Eric and The Brandt talk about their respective Spring Break activities, before moving on to reviews of Tanuki, 51st State Ultimate Edition, The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, and Sunset Over Water. The D12 of Fate tells us to talk about Solo Gaming, and our Doubles Review is of Path of Civilization. 00:34 - Ticket to Ride on Saturday Night Live 01:29 - Eric's Spring Break - Urban Adventure Quest 04:07 - Brandt's Spring Break - Pandemic Iberia 06:31 - Tanuki 11:30 - 51st State Ultimate...

This time, Brandt and Eric take on The 7th Citadel, Mind Up!, Flashback: Lucy, and Trash Talk. The Big Roll is about Player Interaction, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Side Quest: 7th Sea and Side Quest: Nemesis from Board and Dice. 00:34 - Brandt plays Nucleum and Wyrmspan 02:23 - The 7th Citadel 08:48 - Mind Up! 12:51 - Flashback: Lucy 16:31 - Trash Talk 22:19 - The Big Roll: Player Interaction 33:14 - Doubles Review: Side Quest: 7th Sea and Side Quest: Nemesis -- ...

The Brandt and Eric tackle Let's Go! to Japan, Marvel Champions: Age of Apocalypse, Palm Laboratory, and Avatar the Last Airbender. The Big Roll leads us to talking about Out of Print Games, and our Doubles Review is Restoration Games' Unmatched: Tales to Amaze. 00:35 - Theater Injuries 04:06 - Let's Go! to Japan 10:10 - Marvel Champions: Age of Apocalypse 18:14 - Palm Laboratory 22:34 - Avatar: the Last Airbender 31:26 - The Big Roll: Out of Print Games 44:59 - Doubles Review:...

This time, Brandt and Eric start Year Two of the podcast by reviewing Star Wars Unlimited, Wyrmspan, French Quarter, and Wroth. The D12 of Fate has us discussing playing games in a game store, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Perch from Inside Up Games. 00:33 - Anniversary Talk and Patreon Bonus Episode 02:16 - Eric at Dice Tower West 03:55 - Star Wars Unlimited 11:59 - Wyrmspan 18:12 - French Quarter 27:32 - Wroth 34:53 - The Big Roll: Playing in a Game Store 47:26 -...

Eric and Brandt stack up some popular word party games before reviewing Merchant's Cove, Foundations of Rome, Quicksand, and the Shadow of the Serpent expansion to the G.I. Joe Deckbuilding Game. The D12 of Fate has us discuss the best way to plan for a Campaign or Legacy game, and we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Vale of Eternity. 00:33 - Stack 'Em: Codenames vs. Just One vs. So Clover 04:20 - Merchant's Cove 07:54 - Foundations of Rome 13:15 - Quicksand 17:43 - G.I. Joe...

The Brandt and Eric take on Obsession, Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition, Disney The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Spirit of Giving, and Fractured Sky before turing to the D12 of Fate, which leads to talking about games we can't get to the table. Then, we finish off the show with our Doubles Review of Redwood. 00:32 - Guys and Dolls 02:16 - Level Up Winter Retreat 06:01 - Obsession 11:35 - Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition 18:26 - Disney The Muppet Christmas Carol: The...

The Brandt and Eric discuss their recent gaming events before tackling reviews of Expeditions, Galactic Cruise, Marvel Zombicide, and Nucleum. The Big Roll has us talking about boardgame "families", and our Doubles Review is Days of Wonder's latest hit Heat: Pedal to the Metal. 00:33 - Marvel Champions Marathon 02:01 - Eric on the Dice Tower Cruise 02:57 - Expeditions 06:37 - Galactic Cruise 10:03 - Marvel Zombicide 15:46 - Nucleum 22:52 - The Big Roll: Boardgame "Families" 37:08 -...

Eric and The Brandt discuss a number of Batman-themed games before delving into reviews of Freaky Frogs from Outaspace, The White Castle, The Hero Realms app, and Kinfire Delve. The d12 of Fate leads us to discussing how we log our game plays, and we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Last Light from Grey Fox Games. 00:33 - Batman Games - Shadow of the Bat, Gotham Under Siege, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman Love Letter 03:39 - Freaky Frogs from Outaspace 09:00 - The White Castle ...

The Brandt and Eric look forward to 2024, and move on to reviewing Jokkmokk, Run, Scholars of the South Tigris, and Daybreak. The D12 of Fate has us looking for best practices in selling or giving away games, and Brandt remembers the Civil War game that he made in school. Then, we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Ancient Knowledge from IELLO. 00:34 - Looking Forward to 2024 03:14 - Jokkmokk 08:11 - Run 12:34 - Scholars of the South Tigris 19:00 - Daybreak 25:57 - The Big Roll:...

In our final episode of 2023, Eric and The Brandt mess with the format. After discussing Eric's misadventures on the ninja course, we discuss Spellbook, Ticket to Ride Legacy, Brass Empire, and At The Helm, before jumping straight into our Doubles Review of Mycelia from Ravensburger. We then set the D12 of Fate aside for this episode to run through some games from 2023 that we haven't had a chance to talk about on this show. Happy New Year, everyone! 00:32 - Eric's Ninja Competition 03:46...

For our 20th episode, The Brand and Eric revisit Eila and Something Shiny, and review Luthier, Creature Comforts, Apiary, and Cyberion. The D12 of Fate has us talking about the most popular games in our groups (though not necessarily our favorites), and we close out the show with a Doubles Review of CGE's Kutná Hora: The City of Silver. 00:32 - Back from PAX Unplugged 04:46 - Eila and Something Shiny (from Brandt's perspective) 06:20 - Luthier 10:25 - Creature Comforts 17:08 - Apiary ...

The Brandt and Eric discuss the upcoming Bardwood Grove, as well as reviewing Ashes: Red Rains, Monumental, ZhanGuo, and Tiwanaku. The Big Roll topic this time is Trading Card Games, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Forest Shuffle. 00:35 - Bardwood Grove 06:23 - Ashes: Red Rains 11:37 - Monumental 18:16 - ZhanGuo 24:37 - Tiwanaku 32:59 - The Big Roll: Trading Card Games 51:55 - Doubles Review: Forest Shuffle -- Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com ...

The Brandt and Eric discuss Brandt's Extra Life marathon, Virtual Revolution, Hegemony, EXIT: Nightfall Manor, EXIT: The Silent Storm, and Neotopia. The d12 of Fate has us talking about game prices, and we close out the show with a Doubles Review of the latest Matt Lecock Forbidden game, Forbidden Jungle. 00:32 - Extra Life 04:13 - Virtual Revolution 09:21 - Hegemony 17:53 - EXIT: Nightfall Manor and The Silent Storm 24:07 - Neotopia 31:01 - The Big Roll: The Price of Games 49:36 -...

The Brandt and Eric spend some time recapping their favorite Halloween costumes, before discussing Without Fail, Maximum Apocalypse, Fantastic Factories, and Four Gardens. The D12 of Fate lands on an analysis of Escape Rooms, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of the Star Trek Discovery themed game Black Alert. 00:32 - Costume Talk 06:20 - Without Fail 10:26 - Maximum Apocalypse 16:28 - Fantastic Factories 21:52 - Four Gardens 28:53 - The Big Roll: Escape Rooms 53:24 - Doubles...

This time, Brandt gives a recap of his home convention Vanner Con, we review Eye My Favorite Things, Newsboys, Trickdraw, and Eila and Something Shiny. Then, we discuss playing games in the dark, and wrap things up with a Doubles Review of Cosmoctopus. 00:33 - Vanner Con 04:03 - Eye My Favorite Things 09:11 - Newsboys 15:25 - Trickdraw 21:30 - Eila and Something Shiny 30:43 - The Big Roll: Playing In The Dark 44:04 - Doubles Review: Cosmoctopus -- Check out our Sponsor:...

The Brandt and Eric welcome our new sponsor, Grand Gamers Guild, as well as discussing the new edition of Robo Rally, Lunar Rush, Doodle Rush, and Wandering Towers. Brandt has a quiz for Eric, we discuss the dangers of Gatekeeping in the hobby, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Barcelona. 01:08 - Multiple Choice Mayhem 10:27 - Robo Rally 15:47 - Lunar Rush 20:49 - Doodle Rush 24:28 - Wandering Towers 29:34 - The Big Roll: Gatekeeping 44:44 - Doubles Review: Barcelona -- ...

This time, The Brandt and Eric take on Age of Innovation, Forbidden Jungle, Mercurial, and Unfold: Through the Wall. The D12 of Fate guides us to discussing Boardgame Cruising, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Ahau: Rulers of Yucatan 02:55 - Age of Innovation 08:38 - Forbidden Jungle 13:16 - Mercurial 21:02 - Unfold: Through the Wall 25:07 - The Big Roll: Boardgame Cruising 42:08 - Doubles Review: Ahau: Rulers of Yucatan -- Support us on Patreon:...

In this lucky 13th episode, The Brandt and Eric discuss Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest, Noobs in Space, and Tales from The Red Dragon Inn. The d12 of Fate has us talking about teaching games, and our Doubles Review of Sky Team closes out the show. 02:13 - Age of Wonders: Planetfall 07:15 - Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest 13:07 - Noobs in Space 18:07 - Tales from The Red Dragon Inn 25:57 - The Big Roll: Teaching Games 39:29 - Doubles Review: Sky Team -- ...

This time, The Brandt and Eric talk about Fika, Bananya, BOOoop, Mission Control, and Acquire before letting the d12 of Fate guide them to talking about Eric's son's RPG club. Finally, we close out the show with our Doubles Review of World Wonders. 05:37 - Fika 08:52 - Bananya 11:07 - BOOoop 14:20 - Mission Control 19:23 - Acquire 24:36 - The Big Roll: RPG Class 38:43 - Doubles Review: World Wonders -- Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on...

The Brandt and Eric take on Star Wars: Rivals, Federation, Beyond the Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn, and Expeditions before letting the D12 of Fate lead them to talking about Setting Up and Putting Away games. Are there best practices, or should you just dump everything in the box lid? Finally, we close out the show with our Doubles Review of Thunder Road Vendetta 01:52 - Star Wars: Rivals 05:37 - Federation 11:22 - Beyond the Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn 16:10 - Expeditions 24:36 - The...

This time, Eric and The Brandt are face-to-face at the Level Up Retreat in Stamford, CT, talking about the event itself, as well as games like After Us, Robot Quest Arena, Stonespine Architects, GAP, Warband: Against the Darkness, Inside Job, The Witcher: Old World, and The Artemis Odyssey. 05:25 - After Us 14:00 - Robot Quest Arena 18:30 - Stonespine Architects 23:35 - GAP 29:20 - Warband: Against the Darkness 34:53 - Inside Job 39:28 - The Witcher: Old World 46:30 - The Artemis...

This time, The Brandt and Eric take on Vivarium, Isofarian Guard, and EXIT: Return to the Abandoned Cabin. Also, Brandt has a quiz about Tom Hanks Movies, we discuss the perils of Niche Board Game Terms, and we close the show with our review of the Spiel-nominated Dorfromantik: The Board Game. 00:23 - Tom Hanks Quiz 04:27 - Vivarium 07:28 - Isofarian Guard 16:57 - EXIT: Return to the Abandoned Cabin 19:33 - The Big Roll: Niche Board Game Terms 33:02 - Doubles Review: Dorfromantik: The...

The Brandt and The Eric talk about Darwin's Journey, boop, Nimalia, and Rivals for Catan Deluxe, before discussing the paralells between the boardgaming hobby and disc golf. Then, they close the show with a Doubles Review of Distilled from Paverson Games. 02:31 - Darwin's Journey 08:41 - boop. 12:06 - Nimalia 15:31 - Rivals for Catan Deluxe 20:12 - The Big Roll: Disc Golf 32:08 - Doubles Review: Distilled -- Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss...

This time, The Brandt and Eric focus on Linkto: Food, Legacy of Yu, In the Footsteps of Darwin, and Star Wars: Shatterpoint. The D12 of Fate lets Brandt talk about games on the Nintendo Switch, including Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baba is You, Slay the Spire, Hades, and Citizen Sleeper, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of the family co-op game Miller Zoo. 1:41 - Linkto: Food 5:05 - Legacy of Yu 11:03 - In the Footsteps of Darwin 14:48 - Star Wars: Shatterpoint 22:02 - The...