Shelley & I check out a new sequel to the Spiel des Jahres winner Qwirkle Flex by Susan McKinley Ross & Reiner Knizia from Mindware & Schmidt Spiele then we try out another interesting twist on trick-taking Onstage by Michael Orion from Arcane Wonders traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley and I check out this small-box dexterity game where we draft cards and then take their 3-D counterparts to place on our plates: Buffet Boss by Daryl Chow from @arcanewonders.bsky.social youtu.be/oBATDEcmCRo

This week on Garrett's Games, Shelley and I take on the BIGGEST 'draw and draw' game we've ever played. Two sheets to mark, as well as a scratch off card??? There's a LOT in Tend by Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, Austin Harrison, and Toby Sarnelle from IV Studio youtu.be/l2sbwFtkoIk

This week head to another planet in the draw & draw behemoth Tend by from IV Studio then we try to pile the best food on our respective plates in Buffet Boss by Daryl Chow from @arcanewonders.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley and I check out this fun shedding game with two ways to get rid of your cards. Number Chain by Woojin Yang from @arcanewonders.bsky.social and Korea Boardgames youtu.be/xhr6F5R9H1s

Shelley and I spend some time building 3-D fountains populated with multicolored fish and lily pads in Fountains by Kedric Winks from The Op Games youtu.be/cLq3n5_SkWw

Garrett's Games 1035! This week Shelley and I build fountains, then try to string nubmered cards together in a shedding game: Fountainsby Kedric Winks from The Op Games and Number Chain by Woojin Yang from @arcanewonders.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley and I delve into more trick-taking goodness with a twist in Piñatas by Reiner Knizia from @allplay.bsky.social! youtu.be/P_rLJcjmilg

Shelley and I travel a circular board to puck up various colored cubes and deliver them to fantasy shops in Leylines by Daryl Andrews and Wolfgang Kramer from @arcanewonders.bsky.social. This is a title based on the SdJ winning Kramer design Auf Achse from 1987. youtu.be/GPFHcvInl2c

This week we pick up & deliver items to fantasy shops in Leylines by Daryl Andrews & Wolfgang Kramer from @arcanewonders.bsky.social Then we head into the land of trick taking once again for a new twist in Pinatas by Reiner Knizia from @allplay.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley and I get our creative gardening gloves on, drafting plants, insects, and decorations for our respective gardens in Pergola by Michal Golab Golebiowski and Przemek Wojtkowiak from Rebel Studio youtu.be/FOLSUdYHkNQ

This time Shelley and I check out one of the games that's been gathering dust on our shelves for too many years. Does it still belong there? Trambahn by Helmut Ohley from Mayfair and @lookoutgames.bsky.social ! youtu.be/ajU6y60UfX0

Our first video of the week celebrates our ability to read each other's minds as we play cards to cooperate and achieve 40 different challenges in Take Time by Alexi Piovesan and Julien Prothiere from Libellud! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and give us a thumbs up! youtu.be/ZOY5umo_JqI

GG 1033! Two 2025 releases, and 1 from 2015: Take Time by Alexi Piovesan & Julien Prothiere from Libellud Pergola by Michal Golab Golebiowski & Przemek Wojtkowiak from Rebel Studio Trambahn by Helmut Ohley from Mayfair & @lookoutgames.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley and I check out the small-box 'draw & draw' game where each player has 4 cards and adds numbers to create paths: Fantastic Trails by Jordy Adan from NSV Thanks to our sponsor this week - @drfinnsgames.bsky.social ! youtu.be/ripEzzqxVKI

This week: Fantasy Brewers by Michael Schacht from @grailgames.bsky.social Position meeples to gain goods & workers to get money & score the most points! youtu.be/_oI2goWHq-o Thanks to our sponsor @drfinnsgames.bsky.social - check out his forthcoming 2-player book of Strategy & Word Games!

GG&G 1032! Fantasy Brewers by Michael Schacht from @grailgames.bsky.social then we get card and try to create the best ant trails in the draw and draw game Fantastic Trails by Jordy Adan from NSV traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame... Thanks to our sponsor @drfinnsgames.bsky.social !

Shelley and I own movie theaters & try to make the most money in Popcorn by Victor Saumont from IELLO youtu.be/-5myqG8kIr4 Thanks to @drfinnsgames.bsky.social Order his solo book here: www.amazon.com/Finns-Book-S... Check out the new book here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/drf...

Shelley & I check out: Dr. Finn's Book of 2-Player Strategy and Word Games @drfinnsgames.bsky.social with EIGHT games that are a fun mix of hidden scoring and head-to-head choices. The book debuts 2/23/26 on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/drf... youtu.be/Na7e_M-speA

This week we check out a different sort of board gaming experience: a cool book of EIGHT games Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games youtu.be/hPvmC8cXKTQ Thanks to @drfinnsgames.bsky.social for their sponsorship, and make sure you SUBSCRIBE to support our continued content creation!

traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame... GG&G 1031 This week Shelley & I check out 2 game BOOKS from @drfinnsgames.bsky.social Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy & Word Games Dr. Finn's Book of 2-Player Strategy & World Games Then we check out another from Essen 2025: Popcorn by Victor Saumont from IELLO.

Older TItles We Need To Play Soon! We are making a resolution to get some of these older titles back to the table and talk about our experiences with them after at least 7 years of collecting dust. youtu.be/F2eeNBtA4go

Shelley and I roll dice, then choose dice pairs and write values for scoring on one of two player boards in Clickety Clack by Ralf zur Linde from NSV youtu.be/q6p2joR1tgk

This week Shelley & I chuck dice & fill in rows in Clickety Clack by Ralf zur Linde from NSV then we head to Japan and strategically place our ronin figures into cities to do actions & funfill contracts in Ronin by Emanuele Ornella from @queengamesus.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

To finish out the week, Shelley and I build up a city filled with canals in Tolleno by Gilles Turbide from @sitdowngames.bsky.social youtu.be/I7e16t1NcL4

Shelley and I build up our own ponds with cards of frogs and environments in Pondscape by Tomas Holek from Pink Troubadour and @capstone-games.com youtu.be/RxhmfEzmhvM

This week Shelley & I create ponds & populate them with frogs in Pondscape by Tomas Holek from Pink Troubadour & @capstone-games.com then we build a canal-side city & place buildings in Tolleno by Gilles Turbide from @sitdowngames.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley and I travel around North America taking photos in Photo Tour North America by Oleg Meleshin, Eugene Timashov, and Yury Yamshchikov from Eugene Timashov. youtu.be/9Twe2V2kCMI

This week Shelley and I bicycle around France, sending postcards from our places visited and camping. Postcards by Eric Dubus and Simon Kayne from Synapses Games. youtu.be/NpgwN62okGA

GG&G 1028! First we bike France in Postcards by Eric Dubus & Simon Kayne from Synapses Games then it's our own country in Photo Tour North America by Oleg Meleshin, Eugene Timashov & Yury Yamshchikov from Timashov Publishing Thanks to @beziergames.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Llama Llama - @allplay.bsky.social Please Don't Burn My Village - @firesidegames.bsky.social Kartini: From Darkness to Light - @iongamedesign.com Ronin - @queengamesus.bsky.social Postcards - Synapses Games Pondscape - Pink Troubadour & @capstone-games.com youtu.be/IBsYzpB7rzc

Doug and Shelley run through their TOP 5 of last year! youtu.be/UKTUmLQCV6Y Remember to SUBSCRIBE!

Garrett's Games 1027 - DOUG & SHELLEY'S TOP 10 OF 2025! We look back on 2025 & run through our Top 10 games first played in 2025. traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame... If you want to go back & listen to our list from the first 1/2 of the year, head here: EPISODE 1000: traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Garrett's Games Reviews! Shelley and I use cards to draft cute pictures of hamsters, dogs, and cats in Paws Up by Reiner Knizia from @pegasusspiele.bsky.social youtu.be/wFSxdIwMo3Y

Shelley and I head to the forest to cut down timber, plant trees, fulfill contracts, and reshape the land in Forestry by Michal Peichl from Pink Troubadour and @capstone-games.com youtu.be/qJFxp-ZeSqE

GG&G 1026! This week it's trees in Forestry by Michal Peichl from Pink Troubadour, @capstone-games.com, & @pegasusspiele.bsky.social then cute animals in Paws Up by Reiner Knizia from @pegasusspiele.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame... Thanks to our sponsor @beziergames.bsky.social

Shelley & I head to late 19th/early 20th C Indonesia for a fascinating game about educating young women as they rise to power and gain independence for their country - & it has cool Euro-game elements! Kartini: From Darkness to Light by Sherria Ayuandini from @iongamedesign.com! youtu.be/d5rFyhGPmFc

Our first video of this last week of 2025 delves into the Celtic (& very green) world of Stefan Feld's newest from Alea & @ravensburgertcg.bsky.social: The Druids of Edora We wander the board to shrines, connect dolmens, make potions, and surround fires, all in about 60 minutes. youtu.be/gB4vhAcRvag

Shelley & I help Indonesian women in Kartini: From Darkness to Light by Sherria Ayuandini from @iongamedesign.com then play pagans in Druids of Edora by Stefan Feld from Alea & @ravensburgertcg.bsky.social Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games, Inc.! traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Our THIRD video for the week covers the last of the mini-box games we checked out on this week's audio podcast: For The Emperor by Whitney Loraine from @allplay.bsky.social ! youtu.be/aV77nKaUn0k

For our SECOND video (of three) this week, Shelley and I check out the little brother of 2021's Ark Nova: Sanctuary by Mathias Wigge from @capstone-games.com and @feuerlandspiele.bsky.social ! youtu.be/UWU6UFP8NEA

This week one of our surprise hits was this mini-box game from @allplay.bsky.social Llama Llama by Kaya Miyano Choose a goal and pass cards, and hope that you can achieve the goals chosen. So simple, but so good! youtu.be/OU0o4ywLdFA

This week Shelley & I play games from @allplay.bsky.social Llama Llama by Kaya Miyano For the Emperor by Whitney Loraine Then Sanctuary by Mathias Wigge from @capstone-games.com & @feuerlandspiele.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame... Thanks to our sponsor @beziergames.bsky.social !

Shelley and I check out a great family-style board game this week: Please Don't Burn My Village! by Simon Weinberg from @firesidegames.bsky.social youtu.be/XVTUakC54gk

Shelley and I work to build King Nebuchadnezzar's famous wonder of the world in The Hanging Gardens by Gregory Grard and Matthieu Verdier from Gigamic youtu.be/FQwViMEHbqA

GG&G 1023! Shelley & I build gardens & bribe dragons The Hanging Gardens by Gregory Grard & Matthieu Verdier from Gigamic and Please Don't Burn My Village! by Simon Weinberg from @firesidegames.bsky.social Thanks to our sponsor @beziergames.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley and I look at FIFTEEN games in THREE categories (all of which were readily available when the video was recorded earlier this week), making suggestions for last-minute purchases for family fun and gifts for gamers in your lives. youtu.be/TGO9hqk2kx0

Shelley and I compete to create the best aquarium with beautiful fish, kelp, and anemones, but we need to make sure we have enough food and and supplies as we move through our 16 turns over 4 rounds! Aquaria by Tomas Holek from @DeliciousGames & @capstone-games.com youtu.be/YuErHyNbVzU

GG&G 1022! We start with a quick review from BGG.con of Dewan by Johannes Goupy and Yoann Levet from Space Cowboys then we get fishy in Aquaria by Tomas Holek from Delicious Games Thanks as always to our sponsor @beziergames.bsky.social ! traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Probably the BEST stocking stuffer for this holiday season, Up or Down? by Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling from @capstone-games.com left us wanting to play again and again. It was an immediate purchase after we tried it at BGG.con and scales quite well from 2-6 players! youtu.be/RFNCJRc7c9E