Garrett's Games And Geekiness

Shelley and I try out two games that it turns out she didn't like at all.   Freaky by Leo Colovini from Amigo and Da Yunhe Der Grosse Kaisercanal by Bjoern Mueller-Maetzig from Müller-Mätzig Spiele Enjoy!

Tony Boydell joins me for the third April in a row to discuss some of the games we've played since Essen, as well as reflecting on the publication of his latest, Guilds of London. Games discussed: Round House from EmperorS4 Adrenaline from CGE Scythe from Stonemaier Terraforming Mars from Stronghold Games Mondrian The Dice Game from Tranjis Games Feast for Odin from Z-Man/Feuerland Spiele Cottage Garden from Edition Spielewiese/Stronghold Games First Class from Hans im Glück/Z-Man New Bedford from Greater Than Games Fabled Fruit from 2F-Spiele/Stronghold Games Here's a link to last year's episode (Episode 511): http://garrettsgames.com/garretts-games-511-tony-boydell-of-surprised-stare-games and the one from 2015 (Episode 458): http://garrettsgames.com/garretts-games-458-tony-boydell-and-favorite-game-plays-from-2014   

Shelley and I tackle the fantastic BIG game from Stronghold, and then a mini game from OSTIA Spiele: Terraforming Mars by Jacob Fryxelius from Stronghold Games and Visby by Stefan Risthaus from OSTIA Spiele

Shelley and I talk about the latest from Stefan Feld, then delve into another heavier Essen release from a Taiwanese publisher. Oracle of Delphi from Pegasus and Tasty Minstrel by Stefan Feld and Round House from EmperorS4 and designed by Eros Lin and Zonh-Hua Yang  

Shelley and I get another GREAT game from Essen 2016 to the table - addictively playing it MANY times in a row, then throw in a dessert micro game for good measure. Ave Roma by Attila Szögyi from A-Games and Tallinn by Stefan Risthaus from Ostia Spiele

Shelley and I get a chance to talk about the new Bezier revamp of Jeff Allers called New York Slice, then have a great time playing What's Your Game's fantastic Essen 2016 release Railroad Revolution. New York Slice by Jeff Allers from Bezier Games and Railroad Revolution by Marco Canetta and Stefania Niccolini from What's Your Game

Shelley and I check out a game that flew under a lot of people's radar at Essen, then get the card/game version of a fantastic title from a couple of years ago to the table: Rhodes by Pieter Boots from The Game Master and First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express by Helmut Ohley from Hans im Gluck

Shelley and I tackle something BIG as well as something lighter with Solarius Mission from Spielworxx and designed by Michael Keller and Andreas "ode" Odendahl and Herbaceous from Dr. Finn's and Pencil First Games, designed by Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn, and Keith Matejka

Shelley and I discuss our plays of Codenames Pictures, the sequel to CGE's bestseller, then talk about the HUGE Z-Man/Feuerland release Feast for Odin. Codenames Pictures by Vlaada Chvatil from CGE and Feast for Odin by Uwe Rosenberg from Z-Man/Feuerland Spiele

Shelley and I get  Schwupps by Michael Feldkötter from Amigo and Colonists by Tim Puls from Mayfair We liked ONE of them!

Shelley and I delve into our list of games released and played in 2016 now that we have most of the ones we needed to get to under our belts.  Here are our lists, and listen to find out our reasoning behind our choices: Shelley's List: 1) Scythe 2) Mystic Vale 3) Yokohama 4) Ulm 5) Round House 6) Lorenzo il Magnifico 7) Kanagawa 8) First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express 9) Terraforming Mars 9.5) Coal Baron: The Great Card Game 10) Cottage Garden Honorable Mentions: Colony & Great Western Trail Doug's List: 1) Scythe 2) Yokohama 3) Terraforming Mars 4) Colony 5) Great Western Trail 6) Cottage Garden 7) First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express 8) Ulm 9) Mystic Vale 10) X Nimmt! 11) Round House Honorable Mentions: Castles of Burgundy Card Game & Honshu Disappointing Releases: Blood Rage - Hated this one... Oracle of Delphi - I will play almost any other Feld over this one. Ticket to Ride Map Collection 5: UK & Penn - Takes the joy out of the game IMO Bohemian Villages - Just not fun after the G

Shelley and I try out 2 family-style games that will still appeal to the gamers listening: What's Up by Dennis Kirps and Jean-Claude Pellin from Strawberry Studio and Santorini by Gordon Hamilton from Roxley Games

Shelley and I cover three games that just didn't wow us. Waldgärtner by Claas Fischer from Edition Essentia Inis by Christian Martinez from Matagot Dokmus by Mikko Punakallio from Lautapelit

Shelley and I check out 2 of R&R Games' Essen 2017 releases this week. A heavier Euro called Ulm by Günter Burkhardt and a lighter more luck-based title Touria by Inka and Markus Brand, and Michael Rieneck

Shelley and I took advantage of a Queen Games sale on Amazon to pick up some of their newer titles to check out.  This episode we try TWO of them with mixed results. World Monuments by Piero Cioni and Glüx by Jakob Andrusch Enjoy!

Shelley and I try out two games back in August for your consideration: Sifaka - a first release from Azao Games and designed by Christian Kruchten and Jean-Claude Pellin where you are lemurs searching for mangoes on a grid you build over the course of the game. and Tumult Royal(e) - from KOSMOS and designed Klaus and Benjamin Teuber where players race to gather materials and build statues celebrating their own glory.

Shelley and I have some fun on this August-recorded episode of two Essen 2015 releases. Joraku by Iori Tsukinami from Moaideas Game Design and Domus Domini by Heinz-Georg Thiemann

Shelley and I checked out the card game version of Coal Baron, then tried out the re-theming of a game from a few years ago! Coal Baron: The Great Card Game by Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer from Stronghold, eggertspiele, and Pegasus and Fields of Green by Vangelis Bagiartakis from Stronghold and Artipia  

Shelley and I check out a couple of lighter games, then delve into the busily designed pizza delivery game Papa Paolo. Honshu by Kalle Malmioja Papà Paolo by Fabrice Vandenbogaerde from Quined Games and Bubblee Pop by Gregory Oliver from Bankiiiz Editions  

Shelley and I tackle three 2-player-only games this week, discussing Sola Fide: The Reformation by Jason Matthews and Christian Leonhard from Stronghold and Spielworxx Hanamikoji by Kota Nakayama from emperorS4 and Jolly & Roger by Shaun Graham and Scott Huntington from Abacusspiele