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Estimated from 32 chart positions in 32 markets.
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- 🇺🇸US · Games#8330K to 100K
- 🇦🇺AU · Games#8830K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Games#9130K to 100K
- 🇬🇧GB · Games#1225K to 30K
- 🇩🇪DE · Games#1955K to 30K
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212K to 703K🎙 ~2x weekly·263 episodes·Last published 4d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
424K to 1.4M🇲🇽21%🇺🇸7%🇦🇺7%+29 more - Active Followers
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169K to 562K
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#259: Root: The Homeland Expansion
Jun 22, 2026
1h 18m 22s
#258 - Generosity at the Table
May 31, 2026
2h 00m 51s
#257 Sorcery: Contested Realm
May 18, 2026
1h 46m 49s
#256 Nippon Zaibatsu
May 4, 2026
1h 51m 19s
#255: Feya's Swamp
Apr 20, 2026
1h 00m 49s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/22/26 |  #259: Root: The Homeland Expansion | Jordan and Paul review the latest expansions for the classic game of woodland warfare. | 1h 18m 22s | ||||||
| 5/31/26 |  #258 - Generosity at the Table✨ | generositygame night+3 | — | Railway BoomDogs of War | — | generositygame night+3 | — | 2h 00m 51s | |
| 5/18/26 |  #257 Sorcery: Contested Realm✨ | indie TCGSorcery: Contested Realm+3 | DavidCorluka | Sorcery: Contested RealmMTG | — | Sorcery: Contested Realmindie TCG+3 | — | 1h 46m 49s | |
| 5/4/26 |  #256 Nippon Zaibatsu✨ | board gamesNippon Zaibatsu+4 | — | Nippon ZaibatsuNippon+4 | — | Nippon Zaibatsuboard games+7 | — | 1h 51m 19s | |
| 4/20/26 |  #255: Feya's Swamp✨ | board gamesFeya's Swamp+3 | — | — | — | Feya's Swampboard games+3 | — | 1h 00m 49s | |
| 4/6/26 |  #254 Stupor Mundi✨ | board game reviewgame mechanics+3 | — | Stupor MundiShackleton Base: Below. Within. Above.+10 | — | Stupor Mundiboard game review+3 | — | 1h 53m 07s | |
| 3/23/26 |  #253 Star Trek: Captain's Chair✨ | board gamesdeck building+3 | — | Star Trek: Captain's ChairImperium series | — | Star TrekCaptain's Chair+3 | — | 1h 34m 16s | |
| 3/9/26 |  #252 March of the Ants✨ | board game reviewMarch of the Ants+3 | — | March of the Ants: Evolved Editionkirbooloni.com+3 | — | March of the AntsEvolved Edition+3 | — | 1h 44m 50s | |
| 2/23/26 |  #251 Clans of Caledonia: Industria✨ | board game reviewexpansion review+3 | — | Clans of Caledonia: IndustriaTerra Mystica+6 | — | Clans of Caledoniagame review+4 | — | 55m 59s | |
| 2/9/26 | #250 Top 10 Board Games of 2025✨ | board gamestop 10+3 | — | — | — | board gamestop 10+3 | — | 2h 10m 35s | |
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| 1/26/26 |  #249 Tales of the Arthurian Knights✨ | board gamesgame reviews+3 | — | Tales of the Arthurian KnightsMarch of the Ants+3 | — | Tales of the Arthurian KnightsMarch of the Ants+3 | — | 1h 56m 44s | |
| 1/12/26 |  #248: Ayar: Children of the Sun | Ben, Trey, and Jordan discuss the new action selection minigame speculation bonanza Ayar: Children of the Sun. Plus discussion of Agent Avenue, Twilight Imperium Thunder's Edge, Silos, and A Place for All My Books. 00:00 - Intro / Traitors 9:20 - Silos 18:46 - Agent Avenue 31:36 - Pacts 35:36 - A Place for All My Books 44:11 - Twilight Imperium Thunder's Edge 57:49 - Ayar: Children of the Sun review | 1h 53m 46s | ||||||
| 12/24/25 |  #247: Old King's Crown | Matt and Jordan review Old King's Crown, the impressive lane battling asymmetric card flipping game from first time designer Pablo Clark. | 1h 16m 57s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 |  #246: Game Brain Holiday Gift Extravaganza | Ben and Paul are here to save your holiday season! Need a game to buy for that special someone? Or even that UNspecial someone? We have some ideas for you. Plus, some strategies for how to teach games to the most stubborn, unfocused, and downright difficult people of all time: your family. 00:00 - Intro 04:00 - Recent Plays 04:12 - Food Chain Magnate 17:17 - Ito 22:36 - Ayar, Shinjuku, and Tag Team 26:36 - The Game Brain Holiday Gifting Extravaganza!! 28:36 - Games for Monopoly lovers 3... | 1h 02m 40s | ||||||
| 12/8/25 |  Solo Mode #10: Kingdom Death Simulator | Matty introduces you to the neat world of Kingdom Death on your compooter. Watch the pod on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q3Bf7JYMhJQ Check the game out here: https://shop.kingdomdeath.com/ | 40m 12s | ||||||
| 11/24/25 |  #245 BGG.CON 2025 | Matt, Ben, Trey, Tom and Jordan travel to Dallas, Texas for BGG.CON 2025 and don't see the sun for four entire days. Many games were played, all were enjoyed. Well, almost all. | 1h 19m 17s | ||||||
| 11/10/25 |  #244 Speakeasy | Ben, Trey, and Paul review the new Vital Lacerda board game Speakeasy. Plus, recent plays of The Old King's Crown and Night Soil. 00:00 - Intro 03:55 - The Old King's Crown 11:16 - Night Soil 18:40 - 18Cuba 19:20 - Speakeasy | 1h 44m 06s | ||||||
| 11/5/25 |  Solo Mode #9: 10 Favorite Solo Modes Since the Last Solo Mode | It's been two years since the last Solo Mode! How did that happen? Who cares! Stop harping on it. Let's move past it with love and kindness. Anyhoo here are the 10 Best solo modes I've played since the last Solo Mode Episode. Which was two years ago. We know, Jesus, get over it. | 45m 54s | ||||||
| 10/27/25 |  #243: Fate of the Fellowship | Matt, Trey and Jordan take a look at Matt Leacock's Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, discuss multiplayer co-ops and dive into this year's Essen crop. You can also watch this whole episode live on our Youtube channel! https://youtu.be/IbkiM4ZLdNg | 1h 11m 50s | ||||||
| 9/15/25 |  #242: Oranges & Lemons | Ben and Paul do a deep dive review on the cozy, classic-feeling worker placement game Oranges & Lemons. Plus, recent plays of Cargo Empire, Spicy, Fromage, Kites, Ito, and Guards of Atlantis II. 00:00 Intro 04:08 Kites 09:35 Cargo Empire 15:49 Guards of Atlantis II 28:02 Spicy 34:56 Fromage 39:50 Ito 48:19 Review game - Oranges & Lemons | 1h 46m 30s | ||||||
| 8/18/25 |  #241: Trains + Mascots | Ben and Jordan check in on some recent game sessions - some short, some long, and some VERY long. Ben has some things to say about hot new games Lightning Train and Shinjuku. Jordan then shares some impressions about 1817 and Defense of Procyon III. Plus, an epic breakdown of another epic Twilight Imperium session, and we wrap things up with the game that maybe made us happiest: Hot Streak. Be sure to follow us on IG: https://instagram.com/gameb... | 1h 42m 34s | ||||||
| 7/28/25 |  #240: Revitalizing Game Night | Ben and Paul talk about recent plays of Eclipse, Scape Goat, and 23 Knives. Plus, the two explore the question: what happens if game night becomes stale? 00:00 Intro 04:50 Eclipse 13:56 Land & Freedom 17:28 Scape Goat 32:39 Man-Eating House 38:31 Gadget Trick 42:15 Age of Innovation 44:10 Ito 47:08 23 Knives 59:42 Dune / Discussion topic: how to revitalize game night | 1h 35m 43s | ||||||
| 7/7/25 |  #239: Transgalactic Fails, Battles, and Uprisings | Matt is back on the pod for a very big rundown of some noteworthy game sessions: some amazing, others not so much. Matt, Jordan, and Ben are going around the horn with a chunky board game roundup. 00:00 Intro 03:12 Daggerheart 18:01 Fiasco 21:08 Transgalactica 30:03 Corps of Discovery / Manifest Destiny 36:55 Oranges & Lemons 45:27 Toy Battle 52:56 Nusfjord 01:01:10 Dune Imperium Uprising 01:10:31 Innovation 01:13:14 Courtisans 01:14:27 Isle of Skye Big Box | 1h 23m 06s | ||||||
| 6/16/25 |  #238: Moon Colony Bloodbath + Endeavor Deep Sea | Ben, Paul, and Trey discuss first impressions of two big games: Moon Colony Bloodbath and Endeavor Deep Sea. Somehow, we all got mad at each other in each game. Fun! We also chat about recent game plays of Dune Imperium and Wavelength, and extra bonus: the return of Games on the Brain! 00:00 Intro 00:57 Game Rooms 08:05 Dune Imperium 21:44 Wavelength 33:49 Ito 41:37 Landmarks of the Lost Atlas 51:40 Oranges & Lemons 53:00 Barcelona: The Rose of Fire 54:06 Cargo Empire 01:03:11 Moon Colo... | 2h 06m 27s | ||||||
| 5/5/25 |  #237 Asian Tigers | Ben, Paul, and Jordan go deep on the color-coded agony machine that is Asian Tigers. Plus, chatter about Ito, We All Take From the River, and Elder Scrolls. 00:00 Intro 05:21 Elder Scrolls 12:59 Ito 33:13 Rail on the Hill 38:19 Founders of Gloomhaven 41:55 Mr. Pai Pai 44:17 Gibberers 53:06 We All Take From The River 01:05:53 Guards of Atlantis, Land and Freedom updates 01:07:33 Asian Tigers review | 1h 49m 18s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
37 placements across 32 markets.
Chart Positions
37 placements across 32 markets.