Garrett's Games 1007: Distilled and Floriferous
Release Date: 08/24/2025
Garrett's Games 1031: Dr. Finn's Game Books & Popcorn!
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This week Shelley and I get a chance to check out games from two game BOOKS published or forthcoming from one of our favorite designers - Dr. Finn! First we check out Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games (Amazon Link Below): and three games from the forthcoming Dr. Finn's Book of 2-Player Strategy and World Games (Kickstarter Link Below): Then we check out another one of our Essen 2025 pick ups: Popcorn by Victor Saumont from Iello Thanks to our sponsor this week - Dr. Finn's Games You can sponsor the podcast and our video series directly by going to OR check...
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Garrett's Games 1030: Clickety Clack and Ronin
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This week Shelley and I chuck dice and fill in rows in Clickety Clack by Ralf zur Linde from NSV then we head to Japan and strategically place our ronin figures into cities to do actions & funfill contracts in Ronin by Emanuele Ornella from Queen Games Remember you can sponsor the podcast at OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
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Garrett's Games 1029: Pondscape and Tolleno
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This week Shelley and I create our own little ponds and populate them with frogs and insects in Pondscape by Tomas Holek from Pink Troubadour and Capstone Games then we build a canal-side city and place buildings for majority scoring in Tolleno by Gilles Turbide from Sit Down! Thanks As always to our sponsor Bezier Games - check out their store at You can support the podcast and our YouTube video series by going to OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
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Garrett's Games 1028: Postcards and Photo Tour North America
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Shelley and I are traveling through our games this week, heading first to France to bike around the countryside in Postcards by Eric Dubus and Simon Kayne fron Synapses Games then we check out the northern part of our own continent in Photo Tour North America by Oleg Meleshin, Eugene Timashov and Yury Yamshchikov from Timashov Publishing Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games, and check out their web store at ! You can sponsor this poscast and our video series directly by going to OR check out the extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: ...
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Garrett's Games 1027: Doug & Shelley's TOP 10 of 2025 (with a few Honorable Mentions!)
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Now that it's ACTUALLY 2026, we can look ack on 2025 and run through our Top 10 games that we first played in 2025. If you want to go back and listen to our list from the first 1/2 of the year, head here: EPISODE 1000: Here are our lists, including the Honorable Mentions, as well as the episode and possible video links for each game: Doug's List Honorable Mentions (5) Please Don't Burn This Village by Simon Weinberg from Fireside Games Audio: Video: Everdell Silverfrost by James and Clarissa Wilson from Starling Games & Tabletop Tycoon Audio: Video: Looot by Charles Chevallier...
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Garrett's Games 1026: Forestry and Paws Up
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Episode 1026! This week Shelley and I work with trees, both logging them and becoming stewards of the forest in Forestry by Michal Peichl from Pink Troubadour, Capstone Games, and Pegasus Spiele then we work our media accounts with cute animal photos in Paw Up by Reiner Knizia from Pegasus Spiele Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games! Remember that YOU can sponsor the podcast directly by going to OR checking out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
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Garrett's Games 1025: Druids of Edora and Kartini: From Darkness to Light
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Shelley and I work to help young women come to power and influence in the late 19th and early 20th century in Kartini: From Darkness to Light by Sherria Ayuandini from ION Game Design then we head to the British Isles and hang out with the pagans in Druids of Edora by Stefan Feld from Alea and Ravensburger Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games! Remember you can support the podcast and our video series over on YouTube by going to OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
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Garrett's Games 1024: Llama Llama, Sanctuary, and For The Emperor
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GG&G 1024! This week Shelley and I check out two mini-box games from Allplay Llama Llama by Kaya Miyano For the Emperor by Whitney Loraine Then check out a bigger game, which is actually the smaller cousin of Ark Nova Sanctuary by Mathias Wigge from Capstone Games and Feuerland Spiele Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games! Remember you can support the podcast and our video series (for which we have editions for each of these games) by going to OR check out the extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
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Garrett's Games 1023: The Hanging Gardens and Please Don't Burn My Village
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GG&G 1023! Shelley and I build gardens and bribe dragons this week in two great family-weight games The Hanging Gardens by Gregory Grard and Matthieu Verdier from Gigamic and Please Don't Burn My Village by Simon Weinberg from Fireside Games Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games! Remember that you can support the podcast by heading over to OR check out the extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:
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Garrett's Games 1022: Dewan from Space Cowboys and Aquaria from Delicious Games
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This week we bring you a quick review from BGG.con of the building-placement game Dewan by Johannes Goupy and Yoann Levet from Space Cowboys then we build our respective aquariums in Aquaria by Tomas Holek from Delicious Games Remember you can support the podcast at or check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing
info_outlineThis week on Garrett's Games Shelley and I make some booze and admire a garden. First up is
Floriferous by Steve Finn and Eduardo Baraf (with art by Clementine Campardou) from Pencil First Games
then we play competing distillers in
Distilled by Dave Beck from Paverson Games
Thanks as always to Bezier Game for their sponsorship.
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