8 MAY 2024 · Brendan talks about some games he’s played by prominent designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling. Join us, won’t you? - Jointly-designed Games - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/555/the-princes-of-florence - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/88/torres - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129948/the-palaces-of-carrara - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172385/porta-nigra - The Mask Trilogy: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54/tikal, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/855/java, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2955/mexica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/7/wolfgang-kramer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93/el-grande - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/215311/downforce - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191073/vampire-queen - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/42/michael-kiesling - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/287954/azul-summer-pavilion - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256226/azul-stained-glass-of-sintra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346965/azul-queens-garden - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227515/riverboat What are your favorite games by these designers? Share your opinions over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

6 MAY 2024 · Brendan talks a bit about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you? - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/200853/habitats - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357984/ted-lasso-party-game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181293/alien-artifacts - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264261/call-of-the-wild (revisited) What games have you been playing recently? Head over to https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/ and share!

3 MAY 2024 · Brendan talks a bit about which expansions he considers “essential,” whatever that means. Join us, won’t you? - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257047/altiplano-the-traveler - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/264238/barenpark-bad-news-bears - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/368966/ark-nova-marine-worlds - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/226840/star-wars-rebellion-rise-of-the-empire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/279067/obsession-upstairs-downstairs - Honorable Mentions: - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/134342/lords-waterdeep-scoundrels-skullport - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/300580/wingspan-oceania-expansion What expansions did I miss? Which ones do you consider essential? Head over to https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/ and share your thoughts!

1 MAY 2024 · Brendan shares the games he played last month. Join us, won’t you? - https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/328784/2024-top-of-the-stack-list?itemid=10640451 - NEW GAME – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172385/porta-nigra - NOVELTY CHOICE – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5282/raise-the-titanic - SOLO – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329148/hunted-wode-ridge - TRYING AGAIN CHOICE – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181293/alien-artifacts✓ - https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/213880/shelf-opportunity - https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/328784/2024-top-of-the-stack-list?itemid=10640451 - NEW GAME – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121787/ryu - NOVELTY CHOICE – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4903/columbo-detective-game - SOLO – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304783/hadrians-wall - TRYING AGAIN CHOICE – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172385/porta-nigra What games did you play in May? Share your gaming over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

30 APR 2024 · Brendan reflects on the ideas of determinism and randomness in games, in response to a recent The Secret Cabal episode. Join us, won’t you? - https://thesecretcabal.com/episodes/episode-295-aquatica - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/randomness-and-game-design#close-modal - Input Randomness - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175199/mottainai - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/63888/innovation - Output Randomness - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123570/strike - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15512/incan-gold - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29368/last-night-earth-zombie-game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35815/touch-evil-supernatural-game - Deterministic Games - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40692/small-world - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159632/strife-legacy-eternals - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160477/onitama - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/275916/cairn - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344258/that-time-you-killed-me What game do you think falls right in the middle of Determinism vs. Randomness? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

26 APR 2024 · Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried for the first time recently and one he revisited. Join us, won’t you? - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312744/titanic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191189/aeons-end - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255618/dude - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256397/more-dude - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181236/bastion What games have you tried recently? Share your thoughts over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

24 APR 2024 · Brendan shares his favorite games from 2013. Join us, won’t you?Eliminated from Consideration: - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/141517/study-emerald - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133848/euphoria-build-better-dystopia Top 5 Games: - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124361/concordia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129320/castle-dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133473/sushi-go - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111732/kings-air-and-steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146278/tash-kalar-arena-legends Honorable Mentions - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143693/glass-road - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/144733/russian-railroads - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/136063/forbidden-desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/340834/gravwell-2nd-edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143157/sos-titanic Superlative Awards - Best Satire: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124380/ladies-gentlemen - Best Push-Your-Luck Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150312/welcome-dungeon - Best Should’ve Enjoyed it More: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/144344/rococo - Best Cool Little Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/141932/agents - Best Storytelling Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161880/quiet-year - Best Party Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/134352/two-rooms-and-a-boom Games I should play - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/127060/bora-bora - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119506/freedom-underground-railroad What 2013 games are your favorite? Head over to https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/ and let us know!

22 APR 2024 · Brendan talks about six movies he watched in February of this year, and games to go with them. Join us, won’t you? - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/oppenheimer-2023/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/63628/the-manhattan-project - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176734/the-manhattan-project-energy-empire - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/the-vast-of-night/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231223/visitor-blackwood-grove - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/beyond-the-infinite-two-minutes/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344258/that-time-you-killed-me - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/the-lost-king/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42215/tobago - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/the-lost-city-2022/1/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43868/the-adventurers-the-temple-of-chac - https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/blackberry-2023/ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246684/smartphone-inc What movies did you watch in February? What games would you pair with them? Share your thoughts over onhttps://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

17 APR 2024 · Brendan shares his first impressions of FOUR games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you? - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/410201/wyrmspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400314/apiary - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/278413/charty-party - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/74/apples-apples - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311322/herd-mentality - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/347805/green-team-wins - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264267/smartish - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20100/wits-wagers What games have you tried recently? Share your experiences over on https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/.

16 APR 2024 · Brendan suggests some games that have themes related to taxes, and some films that go with them. Join us, won’t you? - Games that have taxes in them - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/164928/orleans - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/147932/power-grid-taxes - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321608/hegemony-lead-your-class-to-victory - Film suggestion: https://letterboxd.com/briley929/film/the-accountant-2016/ - Poverty in Games - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236191/london-second-edition - Film suggestion: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-commitments/ - The Economics of Children - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34635/stone-age - Film suggestion: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-witch-2015/ - Collaborative Effort to survive - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337765/brian-boru-high-king-ireland - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231581/auztralia - Film suggestion: https://letterboxd.com/film/night-of-the-living-dead/ - Complex Calculations - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68448/7-wonders - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163805/transatlantic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184921/bunny-kingdom - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5/acquire - Film Suggestion: https://letterboxd.com/film/a-beautiful-mind/ What games do you play on Tax Day? What films do you watch? Head over to https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3269/ and share your list there.