Oath Breaker - 1:51:47
Gungong + Panjun - 2:03:45
Master of Orion - 0:57:02
Snowdonia - 0:54:19
Tapestry - 1:59:35
The Dark Tower - 0:21:40
The Evil Dead #2 - 2:01:56
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 8/27/19
This episode is brought to you by Arcane Wonders, PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Nothing will be hotter heading into the holiday season the the exciting new Clank Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated from Renegade Games and Dire Wolf Digital, and we have some initial impressions to share with everyone! We also look at Twice as Clever, the NEW Feast for Odin Expansion and Tudor. We dive into a heart warming story regarding the Evil Dead 2 Kickstarter, then talk about Burgle Bros 2, Fiasco and Half Truth. The highlight of this episode is easy to guess.... Questions from the hat with Cat is back!
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:27 - Cat joins us for the Intro!
0:10:08 - VM from Jared (Ding counter man)
0:15:05 - Power to the Meeple - Social Media and GenCon
0:16:35 - TNT - Then -- Game Sales Stats
0:39:15 - TNT - NOW -- Twice as Clever
0:46:51 - TNT - NOW -- Feast for Odin : Expansion
0:52:42 - TNT - NOW -- Tudor
1:01:20 - TNT - NOW -- Clank Legacy : Acquisitions Incorporated
1:10:18 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Evil Dead #2
1:14:57 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Half Truth
1:16:15 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Burgle Bros 2
1:17:52 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Fiasco
1:19:47 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Mr Meeple TShirts
1:22:05 - Feature Segment : Questions with Cat
Twice as Clever 0:39:15
Feast for Odin : Expansion 0:46:51
Tudor 0:52:42
Clank Legacy : AI 1:01:20
Evil Dead #2 1:10:18
Half Truth 1:14:57
Burgle Bros 2 1:16:15
Fiasco 1:17:52
Dragon Scales 1:20:42
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 8/13/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Brandon takes a trip to Cloudcroft for a boardgame retreat and Josh takes a trip to Total Wine. A mysterious (and SMASHED) package arrives from Baker of Bored Online Board Offline. Josh treats the listeners with Outtakes during the THEN segment. The NOW segment features some exciting new hotness including Star Wars: Outer Rim and The Scarlet Pimpernel. In TOMORROW Sleeping Gods is the hot topic, IMPORT/EXPORT, Tapestry and Carte Rogue. The show is concluded with a deep dive review of Watergate from Capstone Games.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:15 - Cloudcroft Retreat
0:06:04 - Josh admits a problem
0:09:12 - Baker sends a Mystery Package to the War Room
0:12:50 - Power to the Meeple - Pipeline in Stock
0:14:18 - TNT - Then -- Outtakes!
0:17:54 - TNT - NOW
1:14:50 - TNT - TOMORROW
1:32:34 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate Review
1:36:20 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Rules Overview
1:42:35 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Production
1:45:18 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Theme
1:48:10 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Gameplay / Strategy
1:59:28 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Fun Factor
2:01:42 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Replayability / Variability
2:05:55 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Brandon Final Thoughts
2:08:33 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Josh Final Thoughts
Carte Rouge - 1:24:58
Crusader Kings - 1:00:10
Curios - 0:43:20
IMPORT/ EXPORT - 1:19:08
Rolled West - 0:50:43
Sleeping Gods - 1:14:50
Star Wars: Outer Rim - 0:17:54
Tapestry - 1:21:23
Terror Below - 0:36:55
The Scarlet Pimpernel - 0:28:40
Watergate - 1:32:34
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 7/23/19
This episode is brought to you by Arcane Wonders, PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. A flashback to GenCon of Yesteryear finds its way into our THEN segment as we check in on our hits and misses from GenCon 2018. We talk about our recent plays of Carson City: The Card Game, Grimm Masquerade, Finger Guns at High Noon and Bargain Quest. Our TOMORROW segment focuses on upcoming excitement like Dinogenics, Copenhagen Roll & Write and the upcoming Academy Games title, One Small Step. We wrap up the episode with a deep dive investigation into Detective: City of Angels from Van Ryder Games.
0:00:45 - Intro
0:04:08 - VM and Gift From Shawn @ Thing 12 Games
0:17:19 - GIVEAWAY - Cartographers and Lockup from Thunderworks Games
0:20:33 - TNT - Then -- WarRoom Redeux -- GenCon past 2018
0:40:50 - TNT - NOW -- Ft . Finger Guns at High Noon, Bargain Quest & More.
1:30:12 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Featuring One Small Step & DinoGenics
1:46:11 - Feature Segment : Feature Review - Detective City of Angels
1:51:15 - Feature Segment : Detective - Rules Overview
1:56:20 - Feature Segment : Detective - Production
2:01:55 - Feature Segment : Detective - Theme
2:03:32 - Feature Segment : Detective - Gameplay / Strategy
2:22:03 - Feature Segment : Detective - Value/ Replayability
2:24:32 - Feature Review - Detective - Brandon Final Thoughts
2:31:35 - Feature Review - Detective City of Angels - Josh Final Thoughts
Bargain Quest - 1:00:42
Carson CIty : The Card Game - 0:48:38
Cartographers - 0:17:28
Copenhagen Roll and Write - 1:35:06
Detective A Modern Crime Board Game - 0:39:24
Detective City of Angels - 1:46:11
DinoGenics - 1:39:14
Downforce - 0:25:36
Downforce : Danger Curcuit - 0:24:53
Finger Guns at High Noon - 0:40:50
Grimm Mascarade - 1:16:05
Happy Salmon - 0:47:45
Harry Potter Death Eaters Rising - 1:42:10
Imaginarium - 0:37:00
Las Vegas Royale - 1:32:20
Lockup - 0:17:28
Modern Art (the Korean Edition) - 0:14:00
One Small Step - 1:30:12
Terraforming Mars : Prelude - 0:29:28
Thanos Rising : Avengers Infinity War - 1:42:27
Treasure Island - 0:31:13
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 7/9/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. In this episode we FINALLY live up to our initial threats and make the Brawling Brothers Blend a real thing! We've taken the top 50 games from 200+ Brawlers and had our local statistician churn out a list that ranks the submitted games into, what we are certain is, the best boardgames 2019! We invited our good friend and fellow Brawler, Baker from Bored Online Board Offline to join in the festivities - so tune in and hear his silky smooth tones and learn what the Brawlers have deemed the best boardgames 2019.
0:00:40 - Intro
0:07:35 - VM From the Past with Kevin
0:12:21 - GIVEAWAY - Lock Up and Cartographers
0:27:28 - TNT - Then -- Convo w/ Baker from Bored Online Board Offline
0:38:43 - TNT - NOW -- Featuring Copenhagen, Churchill & more
1:28:09 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Featuring Middara & Isle of Cats
1:52:10 - Feature Segment : Brawling Bros Blend Survey w/ Baker
1960: Making of President - 2:12:04
7th Continent - 2:09:12
Amerigo - 1:08:45
Arkham Horror : Card Game - 2:31:29
Azul - 1:59:30
Blood Rage - 2:15:32
Brass - 1:59:29
Cartographers : A Roll Player Tale - 1:07:41
Castles Of Burgundy - 2:13:03
Charterstone - 2:08:36
Churchill - 0:38:43
Civilization - 2:11:57
Clank! - 1:59:35
Clank! Legacy : Acquisitions Inc Upper Management Deck - 0:42:18
Codenames - 2:31:42
Coimbra - 1:58:46
Concordia - 2:23:01
Copenhagen - 1:15:55
Crokinole - 2:13:11
Descent - 2:11:47
Dinosaur Island - 2:31:37
Eclipse - 1:59:32
Feast for Odin - 2:12:47
Ghost Stories - 2:07:18
Ginkopolis - 2:13:02
Gloomhaven - 2:09:08
Great Western Trail - 2:17:34
Hero Quest - 0:21:41
Isle of Cats - 1:44:02
Junta - 2:11:49
Kemet - 2:13:42
Kingdom Death Monster - 2:09:44
Lord of the Rings : Card Game - 2:31:39
Lords of Waterdeep - 2:07:55
Mage Knight - 2:09:01
Mansions of Madness 1st Ed - 0:27:03
Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed - 2:13:32
Master of Orion - 0:23:27
Mechs Vs Minions - 2:05:25
Middara - 1:32:14
Mysetrium - 2:11:57
Orleans - 1:59:38
Orleans : Intrigue Expansion - 2:06:05
Orleans : Invasion Expansion - 2:05:50
Pandemic Legacy - 2:08:46
Raiders of the North Sea - 1:59:33
Railways of the World - 2:12:07
Revolution of 1828 - 0:48:43
Risk - 0:21:36
Roll Player - 2:31:28
Sagrada - 2:31:36
Santa Maria - 2:12:42
Scythe - 2:20:19
Scythe : Rise of Fenris Expansion - 2:20:52
Shogun - 0:56:53
Small World - 0:27:03
Sorry - 0:24:56
Star Wars Imperial Assault - 2:05:00
Star Wars Rebellion - 1:59:16
Terraforming Mars - 2:13:54
Terraforming Mars : Prelude Expansion - 2:29:27
Terraforming Mars : Venus Expansion - 2:30:09
The Godfather - 1:58:22
Through the Ages - 2:12:08
Too Many Bones - 2:31:26
Twilight Struggle - 2:12:04
Tzolk'in - 2:31:33
Viticulture - 2:23:00
Wallenstein - 0:56:55
Yokohama - 1:59:36
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 6/28/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Origins Game Fair is one of our favorite boardgame conventions of the year! We love everything about this convention and we always look forward to our Origins Recap episodes! Tune in to hear all about the hotness from the convention, the MashUp MeetUp, the North Market, Scootering down High Street, the (now) infamous PREDATOR ROOM, and lets not forget the Meat Sweats! We highlight a few of our favorite games from the convention including: On Mars, Dead Man's Cabal, Edge of Darkness, Isle of Cats, Cartographers, Watergate, Smartphone and more!
0:00:40 - Introduction
0:12:00 - CBus Scooters
0:17:10 - Casa de Brawl
0:20:43 - Game Topopers
0:59:47 - Mash Up Meetup
1:25:47 - Apple Juice Meetup
1:54:31 - Colonel Jessup
1:59:47 - Predator Room
2:09:27 - BrawlCon
2:18:55 - Meat Sweats
2:19:37 - Pride Parade
2:20:22 - Drury
Cartographers - 1:27:47
Copenhagen The Dice Game - 1:20:47
Dead Man's Cabal - 0:33:00
Decrypto - 2:12:17
Detective City of Angels - 2:24:17
Dust in the Wings - 1:57:27
Edge of Darkness - 0:46:37
Gorus Maximus - 2:16:50
Isle of Cats - 1:14:17
Mississippi Queen - 1:55:42
Modern Art - 0:37:45
On Mars - 0:27:10
Skull King - 0:10:40
Smartphone - 2:05:27
Teotihuacan : Late Pre Classic Period - 1:34:07
The Mind - 0:11:40
Watergate - 1:40:42
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 6/10/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. With special guest, Noel, in studio - Josh and Brandon discuss the happenings of Memorial Day, including a boardgame retreat (in the mountains!). Origins Game Fair is just about here and we spend a good amount of this episode unveiling our most anticipated games of Origins 2019! For the first time ever, we publish a review in "TOMORROW" - check out our Batman Gotham City Chronicles Review before you click that back button for season 2!
00:00:40 - Introduction
00:23:12 - Giveaway - EVOLUTION
00:27:45 - THEN - Featuring: Torpedo Run!
00:36:57 - NOW - Featuring: Sidereal Confluence, Caylus and more!
01:19:12 - TOMORROW - Batman Gotham City Chronicles Review
01:48:49 - Feature Segment - Origins 2019 Preview
Abomination : The Heir of Frankenstein - 2:41:35
Age of Steam Deluxe Edition - 2:01:45
Altar Quest - 1:56:54
Clank Legacy : Upper Management Pack - 2:05:15
Detective: City of Angels - 2:04:00
Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist - 2:46:40
Dwellings of Eldervale - 2:42:00
Endeavor : Age of Expansion - 1:53:00
Europe Divided - 2:44:00
Football Highlights - 2:08:50
Grimm Forest Masquerade - 2:46:10
Imhotep: The Duel - 2:31:30
On Mars - 2:16:45
Pipeline - 2:37:35
Revolution of 1828 - 2:28:00
Sierra West - 2:36:00
Skull Tales : Full Sail - 2:12:15
Subtext - 2:22:15
Tricky Tides - 2:26:16
Uboot - 2:32:30
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 5/28/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Josh has some difficulty getting his burritos and Brandon inquires about having his meat smoked. We announce the ManBearPig promo for Gorus Maximus and discuss other excitement regarding the upcoming Origins Game Fair. In the War Room Redeaux, we cover games from years past - including: Star Wars Rebellion, Mansions of Madness and Secret Hitler. Our NOW segment features Call to Adventure, Photosynthesis, Hex Roller and more! We conclude the episode with our Gentes review - tune in for this full length, deep dive review!
00:00:40 - Introduction
00:12:55 - Gorus Maximus "Man Bear Pig" Promo
00:18:38 - Announcement - Power to the Meeple Contest Winner
00:30:04 - TNT: THEN - Featuring: Star Wars Rebellion
00:51:13 - TNT: NOW - Featuring Call to Adventure
01:35:05 - TNT: TOMORROW - Featuring 7 Souls
01:51:48 - Feature Segment - Gentes Review
7 Souls Rise of the Elder Gods :1:35:05
Call to Adventure : 0:51:13
Castell : 0:46:15
Dragons Interest : 1:43:00
Gentes Review : 1:51:4
Hansa Teutonica : 1:12:00
Hex Roller : 1:19:33
Mansions of Madness : 0:42:15
Photosynthesis : 1:00:45
Secret Hitler : 0:47:47
Star Wars Rebellion : 0:30:04
Survive / Survive Space Attack : 0:49:08
Wits and Wagers : 1:27:40
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 5/14/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. We are often asked how to host successful game nights and/or build a gaming group and we decided to share our thoughts in this episode. We discuss the titles we've been playing, including Vindication, Cryptid, On Tour, Trajan and more! Nothing is hotter on Kickstarter than Hostage Negotiator: Career and we chime in with our thoughts on it, as well as a special peek at Shard Slingers.
00:00:40 - Introduction
00:15:02 - TNT: Then - Featuring: Risk
00:28:35 - TNT: Now
01:21:30 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring: Hostage Negotiator: Career
01:35:35 - Feature Segment: How to build a game group
Cryptid -
Fleet the Dice Game -
Furry Spies with Russian Spies -
Hostage Negotiator: Career -
On Tour -
Risk -
Shard Slingers -
Trajan -
Vindication -
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 4/30/19
This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Join us as we continue to celebrate our 4 year anniversary celebration! Our special, in-studio guests, Noel, Ludie and Kailey discuss some of the hottest games they have been playing, include Tiny Towns, Wingspan, Bosk and more! We conclude our anniversary celebration with a laugh filed Man vs Meeple Interview!
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0:01:33 - Noel and Ludie Celebrates 4 Years with Us
0:05:12 - VM Shoutout from Baker Board Online
0:08:17 - VM Shoutout from Boardgamergirl
0:10:41 - Josh remembers the champagne filled VIP Game Night Event
0:18:02 - VM Shoutout from Jacob
0:18:40 - Van Ryder Games - Hostage Neg: Career Kickstarter
0:20:43 - VM Shoutout from Van Ryder Games
0:22:17 - TNT - Then -- We remember Brawling Brothers past Moments
0:33:27 - VM Shoutout Dracul and Igor
0:34:40 - TNT - NOW -- Featuring Concordia, Tiny Towns, Wingspan & more
1:28:57 - Game "Wits End" with Noel and Ludie and Kailey
1:40:41 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Featuring God of War, Space Race & Bosk
2:02:19 - VM Shoutout from Chris Game all Night
2:02:53 - Power to the Meeple Giveaway
2:12:23 - VM Shoutout Jay Winter
2:13:05 - Feature Segment : Man vs Meeple Interview
3:02:05 - VM Shoutout Nathan
3:13:22 - Feature Segment : Wits End with Jeremy and David
Arkham Horror 3rd Edition - 0:56:48
Bosk - 1:52:35
Concordia - 0:34:40
God of War - 1:40:41
Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth - 2:42:30
Space Race - 1:47:55
Tiny Towns - 0:49:02
Water Deep Dragon Heist - 1:09:57
Wingspan - 1:12:47
Wingspan - 2:50:00