Garrett's Games 1066: Maestro and Timeless Journeys - The Italian Grand Tour
This week as Shelley and I wend our way to Essen, we talk about two games that should be readily available in the halls, and heading your wa...
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Doug Garrett and his wife Shelley discuss and review the strategy/designer board games they play on this weekly podcast. Interviews with notable names in the hobby, along with designers and...
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20 of 943 episodesGarrett's Games 1065: Essen 2026 Games! All the titles we didn't talk about on our videos!
SO MANY ESSEN GAMES! We've covered over 60 games on our YouTube channel, but there are many more games coming out at Essen NEXT WEEK, so thi...
Garrett's Games 1064: Space Lab, 6 Nimmt - Baron Oxx, and Crops
This week we check out THREE fun card games, two of which are just hitting the shelves now/at Essen: Space Lab by Corentin Lebrat and Johann...
Garrett's Games 1063: Circadia, Knowsy, Stereo Mind, Atlantis Exodus, and Galileo Galilei
This week Shelley and I once again break the "two games discussed" format and instead cover FIVE games! Circadia by Hisashi Hayashi from Syn...
Garrett's Games 1062: Pop Art, Machi Koro Life, and Bordeaux
This week Shelley and I check out THREE new games! Machi Koro Life by Masao Suganuma from Pandasaurus Games Then TWO new titles from R2I Gam...
Garrett's Games 1061: The Peak Team and Abroad
This week Shelley and I team up as forest rangers to complete missions and discover wildlife in The Peak Team: Rangers by Scott Almes from M...
Garrett's Games 1060: Kano and Cascadia - Alpine Lakes
This week Shelley and I check out a gorgeous game about art, and a wonderful sequel to an already good game. First we play Cascadia: Alpine...
Garrett's Games 1059: Wine & Cheese and Two Button Shy Micro Games!
This week Shelley and I enjoy some of our favorite beverage and food, along with some fun forthcoming micro card games! First we check out t...
Garrett's Games 1058: Duel of Meloch and Rolling Realms Redux
This week it's all about Stonemaier Games! First up is an older title that builds on a game from 2021: Rolling Realms Redux by Jamey Stegmai...
Garrett's Games 1057: Wingspan Pocket and Gulo Gulo
This week Shelley and I check out a little sister to a hugely popular title as we collect food, lay eggs and place birds in our tableau in W...
Garrett's Games 1056: Sandcastles and Entropy
This week Shelley and I check out a fun castle-building little tile-laying game for up to 6 players Sandcastles by Alex Cutler from Pandasau...
Garrett's Games 1055: Dnup and Twisted Trumpets
This week Shelley and I check out two smaller games that work as fun fillers. The first is a shedding game with 2-sided cards dnup by Kei Ka...
Garrett's Games 1054: The Game Makers and 2 Win
This week Shelley and I play two games at the ends of the physical size scale First, we check out a fun card game where you don't want to go...
Garrett's Games 1053: Artistry, Siege Perilous, and Computer Junkyard
This week we preview two upcoming releases, then dive a bit deeper into a gorgeous game of Art and design: Siege Perilous by Ivan Alexiev an...
Garrett's Games 1052: Rival Cities and Lords of Waterdeep + Scoundrels of Skullport Expansion
This week Shelley and I revisits the Dungeons and Dragons universe in 2012's Lords of Waterdeep by Peter Lee and Rodney Thompson from Wizard...
Garrett's Games 1051: KdJ Nominee Moon Colony Bloodbath and Reef & Ruins
This week Shelley and I try (and often fail) to save our lunar colonists from rampant robots and accidents in Moon Colony Bloodbath by Donal...
Garrett's Games 1050: SdJ Nominee Cozy Stickerville and Bloom
This week Shelley and I get a chance to check out one of the three Spiel des Jahres nominees for this year Cozy Stickerville by Corey Koniec...
Garrett's Games 1049: Reef Gardens And Russian, German, American Railroads
Shelley and I get an Essen 2025 release which is a re-themed game from 2013 to the table: Reef Garden by Jeffrey D. Allers from dlp games th...
Garrett's Games 1048: Summer Vacation Games!
This week, rather than reviewing two "new-to-us" games as we usually do, we thought we would gather some games that might work well with occ...
Garrett's Games 1047: Floristry and Vineyard - A Wine Making Game
This week Shelley and I enjoy some flora, playing as rival flowershop owners in Floristry by David Gordon and TAM from UP Games then placati...