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Board Game Gumbo Live!Operation Barclay and Southern Board Game Fest VFM news (with Mitchell)It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest!
First, Mitchell and BJ chat about their recent play of OPERATION BARCLAY, a cool two-player historical game about deception on the European front (with a poker mechanic!) that they both really enjoyed. It's designed by Maurice Suckling with art from Meeple Foundry and published by 25th Century Games here in the States and by Salt & Pepper Games elsewhere.
Then Mitchell gives us some exciting news about the brand new Virtual Flea Market for Southern Board Ga...
2026-01-0826 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Dragonsteel Nexus, Brotherwise Games and Tricky Kids (with Mitchell from SoBo)It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest!
First, BJ lays out for Mitchell his recent plays of TRICKY KIDS, a new trick-taking game from Pandasaurus Games that has some really cool twists.
Then Mitchell dishes on the world of Brandon Sanderson -- Mitchell is back from DRAGONSTEEL NEXUX, the fantasy convention run by Sanderson's team but that has panels, shows, exhibitor halls, games, events, and board games, too! Mitchell gives us the inside scoop on what Brotherwise Games (current holder of the IP...
2025-12-1138 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Pax U Chat -- Whisperstone, Winter Rabbit, Here Lies and Enthrone (with Steve, Julie & Houston)Tonight, Steve "The Name Father" O'Rourke is back in the Gumbo Pot with BJ, fresh off a visit to PAX UNPLUGGED. But this time, Steve's brought guests -- Julie & Houston, fellow academics and board game aficionados.
The three enlighten BJ about the wonders of Philly, and break down their impressions of games, games, games:
Whisperstone (a new RPG from the Flatout Games team)
Winter Rabbit (interesting new "4-Cs" game from Absurdist Productions and designer William Thompson)
Typeset, Here Lies, and Rosetta (novel games from DVC / Jesper Beatrix)
Enthrone (Smirk & Dagger's latest clever two player abstract game)
A...
2025-12-0451 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!10 Games for the Holidays!It's the holiday season! And everybody is asking for appropriate games to bring to family and friend game nights, so here's a list of ten games released -- or re-released in new editions -- in the past couple of years that are PERFECT for your next holiday game night!
Games featured:
Puppies or Poop (Fight In A Box Games) **
Wine Cellar (25th Century Games) **
Duck & Cover (Captain Games)
Squirrel Away (Floodgate Games)
What Can I Say (Pipnetic Games)
The Office: Paper Paranoia (The OP)
2025-12-0133 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Lagniappe with Mitchell from Southern Board Game Fest (The Hobbit, Tend, My Village)It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director from Southern Board Game Fest!
First, BJ and Mitchell chat up their recent experiences listening to The Beans & Dice Podcast, plus BJ gives an update on Gamers For Cures, hosted by Dan Patriss of The Geek All Stars.
Then, they dish about recent plays of The Hobbit: There And Back Again (a new roll and write from Reiner Knizia and Office Dog Games), Tend (the new IV Studios game), and My Village (a classic game from Inka & Markus B...
2025-11-1039 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Mitchell from Southern Board Game Fest (Tag Team, Big Sur, Origin Story and Asian Tigers: A Story of Prosperity)It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director from Southern Board Game Fest!
First, BJ and Mitchell chat up their recent visit to another friendly local game store (sans board games) called LVL 1 Gaming. Then, we dish about recent plays of Tag Team, Big Sur, and Origin Story.
Plus, we throw in some lagniappe — our first impressions of ASIAN TIGERS: A STORY OF PROSPERITY, a crunchy mid-weigh euro from the team that brought you NIPPON and MADEIRA.
Finally, it's time for some ENVIE! Mitchell and BJ chat abo...
2025-11-0351 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Essen Envie: Top Ten Games for Essen Spiel 2025 (plus some lagniappe!)It's ESSEN SPIEL week! BJ from Board Game Gumbo is back with TEN more games that he has the ENVIE to buy at ESSEN SPIEL 2025. Plus, there's a little bit of lagniappe, with six interesting games that might slip under the radar, and two expansions that would have definitely come home in the Gumbo suitcase. Do these games catch your eye, too?
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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2025-10-2224 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Cascadia Alpine Lakes -- Lunchtime Lagniappe with Jeremy!The summer break is over, and we are back in the Gumbo Pot! This time, Jeremy from the Acadiana Board Gamers is back to teach us how to play CASCADIA ALPINE LAKES, out on Kickstarter right now from our friends at Flatout Games. You like Cascadia? You want it even more breezy, and with a 3D component? Check this game out!
But we were not alone. The chat krewe was with us, and we did some deep dives about the gameplay and our thoughts after this first two player game for BJ. (Jeremy has played it a bu...
2025-10-1727 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Jay from Cardboard East & Bezier Games - The Game MakersIt’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Jay from Cardboard East! Jay is the marketing manager for Bezier Games, and he’s here to chat about The Game Makers!
First, Jay gives us his two ENVIE games from Asian designers that will be featured at GENCON (to demo, check out Age of Galaxy and to buy, look at 12 Rivers). Plus, we throw in some lagniappe — Buffet Boss.
Then, we get into a deep dive with Jay all about The Game Makers, designed by Ben Rossett from Panda Games and coming in September...
2025-07-2336 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Chuck Con IV Recap - Salt of the EarthWe took the month off of June from podcasting to play some games! We’re back with a special episode of Gumbo Live! this time with Steve “The Name Father” O’Rourke dishing on his recent adventures at Chuck Con IV in Salt Lake City.
But Steve’s not alone — he’s brought friends! Our old friend, Phillip Millman (“Baseball Highlights 2045”) joins Becke from the Chuck’s Gateway & Filler Games Facebook Group to chat about all things Chuck Con.
Chuck Con is an annual “friend con” hosted by the members of the Chuck’s Gateway & Filler Games group. The grou...
2025-07-1448 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 167 with Gregory Alford (Food Truck Race)Gumbo Live! welcomed Gregory Alford, designer of FOOD TRUCK RACE, into the Gumbo Pot!
We chatted about his start in board gaming, the design process behind the game, playtesting the game, and all of the fun of the upcoming kickstarter! For more information, click here:
https://www.foodtruckracegame.com/yes-chef
Plus, we chatted about some spicy hot games that we’ve played recently:
Wilmot’s Warehouse
Run Run Run!
Flip 7
Before we wrapped up the night, we played THE ENVIE GAME with Gregory. This is one we should’ve gotten. Did we guess...
2025-02-261h 00Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 166 with Glenn Flaherty talking about TABRIZ!Gumbo Live! welcomed back Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon to chat about the new release of TABRIZ from Crafty Games! Well, that was the plan…but everyone’s got a plan until … well, you know.
So, we started talking about ALL the games that Crafty Games is releasing, and got on some tangents about conventions and content creation and even a guest appearance from the cutest little board gamer ever. But in particular, we gabbed about:
Sardegna
Flame & Fang
Siege of Valeria
Flip 7
Banana Boy v Unicone
The Great Meteora
Before we wrapped up the night...
2025-02-141h 15Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 165 with Alex Goldsmith talking Finspan and Envie Games for 2025!Gumbo Live! welcomed back Alex Goldsmith who has done it all in the industry. He’s playtested, pod created, Kickstarter shepherded, and now he’s back to playing games with his friends in St. Louis! Alex was the former host of The Dukes of Dice (a Gumbo fave) and former marketing guru for Grey Fox Games.
Before they swim into a deep discussion of Finspan, they talk about some ENVIE games that they are looking forward to playing 2025!
Vantage
First Monday in October
LOTR: Fate of the Fellowship
Lastly, it was time to play a game...
2025-01-311h 14Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 164 with Andrew Stiles (Wine Cellar)Gumbo Live! welcomed in Andrew Stiles, the designer of Wine Cellar, a brand new bidding game from 25th Century Games going out to backers and retailers soon. Andrew is also the co-host of Tabletop Submarine, where he and his co-host Josh do a deep dive into board game stories with guests each episode.
But before…diving…into some board games, the Gumbo krewe talked with Andrew about his former life as a wine sommelier and podcaster, about spicy wine-and-board game pairings, and some news of some of his upcoming games.
Next up, it was time to ta...
2025-01-151h 10Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 163 with Daryl AndrewsBJ and Steve welcomed in Daryl Andrews, one of the most prolific and well respected co-designers in board gaming today! BJ is a big fan of Sagrada and Dice Theme Park, but it was time to get to know the designer behind the cardboard.
Before diving into some games, Daryl talked about life in Canada, traveling to board game conventions, his favorite moments at BGG.CON, some surprise news about some upcoming games, and his work with Maestro Media.
Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games:
Leylines (Daryl’s co-de...
2024-12-181h 08Board Game Gumbo Live!Gumbo Pot — Fromage and Wondrous Creatures and our Favorite Games from BGG.CONJeremy and Logan are back in the Gumbo Pot! At BJ’s request, Jeremy brought two games we’ve been dying to play: FROMAGE and WONDROUS CREATURES. Plus, the krewe de Gumbo chats about their favorite games from BGG.CON!
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
2024-12-1131 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 162 with Jay Bernardo from Cardboard East and Bezier Games!BJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Jay Bernardo, the marketing director at Bezier Games and content creator at Cardboard East! BJ is a big fan of Jay’s wonderfully eclectic and deep diving content about the Asian board gaming scene and it was a thrill to get him on the show.
Before diving into some games, Jay talked about his journey in board gaming and how the Cardboard East channel came to be. We get some inside gumbo scoop about the Tokyo Game Market and the Korean Board Gaming scene!
Next up, it was time to t...
2024-12-041h 25Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 161 - BGG CON recap and PAX U preview with Mitchell and LoganBJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Mitchell and Logan from the Acadiana Board Gamers discord to chat about cons including their recent trip to Dallas. Before diving into the details, Steve previewed some of the games he is excited to play at PAX-U in Philly in two weeks:
Flock Together
Black Forest
Molly House
Then, it was time to reminisce about the week that was at BGG.CON 2024, including some spicy hot games:
The Flames of Fafnir (Mitchell’s pick)
Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth (Verla’s pick)
SETI (Logan’s pick)
The Belgian Be...
2024-11-211h 07Board Game Gumbo Live!BGG.CON 2024 Live Episode with special guests!BJ and Verla are live from Dallas, Texas home of BGG.CON! Thanks to Logan Lanoo, we were able to record our thoughts after two days of gaming along with some special guests: Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast, Logan who runs the Acadiana Board Gamers discord, “Capt” Mark from New Orleans, Patrick & Cindy Newman, and of course, the inimitable Dave Dooooooooogas!
Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see so...
2024-11-1929 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 160 with Evan Halbert (Metbetoch and After The Empire)Friend of the show and all around amazing fellow, Evan Halbert returns to Gumbo Live! This time as a full blown guest ready to give us the scoop on all the latest news from the world of his designs.
First, we chat about AFTER THE EMPIRE's success with Grey Fox Games and Evan gives us some info on the in-progress expansion!
Next up, we chat about everything METBETOCH, Evan and his design partner Ryan's take on a fantasy world from SBC Games coming to Kickstarter in the future.
Then, the Gumbo Overlord lets...
2024-11-061h 05Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 159 with Carla Kopp (REEF & RUINS and WICKED & WISE)Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games is back to talk about some spicy hot games, including her newest two games coming out on Kickstarter right now: REEF & RUINS (designed by Carla) and WICKED & WISE deluxe edition and expansion (designed by Fertessa Alysse).
Here is a link to the Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdgiraffegames/reef-and-ruins
Plus, we chat about a spicy hot card game that the Gumbo Krewe enjoyed -- REBEL PRINCESS from Zombie Paella and Bezier Games!
Finally, it wouldn't be a Gumbo Live! without a game with the gu...
2024-10-231h 04Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 158 with Dan PatrissDan Patriss, co-host of The Geek All Stars podcast, is back to talk about some spicy hot games and some games to look out for at Essen! Plus we get an inside look at GAMERS FOR CURES 2024, Dan’s charity for Turner Syndrome of America:
https://www.gamersforcures.com/
Plus, there's talk of Charterstone, Legacy Games, Captain Flip strategy, Frosthaven scenarios, and Bat Flip Dynasty!
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
2024-09-271h 21Board Game Gumbo Live!Top 15 Most Anticipated Games at ESSEN SPIEL 2024BJ has been scouring the excellent list updated by Board Game Geek’s W. Eric Martin's* (https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview...) for the hottest, most interesting games. At the time of this list, there were nearly 1100 games so it made for some hard choices!
This list is 15 of the games that BJ has his eye on available for purchase at ESSEN SPIEL 2024, plus a little bit of lagniappe!
What games are on your list? Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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2024-09-1317 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 157 with Mark McGee of How To Steam Broccoli with Reviews of Tether, ARCS, and Its A Wonderful WorldGumbo Live! is back with a new fall season, and you don't even need to subscribe to TV Guide to get the new fall lineup! In our first episode, we chat with MARK MCGEE, one of the owners of the indie publisher, HOW TO STEAM BROCCOLi, who designed one of our favorite little card games this year, TETHER. We chat about how Mark got the inspiration for the game, some of the challenges and benefits of self-publishing, and do a deep dive into the mechanics and gameplay.
Then it is on to some talk about some spicy hot...
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Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 156 with Glenn Flaherty talking TIR NA NOG and UNMATCHED: Slings & ArrowsGumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our second most final show of the season, we visit with GLENN FLAHERTY, from Boardgames & Bourbon, all about the brand new kickstarter for the reprint of TIR NA NOG from Grand Gamers Guild!
We also talk about Steve and BJ's recent plays of Unmatched: Slings & Arrows
Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of DID YOU KNEAUX (Ireland versus Louisiana) with Glenn and the Chat Krewe!
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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https://www...
2024-08-161h 11Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 155 with Ryan Hendrickson (Pirates of Maracaibo)Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our final show of the season, we visit with RYAN HENDRICKSON, the designer of Pirates of Maracaibo! We learn how Ryan got his start in game design, what's it like working with Alex Pfister, and how the game came about!
We also talk about some of our favorite roll-n-writes like:
Dice Charmers
Three Sisters
Joan of Arc
High Season
Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of ENVIE! Ryan picked a good one!
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
2024-07-3159 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 154 Burky from GameToppersLLCGumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our ninth show, we visit with BURKY from GAMETOPPERS LLC all about the latest sweet stuff coming from his brand new Kickstarter 4.5! Plus, we talk about spicy hot games including:
Cargo Noir
Mutton Bustin
Burky gives us the scoop on all things GAMETOPPERS LLC including the brand new terrain mats, terrain packs, designer art rails, and more! You can get more information and even sign up for notifications for the project right here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-45-galactic-game-tables-terrain-packs-and-mats
https://youtu.be/Ywc2PJxecmU?feature=sh...
2024-07-171h 30Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 153 ChuckCon2024 Recap with Kelly & Kevin!Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our eighth show, we visit with Kelly & Kevin from the Chuck's Gateway Games Facebook Group! We talk about parrots and backstabs in games, how to run a great FriendCon or CabinCon, and some spicy hot games including:
Tether
Cascadero
Capt Flip
Forest Shuffle
Plus, we played "RANK 'EM!", a brand new game that we "borrowed" from Dan from the Geek All Stars and the Fleeples, with Kelly, Kevin, and our old friend, The Jay Bell!
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
2024-07-031h 34Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 152 MIX TAPE with Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & BourbonGumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our seventh show, we visit with Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon, the Eurogames Facebook Group, content creator, and board game designer! We talk about musicians and board games, Spiel des Jahres games, and some spicy hot games including:
The White Castle, Skyrise, Siege of Valeria, and Harmonies
Plus we talk about the upcoming Kickstarter project for MIX TAPE from Talon Strikes / Quick Strike Studios.
Finally, we played a long time favorite game with the Chat Krewe that we like to call "Cardboard Bourbon Steward Certification" game. ...
2024-06-141h 34Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 151 with The Beans And Dice PodcastGumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our sixth show, we visit with the krewe from Tampa, The Beans And Dice Podcast! Carlos, Rob, and Wayne join us to chat about they got their start in gaming and content creation, dish on ways to grow your local gaming community, and then get right to some spicy hot games!
No Thanks!
Dune: Imperium: Uprising
Flash Point Fire Rescue
The Sixth Realm
Finally, we played a long time favorite game with the Chat Krewe that we like to call "Just One Cardboard" with a special guest, Mitchell "...
2024-04-241h 33Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 150 with Dean & Deron from Meeple TownGumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our fifth show, we visit with the krewe from Meeple Town, Dean and Deron, long-time friends and now long-time podcasters about board games! We chat about the transition to Deron as the new co-host, with a surprise visit(?), and then get right to the games, games, games!
Floe
The Magnificent
Xylotar
Exhibition: 20th Century
Mind Space
Finally, we played a long time favorite game from Steve "The Name Father" called Meeple Town Building Committee or something like that. BJ didn't quite get the rules, but no matter, there's...
2024-03-281h 23Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 149 with Ben Hammer (We All Take From The River)Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our fourth show, we visit with Ben Hammer about his brand new game coming soon to Kickstarter WE ALL TAKE FROM THE RIVER. It's a resource management and social deduction game that also gives insight to keeping a river and its estuary clean from pollution. It's Ben's first design, and he not only designed the game but did all the artwork himself.
We also talked about a spicy hot game that Steve played recently called SKOVENTYR, a one to four person game designed by famed automa designer Morten M...
2024-03-141h 07Board Game Gumbo Live!LOGIC & LORE and CASCADIA ROLLING HILLS -- First Look!BJ and Jeremy played Barcelona and Rats of Wistar on a recent Twitch Tuesdays in the Gumbo Pot, but before the euro game goodness started, they took a look at two projects on Kickstarter right now for some first impressions:
Logic & Lore from Weird Giraffe Games, a two player card game all about deducing the cards already in your tableau; and
Cascadia: Rolling Hills from Flatout Games, a multiplayer flip-and-roll-and-write game from Randy Flynn!
You can check out the Cascadia Rolling Hills crowdfunding project right here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flatoutgames/cascadia-rolling
Y...
2024-03-1018 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 148 with Darren Reckner & Jason Hager (The Durdles!)Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! Our third show was a big thrill -- thanks to our friend Carla Kopp at Weird Giraffe Games, we were able to chat with Jason Hager & Darren Reckner (a/k/a "The Durdles") about their new game on Kickstarter right now called LOGIC & LORE!
We also talked about some spicy hot games we've played recently, including:
Rumble Nation
Sweet & Spicy a/k/a Spicy card game
Unmatched Adventures: Tales To Amaze (which they designed!)
Finally, we played THE WHO SAID DAT game, Cincy style, with The Durdles an...
2024-03-011h 06Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 147 with Don Eskridge (The Resistance, The Resistance: Avalon, 21 Hand Games)Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! Our second guest is Don Eskridge, the designer of THE RESISTANCE and AVALON and ABANDON PLANET and a bunch of other cool games!
Don came by the Gumbo Pot to chat about his brand new book HAND GAMES 21: NEW GAMES FOR FRIENDS & FAMILIES. It's a hoot with some great family style dexterity games.
We also talked about some spicy hot games we've played recently, including:
The Wolves
FTW
The Chance
Finally, we announced the winner of our giveaway of THE WOLVES courtesy of our friends...
2024-02-261h 18Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 146 with Connie Vogelmann chatting Wyrmspan and SkyteamThe 2024 season of Gumbo Live! opens with a dragon fang! Err...bang! We welcome in Connie Vogelmann, designer of APIARY and WYRMSPAN, into the Gumbo Pot to chat about games, games, games!
We also get her thoughts on her recent plays of SKY TEAM
Finally, we end the night with a rousing game of THE BOUDIN BOWL with Connie, Verla, Steve, and BJ participating with the Chat Krewe!
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
2024-02-011h 18Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 145 with The Jay Bell -- Games For Christmas Gifts and PaxU Recap!It's the return of The Jay Bell to the Gumbo Pot!
Steve, Verla, BJ and Jay gave a list of their favorite games to give friends and family during the holidays!
Tipperary
Akropolis
Pictomania
World Wonders
Crokinole
Plus, Jay recounts his trip to Pax U and gives an update on some of the hot games he played.
-- Disney Lorcana
-- Sky Team
-- Gnome Hollow and Twinkle, Twinkle
-- Nocturne
Finally, we end the...
2023-12-071h 09Board Game Gumbo Live!Nocturne and Early Thoughts on Game of the Year with Jeremy DJeremy D is back in the Gumbo Pot! BJ and Jeremy talk about NOCTURNE, the newest game from Flatout Games out on Kickstarter right now:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flatoutgames/nocturne-board-game?ref=profile_saved_projects_live
Plus, there is some chatter about potential games for the 2023 Game Of The Year list. Who will win the coveted Fleur de Ludo awards?
2023-12-0516 min
Board Game Gumbo Live!BGG CON 2023 - Convention Recap with JackJack and BJ are in the road after a special trip to BGG CON 2023 in Dallas! Time to recap the highlights of the games played at the con, people we games and chatted with, and a couple of lagniappe experiences!
2023-11-1745 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 144 with Liz Davidson of Beyond Solitaire chatting up Chaos Cove, Mists Over Carcassonne and Night Witches!BJ and Steve welcome in a content creator who is also deep diving into the world of designing board games on Episode 144! This time, The NameFather has invited Liz Davidson, reviewer with Beyond Solitaire's YouTube Channel and podcast, and the co-designer (with David Thompson) of the upcoming game, Night Witches, from Fort Circle Games to talk about some spicy hot board games!
In the banter, we chatted about:
SDHistCon and the Summit Awards
Recent plays of The Mists Over Carcassonne
Recent plays of Chaos Cove
Crowdfunding projects that have caught Liz's eye
The big feature wa...
2023-11-091h 09Board Game Gumbo Live!Castles by the Sea and Jay’s Big Halloween GoodbyeBJ and Jerod chat with co-host, The Jay Bell, in the Gumbo Pot about Jay's big new move, plus give their post-game thoughts on Castles By The Sea from Brotherwise Games.
Shout out to Burky from GameToppers LLC for the awesome new game mat, and make sure to check out the brand new Kickstarter 4.0!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-40-the-young-sherlock-and-more?ref=section-homepage-view-more-recommendations-p1
Keep an eye out for Kickstarter projects from Weird Giraffe Games (Explosion and Beautiful Huemans) and Hutchu Games (Chaos Cove).
Thanks for listening!
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
2023-11-0314 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Southern Board Game Fest recap with Mitchell & JerodBJ is back from Southern Board Game Fest 2023! Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast and Jerod from the Board Game Gumbo Twitch Channel join in to recap everything SoBo 2023.
Shout outs to Burky from GameToppers LLC for being our Very Special Guest at SoBo, but also thanks to all the gamers and publishers (like Hutchu Games! Weird Giraffe Games!) and designers (like The Jay Bell! Carla Kopp!) that came -- and especially to I Heart Board Games (Jesse) and TableTalk (Bernie & Matt) who streamed all weekend.
BJ and the guys chatted about their highlights from the weekend:
•Challengers tourney (24 people!)
•Fabled f...
2023-10-181h 18Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 143 with Mike Gnade (Rock Manor Games) and Clarence Simpson (designer of The Wolves and Merchants of Magick)BJ and Steve welcome in a double dose of awesome guests on Episode 143! This time, it's Mike Grade, founder of Rock Manor Games (and designer of Lawyer Up!) and Clarence Simpson, designer of the hit game amongst the Gumbo Krewe, The Wolves!
We reviewed:
The Quacks of Quedlinberg
Wander Towers
And there is a heaping helping of Southern Board Game Fest advertise---errr---news sprinkled all over the show. Lots of inside baseball? Sure, but the Chat Krewe is bubbling with excitement about the best board game convention south of Vidrine, Louisiana!
But wait there's m...
2023-10-051h 16Board Game Gumbo Live!GameToppersLLC giveaway for Southern Board Game Fest with Mitchell!Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast, who heads up our Play to Win and Guided Playthroughs sections at Southern Board Game Fest, joined BJ on a very special episode of Gumbo Live! to chat all things SoBo2023 and to GIVEAWAY SOME PRIZES!
See you at Southern Board Game Fest and THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Burky from GameToppersLLC!
www.southerngamefest.com
https://www.gametoppersllc.com/
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
2023-10-0332 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Forests of Pangaia, Earth, Hero Realms, Set a Watch and Oltréé.Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! It's the return of The Jay Bell, who regales us with stories of his trip to Louisville, Kentucky!
Then, we chat about recent plays of: Forests of Pangaia, Earth, Hero Realms, and Set a Watch
Plus, Barnes is back in the Gumbo Pot, and it's time for him to sit on the witness stand in Gumbo Court. We put him under cross examination about Oltréé.
** Some of the games discussed may have been provided by publishers as a promotional copy. **
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Get yo...
2023-09-1326 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!What is the Jay Bell Backing...Plus Recent Plays! Yspahan! Archeos Society!Hey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! And super excited to have THE JAY BELL and Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast back in the Gumbo Pot!
In this episode, we grill Jay on his recent Kickstarter backings, including Kraken Skulls from Chris Couch Games, Shards of Infinity, the Our Family Plays Games project, and Dungeon Kart.
Then Mitchell regales us with tales of his recent plays of The Last Kingdom by John D. Clair, while BJ gathers his thoughts about what kind of game the roll and write game Number Drop i...
2023-09-0327 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Happy Birthday Verla and CHUCK CON Recap and CosmoctopusHey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! And super excited to have THE JAY BELL back in the Gumbo Pot! In this episode, we wish the Gumbo Overlord a happy birthday, chat about our favorite things from CHUCKCON, and then Jay teaches COSMOCTOPUS before both Jay and BJ give their post-game analysis of our play! ** Some of the games discussed may have been provided by publishers as a promotional copy. ** Laissez les bon temps rouler! Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/ Board Game Gumbo plays your game...
2023-08-2524 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Southern Board Game Fest contest info and Everdell Farshore review with JerodHey board gamers, we are back with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! BJ was up first with some news on Southern Board Game Fest (Oct 14-15 in Lafayette, LA). Get your badges at www.southerngamefest.com
Our topic du jour in the Gumbo Pot was chatting about our first impressions and post-game analysis of our play of EVERDELL: FARSHORE, with our review copy provided courtesy of Starling Games. Jerod teaches the new stuff in the game to BJ, and then you will hear this post-game review!
** A complimentary review copies of game was provided by the publisher. **
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2023-08-1722 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Praga Caput Regni 3 Ring Circus GENCON TrekkingHey board gamers, we are back from our July hiatus with more Twitch Tuesday game talk just for you! BJ welcomed back to the Gumbo Pot, Mitchell from the Beans & Dice podcast.
Our topic du jour in the Gumbo Pot was chatting about a great new board game experience we had in July. Then some talk about an anticipated game at GENCON. And finally, we wrapped up our fresh thoughts of playing Trekking Through History right after we played it!
•Praga Caput Regni
•3 Ring Circus
•GENCON
•Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
•River & Gold (a game in the Legends of the 5 Rings unive...
2023-08-0325 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Envie Crowdfunding Games plus Mille Fiori reviewTwo Tuesdays in a row, it's another Twitch Tuesday! BJ and Jerod welcomed back to the Gumbo Pot their buddies, Mitchell from the Beans & Dice podcast and Logan from the Louisiana Board Gamers Facebook Group and a regular gamer at our FLGS, Anubis Game & Hobby.
Our topic du jour in the Gumbo Pot was all about ENVIE. What games are we excited to check out that are either on some crowdfunding site now or about to hit the pages!
•Andromeda's Edge
•Dog Park: New Tricks
•Daybreak (from Matt Leacock)
•Clans of Midgard
•Planet Unknown: Supermoon
•Inventions: Evolution of Ideas (by Vital Lacerta)
•...
2023-06-2924 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Best Game We’ve Played Recently plus COLOMA!It's another Twitch Tuesday, this time actually on a Tuesday, and BJ welcomed to the Gumbo Pot a new voice: Logan from the Louisiana Board Gamers Facebook Group and a regular gamer at our FLGS, Anubis Game & Hobby.
Logan tells us his cardboard hero origin story, and then we get down to business. Time to talk about some spicy hot games!
What are our favorite games played over the last month? The Chat Krewe jumps in on the topic, and BJ, Jerod, Mitchell from the Beans & Dice podcast, and Logan all give surprising -- and not-so-surprising -- answers!
•Tiletum
•Ark Nova
•D...
2023-06-2134 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Top Games of 2022 (sort of?) with Mitchell, Jeremy, and DoooogahBJ welcomes back to the Gumbo Pot a great krewe. We enlisted Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast, Jeremy from the Louisiana Board Gamers Facebook Group, and the inimitable Dave Doooooogahhhh, the commissioner for life of the Board Boys Legacy League to chat about the top games of 2022.
In typical Gumbo Pot fashion, things went off the rails pretty quickly as the gents had a little trouble with the calendar and the number "one". But we settled on some pretty decent choices, including:
•Marrakesh
•Atiwa
•Ark Nova
•Merchants of the Dark Road
•Star Wars the Deckbuilding Game
•Massive Darkness 2ed
•Tiletum
•Challe...
2023-06-1708 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!French Quarter with Jeremy DoblerThe Dobster made his triumphant return to the Gumbo Pot! Jeremy Dobler and BJ chatted about Jeremy's recent plays of In The Hall of The Mountain King, why his group likes campaign games like Descent and Oathsworn, and their thoughts on Three Sisters and the French Quarter crowdfunding project.
A complimentary copy of Three Sisters and French Quarter were provided by the publisher.
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2023-06-0915 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Mitchell of Southern Board Game Fest & The Beans and Dice PodcastAfter a month of Gumbo Live! interview shows, it was time to get back to the table in the Gumbo Pot!
Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast and playthrough coordinator at the Southern Board Game Fest joins BJ chatting about this year's upcoming festival, board game sales, and convention talk.
Plus, you'll get their very fresh thoughts on their playthrough of ROLL CAMERA: The Filmmaking Board Game, a cooperative game from Keen Bean Studios.
Until next time, laissez les bon temps rouler!
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2023-06-0728 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 142 with Keith LawBJ, Steve and Verla welcomes in Keith Law, board game blogger and reviewer for Paste Magazine, to chat about board games!
We reviewed:
Earth
Iki
Plus, Steve and I may have met our match in the Jambalaya game. You have to hear Keith to believe it!
Keith's info:
Keith Law, the author of The Inside Game and Smart Baseball and senior baseball writer for The Athletic AND more particularly for our show, a board games writer for Paste Magazine!
You can find links to almost all of his reviews, pl...
2023-05-311h 25Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 141 - The Spiel Nominees!BJ and Verla and Steve were hoping to get Keith Law in this week (spoiler alert -- Keith's appeared on May 30 for the #142 show) so while waiting, they talked about some of their recent plays of a few spicy hot games, plus their thoughts on the Spiel nominees:
Spots (on BGA)
Akropolis
Planet Unknown
Ike
Challengers
Next episode: Keith Law!
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2023-05-311h 04Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 140 with The Board Boys PodcastBJ and Verla and Steve welcome in Rob, Cam and TK from The Board Boys Podcast all the way from beautiful Iowa for their first appearance on Gumbo Live! BJ, Rob, Cam and Verla are no strangers to each other, hanging out at BGG Con and playing games. The Board Boys Podcast is one of the best podcast crews out there, with lots of recurring jokes, deep insight into the top 100 games, and reviews of the latest hotness.
We spend way too much time talking about defain DJ Steve Walsh and the Boing Boing Boing system, but t...
2023-05-031h 35Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 139 with The Brandt (Brandt Sanderson from Right Brain Rollers Podcast)BJ and Steve welcome in The Brandt for his first appearance on Gumbo Live! BJ and The Brandt are no strangers to each other, hanging out at conventions and playing games since way back in 2017 at Dice Tower East. The Brandt is an amazing games teacher, and is the behind the scenes coordinator for the Dice Tower Awards nominations, so it was a perfect time to chat with him about spicy hot games and the 2022 nominations.
BJ and Steve run through all of this year's nominations with The Brandt and get hot takes from the Chat Krewe on...
2023-04-191h 40Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 138 with Tory Brown (Votes for Women) and Kevin Bertram (Fort Circle Games)BJ, Steve, and Verla were thrilled to chat with Tory Brown, designer of Votes for Women, and Kevin Bertram from Fort Circle Games!
Tory talked about the initial design, development, and history behind Votes for Women and why she is so excited that Kevin is the publisher! Kevin talked about his recent stint as a host of his own mini-con and gave tips on planning a successful event!
Plus, we talk about a few spicy hot games:
Holotype: Mesozoic North America
Shores of Tripoli
Finally, we closed out the night with a rousing ren...
2023-04-141h 41Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 137 with Heather O’Neil designer (Dreams of Yesterday!) / publisher / UnPub organizerBJ, Steve, Jay and Verla were thrilled to interview Heather O'Neill, a board game designer (Schrödinger’s Cats, Meeple Party) and publisher who also volunteers on the board of UnPub.
Heather has a new microgram with Weird Giraffe Games called Dreams of Yesterday, and we were excited to chat with her about the project and watch it hit its goal live on stream!
Plus, we talk about a lot of spicy hot games:
Bonanza: Das Wurfelspiel
Splendor Duel
Akropolis
Gasha
Finally, we closed out the night with a rousing rendition of Envie: The Gam...
2023-03-261h 11Board Game Gumbo Live!Blazon review with expansion chat for Lost Ruins of Arnak, Tapestry and Ares Expedition with MitchellMitchell made a pass by the Gumbo Pot this weekend! Mitchell is the former future member of the Beans & Dice Podcast and a local gaming guru at the Southern Board Game Fest. BJ and Mitchell review BLAZON from 25th Century Games, then chat about recent expansions for Lost Ruins of Arnak, Tapestry, and Ares Expedition!
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2023-03-1922 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 136 with Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple!BJ, Steve and Verla are back! And of course, we had to chat with Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple and Rawstone Games!
First, they reminisce about Jeremy's introduction into the hobby, and find out what he has been up to since the last visit.
Then we get to the games:
The Elder Scrolls
Dice Manor
The Isofarian Guard
Tiletum
Qawale
And finally -- it's time for a game with the Chat Krewe! This time, the gang plays "Chat Krewe Team Wins" (our version of Green Team Wins from 25th Century Games)
T...
2023-03-091h 29Board Game Gumbo Live!Gumbo Live! 2.0 Announcements -- Jeremy Howard from Man v Meeple coming in March 7! Plus, SoBo, games, etc.Back in the Gumbo Pot tonight to test out the new Gumbo Live! 2.0 set up:
Preview of Tuesday night's episode with Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple;
Votes for Women v Watergate;
Big news about Southern Board Game Fest;
News on Kickstarters from Button Shy Games and Dr Finn's Games
#mailtime in the Gumbo Pot!
-- and a lot of catching up with the Chat Krewe!
Thanks for listening, and stop by the Chat Krewe Tuesday, March 7 at 8:30 PM Central / 9:30 PM Eastern with special guest, Jeremy Howard!
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2023-03-0738 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Snap Dragon (Marvel Snap chat)The Jay Bell and Dave “DOOOOOGAH” Dugas are back in the Gumbo! This time, BJ talks with Jay and Dave about their frequent plays of the MARVEL SNAP app. Card Combos! Meta Deck Building! When To Snap! You get secrets from the experts (plus BJ's non-expert takes). Plus, they chat about the Panda Board Game Calendar Challenge and even sneak in a little bit of talk about the upcoming ChuckCon 2023!
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2023-03-0121 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Games That Are Still Classics (To Us)The Jay Bell and Adam The Austin are back in the Gumbo! This time, BJ talks with Jay and Adam about two games that are almost ten years old that they still have the ENVIE to play! This topic was inspired by Phillip & Vic's discussion with The Name Father (Steve O'Rourke) on the recent episode of The Generic Board Game Podcast.
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2023-02-1611 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Second Day Gumbo with Jay and AdamJay and Adam join BJ in the Gumbo Pot! The krewe talks about recent plays of:
•Cartographers
•Frosthaven
•Wonderbook
•Spotlight
Plus, they open up a surprise box of games from DV while talking about their favorite Saturday Morning Cartoons.
And finally, they play Donut Shop from 25th Century Games coming out on Kickstarter soon and give you their thoughts right after!
Our thanks to the publishers for providing review copies.
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2023-02-0831 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Favorite Games of January plus Rebuilding Seattle + Atiwa reviewsJay and Jeremy are back! BJ welcomes in The Jay Bell and Jeremy for a visit about their favorite games played in January. Then they play Rebuilding Seattle, a new city builder from WizKids, and Atiwa, the new farming game from Uwe Rosenberg and Lookout Games. And you get their thoughts on the gameplay!
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2023-01-2923 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Endless Winter: Paleoamericans Cave Paintings expansion chatBJ and Jerod finally play the Cave Paintings expansion! It's time to talk about why this might be our favorite expansion of all. Of course, Jerod mixes in a few other modules and extra cards -- we'll talk about a few new cards and other surprises we threw in. We give you our real-time, post game impressions right after we finish!
Our thanks to Fantasia Games for sending us this copy to stream.
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2023-01-1111 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Top 10 Games of 2022BJ and Jerod give their Top 10 Games of 2022!
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2023-01-0335 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Game of the Year Throwdown plus The Great Split and Skate SummerAfter a cold Christmas break, the krewe is back with talk of their Games of the Year, plus their thoughts on The Great Split and Skate Summer. Join BJ, Jerod, Dave and Adam The Austin for banter about how much gumbo is too much, is TI4 too long, and what is "half a Dave" worth in today's dollars?
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2022-12-2830 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Neanderthal Spaceships Invade Jay Bell’s Birthday!BJ and Dave throw a gaming marathon with Jeremy and Matt for The Jay Bell's big birthday celebration! After a day of gaming with the Krewe, they jump on stream for some lively banter and some gaming. You'll also hear a little bit about their Twitch gaming sessions of Poetry for Neanderthals AND Quantum, too! Plus, quick discussions of 7 Wonders: Architects, A Feast For Odin, and Dog Park! Thanks for listening! Laissez les bon temps rouler! Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/gumbo-merch/ Board Game Gumbo plays your games every TUESDAY on TWITCH! twitch.tv/boa...
2022-12-1212 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Pax Unplugged 2022 recap with Jay Bell’BJ and Jay chat about Pax Unplugged 2022 with Bradly and Adam The Austin. Lots of games mentioned during the recap! Plus, we learn how soft a phoenix can be? Some of the games mentioned: • Quirky Bird prototypes • The NameFather Meet Up! A Rodney Smith story • An Age Contrived • Wicked & Wise • Shards of Infinity • Ka-POW! • Star Realms Legacy • BGG Con v Pax Unplugged • Why RouxMates Doesn't Need Goblins • Akropolis • Chiseled • Pigment • Cat-Tastrophe: The Game of 9 Lives • Fit to Print • Pendulum • Crop Circle Champions • All The Things (a Party / Area Control Experience) Laissez les bon temps rouler! Get your Board Game Gumbo merch here: https://boardgamegumbo.w...
2022-12-0846 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!It’s a Jaylabration!BJ welcomes back Jay From The UK, along with long-time Gumbo gamer, Barnes, and the Duke of Duson, Dave Doooooogahhhh for a Jay-labration to celebrate Jay's return to the Gumbo Pot.
They discuss the changes in the studio, Jay's gaming group in Chester, and hot new games that they've played recently.
Games discussed:
Voyagers
The Wolves
Marvel Remix
Marvel Snap
The Flow of History
Quantum
Dungeons, Dice & Danger
Ceasar!
Almost Innocent
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2022-12-0619 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!BGG Con 2022 highlights with Adam The AustinBJ and Adam the Austin recount some of their favorite game experiences while setting up some games in the Gumbo Pot for the Tuesday Twitch stream!
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2022-12-0308 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Submarine Fun DestroyersBJ and Jay recap more recent plays at Southern Board Game Fest, gab about the top ten (eleven) games checked out of the SoBo library in 2022, and talk with the Chat Krewe about Canvas, what to do with inserts, and what games to bring on a trip to London!
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2022-04-1317 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!King Cake Super BowlBJ and Jay are back in the Gumbo Pot, this time joined by Dave!
-- Jay plays Isle of Cats
-- BJ shows off his new insert from Jeremy for CoraQuest
-- Dave talks about Radlands
-- We debate the best king cakes in Lafayette
-- How did the Bengals lose the big game?
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2022-02-2224 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Way Too Many Boudin CatsBJ and Jay are back in the Gumbo Pot!
-- Jay's new job!
-- How many cats are too many cats?
-- Does boudin belong in king cake or cereal?
-- What is the absolutely best name for a cat from Louisiana
-- How to play WAY TOO MANY CATS coming soon to Kickstarter from Weird Giraffe Games
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2022-02-1316 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Disney Lagniappe #1 with Dean from MeepleTownBJ from Board Game Gumbo and Dean from MeepleTown Podcast team up to chat about all things Disney board game related. In this special episode of Gumbo Live!, BJ and Dean run down all of the Disney themed games released in 2020, and talk about the ones they've played, the ones they liked, and the ones that missed.
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2021-02-0151 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 134: Dennis Chan designer of Beyond the SunBJ and Steve welcomed in Dennis K. Chan, designer of Beyond the Sun, the space exploration tech tree game from Rio Grande Games. They find out his hobbies, how he got started in design, and chat about some of the spicy hot games they've played recently:
Dune
Three Sisters
Alma Mater
Then the three do a deep dive into Beyond the Sun, one of the top games of 2020 played by the Gumbo, followed by a rousing game of Envie. (Note: we had some technical difficulties with the server, so the end of the game was unfortunately cut...
2021-01-211h 32Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 133: Tim Virnig of Thunderworks GamesBJ welcomes in Tim Virnig, Brand Ambassador for Thunderworks Games, to chat about the spicy hot games they have coming out in 2021-22! But first, they chat about teaching board games and get into some of their recent plays like:
Parks and the new Nightfall Expansion from Keymaster Games
Bruce Lee and the new expansions from Unmatched by Restoration Games
Then it is on to those spicy hot games! Tim gives us the latest scoop on games like:
Cartographers Heroes
Roll Player Adventures
Theme Parks
Cape May
Finally, they wrap up with a game of EN...
2021-01-141h 11Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 132: Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple Holiday EditionGumbo favorite and honorary Krewe member, Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple returned to Gumbo Live! for a special holiday edition! BJ, Verla and Steve got the gumbo scoop on the latest spicy hot games like: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Dune Imperium, Beyond the Sun, Merv, Gods Love Dinosaurs, Nidavellir board game, Furnace, Honey Buzz, Red Cathedral, and Dwellings of Eldervale!
Plus, they played an amazing game of MonsDRAWsity with the Chat Krewe! Laissez les bon temps rouler! Thanks for watching!
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2020-12-242h 29Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 131: Grant Lyon comedian and game designer of CurmudgeonComedian and Game Designer Grant Lyon joins Gumbo Live! to talk about Curmudgeon, a new party game from 25th Century Games! BJ and Verla chat with Grant about life as a comedian, his influences and favorite shows, and some of the spicy hot games they have played recently:
Jurassic Parts
Cindr
MonsDRAWsity, and
Christmas Lights
Then they turn to Curmudgeon, and found out the backstory about how the game came to be plus the joy that Grant gets when people play the game.
Finally, it's the return of JUST ONE -- Grant's first time playing! Th...
2020-12-171h 33Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 130: Dan Thurot of Space-Biff!BJ and Steve welcome in Dan Thurot, critic extraordinare from Space-Biff!, one of BJ's favorite board game writers. They chat about Dan's blog, his plans for the future, why he loves Salt Con, his role with the brand new www.zenobiaaward.org and some spicy hot games they have played recently:
Beyond The Sun
Caretos
Cosmic Frog
Then, Alex Goldsmith of The Dukes of Dice Podcast is back to see if the three of them can answer the call on the ENVIE game and finish up the SEND DAN TO AN EXOTIC CITY contest (courtesy of Chat...
2020-12-101h 22Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 129: Dan Patriss of The Geek All StarsBJ welcomed in Dan Patriss from the Geek All Stars Podcast and founder of Gamers For Cures!
They chatted about beer, podcasts, geek news and the latest from Restoration Games. Plus, some spicy hot games that they have played recently: Lost Ruins of Arnak and Under Falling Skies.
Finally, Steve & BJ welcome in Chat Krewe favorite, Alex Goldsmith of the Dukes of Dice for a rousing game of Christmas Heartthrob the Board Game with Dan and the Chat Krewe. It's all about wonderful Christmas traditions -- you won't want to miss the game!
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2020-12-031h 23Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 128: Chris Wray of the Opinionated GamersBJ welcomes back Chris Wray, writer and ludohistorian from The Opinionated Gamers, to talk about all the Essen Spiel goodness!
First, there's a discussion of the changes made to Essen Spiel, then a lively discussion of some of the games they've played recently:
Feierabend
Medici: The Dice Game
Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
Tawantinsuyu
Tapestry: Plans & Ploys
After that, it is game time! Board Game Bataille is back, and Steve pits four contestants against the Chat Krewe in four amazingly tough categories. Who will be victorious among BJ, Chris, Verla and Jay? Hint: if you like counties, y...
2020-11-241h 45Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 127: Ian Zang and Aaron Wilson of Gravitation GamesBJ welcomes in Ian Zang and Aaron Wilson of Gravitation Games to talk about the development and publication of their first game, Please Fix The Teleporter! Plus, they talk spicy hot games that they have all played recently:
Master Word
Sovereign Skies
And then, they all take on an old Chat Krewe favorite, Jambalaya! This time Steve & BJ have come up with space themed mashups and puns involving board games. How many can Ian and Aaron get?
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2020-11-121h 20Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 126: Dan Letzring of Letiman GamesBJ and Steve chatted up Dan Letzring of Letiman Games, all about news of his three upcoming projects:
Adventure Tactics: Domiane's Tower (hitting retail soon);
Questlings story books and family RPG (on Kickstarter this month); and
Squire For Hire with a new expansion!
They also discussed recent spicy hot games played including:
Meeple Land from Blue Orange Games; and
Beyond the Sun from Rio Grande Games.
We had a surprise guest, Spencer Williams from The Lighten Up Initiative and Board Games Are Fun Podcast join everyone for the ENVIE Game. Can the chat krewe continue t...
2020-11-051h 09Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 125: Hamu Dennis of Board Game BrothasBJ welcomes in Hamu Dennis, co-founder and artist at Board Game Brothas, to chat about Hoop Godz out on Kickstarter right now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Joined by Jay Bell, Steve O'Rourke, and Verla (the Board Game Ambassador from Instagram), they chatted about recent spicy plays of Clank!, Shards of Infinity, and Flash 8.
Then the Chat Krewe cheered on another rousing game of Boardgame: The Heartthrob! Who really knows what games people want to play? Find out!
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2020-10-291h 28Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 124: Chris Glein designer of Studies in SorceryBJ welcomes in Chris Glein, the artist and designer by Studies in Sorcery. It's a tight push-your-luck and engine-building card game for only $19 on Kickstarter right now!
They discussed recent plays of:
Flourish;
Barenpark; and
Dice Forge (on BGA)
Plus, Verla, Steve & BJ ran their Essen Envie 2020 picks past Chris and the Chat Krewe:
Caretos
Durian
Medieval Age: Expansion
Bonfire
Praga Caput Regni
Viscounts of the West Kingdom
Glasgow
Paris
Cloud City
And then there is a great chat about Studies in Sorcery -- everything you wanted to know about the theme, background on...
2020-10-221h 22Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 123: Matt Riddle of Motor City GameworksMatt Riddle, designer of Fleet & Wasteland Express Delivery Service, joined BJ & the Krewe to chat spicy hot games plus news about his new publishing company with co-designer, Ben Pinchback, called Motor City Gameworks.
Matt gave us some news about his upcoming Kickstarter project for Three Sisters, a roll and write with art from Beth Sobel that will definitely appeal to fans of Fleet: The Dice Game.
Next up, they talked about spicy hot games they have all played, including:
Fleet: The Dice Game
Mariposas
Dealt!, and
Ponte del Diavolo
Then stick around for...
2020-10-151h 38Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 122: Year 2020 Strikes Again: High Rise, Nanga Parbat, & Cartographers HeroesBJ was supposed to be chatting with Tim Virnig of Thunderworks Games, but how about that Year 2020, folks! Luckily for BJ, Verla & Steve were ready to pick up the pieces of this debacle and throw cold water on the dumpster fire.
So yeah. You'll hear a shift after the first minute, and I apologize in advance for the sound quality (just on my mic, fortunately).
Anyway.... Verla & Steve and BJ chat about:
the new one from Formal Ferret Games, High Rise;
dive back into Nanga Parbat from Dr. Finn's Games, and
wrap it up wit...
2020-10-0844 minBoard Game Gumbo Live!Episode 121: Monique & Naveen from Before You PlayBJ welcomes in Monique and Naveen from Before You Play, a great video channel on YouTube with lots of play throughs. First up, the Chat Krewe has an impromptu "Stump The Guest" segment, trying to call out filler games that Monique and Naveen have never heard of or played. It took a long time before they did!
Next up, BJ and Verla chatted with Monique and Naveen about spicy hot games that they have played recently:
Curious Cargo (Capstone Games) by Ryan Courtney
Yokai Septet - Ninja Star Games
Hats - (ThunderGryph Games by Gabriel Bubola)
Among...
2020-10-011h 12Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 120: Phillip MillmanBJ welcomes in Phillip Millman, the Gaming Rabbi and two....scratch that...THREE time World Champion of Baseball Highlights: 2045. Phillip explains why there is a change. They also talk about spicy hot games they have played recently:
Mandala Stones from Boards & Dice
Tussie Mussie from Buttonshy Games
Teotihuacan from NSKN Games
Cascadia (solo online) from Flatout Games
They also talk about the horrors of Cardboard Culling, and get a lot of tips and hints from the Chat Krewe.
And then it is the return of THE JAMBALAYA GAME! Phillip is a good euro player -- how...
2020-09-241h 39Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 119: Daryl Chow & Josh CappelThe Krewe of Board Game Gumbo chats with Daryl Chow (from Origame) and Josh Cappel (from Burnt Island Games) during their big Kickstarter for In Too Deep. BJ digs the theme: players will "hack" into the minds of cyber enhanced criminals and try to bring down The Syndicate. But if they get too corrupted -- "in too deep" -- they risk losing it all. It is out on Kickstarter from Burnt Island Games.
They also chat about some of the recent hot games Daryl and BJ have played:
Remember Our Trip
Kopi King
Plantopia: The Card...
2020-09-171h 04Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 118: Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple
Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple is back! And he brought some new game news, game news, and more game news! We had some deep dives into Jeremy's thoughts about:
-- Tidal Blades
-- Coatl
-- Rurik: Dawn of Kiev (and expansion!) and
-- three Haba games (Color It!, Fire! Fire! Fire Fighters, and Secret Code 3+14)
Then, it was the return of an old favorite game, Board Game: The Heartthrob, with Julie Ahern and Steve "The Name Father" O'Rourke.
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2020-09-101h 22Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 117: Dale Yu of The Opinionated GamersJoin BJ and the Chat Krewe as they visit with The Opinionated Gamers' own Gaming Doctor, Dale Yu from BGG! We chatted about spicy hot games Dale and BJ have played recently, including:
Hallertau
Venice
Clever Hoch Drei
Stringamajig
Then, they play a rousing game with Verla and Jay called the Boudin Bowl!
Until next time, laissez les bon temps rouler!
2020-09-071h 24Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 116: Molly & Shawn from Flatout GamesBoard Game Gumbo Live! welcomes in Molly & Shawn, two of the owners of Flatout Games for a lively chat about their start in hobby gaming, their influences, and why they publish their own line of games.
Then, there is some talk about spicy hot games they have played recently:
Degrees in Darkness coming soon from Weird Giraffe Games; and
Adventure Mart from Hub Games
BJ chats with Shawn and Molly with plenty of questions from the Chat Krewe about CASCADIA and CALICO! Cascadia is designed by Randy Flynn and out on Kickstarter next month, and Ca...
2020-08-201h 30Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 115: Patrick Leder of Leder GamesBoard Game Gumbo Live! welcomes in Patrick Leder, owner of Leder Games, publisher of hit games like Root and Vast. BJ chats with Patrick about the recent release of Grant Rodie's FORT game, a retheming of SPQF. There is lots of chat about Patrick's thoughts on solo games, expansions, theme versus mechanics, etc.
BJ & Steve also chat with Patrick about spicy hot games they have played recently:
Unmatched: Cobble & Fog from Restoration Games
On Tour from Boardgametables.com; and
Shadow Network, from Talon Strikes Studios
Finally, Verla, Steve & BJ challenge Patrick in the ENVIE Game. B...
2020-08-131h 20Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 114: Steve Finn from Dr Finn's GamesBJ welcomes in the King of the Filler Games, Steve Finn from Dr Finn's Games! BJ chats with Steve about positive and negative reviews, and Steve gives some good advice to budding designers.
BJ and Eric then chat about spicy hot games that they have played recently:
BJ - Lock Up: A Roll Player Tale
Steve - Foundations of Rome
Steve - Paris
Then Verla joins the show to interview Steve about four brand new games coming to Kickstarter on August 24:
Biblios: Quill and Parchment (KS)
Nanga Parbat (KS)
Mining Colony (KS)
Butterfly Garden (KS)
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2020-08-061h 26Board Game Gumbo Live!Episode 113: Eric Alvarado designer of Vinyl & JukeboxBJ welcomes in Eric Alvarado from Talon Strikes Studios, designer of Vinyl and Vinyl: Jukebox! BJ and Eric chat about how they miss conventions and what makes a good music themed game.
BJ and Eric then chat about two spicy hot games that they have played recently:
BJ -- RagnaRok Star
Eric -- Villainous (with expansions)
Then Eric Buscemi of Punchboard Media joins Verla & Steve to play a very tough THE ENVIE GAME! Can Eric Alvarado stump everyone?
Next week: a visit from Dr. Steve Finn
Thanks for Listening!
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