Board Game Gumbo Live!

Episode 154 Burky from GameToppersLLC

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our ninth show, we visit with BURKY from GAMETOPPERS LLC all about the latest sweet stuff coming from his brand new Kickstarter 4.5!  Plus, we talk about spicy hot games including:

• Cargo Noir
• Mutton Bustin

Burky gives us the scoop on all things GAMETOPPERS LLC including the brand new terrain mats, terrain packs, designer art rails, and more! You can get more information and even sign up for notifications for the project right here: 

• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-45-galactic-game-tables-terrain-packs-and-mats
• https://youtu.be/Ywc2PJxecmU?feature=shared

Finally, we enjoy a rousing game of Rank 'Em with Burky! Lots of fun categories here, including one brought in by Alex Goldsmith of the Dukes of Dice!

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Episode 153 ChuckCon2024 Recap with Kelly & Kevin!

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our eighth show, we visit with Kelly & Kevin from the Chuck's Gateway Games Facebook Group! We talk about parrots and backstabs in games, how to run a great FriendCon or CabinCon, and some spicy hot games including: 

• Tether
• Cascadero
• Capt Flip
• Forest Shuffle

Plus, we played "RANK 'EM!", a brand new game that we "borrowed" from Dan from the Geek All Stars and the Fleeples, with Kelly, Kevin, and our old friend, The Jay Bell! 

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

 

Episode 152 MIX TAPE with Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our seventh show, we visit with Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon, the Eurogames Facebook Group, content creator, and board game designer! We talk about musicians and board games, Spiel des Jahres games, and some spicy hot games including: 

• The White Castle, Skyrise, Siege of Valeria, and Harmonies

Plus we talk about the upcoming Kickstarter project for MIX TAPE from Talon Strikes / Quick Strike Studios.

Finally, we played a long time favorite game with the Chat Krewe that we like to call "Cardboard Bourbon Steward Certification" game. 

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

 

Episode 151 with The Beans And Dice Podcast

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our sixth show, we visit with the krewe from Tampa, The Beans And Dice Podcast! Carlos, Rob, and Wayne join us to chat about they got their start in gaming and content creation, dish on ways to grow your local gaming community, and then get right to some spicy hot games!

• No Thanks!
• Dune: Imperium: Uprising
• Flash Point Fire Rescue
• The Sixth Realm

Finally, we played a long time favorite game with the Chat Krewe that we like to call "Just One Cardboard" with a special guest, Mitchell "The Red Bean" Prudhomme from New Iberia. 

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Make sure to check out The Beans And Dice Podcast as they broadcast on YouTube every Thursday night at 8:00 p central / 9:00 p eastern! 

https://www.youtube.com/c/beansanddicepodcast

Episode 150 with Dean & Deron from Meeple Town

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our fifth show, we visit with the krewe from Meeple Town, Dean and Deron, long-time friends and now long-time podcasters about board games! We chat about the transition to Deron as the new co-host, with a surprise visit(?), and then get right to the games, games, games!

• Floe
• The Magnificent
• Xylotar
• Exhibition: 20th Century
• Mind Space

Finally, we played a long time favorite game from Steve "The Name Father" called Meeple Town Building Committee or something like that. BJ didn't quite get the rules, but no matter, there's plenty enough shenanigans for all. 

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

For more information about Meeple Town and their excellent podcast, click here: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3407

Episode 149 with Ben Hammer (We All Take From The River)

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our fourth show, we visit with Ben Hammer about his brand new game coming soon to Kickstarter WE ALL TAKE FROM THE RIVER. It's a resource management and social deduction game that also gives insight to keeping a river and its estuary clean from pollution. It's Ben's first design, and he not only designed the game but did all the artwork himself. 

We also talked about a spicy hot game that Steve played recently called SKOVENTYR, a one to four person game designed by famed automa designer Morten Monad Peterson with gorgeous art from Vincent Detroit.

Finally, we played THE ENVIE game with Ben and Verla and Steve and the Chat Krewe. 

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

For more information about Ben's game, or to sign up for notification when the project is launched, click here: https://wealltakefromtheriver.com

LOGIC & LORE and CASCADIA ROLLING HILLS -- First Look!

BJ and Jeremy played Barcelona and Rats of Wistar on a recent Twitch Tuesdays in the Gumbo Pot, but before the euro game goodness started, they took a look at two projects on Kickstarter right now for some first impressions:  

• Logic & Lore from Weird Giraffe Games, a two player card game all about deducing the cards already in your tableau; and
• Cascadia: Rolling Hills from Flatout Games, a multiplayer flip-and-roll-and-write game from Randy Flynn!

You can check out the Cascadia Rolling Hills crowdfunding project right here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flatoutgames/cascadia-rolling

You can find out more about the Logic & Lore crowdfunding project here: 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdgiraffegames/logic-and-lore

Our thanks to the publishers for providing these preview copies.

Until next time, laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Episode 148 with Darren Reckner & Jason Hager (The Durdles!)

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! Our third show was a big thrill -- thanks to our friend Carla Kopp at Weird Giraffe Games, we were able to chat with Jason Hager & Darren Reckner (a/k/a "The Durdles") about their new game on Kickstarter right now called LOGIC & LORE! 

We also talked about some spicy hot games we've played recently, including:

• Rumble Nation
• Sweet & Spicy a/k/a Spicy card game
• Unmatched Adventures: Tales To Amaze (which they designed!) 

Finally, we played THE WHO SAID DAT game, Cincy style, with The Durdles and the Chat Krewe!

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Episode 147 with Don Eskridge (The Resistance, The Resistance: Avalon, 21 Hand Games)

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! Our second guest is Don Eskridge, the designer of THE RESISTANCE and AVALON and ABANDON PLANET and a bunch of other cool games!

Don came by the Gumbo Pot to chat about his brand new book HAND GAMES 21: NEW GAMES FOR FRIENDS & FAMILIES. It's a hoot with some great family style dexterity games.

We also talked about some spicy hot games we've played recently, including:

• The Wolves
• FTW
• The Chance

Finally, we announced the winner of our giveaway of THE WOLVES courtesy of our friends at Pandasaurus Games, and played THE ENVIE GAME with the Chat Krewe!

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Episode 146 with Connie Vogelmann chatting Wyrmspan and Skyteam

The 2024 season of Gumbo Live! opens with a dragon fang! Err...bang! We welcome in Connie Vogelmann, designer of APIARY and WYRMSPAN, into the Gumbo Pot to chat about games, games, games!

We also get her thoughts on her recent plays of SKY TEAM

Finally, we end the night with a rousing game of THE BOUDIN BOWL with Connie, Verla, Steve, and BJ participating with the Chat Krewe! 

 Laissez les bon temps rouler!