HeyJaredGarrett'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.
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Garrett's Games 1063: Circadia, Knowsy, Stereo Mind, Atlantis Exodus, and Galileo Galilei (opens the original)
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This week Shelley and I once again break the "two games discussed" format and instead cover FIVE games! Circadia by Hisashi Hayashi from Synapses Games Knowsy by Luke Hohmann from Luverly Stereo Mind by Silvergun and Sunhyuk Chae from Playte Then two games with Essen 2025 expansions: Galileo Galilei with the Luna Expansion by Tomas Holek and Michal Pechl from Pink Troubadour Atlantis Exodus with the Polymathis Expansion by George Halkias and Konstantinos Karagiannis from dlp Games Remember to ch
Garrett's Games 1062: Pop Art, Machi Koro Life, and Bordeaux (opens the original)
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This week Shelley and I check out THREE new games! Machi Koro Life by Masao Suganuma from Pandasaurus Games Then TWO new titles from R2I Games Bordeaux by Ben Rosset (a draw and draw from one of the designers of Fromage) Pop Art by Jeff Chin and Andrew Nerger (designers of Canvas) 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
Garrett's Games 1061: The Peak Team and Abroad (opens the original)
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This week Shelley and I team up as forest rangers to complete missions and discover wildlife in The Peak Team: Rangers by Scott Almes from Matagot then we try to become the next Rick Steves, wandering around Europe and discovering its beauty in Abroad by Rodrigo Rego and Danilo Valente from 1 More Time Games and Portal 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 exte
Garrett's Games 1060: Kano and Cascadia - Alpine Lakes (opens the original)
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This week Shelley and I check out a gorgeous game about art, and a wonderful sequel to an already good game. First we play Cascadia: Alpine Lakes by Randy Flynn from AEG and Flatout Games, a sequel to the SdJ winner Cascadia Then we draft 3-D paint pots and place them in our grids to create art in Kanó by Angel Pintero and Pablo Jimenez (with art by Jun Sato) from Matagot Remember to check out our video series over on YouTube, and you can sponsor this podcast and our video series by going to www
Garrett's Games 1059: Wine & Cheese and Two Button Shy Micro Games! (opens the original)
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This week Shelley and I enjoy some of our favorite beverage and food, along with some fun forthcoming micro card games! First we check out two forthcoming Button Shy Game releases that use cards in interesting ways Forest Rivals by Ryan Cooke and Steven L. Smith where bears and bees compete for honey in a 2-player shared tableau and Cursed Cat by Scott Almes where a solo (or co-operative married couple) try to get all of the monsters banished then we enjoy the much heavier and quite excellent 2-
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