Episode 144 :: Hope on the Horizon

03/23/21 • 114 min

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/23/21

This episode is brought to you by Grand Gamers Guild & PowerToTheMeeple.com. Join Josh and Brandon for their first themed episode in a very long time - This time we celebrate the greatness of Sherlock Holmes and explore a handful of Sherlock themed board games. Tune in for a look at Beyond Baker Street, Foul Play, The Sherlock Files VIII and the Van Ryder "Graphic Novel Adventures" Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations. Josh and Brandon finally dig into the exciting new AEG title, Mariposas! Find out what they think in their Mariposas Review and hang out for the DEEP DIVE preview of Dive, an upcoming game of observation from Sit Down Games. Episode 144 is wrapped up with a look at the mover's and shaker's according to BGG - we focus on the 10 biggest board game movers as it pertains to recent BGG Rankings!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:03:00 - A Sherlock Themed Episode 0:06:00 - Gen Con and Origins Dates 0:12:00 - TNT - THEN ft. 221 B Baker Street 0:23:05 - TNT - NOW 1:13:08 - TNT - TOMORROW ft. Dive 1:27:12 - Feature Segment : BGG Movers and Shakers - TOP 10 Movers

Board Game Timestamps:

221 B Baker Street - 0:12:00 Beyond Baker Street - 0:43:55 DIVE - 1:13:08 Foul Play: The Manor House Murder - 0:52:39 Mariposas Review - 0:59:00 The Sherlock Files: Volume 3 - 0:23:05 VanRyder Graphic Novel Adventures : Sherlock - 0:32:52

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/23/21

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Episode 143 :: TREASURE!

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 3/9/21

This episode is brought to you by PowerToTheMeeple.com. Josh and Brandon have one hell of a mail call followed by the real surprise in this episode - a real life TREASURE HUNT! They flash back to look at a cut-throat a treasure of yesteryear - Lowenherz by Klaus Teuber, offer up their Kanban EV Review as well as discuss their recent plays of Llama, Trekking the World, Jaws of the Lion and Back to the Future: Back in Time. Josh and Brandon look at the exciting upcoming video game from Asmodee Digital and Fantasy Flight Games, Arkham Horror: Mothers Embrace, followed by their review of Meeples & Monsters! We show is closed out with more details on the real life TREASURE HUNT - The Brothers tell the tale of The Secret: A Treasure Hunt, covering some of the finds that have already been made and discussing the 9 treasures that haven't!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro / Banter 0:17:05 - TNT - THEN : Featuring Lowenherz 0:34:04 - TNT - NOW : Featuring Kanban EV Review 1:19:00 - TNT - TOMORROW : Featuring Meeples & Monsters Review 1:30:10 Feature Segment - The Secret: A Treasure Hun

Board Game Timestamps:

Arkham Horror: Mothers Embrace - 1:19:00 Back to the Future: Back in Time - 0:56:40 Jaws of the Lion - 0:46:55 Kanban EV Review - 1:09:30 Llama - 0:34:04 Lowenherz - 0:17:05 Meeples and Monsters Review - 1:21:50 Trekking the World - 0:39:04

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Episode 145 :: Joy of the Stick

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 4/13/21

This episode is brought to you by Grand Gamers Guild & PowerToTheMeeple.com. Join Josh and Brandon as they discuss all the exciting GAMES they've been playing, digital and analog! Including It Takes Two, Firenze, Faiyum Review, Block and Key Review, Tournament at Avalon and so many more. The Brawling Brothers announce their second annual Brawlers Choice award - nominations are now open and they need all the Brawlers in Brawling Land to contribute. What was YOUR favorite game last year? Tell us about it over on the guild. The show is closed up with an in depth look at some of our favorite games from our favorite designers (No spoilers.... You have to listen!). Brawl on, baby!