Board Game Gumbo Live!

Episode 169 with Rob (The Board Boys Podcast) and Logan (Acadiana Discord) Southern Board Game Fest 2025 recap!

Gumbo Live! welcomed in Rob from www.theboardboyspodcast.com and Logan from the Acadiana Board Gamers Discord to chat about everything SoBo2025! (But only after we got in a BEAUX-NESS episode with Beau from the Board Boys). 

That’s right, the krewe is back from another successful Southern Board Game Fest in beautiful downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. 

We chatted about the top games checked out of the Library, Hot Games, and Play-to-Win sections, then moved on to our spicy hot games: 

• Sardegna
• Endeavour: Deep Sea
• Shackleton Base
• Automania
• The Gest of Robin Hood

And many other games! 

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Episode 168 with Charlie McCarron (Surplus of Sloths, Four Humours)

Gumbo Live! welcomed Charlie McCarron, designer of SURPLUS OF SLOTHS, into the Gumbo Pot! 

We chatted about his background in music, the process of tying theme to these mechanisms, and all of the fun of the crowdfunding campaign! For more information, click here:

Plus, we chatted about his previous game, FOUR HUMOURS, that we are giving away at Southern Board Game Fest!

Before we wrapped up the night, we continued our quest to come up with the perfect board game quiz with the guest. This time, it’s all about the world of movie themes. Can you spot the fake ones from the real? 

Don't forget -- 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! 

Episode 167 with Gregory Alford (Food Truck Race)

Gumbo Live! welcomed Gregory Alford, designer of FOOD TRUCK RACE, into the Gumbo Pot! 

We chatted about his start in board gaming, the design process behind the game, playtesting the game, and all of the fun of the upcoming kickstarter! For more information, click here:

https://www.foodtruckracegame.com/yes-chef

Plus, we chatted about some spicy hot games that we’ve played recently: 

• Wilmot’s Warehouse
• Run Run Run!
• Flip 7

Before we wrapped up the night, we played THE ENVIE GAME with Gregory. This is one we should’ve gotten. Did we guess it? 

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! 

Episode 166 with Glenn Flaherty talking about TABRIZ!

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! 

Episode 165 with Alex Goldsmith talking Finspan and Envie Games for 2025!

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! 

Episode 164 with Andrew Stiles (Wine Cellar)

Gumbo Live! welcomed in Andrew Stiles, the designer of Wine Cellar, a brand new bidding game from 25th Century Games going out to backers and retailers soon. Andrew is also the co-host of Tabletop Submarine, where he and his co-host Josh do a deep dive into board game stories with guests each episode.

But before…diving…into some board games, the Gumbo krewe talked with Andrew about his former life as a wine sommelier and podcaster, about spicy wine-and-board game pairings, and some news of some of his upcoming games. 

Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games: 

• Wine Cellar (25th Century Games)
• Digging for Dinos (3WS games)
• Forest Shuffle: Woodland Edge (Lookout Games)

Lastly, it was time to play a game! This week, Andrew tries to stump us in the ENVIE game! 

Make sure you check out https://www.facebook.com/tabletopsub/ Tabletop Submarine Podcast for all of Andrew’s podcasting about board games. 

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! 

Episode 163 with Daryl Andrews

BJ and Steve welcomed in Daryl Andrews, one of the most prolific and well respected co-designers in board gaming today! BJ is a big fan of Sagrada and Dice Theme Park, but it was time to get to know the designer behind the cardboard. 

Before diving into some games, Daryl talked about life in Canada, traveling to board game conventions, his favorite moments at BGG.CON, some surprise news about some upcoming games, and his work with Maestro Media. 

Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games: 

• Leylines (Daryl’s co-design with Wolfgang Kramer)
• Donald Duck In Happy Camper (another co-design with Wolfgang Kramer) 
• Mistwind (Daryl’s co-design with Adrian Adamescu)

Lastly, it was time to play a game! This week, BJ puts Steve and Daryl to the DID YOU KNEAUX game — ONTARIO EDITION! Since Steve’s Long Island is cat-a-corner to Toronto, this should be easy, right? 

Make sure you check out www.youtube.com/nerdabout — like and subscribe to Daryl’s new and excellent channel! 

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 Pot — Fromage and Wondrous Creatures and our Favorite Games from BGG.CON

Jeremy and Logan are back in the Gumbo Pot! At BJ’s request, Jeremy brought two games we’ve been dying to play: FROMAGE and WONDROUS CREATURES.  Plus, the krewe de Gumbo chats about their favorite games from BGG.CON!

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Episode 162 with Jay Bernardo from Cardboard East and Bezier Games!

BJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Jay Bernardo, the marketing director at Bezier Games and content creator at Cardboard East!  BJ is a big fan of Jay’s wonderfully eclectic and deep diving content about the Asian board gaming scene and it was a thrill to get him on the show.

Before diving into some games, Jay talked about his journey in board gaming and how the Cardboard East channel came to be.  We get some inside gumbo scoop about the Tokyo Game Market and the Korean Board Gaming scene!

Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games: 

• Last Penguin
• Seers Catalog
• Bonsai
• and some bonus lagniappe — Rebel Princess strategy! 

Lastly, it was time for the ENVIE game. Last week, they figured out Logan’s game pretty quickly. Can they make it two successful ENVIE games in a row?!

Make sure you check out www.youtube.com/cardboardeast — like and subscribe to Jay’s excellent channel! 

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! 

Episode 161 - BGG CON recap and PAX U preview with Mitchell and Logan

BJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Mitchell and Logan from the Acadiana Board Gamers discord to chat about cons including their recent trip to Dallas.  Before diving into the details, Steve previewed some of the games he is excited to play at PAX-U in Philly in two weeks:

• Flock Together 
• Black Forest 
• Molly House

Then, it was time to reminisce about the week that was at BGG.CON 2024, including some spicy hot games: 

• The Flames of Fafnir (Mitchell’s pick)
• Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth (Verla’s pick)
• SETI (Logan’s pick)
• The Belgian Beer Race Dice game (BJ’s pick)

Lastly, it was time for the ENVIE game. This time, we put Logan up for questioning. How fast did BJ guess the game?!? 

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!