Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group
A podcast about Board Games and friendship, and a real life board game group! Join us every week for an in-depth look at the board gaming hobby, including board game news, reviews and much, much more.
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On the show
- David1 ep
- Corluka1 ep
- Trey1 ep
Also: Paul, Ben, Jordan
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Total monthly reach
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By chart position
- 🇺🇸United States · GamesHOME#1279.9K to 52K
- 🇵🇹Portugal · Games#49.0K to 48K
- 🇧🇷Brazil · Games#385.3K to 28K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Games#484.5K to 24K
- 🇲🇽Mexico · Games#462.4K to 13K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
42K to 224K🎙 Biweekly cadence·271 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
61K to 320K🇺🇸23%🇵🇹21%🇧🇷13%+14 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
24K to 128K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/12/26 |  #263 Essen Preview '26 | Matthew, Ben and Jordan discuss the games they're most excited about releasing at Spiel Essen in the year of our lord 2026. | 1h 47m 23s | ||||||
| 8/24/26 | game reviewboard games+3 | — | GreyluneDaggerheart+6 | — | GreyluneWilliam Attia+3 | — | 1h 28m 28s | ||
| 8/10/26 | Gen Conboard games+3 | Jordan | Sweet LandsGreylune+1 | Indiana | Gen Conboard games+5 | — | 1h 11m 34s | ||
| 7/20/26 | geopolitical simulationboard games+4 | TreyPaul+1 | World OrderHegemony+6 | — | World OrderHegemony+5 | — | 1h 45m 51s | ||
| 6/22/26 | board gamesgame expansions+3 | — | Root: The Homeland ExpansionRoot | — | RootHomeland Expansion+3 | — | 1h 18m 22s | ||
| 5/31/26 | generositygame night+3 | — | Railway BoomDogs of War | — | generositygame night+3 | — | 2h 00m 51s | ||
| 5/18/26 | indie TCGSorcery: Contested Realm+3 | DavidCorluka | Sorcery: Contested RealmMTG | — | Sorcery: Contested Realmindie TCG+3 | — | 1h 46m 49s | ||
| 5/4/26 | board gamesNippon Zaibatsu+4 | — | Nippon ZaibatsuNippon+4 | — | Nippon Zaibatsuboard games+7 | — | 1h 51m 19s | ||
| 4/20/26 | board gamesFeya's Swamp+3 | — | — | — | Feya's Swampboard games+3 | — | 1h 00m 49s | ||
| 4/6/26 | board game reviewgame mechanics+3 | — | Stupor MundiShackleton Base: Below. Within. Above.+10 | — | Stupor Mundiboard game review+3 | — | 1h 53m 07s | ||
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| 3/23/26 | board gamesdeck building+3 | — | Star Trek: Captain's ChairImperium series | — | Star TrekCaptain's Chair+3 | — | 1h 34m 16s | ||
| 3/9/26 | 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 | board game reviewexpansion review+3 | — | Clans of Caledonia: IndustriaTerra Mystica+6 | — | Clans of Caledoniagame review+4 | — | 55m 59s | ||
| 2/9/26 | board gamestop 10+3 | — | — | — | board gamestop 10+3 | — | 2h 10m 35s | ||
| 1/26/26 | 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 | ||||||
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Chart history for Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group
Peaked at #4 in PT, top 10 in 1 of 34 tracked markets, currently #4 in PT.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| GR | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| HK | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| South Africa | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| SG | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| HU | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| PT | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| Brazil | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| Mexico | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| TH | — | #62 | #62 | — |
| Sweden | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| Norway | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| MY | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| Ireland | — | #71 | #71 | — |
| CH | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| GR | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| TR | — | #90 | #90 | — |
| Australia | — | #91 | #91 | — |
Chart Positions
34 placements across 28 markets.
Chart Positions
34 placements across 28 markets.