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A weekly talk show hosted by BJ from Board Game Gumbo. BJ interviews industry guests, designers, artists, content creators, and gamers about their favorite board games, latest board game news, conventions…and even plays a game or two with the Chat Krewe! A proud member of Punchboard Media.
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Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Episode 133: Tim Virnig of Thunderworks Games
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 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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Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Episode 132: Jeremy Howard of Man v Meeple Holiday Edition
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 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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Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Episode 131: Grant Lyon comedian and game designer of Curmudgeon
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 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?
Thanks for listening!
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Gumbo Live! Tuesdays at 8:30 PM CST / 9:30 PM EST hosted by Board Game Gumbo
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Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Episode 130: Dan Thurot of Space-Biff!
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 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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Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Episode 129: Dan Patriss of The Geek All Stars
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 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!
Thanks for watching!
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Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Episode 128: Chris Wray of the Opinionated Gamers
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 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!
Thanks for listening!
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Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Episode 127: Ian Zang and Aaron Wilson of Gravitation Games
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 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?
Thanks for listening!
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Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Episode 126: Dan Letzring of Letiman Games
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
BJ and Steve chatted up Dan Letzring of Letiman Games, all about news of his three upcoming projects:
- Adventure Tactics: Domiane's Tower (hitting retail soon);
- Questlings story books and family RPG (on Kickstarter this month); and
- Squire For Hire with a new expansion!
They also discussed recent spicy hot games played including:
- Meeple Land from Blue Orange Games; and
- Beyond the Sun from Rio Grande Games.
We had a surprise guest, Spencer Williams from The Lighten Up Initiative and Board Games Are Fun Podcast join everyone for the ENVIE Game. Can the chat krewe continue their winning streak even with the ringer that BJ and Steve have brought in? Probably, but there's some controversy!
Next week: Aaron Wilson & Ian Zang from GRAVITATION GAMES!
Thanks for listening!
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Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Episode 125: Hamu Dennis of Board Game Brothas
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
BJ welcomes in Hamu Dennis, co-founder and artist at Board Game Brothas, to chat about Hoop Godz out on Kickstarter right now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Joined by Jay Bell, Steve O'Rourke, and Verla (the Board Game Ambassador from Instagram), they chatted about recent spicy plays of Clank!, Shards of Infinity, and Flash 8.
Then the Chat Krewe cheered on another rousing game of Boardgame: The Heartthrob! Who really knows what games people want to play? Find out!
Thanks for listening!
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Gumbo Live! Tuesdays at 8:30 PM CST / 9:30 PM EST hosted by Board Game Gumbo www.facebook.com/boardgamegumbo
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www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Episode 124: Chris Glein designer of Studies in Sorcery
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
BJ welcomes in Chris Glein, the artist and designer by Studies in Sorcery. It's a tight push-your-luck and engine-building card game for only $19 on Kickstarter right now!
They discussed recent plays of:
- Flourish;
- Barenpark; and
- Dice Forge (on BGA)
Plus, Verla, Steve & BJ ran their Essen Envie 2020 picks past Chris and the Chat Krewe:
- Caretos
- Durian
- Medieval Age: Expansion
- Bonfire
- Praga Caput Regni
- Viscounts of the West Kingdom
- Glasgow
- Paris
- Cloud City
And then there is a great chat about Studies in Sorcery -- everything you wanted to know about the theme, background on the art, the mechanics, how the Kickstarter project is going -- so check out the Kickstarter page for more info.
Thanks for listening!
Board Game Gumbo is a proud member of Punchboard Media
Gumbo Live! Tuesdays at 8:30 PM CST / 9:30 PM EST hosted by Board Game Gumbo
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