February 1, 2021
BJ from Board Game Gumbo and Dean from Meeple Town team up to chat about all things Disney board game related. In this special episode of Gumbo Live!, BJ and Dean run down all of the Disney themed games released in 2020, and talk about the ones they've played, the ones they liked, and the ones that missed.
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January 28, 2021
Jordan Hopper from The No Cube Zone Podcast stops by Gumbo Live! BJ and Steve chat with him about the history of the podcast, what are the future plans for the group, Jordan's favorite games, and play an impromptu try at Board Game Gumbo: The Mind. This game could work! But it needs more time in the gumbo pot before serving.
They chat about some of the spicy hot games they have played recently: Steam Park, Rococo, Barrage, The Shores of Tripoli, and even a long chat about Terraforming Mars and Concordia! Then they play the Envie Game with the Chat Krewe!
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January 21, 2021
BJ and Steve welcomed in Dennis K. Chan, designer of Beyond the Sun, the space exploration tech tree game from Rio Grande Games. They find out his hobbies, how he got started in design, and chat about some of the spicy hot games they've played recently:
- Dune
- Three Sisters
- Alma Mater
Then the three do a deep dive into Beyond the Sun, one of the top games of 2020 played by the Gumbo, followed by a rousing game of Envie. (Note: we had some technical difficulties with the server, so the end of the game was unfortunately cut off).
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![Episode 133: Tim Virnig of Thunderworks Games]()
January 14, 2021
BJ welcomes in Tim Virnig, Brand Ambassador for Thunderworks Games, to chat about the spicy hot games they have coming out in 2021-22! But first, they chat about teaching board games and get into some of their recent plays like:
- Parks and the new Nightfall Expansion from Keymaster Games
- Bruce Lee and the new expansions from Unmatched by Restoration Games
Then it is on to those spicy hot games! Tim gives us the latest scoop on games like:
- Cartographers Heroes
- Roll Player Adventures
- Theme Parks
- Cape May
Finally, they wrap up with a game of ENVIE, where Tim tries to stump BJ and the Chat Krewe with a game he has a really big jonesing to play, right now!
Next week: Dennis K. Chan of Beyond the Sun fame!
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December 24, 2020
Gumbo favorite and honorary Krewe member, Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple returned to Gumbo Live! for a special holiday edition! BJ, Verla and Steve got the gumbo scoop on the latest spicy hot games like: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Dune Imperium, Beyond the Sun, Merv, Gods Love Dinosaurs, Nidavellir board game, Furnace, Honey Buzz, Red Cathedral, and Dwellings of Eldervale!
Plus, they played an amazing game of MonsDRAWsity with the Chat Krewe! Laissez les bon temps rouler! Thanks for watching!
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December 17, 2020
Comedian and Game Designer Grant Lyon joins Gumbo Live! to talk about Curmudgeon, a new party game from 25th Century Games! BJ and Verla chat with Grant about life as a comedian, his influences and favorite shows, and some of the spicy hot games they have played recently:
- Jurassic Parts
- Cindr
- MonsDRAWsity, and
- Christmas Lights
Then they turn to Curmudgeon, and found out the backstory about how the game came to be plus the joy that Grant gets when people play the game.
Finally, it's the return of JUST ONE -- Grant's first time playing! The Chat Krewe competes for a copy of Christmas Lights. Who can mind meld with Grant, Steve, Verla and BJ?
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![Episode 130: Dan Thurot of Space-Biff!]()
December 10, 2020
BJ and Steve welcome in Dan Thurot, critic extraordinare from Space-Biff!, one of BJ's favorite board game writers. They chat about Dan's blog, his plans for the future, why he loves Salt Con, his role with the brand new www.zenobiaaward.org and some spicy hot games they have played recently:
- Beyond The Sun
- Caretos
- Cosmic Frog
Then, Alex Goldsmith of The Dukes of Dice Podcast is back to see if the three of them can answer the call on the ENVIE game and finish up the SEND DAN TO AN EXOTIC CITY contest (courtesy of Chat Krewe member, Topher Graves). Dan's got a deep cut and he is a tough cookie -- can he stump them and the Chat Krewe with the name of a game he REALLY REALLY wants to play?? Find out...
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December 3, 2020
BJ welcomed in Dan Patriss from the Geek All Stars Podcast and founder of Gamers For Cures!
They chatted about beer, podcasts, geek news and the latest from Restoration Games. Plus, some spicy hot games that they have played recently: Lost Ruins of Arnak and Under Falling Skies.
Finally, Steve & BJ welcome in Chat Krewe favorite, Alex Goldsmith of the Dukes of Dice for a rousing game of Christmas Heartthrob the Board Game with Dan and the Chat Krewe. It's all about wonderful Christmas traditions -- you won't want to miss the game!
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![Episode 128: Chris Wray of the Opinionated Gamers]()
November 24, 2020
BJ welcomes back Chris Wray, writer and ludohistorian from The Opinionated Gamers, to talk about all the Essen Spiel goodness!
First, there's a discussion of the changes made to Essen Spiel, then a lively discussion of some of the games they've played recently:
- Feierabend
- Medici: The Dice Game
- Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
- Tawantinsuyu
- Tapestry: Plans & Ploys
After that, it is game time! Board Game Bataille is back, and Steve pits four contestants against the Chat Krewe in four amazingly tough categories. Who will be victorious among BJ, Chris, Verla and Jay? Hint: if you like counties, you might be sorely disappointed!
We are off next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, but we will be back in two weeks with a visit with Dan from the Geek All Stars!
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November 12, 2020
BJ welcomes in Ian Zang and Aaron Wilson of Gravitation Games to talk about the development and publication of their first game, Please Fix The Teleporter! Plus, they talk spicy hot games that they have all played recently:
- Master Word
- Sovereign Skies
And then, they all take on an old Chat Krewe favorite, Jambalaya! This time Steve & BJ have come up with space themed mashups and puns involving board games. How many can Ian and Aaron get?
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