Breakup Gaming Society – Details, episodes & analysis

Last week I sent my man Justin one of those DC Adventure Comics that had Aquaman, Plastic Man and Starman. Keep up with what people are picking in Breakup Gaming Society’s bonus swag giveaways.

Drink of the Week (2:47)
A Golden City Brewery tapminder gives you his fave flavors and colors to taste this summer from the GCB line.

Game of the Week (7:35)
With the help of my adoptive big bro Noisy Andrew of partymeeple, I finally get my teeth into Avalon Hill’s classic infantry combat game, Squad Leader.

Track of the Week (16:21)
Summer is in the air and G-Funk is on the speakers: Let’s check out “Punk Shit” by Hi-C.

No Drink of the Week this time out. But you can buy me the next round and be thanked with a copy of “Chaotic Shots and Cocktails That Will Hurt Your Friends” — plus your own Defiant Frog sticker made by my pals at Inkling Print Co.

Game of the Week (2:30)
Hear what I wrote so far as I encounter the ghosts of Dwelling, a solo journaling RPG book from Good Luck Press.

Track of the Week (20:56)
About half of New York shows up to kick your ass on “Let’s Be Specific” from Tragedy Khadafi’s Kuwait Tapes.

Don’t forget that somebody who supports the show before the end of Jan. 2025 will also get my copy of Mysterium. Details here.

Drink of the Week (1:52)
A gentle pre-Thanksgiving trot through half a bottle of Pendleton.

Game of the Week (4:20)
Snapshots of The Best Thanksgiving Week Ever, which included Vale of Eternity, Tokaido, Mouse Cheese Cat Cucumber, Saboteur and Survive! Escape from Atlantis.

Track of the Week (16:12)
The Large Professor gives us something “Funky 2 Listen 2.”

BGS salutes board game designers Marceline Leiman, J. Carmichael, and our hip hop North Star: Professor Mike Jordan.

Drink of the Week (4:33)
It takes a dark beer to break a dark mood. Notes on Bristol Brewing Company’s Winter Warlock, a stout from Goat Patch Brewing Company, and two Golden City Brewery beers — Coconut Chaos Porter and Core Sample Baltic Porter.

Game of the Week (11:13)
Deeper replays and some rethinks on Thunderbolt Apache Leader, Final Girl: Madness in the Dark, Wingspan and Star Wars: Outer Rim.

Track of the Week (29:21)
The blunt-force brilliance of Ultramagnetic MCs’ “Kool Keith Housing Things".”

This isn’t any goddamn game. (Preview Photo: PokerPhotoArchive.com)

Drink of the Week (1:59)
I tried a couple Fine and Dandies at The Hive, Trinidad’s newest spot.

Game of the Week (5:00)
My neighbor Jeremy Lanosga did not lose his appetite for risk or competition after the fall that left him partially paralyzed. He tells us how he ended up at the World Series of Poker 10 years after his accident.

Track of the Week (19:30)
”Gimme the Finga,” Black Sheep, from their debut 1991 LP.

Bonus points if you know what ATCQ line I’m referencing in the cold intro, it’s Golden Era 101.

Drink of the Week (1:37)
Bow before the Ruthless Megatron Bloody Mary.

Game of the Week (5:11)
I get super wound up talking about my favorite and least favorite things about board gaming.

Track of the Week (23:24)
”Inventor, staying on point like a splinter/Design a rhyme like Oscar de la Renta.” Nice and Smooth are in the house.

Breakup Gaming Society salutes Daybreak co-designer Matteo Menapace, who deserves an apology and an invitation back to the event from the sniveling milquetoasts who run Spiel des Jahres.

Drink of the Week (3:10)
Farmer’s Punch, as seen on Outdoor Test Kitchen. Here’s the recipe:

►Watermelon 1-inch cubes - X3
►Simple Syrup - 3/4 oz
► Vodka - 2 oz
►Campari - 1/4 oz
►Tomato juice - 1 oz Fresh Pressed
►Lime Juice - 3/4 oz Fresh
►Soda - Topper

Garnish
►Cherry Tomatoes
►Parsley
►Watermelon

Technique
1. Add watermelon and simple into a shaker and muddle
2. Add the vodka, Campari, tomato juice, lime juice, and ice to the shaker and shake until well chilled
3. Double strain into an iced glass and garnish with tomato and parsley

Game of the Week (7:14)
Overcame my loathing for Star Wars as a business and had a ball with Star Wars Outer Rim as a rollicking personal adventure. Got my copy at Pueblo’s Game Knight Games. Good shop. Give ‘em a visit.

Track of the Week (25:00)
Highlights from Masta Ace’s coruscating 2001 diss track, “Acknowledge."

Drink of the Week (2:27)
Michelob Ultra. I can explain.

Games of the Season in Review (4:17)
• Vale of Eternity
• Wingspan
• Cascadia
• Cockroach Poker

Track of the Week (23:46)
”Trick Dice,” eLZhi & Oh No. A muscular 2023 artistic victory lap from a Detroit legend.

Drink of the Week (2:12)
I crushed most of a fifth of Milagro Reposado and called my friend who worked in a foundry in Saginaw, MI in the ‘70s. It was educational. He let me record it.

Game of the Week (11:09)
Our winner—and entertaining runners-up—from our Boardgames and Debauchery story contest. Hear all the stories.

Track of the Week (21:55)
DJ Magic Mike (the Orlando production/turntable monster, not the movie) shows us the pure joy of what happens when Miami Bass meets house in 1988.

Drink of the Week (1:42)
My summer officially began when I tried my first Bulldog at The Market Bar.

Game of the Week (4:33)
Final Girl: Madness in the Dark thrilled and demoralized me.

Track of the Week (21:55)
We’re full of tequila and we’re going to light the place up with ILL Bill, Mr. Hyde, Gortex and Necro.