RBR073 - Our Top Five From 2025
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It's the end of the year, and Brandt and Eric are going to try to guess each other's favorite games from 2025. But before we get to that, we have reviews of Tidal Blades 2, 20 Strong Tanglewoods Rose and Red, Spooktacular, and Dragons of Etchinstone. Thank you so much for listening for another year! Happy Holidays, and see you in 2026! 00:31 - Happy Holidays and the business of 2025 03:49 - Tidal Blades 2 06:51 - 20 Strong Tanglewoods Rose and Red 11:35 - Spooktacular 16:03 - Dragons of Etchinstone 21:55 - Our Top 5 of 2025 Guessing Game 23:02 - Galactic Cruise 24:54 - Storyfold: Wildwoods...
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RBR072 - Leylines
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Eric gives a brief recount of his adventures at PAX Unplugged before discussing Mountain Goats Legacy and Re;MATCH, and then he gets out of the way so Brandt can review Covenant, A Wild Venture, Skara Brae, Unmatched Adventures: TMNT, Elder Scrolls, and Emberheart. The d12 of Fate wants us to talk about games that don't have Victory Points, and our Doubles Review is Leylines, new from Arcane Wonders. 00:31 - Eric at PAX Unplugged 04:22 - Mountain Goats Legacy 08:31 - Re;MATCH 11:39 - Covenant 14:12 - A Wild Venture 17:36 - Skara Brae 19:42 - Unmatched Adventures: TMNT 25:12 - The Elder...
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RBR071 - Bohemians
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Brandt begins by discussing his adventures playing Avatar: Aang's Destiny before we move on to reviews of 7 Wonders Dice, Sweet Lands, 3 Wishes, and Children of Morta. The d12 of Fate asks us to gripe about Box Sizes, and our Doubles Review is of Portal Games' latest release, Bohemians. 00:31 - Avatar 04:53 - 7 Wonders Dice 08:37 - Sweet Lands 14:32 - 3 Witches 19:06 - Children of Morta 28:04 - The Big Roll: Box Sizes 41:24 - Doubles Review: Bohemians ___ Check out our Sponsor: Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook:...
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RBR070 - Duel for Cardia
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Eric starts with a quick recap of Spiel, and the games he brought home. We move on to reviews of Cyclades, The Peak Team: Rangers, Pirates of Maracaibo, and Disney Afternoon: Rewind, before letting the D12 take the wheel and discussing fan-made expansion content. We then close the show with our Doubles Review of Duel for Cardia. 00:32 - What Eric Brought Back from Essen 07:20 - Cyclades 12:50 - The Peak Team: Rangers 16:56 - Pirates of Maracaibo 20:53 - Disney Afternoon Rewind 27:49 - The Big Roll: Player-Made Expansion Content 40:32 - Doubles Review: Duel for Cardia ___ Check out our...
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RBR069 - Tiletum: Prospect for Silver
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Brandt waxes poetic about his recent friends gathering. Eric looks forward to Essen. We review Shall We Dance, Luthier, Nekojima: Torii Pack, and Cretaceous Rails. We Talk Table Talk. We close the show with our Doubles Review of the Prospect for Silver expansion to Tiletum from Board and Dice. 00:33 - Brandt's Vanner Con: Hot Streak, The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, Glory to Rome 04:05 - Shall We Dance 08:17 - Luthier 14:23 - Nekojima: Torii Pack 19:23 - Cretaceous Rails 25:57 - The Big Roll: Table Talk 41:49 - Doubles Review: Tiletum: Prospect for Silver ___ Check out our...
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RBR068 - Compile
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Brandt and Eric take a bit of a musical interlude before moving on to reviews of Storyfold: Wildwinds, EXIT The Game Advent: The Intergalactic Race, Gwent, Ace of Spades, and Trickarus. The d12 of Fate turns us toward Future Aquisitions, and our Doubles Review is the Main 1 set of Compile. 00:33 - Music Talk 04:26 - Storyfold: Wildwinds 09:55 - EXIT The Game Advent: The Intergalactic Race 14:20 - Gwent 20:57 - Ace of Spades 26:23 - Trickarus 31:20 - The Big Roll: Future Aquisitions 42:02 - Doubles Review: Compile Main 1 ___ Check out our Sponsor: Support us on Patreon:...
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RBR067 - The Last Command
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Eric starts the show with a sad story about a local game night before moving on to reviews of Enthrone, Yubibo, Gnome Hollow, and Homesteaders: New Beginnings. Eric messes with the format by rolling TWO d12s of Fate in order to force a discussion on fitting the expansion in the base box, and our Doubles Review is the 2-player 2-deck building game The Last Command. 00:34 - Eric's Coffee Game Night 04:36 - Enthrone 10:11 - Yubibo 12:52 - Gnome Hollow 17:21 - Homesteaders: New Beginnings 25:14 - The Big Roll: Fitting The Expansion in The Base Box 37:53 - Doubles Review: The Last Command ___ Check...
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RBR066 - Tag Team
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Brandt and Eric celebrate Left Hander's Day a little late before moving on to reviews of Alibis, Kronologic Cuzco 1450, Tea Garden, and Cyber Pet Quest. Our first listener-submitted topic comes up in The Big Roll, and our Doubles Review is Scorpion Masqué's new auto-battler Tag Team. 00:32 - Left Hander's Day 03:03 - Alibis 06:56 - Kronologic: Cuzco 1450 12:56 - Tea Garden 19:09 - Cyber Pet Quest 26:19 - The Big Roll: Game Awards 38:15 - Doubles Review: Tag Team ___ Check out our Sponsor: Endangered: Australia Kickstarter:...
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RBR065 - Lightning Train
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Brandt goes to the library, and Eric goes to camp. We review Caution Signs, Star Wars: Battle of Hoth, Things in Rings, and A Place For All My Books. We search for some Ugly Duckling boardgames during The Big Roll, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Lightning Train from Direwolf. 00:33 - Library Anniversary 01:52 - Eric Goes To Camp 04:00 - Caution Signs 06:56 - Star Wars: Battle of Hoth 13:01 - Things in Rings 19:08 - A Place For All My Books 25:52 - The Big Roll: Games With Low Production Values 37:40 - Doubles Review: Lightning Train ___ Check out our Sponsor: ...
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RBR064 - EXIT The Game: Adventures on CATAN
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Eric starts the show by bragging about his card organization before we move on to reviews of Vantage, Saltfjord, Living Forest Duel, and Agemonia. The Big Roll leads us to comiserate over our Shelf of Shame, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of the CATAN-themed edition of EXIT: The Game. 00:33 - Card Storage 05:13 - Vantage 11:23 - Saltfjord 17:16 - Living Forest Duel 21:57 - Agemonia 30:55 - The Big Roll: Shelf of Shame 40:31 - Doubles Review: EXIT: The Game: Adventures on CATAN ___ Check out our Sponsor: Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us...
info_outlineEric 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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