Best boardgamegumbo Podcasts (2025)

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Jay from Cardboard East & Bezier Games - The Game Makers 36:32

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2M ago36:32

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It’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…

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Chuck Con IV Recap - Salt of the Earth 48:38

2M ago48:38

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We 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 …

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Spiel des Jahres Nominations (2025) chat with Doug and Jeremy 13:43

4M ago13:43

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It’s another Twitch Tuesday in the Gumbo Pot! This time, Jeremy and Doug stop by to play Pirates of Maracaibo and Schrodinger’s Cat, which you can find on our Twitch and YouTube channels. But before they get to playing the games, they have to chat about the news that came out today — it’s Spiel nominations time! The krewe chat about their experienc…

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Episode 170 with Josh Ballagh (Coalition: Councils of the Republic) 1:08:26

5M ago1:08:26

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Gumbo Live! welcomed in Josh Ballagh, designer and publisher of Coalition: Councils of the Republic, which is hitting Kickstarter this summer! Josh is also one of the co-heads of our awesome GEAUXPUB section at Southern Board Game Fest, and we chatted about the successful con! Then we chatted up the history of Coalition and how it came from Josh’s …

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Top Games Played at SoBo 2025 (with Jerod) 24:59

6M ago24:59

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Jerod and I opened up a new box on Twitch — the kickstarter preview copy of The Pirate Code — and once we finished, we started chatting about our top games played at Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in beautiful downtown Lafayette, Louisiana! Laissez les bon temps rouler!By boardgamegumbo

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Episode 169 with Rob (The Board Boys Podcast) and Logan (Acadiana Discord) Southern Board Game Fest 2025 recap! 1:11:48

6M ago1:11:48

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Gumbo Live! welcomed in Rob from www.theboardboyspodcast.com and Logan from the Acadiana Board Gamers Discord to chat about everything SoBo2025! (But only after we got in a BEAUX-NESS episode with Beau from the Board Boys). That’s right, the krewe is back from another successful Southern Board Game Fest in beautiful downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. W…

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Episode 168 with Charlie McCarron (Surplus of Sloths, Four Humours) 1:03:49

6M ago1:03:49

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Gumbo Live! welcomed Charlie McCarron, designer of SURPLUS OF SLOTHS, into the Gumbo Pot! We chatted about his background in music, the process of tying theme to these mechanisms, and all of the fun of the crowdfunding campaign! For more information, click here: Plus, we chatted about his previous game, FOUR HUMOURS, that we are giving away at Sout…

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Episode 167 with Gregory Alford (Food Truck Race) 1:00:30

7M ago1:00:30

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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…

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Episode 166 with Glenn Flaherty talking about TABRIZ! 1:15:47

7M ago1:15:47

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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 …

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Episode 165 with Alex Goldsmith talking Finspan and Envie Games for 2025! 1:14:10

8M ago1:14:10

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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 Fi…

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Episode 164 with Andrew Stiles (Wine Cellar) 1:10:44

8M ago1:10:44

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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 Gu…

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Episode 163 with Daryl Andrews 1:08:58

9M ago1:08:58

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BJ 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 …

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Gumbo Pot — Fromage and Wondrous Creatures and our Favorite Games from BGG.CON 31:36

10M ago31:36

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Jeremy 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!By boardgamegumbo

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Episode 162 with Jay Bernardo from Cardboard East and Bezier Games! 1:25:41

10M ago1:25:41

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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 a…

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Episode 161 - BGG CON recap and PAX U preview with Mitchell and Logan 1:07:03

10M ago1:07:03

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BJ, 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 …

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BGG.CON 2024 Live Episode with special guests! 29:23

10M ago29:23

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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 Da…

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Episode 160 with Evan Halbert (Metbetoch and After The Empire) 1:05:55

11M ago1:05:55

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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 ev…

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Episode 159 with Carla Kopp (REEF & RUINS and WICKED & WISE) 1:04:01

11M ago1:04:01

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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/r…

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Episode 158 with Dan Patriss 1:21:53

12M ago1:21:53

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Dan 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…

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Top 15 Most Anticipated Games at ESSEN SPIEL 2024 17:36

1y ago17:36

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BJ 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 …

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Episode 157 with Mark McGee of How To Steam Broccoli with Reviews of Tether, ARCS, and Its A Wonderful World 1:08:39

1y ago1:08:39

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Gumbo 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 …

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Episode 156 with Glenn Flaherty talking TIR NA NOG and UNMATCHED: Slings & Arrows 1:11:25

1y ago1:11:25

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Gumbo 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…

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Episode 155 with Ryan Hendrickson (Pirates of Maracaibo) 59:47

1y ago59:47

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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 J…

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Episode 154 Burky from GameToppersLLC 1:30:09

1y ago1:30:09

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Gumbo 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 pa…

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Episode 153 ChuckCon2024 Recap with Kelly & Kevin! 1:34:23

1y ago1:34:23

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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…

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Episode 152 MIX TAPE with Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon 1:34:20

1+ y ago1:34:20

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Gumbo 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 Pl…

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Episode 151 with The Beans And Dice Podcast 1:33:16

1+ y ago1:33:16

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Gumbo 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 …

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Episode 150 with Dean & Deron from Meeple Town 1:23:47

1+ y ago1:23:47

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Gumbo 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 Exhibiti…

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Episode 149 with Ben Hammer (We All Take From The River) 1:07:44

1+ y ago1:07:44

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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 th…

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LOGIC & LORE and CASCADIA ROLLING HILLS -- First Look! 18:43

1+ y ago18:43

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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 Casca…

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Episode 148 with Darren Reckner & Jason Hager (The Durdles!) 1:06:19

1+ y ago1:06:19

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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: …

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Episode 147 with Don Eskridge (The Resistance, The Resistance: Avalon, 21 Hand Games) 1:18:39

1+ y ago1:18:39

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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 ab…

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Episode 146 with Connie Vogelmann chatting Wyrmspan and Skyteam 1:18:44

1+ y ago1:18:44

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The 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 partic…

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Episode 145 with The Jay Bell -- Games For Christmas Gifts and PaxU Recap! 1:09:18

2y ago1:09:18

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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 Holl…

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Nocturne and Early Thoughts on Game of the Year with Jeremy D 16:55

2y ago16:55

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Jeremy 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 Fl…

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BGG CON 2023 - Convention Recap with Jack 45:53

2y ago45:53

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Jack 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!By boardgamegumbo

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Episode 144 with Liz Davidson of Beyond Solitaire chatting up Chaos Cove, Mists Over Carcassonne and Night Witches! 1:09:52

2y ago1:09:52

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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 abou…

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Castles by the Sea and Jay’s Big Halloween Goodbye 14:51

2y ago14:51

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BJ 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-toppe…

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Southern Board Game Fest recap with Mitchell & Jerod 1:18:04

2y ago1:18:04

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BJ 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!) …

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Episode 143 with Mike Gnade (Rock Manor Games) and Clarence Simpson (designer of The Wolves and Merchants of Magick) 1:16:36

2y ago1:16:36

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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 Fe…

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GameToppersLLC giveaway for Southern Board Game Fest with Mitchell! 32:53

2y ago32:53

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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.southerngam…

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Forests of Pangaia, Earth, Hero Realms, Set a Watch and Oltréé. 26:47

2y ago26:47

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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 WatchPlus, Barnes is back in the Gumbo Pot, and it's time for him to sit on the witnes…

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What is the Jay Bell Backing...Plus Recent Plays! Yspahan! Archeos Society! 27:01

2y ago27:01

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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 projec…

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Happy Birthday Verla and CHUCK CON Recap and Cosmoctopus 24:10

2y ago24:10

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Hey 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! **…

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Southern Board Game Fest contest info and Everdell Farshore review with Jerod 22:51

2y ago22:51

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Hey 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.comOur topic du jour in the Gumbo Pot was chatting about our first impressions and post-game analysis of our play of EVERDELL: FARSHORE, with …

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Praga Caput Regni 3 Ring Circus GENCON Trekking 25:14

2y ago25:14

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Hey 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 wrap…

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Envie Crowdfunding Games plus Mille Fiori review 24:07

2y ago24:07

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Two 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 chec…

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Best Game We’ve Played Recently plus COLOMA! 34:12

2+ y ago34:12

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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 …

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Top Games of 2022 (sort of?) with Mitchell, Jeremy, and Doooogah 8:55

2+ y ago8:55

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BJ 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 prett…

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French Quarter with Jeremy Dobler 15:45

2+ y ago15:45

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The 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 Quarte…

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