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Garrett's Games and Geekiness

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 publisher... Read more

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Garrett's Games 590 - Deadline and Bob Ross Art of Chill

Garrett's Games 590 - Deadline and Bob Ross Art of Chill

Shelley and I have a great time solving murder mysteries as hard-boiled detectives, then get all zen as we chill with Bo... Read more

22 Oct 2017

46mins

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Garrett's Games 604 - Indian Summer and King's Will

Garrett's Games 604 - Indian Summer and King's Will

Shelley and I get all Tetris-y again with the second nature-themed tile-laying game from Uwe Rosenberg, then plan out ou... Read more

28 Jan 2018

35mins

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Garrett's Games 698 - Zoom in Barcelona and Beth Heile of BGG!

Garrett's Games 698 - Zoom in Barcelona and Beth Heile of BGG!

Shelley and I have a great time racing around Barcelona taking photos in Zoom in Barcelona by Núria Casellas, Eloi Pujad... Read more

17 Nov 2019

34mins

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Garrett's Games 603 - Montana and Pulsar 2849

Garrett's Games 603 - Montana and Pulsar 2849

Shelley and I check out a western state, then head into space this week! Montana by Rudiger Dorn from White Goblin Games... Read more

19 Jan 2018

34mins

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Garrett's Games 615 - Tony Boydell & Some of 2017's Best

Garrett's Games 615 - Tony Boydell & Some of 2017's Best

Tony Boydell's on board this week from across the pond for a discussion of some of 2017's best (and worst) games.  Here ... Read more

9 Apr 2018

1hr 5mins

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Garrett's Games 654 - Brikks and Forum Trajanum

Garrett's Games 654 - Brikks and Forum Trajanum

Shelley and I have more fun with a roll & write polyomino game, then a fantastic time building our ancient Roman col... Read more

14 Jan 2019

47mins

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Garrett's Games 713: Bruxelles 1897 and Masters of Renaissance

Garrett's Games 713: Bruxelles 1897 and Masters of Renaissance

Shelley and I spend some time in late 19th Century Brussels, gaining influence with aristocrats, buying art, building bu... Read more

1 Mar 2020

28mins

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Garrett's Games 706: Maracaibo, Chop! Chop!, and Tulum

Garrett's Games 706: Maracaibo, Chop! Chop!, and Tulum

Shelley and I talk through a couple of lighter games from Djeco that she can't wait to get into her classroom, as well a... Read more

12 Jan 2020

35mins

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Garrett's Games 53 - El Grande and Tal der Abenteuer

Garrett's Games 53 - El Grande and Tal der Abenteuer

Shelley and I sit down to discuss a classic from Kramer and Ulrich, as well as a less important Reiner Knizia title. El ... Read more

20 Jun 2015

38mins

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Garrett's Games 600 - Palace of Mad King Ludwig and Otys

Garrett's Games 600 - Palace of Mad King Ludwig and Otys

Shelley and I FINALLY get a finished copy of Palace of Mad King Ludwig to the table after playing a much different proto... Read more

25 Dec 2017

44mins

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Garrett's Games 565 - Liguria and Das Vermachtnis des Maharaja

Garrett's Games 565 - Liguria and Das Vermachtnis des Maharaja

Shelley and I take a gander at another Queen deal from Amazon, as well as a solid new card game from one of our favorite... Read more

30 Apr 2017

29mins

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Garrett's Games 695 - Vinyl and Barrage

Garrett's Games 695 - Vinyl and Barrage

Shelley and I have fun building our respective record collections in our games of  Vinyl by Eric Alvarado from Talon Str... Read more

28 Oct 2019

38mins

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Garrett's Games 562 - Tony Boydell and Reflections on 2016

Garrett's Games 562 - Tony Boydell and Reflections on 2016

Tony Boydell joins me for the third April in a row to discuss some of the games we've played since Essen, as well as ref... Read more

9 Apr 2017

36mins

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Garrett's Games 664 - Tudor and Wingspan

Garrett's Games 664 - Tudor and Wingspan

Shelley and I work hard to gain favor and move up the ranks in Henry VIII's court in  Tudor by Jan Kirschner from Academ... Read more

24 Mar 2019

44mins

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Garrett's Games 661 - Cabo and Teotihuacan: City of Gods

Garrett's Games 661 - Cabo and Teotihuacan: City of Gods

Shelley and I get a chance to preview the forthcoming Bezier Games' title  Cabo by Mandy Henning and Melissa Limes from ... Read more

3 Mar 2019

44mins

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Garrett's Games 611 - Transatlantic and Concordia Gallia/Corsica

Garrett's Games 611 - Transatlantic and Concordia Gallia/Corsica

Shelley and I look back to Mac Gerdts' older title Concordia, then take on his Essen 2017 release Transatlantic Concordi... Read more

23 Feb 2018

33mins

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Garrett's Games 659 - Fine Sand and Gugong

Garrett's Games 659 - Fine Sand and Gugong

This week Shelley and I enjoy some sand castle building from Stronghold Games, then have a bit less fun (possibly due to... Read more

18 Feb 2019

37mins

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Garrett's Games 610 - Merlin and Altiplano

Garrett's Games 610 - Merlin and Altiplano

Shelley and I move in circles around the Round Table, then head south for some fun with alpacas! Merlin by Stefan Feld a... Read more

23 Feb 2018

34mins

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Garrett's Games 541 - Cottage Garden and Jorvik

Garrett's Games 541 - Cottage Garden and Jorvik

Shelley and I head out to the Tetris-style gardens of Cottage Garden by Uwe Rosenberg, then head north to get a taste of... Read more

14 Nov 2016

40mins

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Garrett's Games 682 - Cosmic Run: Regeneration and Architects of the West Kingdom

Garrett's Games 682 - Cosmic Run: Regeneration and Architects of the West Kingdom

Shelley and I send our ships out into the void to find new planets to settle before they are wiped out by meteors in Cos... Read more

29 Jul 2019

37mins

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