Brawling Brothers Boardgaming Podcast

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   Episode Timeline: 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:

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! Episode Timeline: 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

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. Episode Timeline: 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 - Wate

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.   Episode Timeline: 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

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. Episode Timeline: 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/ Ba

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! Episode Timeline: 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   Game Timestamps: Cartographers - 1:27:47 Copenh

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! Episode Timeline: 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 Game Timestamps: 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 -

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! Episode Timeline: 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 Game Timestamps: 7 Souls Rise

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. Episode Timeline: 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   Game Timestamps: 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! PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Receive FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order over $50 using coupon codes: TEAMJOSH or TEAMBRANDON - Usage of either of these coupon codes enters you into a drawing for a $50 gift card (to be drawn on or around May 1st).   Episode Timeline: 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 Sho

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 4/16/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games.  4 years and 100 episodes later we are incredibly pleased to bring you this action packed episode!  Tune in and join Josh, Brandon, Cat and Jordan as we remember some of the best moments from the last 4 years.  We discuss some of the games we've recently been playing, including: Pitch Car, Museum and Villainous!  We highlight some of the current excitement on kickstarter, including On Mars and Oceans.  We wrap the episode up with a laugh filled Blue Peg Pink Peg Interview!  Robb and Christina flip the script on the Brawling Brothers and ask THEM the questions. PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Receive FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order over $50 using coupon codes: TEAMJOSH or TEAMBRANDON - Usage of either of these coupon codes enters you into a drawing for a $50 gift card (to be drawn on or around May 1st).   Episode Timeline: 0:01:29 - 100 Episodes and 4 Years!! 0:02:52 - Cat and Jordan

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/26/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games.  It's that time of year again - VOTE FOR US in the BGG Golden Geek Best Podcast of the Year contest! Josh is attacked by tumbleweeds and Brandon receives a box full of Pitch Car goodness!  We talk about the long standing Age of Steam disagreements, unveil the 13 hour game that is Here I Stand, dig deep into Skull King and Brandon breaks the hearts of many calling Teotihuacan "overrated". Kickstarter is HOT right now - Check out our thoughts on Overbattle (it's big, bad, and you MUST own it!), Freshwater Fly and Dinos Not Assembled! We go a different direction for our reivew this month - instead of digging into an exciting new game, we flash back on something from yesteryear and give Gold West from Tasty Minstrel Games the deep dive treatment. PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Receive FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order over $50 using coupon codes: TEAMJOSH or TEAMBRANDON - Usage of either

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/12/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games.  We have a survey up that we will use to create the "Brawling Brothers Blend" of favorite games, please go fill it out today! Our order form for V2 of our Lowball Glasses is up - buy one before its too late! SaltCon is one of our very favorite conventions of the year and we spend much of this episode talking about our friends, experiences, the food and #boardgames of SaltCon 2019!  We got a sneak peek of Sleeping Gods from Red Raven Games, Legends of Novus from FunDaMental Games and OverBattle from Syther Gaming.  Our newest obbession may be Russian Railroads, and we aren't afraid to say it! PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Receive FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order over $50 using coupon codes: TEAMJOSH or TEAMBRANDON - Usage of either of these coupon codes enters you into a drawing for a $50 gift card (to be drawn on or around May 1st).   Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:05:

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 2/26/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. We announce upcoming livestreams (join us at brawlingbrothers.com/live) and we need you to join us!  A listener sends a heartfelt package and things get heavy for a moment in War Room Studios. We have NEW Lowball Glasses and if you don't want to miss your chance to acquire one, you'd better order now! We flash back to games we were playing this week last year, including Godfather and 7th Continent - talk about the games we are playing NOW, including Forum Trajanum, The Big Dig and Railroad Ink.  Then we hang out with Evan Derrick of Van Ryder Games and play an exciting (and embarrassing) game, talk about the upcoming Season 2 Graphic Novels and then look at Blowback from The Enigma Emporium. We wrap up the episode with our much anticipated Architects of the West Kingdom from Renegade Games. PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Receive FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order over $50 using coupon

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 2/12/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Josh has a special guest in the studio - none other than Mr. James Hudson of Druid City Games and Skybound Games. Our NOW list is huge this week - including: The Estates, Wingspan, Embark & Calimala.  In TOMORROW we take a look at the exciting upcoming film, The Game Designers Documentary Film and the new Asmadi Games title, 1001 Odysseys.  We wrap up the show by revealing some of our most anticipated board games 2019 - what will make the list?!? PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Receive FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order over $50 using coupon codes: TEAMJOSH or TEAMBRANDON - Usage of either of these coupon codes enters you into a drawing for a $50 gift card (to be drawn on or around May 1st).   Episode Timeline: 0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:05:03 - Brawling Brothers Twitch Streaming 0:11:04 - Check in with the BB Guild 0:19:36 - TNT - THEN -- Chat with James Hudson 0:46:50 - TNT - NOW

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 1/29/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Underwater Cities was one of the biggest surprises to launch at Essen 2018 (US version to be distributed by Rio Grande Games in Q1 2019).  Many have likened it to Terraforming Mars, one of the Brawling Brothers very favorite games, so we couldn't wait to get this to the table and find out what all the fuss was about!  Tune in to Episode 95 to find out what Josh and Brandon think about Underwater Cities from Vladimir Suchy and Delicious Games in our Deep Dive Underwater Cities Review! PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Receive FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order over $50 using coupon codes: TEAMJOSH or TEAMBRANDON - Usage of either of these coupon codes enters you into a drawing for a $50 gift card (to be drawn on or around May 1st).   Episode Timeline: 0:00:45 - Intro / Banter 0:08:56 - Underwater Cities : Intro Flavour 0:10:20 - Underwater Cities : Rules Overview / Gameplay Breakdown 0:24:3

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 1/22/19 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. The excitement in War Room Studio B was palpable as we run through our Best Boardgames of 2018 awards. Find out who wins awards for: Party/Social Game, Co-Op Game, Theme, Innovation, Euro, Biggest Surprise, Production, Reprint, Expansion, Family Game, Publisher of the year, Art, War Game, Bad Ass Brawler and our 2018 Game of the Year. We discuss a schedule change, follow up on the Brawling Brothers Fantasy Football League and declare our 2019 resolutions! PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Receive FREE SHIPPING on any domestic order over $50 using coupon codes: TEAMJOSH or TEAMBRANDON     Episode Timeline: 0:00:45 - Banter 0:07:35 - Late GIfts for the Brawling Brothers Bad Ass Bohnanza Secret Santa 0:12:50 - BB New Year 2019 Resolutions 0:17:13 - BB Football League Results 0:20:15 - BB Format Changes for 2019 0:28:02 - TNT - THEN -- Rollout / Supremacy Games 0:47:23 - TNT - NOW -- Carpe Diem

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/26/18 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. 2018 is at an end and we had to wrap it up in Brawling Brothers style! Tune in for our annual Secret Santa Gift Opening, Questions from the hat with Cat and our annual trainwreck of a holiday song! PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Save $5 on purchases over $50 with Power to the Meeple by using the coupon code: bb18   Episode Timeline: 0:00:45 - Banter 0:04:45 - VRG Vendor Awards 0:06:33 - Holiday Celebration - Secret Santa Gifts 0:20:41 - Little Jimmy and VRG 0:22:29 - TNT - Then 0:33:20 - TNT - Now 1:12:05 - TNT - Tomorrow 1:20:20 - PowerMeeps 1:23:00 - Feature Segment - Cat 1:56:35 - Holiday Celebration : Original Song - 12 Days of Christmas 2:00:48 - Secret Santa Followup 2:11:51 - #TeamJosh Theme Song   Game Timestamps: 878 Vikings - 0:58:50 Chronicles of Crime - 0:49:45 Civilization : A New Dawn - 0:43:04 Cleopatra & The Society of Architects - 01:12:12 Everdell - 1:04:50 Newton

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/18/18 This episode is brought to you by Power to the Meeple. One of our most anticipated deep dives of the year is our Coimbra Review from Eggertspiele. Coimbra was designed by Flaminia Brasini (Lorenzo il Magnifico) and Virginio Gigli (Grand Austria Hotel) and launched in limited quantities at Origins Game Fair 2018. In Coimbra, it's the 16th century and Portugal is thriving under its leading role during the Age of Discovery. Nestled in the heart of Portugal, the city of Coimbra serves as a cultural center of the country. As the head of one of Coimbra's oldest houses, you seek to earn prestige by deepening relationships with nearby monasteries or funding expeditions of the era. To reach this goal, you must vie for the favors of the city's most influential citizens, even if you must offer a bit of coin or some protective detail. Tune in to our much anticipated Coimbra Review to find out what Josh, Brandon, and special guest Noel think about this beautiful Eu

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/11/18 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com, Van Ryder Games and Arcane Wonders.  As 2018 comes to a close, so does the boardgames convention season.  Brandon and Jordan (@BoardGameBella) had the joy of attention both ATBCon and BGGCon 2018 and they have all the details about both conventions for you, the Brawlers!  Tune in and hear the highs (and lows) of our 12 day, 3000 mile journey across 6 states to attend these two excellent conventions. PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Save $5 on purchases over $50 with Power to the Meeple by using the coupon code: bb18 PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Save $5 off $50+ and free gift wrapping with Power to the Meeple by using the coupon code: bbSANTA18   Episode Timeline: 0:00:48 - Intro and Banter 0:05:21 - Brawling Brothers Christmas Bohnanza 0:10:29 - Brandon Hits Head with Fuel Pump 0:12:37 - Across the Board-Con ReCap w/ Jordan 0:51:23 - Power to the Meeple - Christmas Promo Code 0:53:25 - BGGCon 2018 ReCap w/ Jo