Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Doug Garrett and his wife Shelley discuss and review the strategy/designer board games they play on this weekly podcast. Interviews with notable names in the hobby, along with designers and publishers, are part of the show.

Garrett's Games and Geekiness is a leisure podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 934 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Garrett's Games and Geekiness, a leisure show with 934 episodes published.

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  Episode #1058

  Garrett's Games 1058: Duel of Meloch and Rolling Realms Redux

  Aug 23, 202624 min

  This week it's all about Stonemaier Games! First up is an older title that builds on a game from 2021: Rolling Realms Redux by Jamey Stegmaier and Karel Titeca from Stonemaier Games then we check out the brand new Scythe/Expeditions 2-player mash-up Duel of Meloch by Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games Remember to check out our video series over on YouTube, and you can sponsor this podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

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  Episode #1057

  Garrett's Games 1057: Wingspan Pocket and Gulo Gulo

  Aug 16, 202621 min

  This week Shelley and I check out a little sister to a hugely popular title as we collect food, lay eggs and place birds in our tableau in Wingspan Pocket by Elizabeth Hargrave from Stonemaier Games (1-5 players, 8+, 25-35 minutes) then we have a great time trying to steal eggs from a nest and move our wolverine along a path in the cute dexterity game Gulo Gulo by Wolfgang Kramer, Hans Raggan, Jurgen Grunau, and Daryl Andrews from Pandasaurus Games (2-6 players, 5+, 20-30 minutes) Remember to check out our video series over on YouTube, and you can sponsor this podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

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  Episode #1054

  Garrett's Games 1056: Sandcastles and Entropy

  Aug 9, 202631 min

  This week Shelley and I check out a fun castle-building little tile-laying game for up to 6 players Sandcastles by Alex Cutler from Pandasaurus Games then we tackle a MUCH bigger game of star and planet creation as we design new solar systems in Entropy by Tommaso Battista, Simone Luciani and Nestore Mangone from Board&Dice Remember to check out our video series over on YouTube, and you can sponsor this podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

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  Episode #1051

  Garrett's Games 1055: Dnup and Twisted Trumpets

  Aug 2, 202613 min

  This week Shelley and I check out two smaller games that work as fun fillers. The first is a shedding game with 2-sided cards dnup by Kei Kajino from Asmodee for 2-6 players/15-20 minutes then we build bizarre instruments, trying to add birds and notes in Twisted Trumpets by Matthew Rodela from Play to Z Games for 2-4 players/20-40 minutes Remember to check out our video series over on YouTube, and you can sponsor this podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

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  Episode #1054

  Garrett's Games 1054: The Game Makers and 2 Win

  Jul 26, 202619 min

  This week Shelley and I play two games at the ends of the physical size scale First, we check out a fun card game where you don't want to go out 2 Win by Florian Racky from Blue Orange Games (2-6 players, 15 minutes, 7+) Then we tackle the BIG box game of making these games we love The Game Makers by Ben Rosset from Bezier Games (1-6 players/60-90 minutes/15+) Remember to check out our video series over on YouTube, and you can sponsor this podcast and our video series by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

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