Garrett's Games 950: Essen Preview Part 1 AND Xylotar!
Release Date: 09/15/2024
Garrett's Games 950: Essen Preview Part 1 AND Xylotar!
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
Shelley and I check out highlights from Halls 2 & 3 of Essen this week, but first we check out one of Bezier Games' latest Xylotar by Christopher Wray Thanks as always to our sponsor, Bezier Games Here are two different links to check out the Essen titles we are most interested in: Hall 2 Publishers/Games (2-B631): (2-E310): (also at - Hall 5) (demo) (2-D620) (2-D210) (2-D411) (2-D432) Age of Automation (2-E620) (2-E315) (2-D421) (2-E125) (2-E121) (demo) (2-E319) ...
info_outline
Garrett's Games 949: Winter Court and Meeplefest Roundtable 2024, Night 1, Part 2
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
Shelley and I check out Tom Lehmann's latest Rio Grande 2-player Winter Court and then you guys get to enjoy Tom, Matt, Joe and the gang continue our conversations from Night 1 of Meeplefest 2024 Thanks as always to Bezier Games for their support. You can sponsor the podcast directly by going to OR check out our extensive (and growing) list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, so belong on your table:
info_outline
Garrett's Games 948: Meeplefest 2024 Night 1, Part 1 with a KedJ Winner AND Auden quote!
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
Yes, it's Meeplefest time once again, and the roundtable of luminaries is topped off with three designers: Matt Leacock, fresh from his KedJ win for Daybreak/eMission where he went up against HIMSELF with Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West and known for such titles as Pandemic and Forbidden Island Tom Lehmann, known for the classic Race for the Galaxy, and with new titles such as Winter Court and Chu Han and Joe Huber, lover of trick takers and designer of such titles as Caravan, Blue Skies, and Burger Joint. We spend some time talking about Matt's win, as well as design choices &...
info_outline
Garrett's Games 947: Glow and Botanicus
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
This week Shelley and I enlist companions in the dicefest Glow by Cedrick Chaboussit from Bombyx (a 2021 release) and then check out one of the KedJ Recommended titles Botanicus by Samuele Tabellini Ferrari and Vieri Masseini from Hans im Gluck Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games and their latest GenCon releases: Seers Catalog and Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition Support the podcast directly at or check our our extensive list of games that no longer fit on OUR shelves, but belong on your table:
info_outline
Garrett's Games 946: Cabanga! and Let's Go! to Japan
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
Shelley and I check out a great card game Cabanga! by Michael Modler from Amigo then plan a trip to Japan in Let's Go! to Japan by Josh Wood from AEG and Lucky Duck Games Thanks as always to Bezier Games for their support! Check out their new releases Xylotar, Sandbag, Seers Catalog, and Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition! You can also support the podcast directly at OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
info_outline
Garrett's Games 945: Trio and Chandigarh
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
This week Shelley and I enjoy a deduction and memory game that's great with non-gamers Trio (also known as NaNa) by Kaya Miyano from Cocktail Games Then we help design a city in India in Chandigarh by Toni Lopez from Ludonova Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games You can also sponsor the podcast by going to OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
info_outline
Garrett's Games 944: Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West and Cascadia: Rolling Hills
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
Shelley and I tackle a HUGE box of train goodness in the Kennerspiel des Jahres nominated Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West by Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, and Alan R. Moon from Days of Wonder and then we check out the second roll & write version of the SdJ winner Cascadia Cadcadia: Rolling Hills by Randy Flynn from Flatout Games and AEG Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games You can support the podcast directly by going to OR check out our extensive list of games for sale - ones that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table!
info_outline
Garrett's Games 943: Evacuation and Cascadia: Rolling Rivers
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
Shelley and I tackle a roll & write version of the SdJ winner Cascadia Cascadia: Rolling Rivers by Randy Flynn from Flatout Games and AEG then we journey to a new world as the old one dies in Evacuation by Vladimir Suchy from Delicious Games and Rio Grande Games Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games You can support the podcast directly by going to OR check out our extensive list of games to buy - ones that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
info_outline
Garrett's Games 942: Daybreak and Agueda: City of Umbrellas
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
This week Shelley and I play to beautiful games, one of which is a Kennerspiel nominee! The first has us collecting umbrellas and decorating our cities in Agueda: City of Umbrellas by Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic from 25th Century Games Then we attempt to work together to halt climate change in Daybreak (also known a e-Mission) by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace from CMYK and Schmidt Spiele Thanks as always to Bezier Games for their sponsorship of the podcast. You can support us directly at OR check out our extensive list of games for sale that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on...
info_outline
Garrett's Games 941: Snow Planner and Sky Team
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
Shelley and I compete as rival hotel operators in Snow Planner by Akashi from Soragame Studio then we try valiantly (and sometimes successfully) to land a plane together in Sky Team by Luc Rémond from Scorpion Masqué Thanks as always to Bezier Games for their support - check out their "Year of the Card Game" titles at www.beziergames.com. Remember that you can support the podcast directly at or check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table here:
info_outlineShelley and I check out highlights from Halls 2 & 3 of Essen this week, but first we check out one of Bezier Games' latest
Xylotar by Christopher Wray
Thanks as always to our sponsor, Bezier Games
Here are two different links to check out the Essen titles we are most interested in:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/68/spiel-essen-24-preview?priority=2
Hall 2 Publishers/Games
Albi (2-B631):
Atoll
Tea Garden
Arcane Wonders (2-E310):
Floresta
(also at MEBO GAMES - Hall 5)
Leylines (demo)
Mezen
Super Kawaii Pets
Vegetable Stock
Bezier Games (2-D620)
Sandbag
Seers Catalog
Xylotar
Bright Eye Games (2-D210)
Sumo
EmperorS4 (2-D411)
Torii
Four Comma Game (2-D432)
Age of Automation
The Game Builders (2-E620)
Suna Valo
Jelly Jelly Games (2-E315)
Minecart Town
Little Rocket Games (2-D421)
Coney
Fall
Ludonaute (2-E125)
Arctic
Paverson Games (2-E121)
Luthier (demo)
Snovid (2-E319)
Galebari
To Be Continued...
Tiros-Games (2-E311)
Space Missions
Weird City Games (2-E111)
Canopy Evergreen
Wonderful World of Board Games (2-E330)
Loco Momo
Hall 3 Publishers/Games
2F Spiele (3-G511)
Fishing
2 Tomatoes (3-P311)
Boule Rouge
Through Ice & Snow
AEG (3-B211)
Cascadia Landmarks Mini Expansion
Nocturne & Expansion
Undergrove & Expansion
Waffle Time
Alion (3-F111)
Gardlings
Sparks
Alley Cat Games (3-N311)
Ada's Dream
Station to Station
Aporta Games (3-F113)
Saltfjord
Board&Dice (3-G210)
Barcelona Expansion
Minos
Reef Project
Chilifox Games (3-F113)
Spectacular
Cranio Creations (3-V411)
Beyond the Horizon
Golden Cup
Mesos
Czech Games Edition (3-Z411)
SETI
Deep Print Games (3-B311)
Civolution
Intarsia
Devir (3-D611)
Daitoshi
The Lie
Venturesome
White Castle: Matcha Expansion
dlp Games (3-H613)
Atlantis Exodus
DMZ Games (3-U111)
Harmony
Dranda Games (3-H511)
Explorers of Navoria
Feuerland Spiele (3-S311)
Black Forest
Tauschrausch
Frosted Games (3-B200)
Galileo Galilei (demo)
Solstis
Game Brewer (3-T112)
Algae Inc.
Bone Wars
Geek Attitude Games (3-S211)
Babylon
Grail Games (3-F102)
Chu Han
Snowcrest
Hodari Spiele (3-G412)
Galaxy Postman
ION Game Design (3-V211)
DerrocAr
Looping Games (3-D313)
1980 - Sixtina
Around the World in 80 Days
Lucrum Games (3-H512)
Night Sky Explorers
Ludonova (3-F112)
Flatiron
Men-Nefer
Matagot (3-F102)
Kyoto no Neko
Mighty Boards (3-L311)
Rebirth
Moon Gate Design (3-F102)
Panda Spin
Pendragon Game Studio (3-L124)
Escape From New York
Plotmaker Games (3-D311)
Tivoli
Red Mojo (3-C310)
Inferno
Spielefaible (3-G611)
Cube Express
Tangerine Games (3-R411)
Nestlings
TCG Factory (3-B113)
Cudillero
Food Trucks
Medang
Smart City
Trekking
Thundergryph Games (3-R211)
Darwin's Journey Expansion
Wonderbow Games (3-V110)
Nebula