Episodes

  • RBR040 - Leviathan Wilds
    Sep 18 2024

    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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    59 mins
  • RBR039 - Middle Ages
    Sep 4 2024

    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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    55 mins
  • RBR038 - Rock Hard 1977
    Aug 21 2024

    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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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • RBR037 - Harmonies
    Aug 7 2024

    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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    52 mins
  • RBR036 - Tír na nÓg
    Jul 24 2024

    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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    54 mins
  • RBR035 - Weirdwood Manor
    Jul 10 2024

    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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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • RBR034 - Bus & Stop
    Jun 26 2024

    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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    50 mins
  • RBR033 - Flame and Fang
    Jun 12 2024

    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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    59 mins