Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group
A podcast about Board Games and friendship, and a real life board game group! Join us every week for an in-depth look at the board gaming hobby, including board game news, reviews and much, much more.
Episodes
Matt and Paul review the asymmetric heavy deck building game Star Trek: Captain's Chair as well as discuss the differences between CC and the Imperium series.
Ben, Trey, and Paul review the 2025 reimplementation of March of the Ants: Evolved Edition
- 0:00:00 Introduction
- 0:03:35 Stupor Mundi
- 0:14:31 Kingdom Crossing
- 0:27:47 Agricola
- Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
- 00:35:51 Game Review: March of the Ants: Evolved Edition
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Trey, Tom, and Jordan review the 2025 expansion Clans of Caledonia: Industria.
- 0:00:00 Introduction
- 00:08:22 Game Review: Clans of Caledonia: Industria
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On a very special episode of Game Brain, Matthew, Ben, Trey, Paul and Jordan come together to take you through their Top Ten board games of 2025.
Ben, Trey, and Paul review the 2024 narrative-driven game "Tales of the Arthurian Knights." Paul says it's not even a game. Could it possibly be good? (yes) Also recent plays of "March of the Ants," "Indonesia 3rd Edition," and "Secret Hitler."
00:00 - Intro
11:08 - March of the Ants, Evolved Edition
27:37 - Indonesia, 3rd Edition
41:39 - 18Chesapeake
43:32 - Secret Hitler
1:04:44 - Tal...
Ben, Trey, and Jordan discuss the new action selection minigame speculation bonanza Ayar: Children of the Sun. Plus discussion of Agent Avenue, Twilight Imperium Thunder's Edge, Silos, and A Place for All My Books.
00:00 - Intro / Traitors
9:20 - Silos
18:46 - Agent Avenue
31:36 - Pacts
35:36 - A Place for All My Books
44:11 - Twilight Imperium Thunder's Edge
57:49 - Ayar: Children of the Sun review
Matt and Jordan review Old King's Crown, the impressive lane battling asymmetric card flipping game from first time designer Pablo Clark.
Ben and Paul are here to save your holiday season! Need a game to buy for that special someone? Or even that UNspecial someone? We have some ideas for you. Plus, some strategies for how to teach games to the most stubborn, unfocused, and downright difficult people of all time: your family.
00:00 - Intro
04:00 - Recent Plays
04:12 - Food Chain Magnate
17:17 - Ito
22:36 - Ayar, Shinjuku, and Tag Team
26:36 - The Game Brain Holiday Gifting...
Matty introduces you to the neat world of Kingdom Death on your compooter.
Watch the pod on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q3Bf7JYMhJQ
Check the game out here: https://shop.kingdomdeath.com/
Matt, Ben, Trey, Tom and Jordan travel to Dallas, Texas for BGG.CON 2025 and don't see the sun for four entire days. Many games were played, all were enjoyed. Well, almost all.
Ben, Trey, and Paul review the new Vital Lacerda board game Speakeasy.
Plus, recent plays of The Old King's Crown and Night Soil.
00:00 - Intro
03:55 - The Old King's Crown
11:16 - Night Soil
18:40 - 18Cuba
19:20 - Speakeasy
It's been two years since the last Solo Mode! How did that happen? Who cares! Stop harping on it. Let's move past it with love and kindness.
Anyhoo here are the 10 Best solo modes I've played since the last Solo Mode Episode. Which was two years ago. We know, Jesus, get over it.
Matt, Trey and Jordan take a look at Matt Leacock's Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, discuss multiplayer co-ops and dive into this year's Essen crop.
You can also watch this whole episode live on our Youtube channel!
https://youtu.be/IbkiM4ZLdNg
Ben and Paul do a deep dive review on the cozy, classic-feeling worker placement game Oranges & Lemons. Plus, recent plays of Cargo Empire, Spicy, Fromage, Kites, Ito, and Guards of Atlantis II.
00:00 Intro
04:08 Kites
09:35 Cargo Empire
15:49 Guards of Atlantis II
28:02 Spicy
34:56 Fromage
39:50 Ito
48:19 Review game - Oranges & Lemons
Ben and Jordan check in on some recent game sessions - some short, some long, and some VERY long. Ben has some things to say about hot new games Lightning Train and Shinjuku. Jordan then shares some impressions about 1817 and Defense of Procyon III. Plus, an epic breakdown of another epic Twilight Imperium session, and we wrap things up with the game that maybe made us happiest: Hot Streak.
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Ben and Paul talk about recent plays of Eclipse, Scape Goat, and 23 Knives. Plus, the two explore the question: what happens if game night becomes stale?
00:00 Intro
04:50 Eclipse
13:56 Land & Freedom
17:28 Scape Goat
32:39 Man-Eating House
38:31 Gadget Trick
42:15 Age of Innovation
44:10 Ito
47:08 23 Knives
59:42 Dune / Discussion topic: how to revitalize game night
Matt is back on the pod for a very big rundown of some noteworthy game sessions: some amazing, others not so much. Matt, Jordan, and Ben are going around the horn with a chunky board game roundup.
00:00 Intro
03:12 Daggerheart
18:01 Fiasco
21:08 Transgalactica
30:03 Corps of Discovery / Manifest Destiny
36:55 Oranges & Lemons
45:27 Toy Battle
52:56 Nusfjord
01:01:10 Dune Imperium Uprising
01:10:31 Innovation
01:13:14 Courtisans
01:14:27 I...
Ben, Paul, and Trey discuss first impressions of two big games: Moon Colony Bloodbath and Endeavor Deep Sea. Somehow, we all got mad at each other in each game. Fun!
We also chat about recent game plays of Dune Imperium and Wavelength, and extra bonus: the return of Games on the Brain!
00:00 Intro
00:57 Game Rooms
08:05 Dune Imperium
21:44 Wavelength
33:49 Ito
41:37 Landmarks of the Lost Atlas
51:40 Oranges & Lemons
53:00 Barcelona...
Ben, Paul, and Jordan go deep on the color-coded agony machine that is Asian Tigers. Plus, chatter about Ito, We All Take From the River, and Elder Scrolls.
00:00 Intro
05:21 Elder Scrolls
12:59 Ito
33:13 Rail on the Hill
38:19 Founders of Gloomhaven
41:55 Mr. Pai Pai
44:17 Gibberers
53:06 We All Take From The River
01:05:53 Guards of Atlantis, Land and Freedom updates
01:07:33 Asian Tigers review
Ben, Trey, and Jordan review the 2025 space tourism game Galactic Cruise. Plus initial impressions of Molly House, Gibberers, and Land and Freedom. Jordan also gives an update on 5 v 5 Guards of Atlantis, and Trey has fresh thoughts on Dune Imperium, Keyflower, and Avalon.
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