RBR086 - First Giants

Brandt and Eric discuss some birthday gaming before plunging into reviews of Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo, Machi Koro Life, Into the Machine, and EXIT Advent Calendar: The Magic of Christmas. A certain D12 wants to complain about Game Length, and we revisit Distilled for our Doubles Review of the sprawling Cocktails expansion. 00:00 - Introduction 00:32 - Birthday Gaming 04:01 - Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo 09:06 - Machi Koro Life 14:15 - Into the Machine 20:51 - EXIT Advent Calendar: The Magic of Christmas 27:08 - The Big Roll: Game Length 41:23 - Doubles Review: Distilled Cocktails Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com Our original Distilled review: https://6b1acbce-9a4f-4141-88fb-d59cb19597a7.libsyn.com/rbr008-distilled Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193

Brandt gives us an update on his Culling Year before we move on to reviews of Boss Fighters QR, EXIT: The Circus Mystery, The Trail of the Forest, and The LOOP. The d12 of Fate makes us hungry as we talk about game-friendly snacks, and our Doubles Review is Bezier Games' meta-tastic The Game Makers. 00:00 - Introduction 00:32 - Culling Year 03:23 - 100th Favorite Games 04:00 - Boss Fighters QR 09:31 - EXIT The Game: The Circus Mystery 12:50 - The Trial of the Forest 20:23 - The LOOP 25:34 - The Big Roll: Game-Friendly Snacks 34:31 - Doubles Review: The Game Makers ___ Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com MCDC: https://www.mcdc.fun/ Tabletop Utopia: https://www.facebook.com/events/clarion-inn-north-haven-hotel/tabletop-utopia-6/1650816786018370/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193

Brandt and Eric look forward to some gaming events they have in October before moving on to reviews of Aiye, Arkham Horror: Children of Blood, Not Alone Remastered, and Enchanted Ivy. The D12 of Fate asks how we like to pack up a game, and our Doubles Review is the latest from William Attia and Pandsaurus Games, Greylune. 00:00 - Introduction 00:33 - October Conventions: VannerCon, MCDC, Tabletop Utopia 02:58 - Aiye 06:21 - Arkham Horror The Card Game: Children of Blood 12:26 - Not Alone Remastered 16:44 - Enchanted Ivy 23:01 - The Big Roll: Packing Order 35:39 - Doubles Review: Greylune ___ Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com MCDC: https://www.mcdc.fun/ Tabletop Utopia: https://www.facebook.com/events/clarion-inn-north-haven-hotel/tabletop-utopia-6/1650816786018370/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193

Brandt forces Eric to stack things again before we move on to reviews of Ostia, Encyclopedia of Monsters, Codenames: Critical Role, and A Carnivore Did It. We look at ALL the topics in the matrix before rolling the D12 of Fate, which demands we talk about what to do when a new version is announced for a game you haven't played yet. Finally, our Doubles Review is Under the Leaves from Grand Gamers Guild. 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Fall Stack 'em 03:37 - 100 Is Coming 04:27 - Ostia 09:51 - Encyclopedia of Monsters 14:54 - Codenames: Critical Role 24:08 - A Carnivore Did It 29:14 - The Big Roll: New Version 39:38 - Doubles Review: Under the Leaves ___ Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193

Eric and Brandt celebrate the start of another school year before diving into reviews of Hell of a Deal, Shape It, Avalon: The Riven Vale, and Millennium Blades. The d12 of Fate asks us to focus on Worker Placement, and our Doubles Review is the latest from Saashi & Saashi, Railway Porters. 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Back to School 02:04 - Hell of a Deal 07:13 - Shape It 12:10 - Avalon: The Riven Vale 17:18 - Millennium Blades 24:41 - The Big Roll: Worker Placement 37:35 - Doubles Review: Railway Porters ___ Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193

Eric and Brandt briefly look to the future before turning to reviews of Magicats, Fliptoons Season 2, DC Legendary, and Fearless. The D12 of Fate asks Eric to tell a story about Monopoly GO, and our Doubles Review is the new expansions for WizKids' Star Trek Captain's Chair. 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Episode 100 Incoming! 02:19 - Magicats 07:32 - Fliptoons: Season 2 12:27 - DC Legendary 19:08 - Fearless 23:45 - The Big Roll: Monopoly GO and The Prisoner's Dilemma 34:29 - Doubles Review: Star Trek Captain's Chair To Boldly Go and Second Contact ___ Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193

Eric and Brandt were both at Gen Con 2026 and recorded a series of quick check-ins about the goings on and games played. We even managed to play Wingspan Pocket together, which makes it a Doubles Review. 00:00 - Introduction 00:31 - Walk-and-Talk 01:28 - Brandt's Arrival and Dinner 02:22 - Eric's Setup and Rocket Fizz 03:00 - Night at the Zoo 04:32 - Brandt's Day One 05:20 - The Dice Tower Awards 05:59 - Jibber Jabble 06:42 - Guess the Mess 08:17 - Brigand's Bluff 11:38 - Saturday? 13:07 - Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game: Rebels and Empire Reinforcements 16:28 - Holliday Hills 18:31 - Home and Tornado 21:54 - Travel Woes and Solo Games 23:51 - Doubles Review: Wingspan Pocket ___ Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193

Brandt gets excited about Gen Con (Eric too) before we move on to reviews of Kabuto Sumo Dice, Rising Cultures, Mystic Curling Club, and The Battle of Versailles. The Big Roll has us backing a Kickstarter, and our Doubles Review is Linie 1, released in the US as Streetcar. 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Gen Con Bound 02:59 - Kabuto Sumo Dice 06:10 - Rising Cultures 13:18 - Mystic Curling Club 18:39 - The Battle of Versailles 28:57 - The Big Roll: What Makes Us Back a Kickstarter? 39:43 - Doubles Review: Streetcar/Linie 1 ___ Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193

Brandt kicks off the show by forcing Eric to stack BGG stats. We then move on to reviews of Men Neffer, Finished, Minhos, and Thunderstone Advance. The Big Roll has us talking about nostalgic games, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of the new edition of Heart of Crown. 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Stack 'Em: Rating, Player Count, Weight 06:01 - Men Neffer 15:39 - Finished 19:46 - Minhos 28:36 - Thunderstone Advance: Numenera 36:20 - The Big Roll: Games from Yesteryear 47:48 - Doubles Review: Heart of Crown 2nd Edition ___ Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193

Brandt and Eric look forward to Gen Con before moving on to reviews of Excalibur, LLAMA and LLAMA Dice, Grand Central Skyport, and Sequence. The Big Roll has us looking at the oldest games in our collections, and our doubles review is of the latest from Space Cowboys: First Giants. 00:00 - Introduction 00:32 - Gen Con 03:17 - Excalibur 08:00 - LLAMA and LLAMA Dice 13:29 - Grand Central Skyport 20:15 - Sequence 24:42 - The Big Roll: Oldest Games in Our Collection 34:57 - Doubles Review: First Giants ___ Check out our Sponsor: https://grandgamersguild.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RightBrainRollers Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/914270393090805 Discuss in our BGG forum: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4193