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PODCAST

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness

Douglas Garrett

Doug Garrett and his wife Shelley discuss and review the strategy/designer board games they play on this weekly podcast. Interviews with notable names in the hobby, along with designers and publishers, are part of the show.

leisure games

All Episodes

27:11

Garrett's Games 737: Gobi and Harvest Island

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/08/16

Shelley and I wander with our camels through the desert, attempting to reunite the nomad tribes in Gobi by Shaun Graham and Scott Huntington from Capsicum Games and then compete to plant and harvest the biggest crops of different types of fruit in Harvest Island by Chih-Fan Chen from Big Fun Games

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41:11

Garrett's Games 736: EmperorS4's Trial of the Temples...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/08/09

Shelley and I check out TWO EmperorS4 games this week. First, we get our gem-collecting hats on in order to advance along paths in Trial of the Temples by Wei-Min Ling and Michael Mihealsick then we gather gears and attempt to create mechanical beasts from blueprints in Jiguan: The Eastern Mechanist by Eros Lin

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28:13

Garrett's Games 735: Santa Monica and Save The Meeples

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/08/02

Shelley and I head to Southern California to design and help both locals and tourists find a place to enjoy the beach and shops in Santa Monica by Josh Wood from AEG and then we work to help the meeples escape from the evil gamers who have enslaved them in Save the Meeples by Florian Sirieix from Blue Cocker Games

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23:36

Garrett's Games 734 - Cartographers and Concordia...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/07/26

Shelley and I get another 'draw and draw' game to the table, this time filling our papers with tetris-style pieces that represent landscapes in Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale by Jordy Adan from Thunderworks Games then we pull out one of our favorites to try out a new map and sail around some islands in the Mediterranean in Concordia: Balearica & Cyprus by Mac Gerts from PD Verlag

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25:04

Garrett's Games 733: Mandala and 1987: Channel Tunnel

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/07/19

Shelley and I compete over mandala designs in Mandala by Trevor Benjamin and Brett J. Gilbert from Lookout Games and Funforge and then we head back to our youth and compete to build the tunnel that connected England to the rest of Europe in 1987: Channel Tunnel by Israel Cendrero and Sheila Santos from Looping Games

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24:27

Garrett's Games 732 - Chai and Coloma

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/07/12

Shelley and I get two flawed recent Kickstarter releases to the table this week, making tea in Chai by Dan and Connie Kazmaier from Steeped Games then head to the Sierra foothills for the gold rush in Coloma by Jonny Pac from Final Frontier Games

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45:56

Garrett's Games 731: Wayfinders and Marco Polo II

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/07/05

Shelley and I travel around islands on pontoon planes in Wayfinders by Thomas Dagenais-Lesperance from Pandasaurus Games then we travel back in time and wander the Far East in Marco Polo II: In The Service of the Khan by Daniele Tascini and Simone Luciani from Hans im Glück

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25:33

Garrett's Games 730 - 5211 and Railroad...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/06/28

Shelley and I have some fun with a quick and easy card game (that's better with MORE than 2 players) 5211 by Tsuyoshi Hashiguchi from Next Move Games and then try a new twist on building rails across the United States in Railroad Revolution: Railroad Evolution Expansion by Marco Canetta and Stefania Niccolini from What's Your Game?

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33:36

Garrett's Games 729: UBike Tour: Taiwan and Remember...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/06/21

Shelley and I head to Asia this week, planning a bike trip around Taiwan in UBike Tour: Taiwan by Chih-Fan Chen from Big Fun Games then travel around Kyoto and Singapore in Remember Our Trip by Saashi and Daryl Chow from Saashi & Saashi

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30:36

Garrett's Games 728: Electropolis and Wingspan with...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/06/15

Shelley and I put on our hard hats and build up our two cities' electrical infrastructure in Electropolis by Chang Yu Di, Ku Chun Wei, and Wang Liang from Homosapiens Lab and then get out our binoculars and head 'outside' to collect birds in new European habitats in Wingspan and its European Expansion by Elizabeth Hargrave from Stonemeier Games

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42:16

Garrett's Games 727: Lanterns Dice and Formosa Tea

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/06/08

Shelley and I enjoy another dicey roll & write with fireworks in Lanterns Dice: Lights in the Sky by Chris Bryan from Foxtrot Games and Renegade Game Studios and then we become masters at harvesting, making, and selling tea in Formosa Tea by Chu-Lan Kao from Soso Studio and Tasty Minstrel Games

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31:23

Garrett's Games 726: On The Origin of Species and Die...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/05/31

Shelley and I join Darwin on his scientific journeys around the Galapagos Islands for On The Origin of Species by Gerard Ascensi and Ferran Renalias from Mont Taber then drift through the clouds in hot air balloons to discover new lands in Die Inseln im Nebel by Volker Schächtele from Schmidt Spiele

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38:09

Garrett's Games 725 - Paladins of the West Kingdom...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/05/25

Shelley and I attempt to build up our Medieval cities to defend against invading hordes in Paladins of the West Kingdom by Shem Philips and SJ Macdonald from Renegade Game Studios then head to late 19th/early 20th century Paris to learn from the master painters and attempt to gain experience as an artist in Colors of Paris by Nicolas De Oliveira from Super Meeple

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30:05

Garrett's Games 724: Florenza Dice Game and...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/05/17

Shelley and I find our way back to Renaissance Florence for a third version of Florenza, this time with DICE, in Florenza Dice Game by Danilo Festa and Stefano Groppi from Post Scriptum and Placentia Games and also take an extended journey through Medieval-esque realms to Newdale in Expedition to Newdale by Alexander Pfister from Lookout Games

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23:16

Garrett's Games 723: Walking in Provence and Pharaon

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/05/10

Shelley and I spend part of this week in southern France taking photos both from our scooter and with a drone in Walking in Provence by Wei-Min Ling from Emperor S4 and then we head to ancient Egypt to gather resources and gain influence over the gods in Pharaon by Sylas and Henri Pym from Catch Up Games

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33:55

Garrett's Games 722 - Montmartre and The Magnificent

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/04/29

Shelley and I paint and sell our Impressionistic art to buyers in Montmartre by Florian Sirieix from Blam! and then put on post-modern circus performances in The Magnificent by Eilif Svensson and Kristian A. Ostby from Aporta Games

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19:51

Garrett's Games 721: Doctor! Doctor! and Era:...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/04/27

Shelley and I work against the clock and try to save a patient in Doctor! Doctor! by Robert Couch from Indie Boards and Cards and then try our hands at building our own Medieval villages in Era: Medieval Age by Matt Leacock from eggertspiele

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33:21

Garrett's Games 720 - Dizzle and Edge of Darkness

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/04/20

Shelley and I get yet another roll and write to the table Dizzle by Ralf zur Linde from Stronghold Games and Schmidt Spiele and then get out a BIG box for some card crafting and way too much luck in Edge of Darkness by John D. Clair from AEG

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42:21

Garrett's Games 719: PARKS and Ragusa

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/04/12

Shelley and I trek through some beautiful National Parks in PARKS by Henry Audubon from Keymaster Games then have fun building an Italian city while also getting resources from its countryside in Ragusa by Fabio Lopiano from Capstone and Braincrack Games

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31:27

Garrett's Games 718: Bloom, Just One, and Welcome...

Garrett"s Games and Geekiness ·

2020/04/05

Shelley and I take on an award-winning party game, along with two "write on your player board" titles: Bloom by Wouter van Strien from Gamewright involves rolling & writing Welcome To... and its expansions by Benoit Turpin from Blue Cocker Games involves drawing and drawing and Just One by Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter from Repos gets us partying it up with words!

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