Steve Finn of Dr Finns Games It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with our old friend, Steve Finn of Doctor Finn's Games (Biblios, Nanga Parbat, Cities and so many other great games). Steve stops by the Gumbo Pot to chat about some exciting crowdfunding news. His new…

FLIPTOONS -- is it better on the table than at first play on BGA? BJ and Mitchell unboxed the game on Twitch and then immediately had to try it out. Here's BJ's thoughts after his first play.

Jeremy’s Gaming Gratons: First Impressions of TIPPERARY with the Family Jeremy looks at TIPPERARY, a new tiles laying puzzle and economic engine game from Lookout Games and the designer of ULM

BJ spotlights one of the games at SoBo's GeauxPub section that is on his list to play: PLAYGROUND EMPIRES from Hutchu Games from Acadiana's own Sterling Birdwell

Roux Dat: Recent plays of Cabanga!, SET, and Ratzia!

Inventors of the South Tigris and Logic & Lore Variance plus Southern Board Game Fest news It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest!  First, Mitchell and BJ chat about some exciting news about SoBo! The guided…

Jeremy's got Baghdad from Alley Cat Games on the table and dishing out his first impressions of the game play.

Dr Finn's new puzzle and strategy book, Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games is super clever and a recommend for any puzzle fans.

Roux Dat: BJ and Mitchell are back at the game store, this time recounting their first impressions of recent plays of Inventors of the South Tigris, Tokaido Duo, and Silver Fang

Please Take The Third Exit on the Round-A-Bound: MAP MASTERS review Five Card Dungeon Run is one of my favorite games of 2025. I mean, Map Masters. See why.

Roux Dat: BJ chats about a recent game day with The Jay Bell and Mitchell, with first impressions of their plays of of Hot Streak, Silver Eye, and Logic & Lore

Jeremy's Gaming Gratons: First Impressions of ANTS, the new hot game from Cranio Creations in the same universe as RATS OF WISTAR

We have a big ice storm on the way, which might mess up my game day plans, but no worries! Ive nee sampling @drfinnsgames.bsky.social ‘s Book of Solo games, and I really dig the Word Wrap and Cosmic Run games so far. I have plenty more to explore if we are stuck inside this weekend!

Guided Playthroughs for Southern Board Game Fest are now live for registration, including hot titles from Stonemaier Games, Paverson Games, Burnt Island Games, CGE, and 25th Century Games and many more!

BJ gives a sneak peek at some of the games on the play-to-win list at Southern Board Game Fest coming up March 20-22. Get your badges now!

Gumbo Game Night with The Jay Bell (ESP and more) On this week's Twitch Tuesday, BJ was joined by three special guests!  The Jay Bell is back from New Jersey bringing a brand new game from Odd Candy called ESP. It's a mind-bending trick-taking game to test your ESP.   Jeremy is back in the Gumbo…

The Acadiana board gamers share their Most Anticipated Games of 2026, including titles from Bezier Games, Delicious Games, Fort Circle Games, and more!

Roux Dat: Recent plays of Compile Main 1, Orapa Mine and My Island, at the Jet Coffee / Southern Board Game Fest game nights!

The NameFather has returned from PAX U to share his thoughts on ENTHRONED, a new two player tug-of-war game from Smirk & Dagger Games

Operation Barclay and Southern Board Game Fest VFM news (with Mitchell) It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest!  First, Mitchell and BJ chat about their recent play of OPERATION BARCLAY, a cool two-player…

Roux Dat: First Impressions of plays of AQUARIA, OPERATION BARCLAY and HARMONIES

The NameFather has returned from PAX U to share his thoughts on ENTHRONE, a new two player tug-of-war game from Smirk & Dagger Games

News from Stonemaier Games 2026 Preview, including new content for Scythe, Viticulture, Wingspan, Euphoria, Expeditions, Finspan, Origin Story and more!

BJ shares his top games of 2025— at least so far!

Recent plays of Santa's Workshop, Map Masters and ESP: Experiment in Supersensory Perspicacity!

BJ and his family have started a new Christmas tradition -- playing Santa's Workshop during the holidays!

First Impressions of plays of Map Masters, La Pâtisserie Rococo, and A Dragon's Gift

BJ celebrates this blog's 1000th post with a look back on the blog's history

Dragonsteel Nexus, Brotherwise Games and Tricky Kids (with Mitchell from SoBo) It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest!  First, BJ lays out for Mitchell his recent plays of TRICKY KIDS, a new trick-taking…

Recent plays and first impressions of Tricky Kids, Unmatched: Lee v Ali, and Castle Combo!

Pax U Chat — Whisperstone, Winter Rabbit, Here Lies and Enthrone (with Steve, Julie & Houston) Tonight, Steve "The Name Father" O'Rourke is back in the Gumbo Pot with BJ, fresh off a visit to PAX UNPLUGGED. But this time, Steve's brought guests -- Julie & Houston, fellow academics and board game…

Check out our list of family friendly games to play during the holidays, including What Can I Say, a very clever little party game from @pipnetic.com and the mind of @drfinnsgames.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP2D...

There's still a few days left to back Cascadia: Alpine Lakes by @flatoutgames.bsky.social It's got more of a 3D element if you like games like Akropolis, and the family variant can be taught to almost anyone! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

One of those 'grail games' for many euro game fans is an old Reiner Knizia classic, Rheinländer. And if Rheinländer has been on your gotta-have-it-somehow list, you are in luck as 25th Century Games has launched it on Kickstarter!

10 Games for the Holidays! It's the holiday season! And everybody is asking for appropriate games to bring to family and friend game nights, so here's a list of ten games released -- or re-released in new editions -- in the past couple of years that are PERFECT for your next holiday game night!…

BJ has a list of ten games released -- or re-released in new editions -- in the past couple of years that are PERFECT for your next holiday game night!

BJ is terrible at yet another game. But will the fact that he "doesn't see The Matrix" spoil his enjoyment of the game? @capstonegames

Jeremy’s Gaming Gratons: DRACULA’S CURSE, which Jeremy says is a straight forward game but with lots of interesting decisions in its game loop.

BJ needs inspiration from a character from one of the great American Novels to change his luck in TAG TEAM. Here's the Gumbo review on this brand new auto-battler from Scorpion Masque.

It's been almost ten years since the original review here on the Gumbo of Stronghold Games' MY VILLAGE. Does it hold up?

The SDHistCon announced the winner of their annual Summit Award, and this year's winner is WAR STORY: OCCUPIED FRANCE, designed by Dave Neal and David Thompson and published by Osprey Games.

Lagniappe with Mitchell from Southern Board Game Fest (The Hobbit, Tend, My Village) It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director from Southern Board Game Fest!  First, BJ and Mitchell chat up their recent experiences listening to The Beans…

Forest Shuffle Dartmoor is the best version of Forest Shuffle that BJ has played so far. But there's just one problem...

Mitchell from Southern Board Game Fest (Tag Team, Big Sur, Origin Story and Asian Tigers: A Story of Prosperity) It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director from Southern Board Game Fest!  First, BJ and Mitchell chat up their recent visit…

Spoonbill Games' COALITION: COUNCILS OF THE REPUBLIC can be played at BGG.CON next month in Dallas! Sign up now for your time and place!

Four more games to play at BGG.CON that are being highlighted at ESSEN SPIEL 2025!

Essen Envie: Top Ten Games for Essen Spiel 2025 (plus some lagniappe!) It's ESSEN SPIEL week! BJ from Board Game Gumbo is back with TEN more games that he has the ENVIE to buy at ESSEN SPIEL 2025. Plus, there's a little bit of lagniappe, with six interesting games that might slip under the radar,…

Roux Dat: Squirrel Away, Trio, & Spooktacular!

Cascadia Alpine Lakes — Lunchtime Lagniappe with Jeremy! The summer break is over, and we are back in the Gumbo Pot! This time, Jeremy from the Acadiana Board Gamers is back to teach us how to play CASCADIA ALPINE LAKES, out on Kickstarter right now from our friends at Flatout Games.  You like…