Board Game Gumbo Live! – Details, episodes & analysis

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 guest appearance from the cutest little board gamer ever. But in particular, we gabbed about:

• Sardegna
• Flame & Fang
• Siege of Valeria
• Flip 7
• Banana Boy v Unicone
• The Great Meteora

Before we wrapped up the night, we debuted a new game with Glenn called Liar’s Liquid or Liar’s Cardboard or something. Doesn’t matter, because it was a fun game where Steve and Glenn had to compete to distinguish between wacky (but real) board games from BGG versus wacky (but fake) board games created by Chat GPT. 

Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!  

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

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 Finspan, they talk about some ENVIE games that they are looking forward to playing 2025!  

• Vantage
• First Monday in October
• LOTR: Fate of the Fellowship

Lastly, it was time to play a game! This week, it’s a hockey edition of DID YOU KNEAUX! 

Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!  

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

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 scenarios, and Bat Flip Dynasty! 

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

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 2024, plus a little bit of lagniappe!

What games are on your list? Laissez les bon temps rouler!

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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 the game, some of the challenges and benefits of self-publishing, and do a deep dive into the mechanics and gameplay. 

Then it is on to some talk about some spicy hot games we've played recently! 

First up is a discussion of Leder Games' hit from Cole Wehrle, ARCS! Mark and BJ have both played the base game a number of times and they have thoughts!  Then BJ gives a wildly Frankensteinen review of his recent plays of ITS A WONDERFUL WORLD from Lucky Duck Games (and available on BGA if you want to try it yourself.)  Does BJ love it or hate it? You'll have to decide for yourself! 

Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of THE ENVIE GAME with Mark and the Chat Krewe! Mark's got a toughie, so tighten up your shoe laces and start running to your BGG listings to see if you can guess which game Mark has a hankering to play right now -- and why. 

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Get more information about TETHER right here including links to how to purchase the game:

https://howtosteambroccoli.com/

** Complimentary copies of Tether and Its A Wonderful World were provided to the Gumbo by the publishers. ** 

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 YOU KNEAUX (Ireland versus Louisiana) with Glenn and the Chat Krewe! 

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Get more information about Tir Na nOg right here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/tir-na-nog-reprint-tir-na-nog-escape

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
• Joan of Arc
• High Season

Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of ENVIE!  Ryan picked a good one!

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

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 packs, designer art rails, and more! You can get more information and even sign up for notifications for the project right here: 

• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-45-galactic-game-tables-terrain-packs-and-mats
• https://youtu.be/Ywc2PJxecmU?feature=shared

Finally, we enjoy a rousing game of Rank 'Em with Burky! Lots of fun categories here, including one brought in by Alex Goldsmith of the Dukes of Dice!

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

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 we "borrowed" from Dan from the Geek All Stars and the Fleeples, with Kelly, Kevin, and our old friend, The Jay Bell! 

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

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

Plus we talk about the upcoming Kickstarter project for MIX TAPE from Talon Strikes / Quick Strike Studios.

Finally, we played a long time favorite game with the Chat Krewe that we like to call "Cardboard Bourbon Steward Certification" game. 

Laissez les bon temps rouler!