Brawling Brothers Boardgaming Podcast

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/4/18 This episode is brought to you by Van Ryder Games & Power to the Meeple. Nothing says the holidays like family get-togethers, holiday parties and old funky fruitcake. While we can't help you with the fruit cake, we are certain that EVERY get-together would be aided by a well placed game or two. This is a tad tricky, as many who are at these events aren't gamers.... So you need something quick, simple and exciting! ENTER: Dice Games! We've played the heck out of Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game, Nations: The Dice Game, Istanbul: The Dice Game and Las Vegas - and we are ready to tell you which would be the perfect fit for you and your family! Coupon Codes PowerMeeps.com Coupon - Save $5 off your $50 Purchase with code: BB18 PowerMeeps.com Coupon - $5 off $50+ and free gift wrapping: BBSanta18

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 11/13/18 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Arcane Wonders. The German Board Game Police have contacted the Brawling Brothers and it's bad news.  Josh has to get his act together or risk board game jail!  Our 3rd Annual Brawling Brothers Christmas Bonanza is underway, and we want ALL the Brawlers to participate! Join us as we review the BGG Top Games list and peek in on the biggest movers and shakers in the board game world over the last few months! Coupon Code: Save $5 on purchases over $50 with Power to the Meeple by using the coupon code: bb18  Episode Timeline: 0:00:42 - Intro Banter 0:08:24 - Brawler Contributions 0:10:11 - German Board Game Police Email 0:06:33 - BB VM Message 0:19:40 - Arcane Wonders - Critical Mass 0:21:00 - TNT: Then - Featuring Glory to Rome 0:35:42 - TNT: Now 1:19:30 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring Crusoe Crew & Archmage Ascendency 1:43:38 - Feature Segment - BGG Top Board Games   Game Timestamps: 7 Wonders: Duel -

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 11/6/18 This episode is brought to you by Meeple Realty. War Chest, an all new bag-building abstract strategy game finds its way to the table in War Room Studios. This war game allows you to raise your banner call (drafting) taking several various units into your army, which you then use to capture key points on the board. To succeed in War Chest, you must successfully manage not only your armies on the battlefield, but those that are waiting to be deployed. Find out what Josh and Brandon think in their War Chest Review! Episode Timeline: Intro / Banter - 0:00:00 Discussion : Famous Battles - 00:02:00 Battle of Gaugamela - 00:04:30 Battle of Bannockburn - 00:09:40 Battle of Crécy - 00:14:30 War Chest Review : Flavour - 00:22:30 War Chest Review : Game Overview / How-to-play - 00:24:10 War Chest Review : Art / Presentation / Theme - 00:30:35 War Chest Review : Variability / Replayability - 00:35:50 War Chest Review : Gameplay / Strategy - 00:38:45 War Chest Revi

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 10/24/18 This episode brought to you by Power to the Meeple, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. Year in and Year out the "Horror in the War Room" is one of our very favorite episodes to plan and produce and our 4th annual installment is no different.  Tune in and hear our reenactment listener Jaci Bell's story "A Proper End - An Eldritch Tale".  No Halloween special would be complete with Dracul and Igor - so we sent Cat on location to interview them.  We flash back to previous Halloween episodes and discuss Fury of Dracula, Mythos Tales & Gates of Loyang (can anyone say Uwe-Tober?!?). Then check in on the titles that are currently being played, including Eldritch Horror, Church Hill and Pulsar 2849.  Our TOMORROW segment is filled with hot Kickstarters - make sure you check out Street Masters: Aftershock and Tidal Blades now on Kickstarter. Coupon Code: Save $5 on purchases over $50 with Power to the Meeple by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timelin

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 10/16/18 This episode is brought to you by Meeple Realty.  Container, the classic game of big ships and big production, returns in a 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! Now with huge ships and realistic containers to load and unload, building (or destroying) your living economy has never been more fun! Find out what Josh and Brandon think in their Container Board Game Review! Episode Timeline: Intro / Banter - 0:00:00 Discussion : Ghost Ships - 0:02:50 Mary Celeste - 0:03:34 SS Baychimo - 0:12:17 Container : Flavour - 0:18:07 Container : Game Overview / How-to-play - 0:21:44 Container:: Art / Presentation / Theme - 0:27:32 Container : RuleBook / Rules - 0:30:59 Container : Variability / Replayability - 0:39:29 Container : Final Thoughts Brandon - 0:42:17 Container : Verdict = Brandon - 0:46:55 Container : Final Thoughts Josh - 0:47:56 Container : Verdict = Josh - 0:55:27

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 10/9/18 This episode brought to you by Inside Up Games, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. It's balloon fiesta time here in Albuquerque and while it creates quite the mess on our roads, it creates some of the most beautiful scenes you've ever seen! Josh lost a fight with the FABELED Bush Tree and Brandon is too old to play sand volleyball! We feature Dragon Boats of the Four Seas in our kickstarter segment and wrap up the episode with a ROUSING interview with Robb & Christina Rouse of Blue Peg Pink Peg. While we've hosted events and traveled with Blue Peg Pink Peg, we've never had the pleasure of officially interviewing them - until now! Tune in and find out why Blue Peg Pink Peg might be the greatest podcast that isn't in your podcast queue - OR, reaffirm that Blue Peg Pink Peg is one of the most entertaining acts in all of boardgaming! #BrawlingPegs Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18   Episode Timel

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 10/2/18 This episode is brought to you by Maple Games. In the co-operative game Detective, each of you play an investigator working for Antares National Investigation Agency. You are going to gather information, deduce clues, and follow leads in order to solve multiple cases which are represented in the game by a deck of cards. At the end of each case, you will answer questions to gain victory points. You will win or lose the game based on the number of victory points you have earned. Find out what Josh and Brandon think in their Detective Board Game Review! Tune in and find out what Josh and Brandon think as they dive deep into gameplay and mechanics in this modern crime board game - Detective Board Game Review!

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 9/25/18 This episode brought to you by Inside Up Games, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. Fall is in the air and the Brothers know how to celebrate - PUMPKIN SPICE EVERYTHING! No, no... Fall means Football. It means Green Chile. And it means that Halloween is just around the corner and its time for our annual Halloween Story Contest! In the War Room Redeaux, we reflect back on Century: Spice Road, Codenames Duet and The Others. We recently got some plays in of Stonebound Saga from Sky Kingdom Games, and we definitely want to let everyone know exactly what its all about! We finish up the episode with a discussion on our gaming history (board games or not?!) and how our preferences have changed through the years. Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18   Episode Timeline: 00:00:46 - Intro / Banter 00:08:45 - Halloween Story Contest Announcement 00:17:02 - TNT: Then - Featuring: Century: Spice Road, Codenames Due

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 9/18/18 This episode brought to you by Power to the Meeple. On the hunt for priceless treasures, groups of adventurers explore the legendary temple at Luxor. Their ultimate goal is the tomb of the pharaoh, but many treasures can be collected as they search. As they explore, the challenge unfolds: The player who manages to quickly get their team of adventurers to the tomb, while salvaging as many treasures as possible, will be the winner. Tune in as Josh and Brandon dive deep into the gameplay and mechanics of this 2018 Spiel des Jahres nominee - Proudly presenting the Brawling Brothers Deep Dive Luxor Boardgame Review!

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 9/11/18 This episode brought to you by Inside Up Games, Tasty Minstrel Games & Meeple Realty. Josh has some real problems with cars and technology! Long time friend of the show, Ludie, stops by to talk about the 30th Anniversary Edition of the Star Wars RPG. Brandon gushes about King of Ding - a Brawling Brothers version of Love Letter. Josh decides to come clean and confess to all of his recent acquisitions, while Brandon announces an upcoming liquidation! Tons of plays are discussed, include 878 Vikings from Academy Games, Spell Smashers from Renegade Games and Now Boarding from Fowers Games. We highlight a few interesting kickstarter boardgames - Bad Maps from Floodgate Games and Mynd Craft from first time designer Tharini Rajamohan. A new contender has entered the ring - Power to the Meeple sponsors our newest giveaway, and you won't want to miss this one! We wrap up the show with a discussion on kickstarter boardgames and The State of the Podcast A

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 8/28/18 This episode brought to you by Inside Up Games, Tasty Minstrel Games, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. The lovely Jordan - Board Game Bella - joins us to discuss some of the things she was most impressed by at #GenCon18, including Sovereign Skies from Deep Water Games We are excited to present our Board Game Expansion Review segment - Featuring Kingdomino: Age of Giants, Terraforming Mars: Prelude, Clank! Expeditions: Gold & Silk as well as Sagrada: 5 & 6 Player Expansion. We close out the episode with our Ignacy Trzewiczek Interview and talk about Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game. Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18   Episode Timeline: 00:00:46 - Intro / Banter 00:21:00 - TNT: Then - Featuring Scythe & Summit: The Board Game 00:37:50 - TNT: Now 01:15:17 - Slice & Dice Board Game Pizzeria 01:26:30 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring The Ancient World (2nd Edition) 01:33:53 - Board G

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 8/17/18 This episode brought to you by Inside Up Games, Tasty Minstrel Games & Meeple Realty. We are very late with this episode thanks to a rather vicious Ransomware attack on War Room Studios. Tune in for ALL the dirt on how we contracted this nasty bug, and laugh away at the misery that the Brothers have endured while trying to get our systems back up and running. Brandon reports back from Gen Con 2018 with news on all the exciting new games, including War Chest, Root, Everdell, Keyforge, Orbis, Forbidden Sky, Comanauts, Tidal Blades, Gen7 and many more. No episode of Brawling Brothers would be complete without food talk: We'll tell you a few of the very best places to eat in Indianapolis (including the legendary St. Elmo Steak House). We present our Pioneer Days Review - a dice drafting game from Tasty Minstrel Games that takes place along the perilous Oregon Trail. Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb1

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 7/24/18 This episode brought to you by Inside Up Games, Tasty Minstrel Games, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty.  Brandon is another year older and has a handful of exciting stories to share about his birthday weekend!  We kindly remind EVERYONE who has EVER listened to one of our episodes to FILL OUT THIS SURVEY (and get entered to win free things!).  We highlight some of the upcoming titles that we are most excited about in our GenCon Preview, including: Detective (Portal Games), Tidal Blades (Druid City Games), Terraforming Mars: Prelude (Stronghold Games) and many more! We close the episode with a hilarious Questions from a Hat with Cat... But this time we add another incredible ingredient - Jordan (Boardgame Bella).   Episode Timeline: 00:00:47 - Intro / Banter 00:17:20 - TNT: Then 00:19:20 - TNT: Now - Featuring Star Trek Ascendancy & Imaginarium 00:56:25 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring Rurik & Pumpkin Patch: Bad Seeds 01:13:29 - Join us at the Insi

Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 7/10/18 This episode brought to you by Inside Up Games, Tasty Minstrel Games & Meeple Realty. Something strange is going on in the War Room.... It appears that Cat and Jordan have taken over! We pose some interesting questions of the Brawlers - please let your voice be heard and fill out our survey (all who fill it out are automatically entered for our survey giveaway). We dive deep into Who Goes There?! from Certifiable Studios, talk about The Mind, Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game and describe our recent experiences with Senshi from Arcane Wonders. We wrap up the show with our much anticipated - newly updated - Top 20! Check out what we each think are the 20 finest boardgames in all the land! Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18

Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 6/26/18 This episode brought to you by Inside Up Games, Tasty Minstrel Games, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. Josh makes some lofty claims about Brandon's catch phrase and then proceeds to educate everyone on the Mandella Effect. Willy Wonka and his motives are questionable, but Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory would make an EXCELLENT designer board game! We highlight some incredible kickstarters, including Gorus Maximus from Inside Up Games - Our Carthago Review highlights one of our favorite games of Origins 2018, but the convention coverage doesn't stop there! Tune in as we highlight Escape Plan, The Mind, Coimbra, Luxor, Decrypto and more hotness from our recent trip to Columbus, Ohio for Origins 2018! We wrap things up with a brief recap of our Origins EXPERIENCE, so much great talk - from food, to drink, friends and fun... and don't you dare forget highlights from one of the greatest meetups EVER! Tune in and relive Origins 2018 with us! Coupo

Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 6/11/18 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games & Meeple Realty. In this episode we happily celebrate our 3rd anniversary by interviewing David and Jeremy of Man vs. Meeple, we relive some of our favorite moments from the last 12 months (and beyond) and discuss Brandon's trip to Heavy Cardboards HeavyCon (4). The episode is sprinkled with call-in's from loyal listeners, other content creators and some of our good friends and we tie a nice bow on everything with outtakes from the last 12 months (make sure you stick around for the outtakes!). #SlapTheDarkTower Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timeline: 00:00:41 - Intro / Banter 00:51:00 - Heavy Cardboards HeavyCon 01:18:00 - Giveaway (Game Surplus / Drawlab Ent) 01:28:00 - Feature Segment : Man vs Meeple Interview 02:14:30 - Feature: Man vs Meeple Questions BB 02:33:10 - Feature: Rapid Fire with Man vs Meeple 03:02:35 - Year 3 Out

Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 5/29/18 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. In our first ever "make-up" / extra episode We discuss fashion sense (and Joshs' lack thereof), U2, Void VR: Secrets of the Empire, the newest offering from the New Mexico Escape Room - Bombshell. We take the time to finally hand out some of the details of the Mashup Meetup that we are hosting at Origins 2018 with Blue Peg Pink Peg and Man Vs Meeple, and then we discuss our opinions on the BEST board games of all time (#21-50). Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18   Episode Timeline: 00:00:52 - Intro / Banter 00:16:02 - Anniversary Episode Requests 00:19:08 - Brawling Brothers Guild Checkin 00:24:40 - Mashup Meetup Discussion 00:35:30 - An unexpected gift from Game Surplus 00:37:38 - Feature Segment : Best Board Games (#50-41) 01:26:50 - Feature Segment : Best Board Games (#40-31) 02:16:35

Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 5/15/18 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com & Meeple Realty. A peek behind the scenes as Josh warms up his voice with his typical tongue twisters. A mystery is investigated and the answer is revealed on the air! A #TeamBrandon theme song exists - on paper. Will someone answer the call and make this a thing? We had an incredible time celebrating International Tabletop Day 2018, and we share all the details - including our favorite game (that Brandon swears isn't really a game) of the day. There are endless amounts of awesome kickstarters out right now, include Hellboy, Omen Saga & Brook City.... Also you MUST check out the video for ORC STABR. We finally present our much anticipated Castell Review - Does Renegade Games hit another one out of the park??! We wrap up with a quick glance at the top board games on BGG... What do we think about the risers and fallers? What will be the next BIG hits? Tune in and we'll

Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 5/1/18 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty. A bet is paid, Brandon runs from noisy car doors and our the MASHUP MEETUP at Origins 2018 is announced with Blue Peg Pink Peg! Josh takes Sea of Thieves for a test drive with High Admiral Brandon. Josh and Brandon talk about Homesteaders 10th Anniversary Edition with Seth Jaffee of Tasty Minstrel Games, finally drop their Grimm Forest Review and wrap up the show discussing IP's in board games. Coupon Code: Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timeline: 00:00:42 - Intro / Banter 00:19:00 - Then: Fortress America 00:33:35 - Now 00:51:30 - Tomorrow: Featuring Homesteaders 10th Anniversary 01:09:15 - Grimm Forest Review 01:38:35 - Grimm Forest Review - Final Thoughts 01:39:56 - Giveaway (Courtesy of Van Ryder Games and Meeple Realty) Game Timestamps: Cahoots - 00:46:43 Explorers of the North Sea -

Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 4/17/18 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com & Meeple Realty.  Josh is (relatively) healthy and back at the controls.  We have an impressive and exciting list of games we've recently been playing including City of Kings, Feudum and Microscope.  We preview some exciting kickstarters like The Estates, Railroad Revolution and the incredible Graphic Novel Adventures from Van Ryder Games.  We wrap up the episode with our Court of the Dead: Mourners Call Review and a nice discussion with James Hudson of Druid City Games (who is running the Mourners Call kickstarter).  Tune in and hear about one of the hottest games you've never heard about! Coupon Code:  Save 10% on your purchases with Meeple Realty by using the coupon code: bb18   Episode Timeline: 00:00:42 - Intro / Banter 00:14:35 - Then: Yokohama 00:23:00 - Now: Featuring City of Kings & Feudum 01:05:20 - Tomorrow: Featuring Graphic Novel Adventures 01:18:40 - Givea