Gumbo Live! welcomed back Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon to chat about the new release of TABRIZ from Crafty Games! Well, that was the plan…but everyone’s got a plan until … well, you know.

So, we started talking about ALL the games that Crafty Games is releasing, and got on some tangents about conventions and content creation and even a guest appearance from the cutest little board gamer ever. But in particular, we gabbed about:

Before we wrapped up the night, we debuted a new game with Glenn called Liar’s Liquid or Liar’s Cardboard or something. Doesn’t matter, because it was a fun game where Steve and Glenn had to compete to distinguish between wacky (but real) board games from BGG versus wacky (but fake) board games created by Chat GPT. 

Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!  

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Gumbo Live! welcomed back Alex Goldsmith who has done it all in the industry. He’s playtested, pod created, Kickstarter shepherded, and now he’s back to playing games with his friends in St. Louis! Alex was the former host of The Dukes of Dice (a Gumbo fave) and former marketing guru for Grey Fox Games. 

Before they swim into a deep discussion of Finspan, they talk about some ENVIE games that they are looking forward to playing 2025!  

Lastly, it was time to play a game! This week, it’s a hockey edition of DID YOU KNEAUX! 

Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!  

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Gumbo Live! welcomed in Andrew Stiles, the designer of Wine Cellar, a brand new bidding game from 25th Century Games going out to backers and retailers soon. Andrew is also the co-host of Tabletop Submarine, where he and his co-host Josh do a deep dive into board game stories with guests each episode.

But before…diving…into some board games, the Gumbo krewe talked with Andrew about his former life as a wine sommelier and podcaster, about spicy wine-and-board game pairings, and some news of some of his upcoming games. 

Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games: 

Lastly, it was time to play a game! This week, Andrew tries to stump us in the ENVIE game! 

Make sure you check out https://www.facebook.com/tabletopsub/ Tabletop Submarine Podcast for all of Andrew’s podcasting about board games. 

Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!  

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BJ and Steve welcomed in Daryl Andrews, one of the most prolific and well respected co-designers in board gaming today! BJ is a big fan of Sagrada and Dice Theme Park, but it was time to get to know the designer behind the cardboard. 

Before diving into some games, Daryl talked about life in Canada, traveling to board game conventions, his favorite moments at BGG.CON, some surprise news about some upcoming games, and his work with Maestro Media. 

Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games: 

Lastly, it was time to play a game! This week, BJ puts Steve and Daryl to the DID YOU KNEAUX game — ONTARIO EDITION! Since Steve’s Long Island is cat-a-corner to Toronto, this should be easy, right? 

Make sure you check out www.youtube.com/nerdabout — like and subscribe to Daryl’s new and excellent channel! 

Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!  

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Jeremy and Logan are back in the Gumbo Pot! At BJ’s request, Jeremy brought two games we’ve been dying to play: FROMAGE and WONDROUS CREATURES.  Plus, the krewe de Gumbo chats about their favorite games from BGG.CON!

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BJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Jay Bernardo, the marketing director at Bezier Games and content creator at Cardboard East!  BJ is a big fan of Jay’s wonderfully eclectic and deep diving content about the Asian board gaming scene and it was a thrill to get him on the show.

Before diving into some games, Jay talked about his journey in board gaming and how the Cardboard East channel came to be.  We get some inside gumbo scoop about the Tokyo Game Market and the Korean Board Gaming scene!

Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games: 

Lastly, it was time for the ENVIE game. Last week, they figured out Logan’s game pretty quickly. Can they make it two successful ENVIE games in a row?!

Make sure you check out www.youtube.com/cardboardeast — like and subscribe to Jay’s excellent channel! 

Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!  

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BJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Mitchell and Logan from the Acadiana Board Gamers discord to chat about cons including their recent trip to Dallas.  Before diving into the details, Steve previewed some of the games he is excited to play at PAX-U in Philly in two weeks:

Then, it was time to reminisce about the week that was at BGG.CON 2024, including some spicy hot games: 

Lastly, it was time for the ENVIE game. This time, we put Logan up for questioning. How fast did BJ guess the game?!? 

Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!  

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BJ and Verla are live from Dallas, Texas home of BGG.CON! Thanks to Logan Lanoo, we were able to record our thoughts after two days of gaming along with some special guests:  Mitchell from the Beans & Dice Podcast, Logan who runs the Acadiana Board Gamers discord, “Capt” Mark from New Orleans, Patrick & Cindy Newman, and of course, the inimitable Dave Dooooooooogas! 

Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!  

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Friend of the show and all around amazing fellow, Evan Halbert returns to Gumbo Live! This time as a full blown guest ready to give us the scoop on all the latest news from the world of his designs.

First, we chat about AFTER THE EMPIRE's success with Grey Fox Games and Evan gives us some info on the in-progress expansion!

Next up, we chat about everything METBETOCH, Evan and his design partner Ryan's take on a fantasy world from SBC Games coming to Kickstarter in the future.

Then, the Gumbo Overlord lets us know that we should check out WONDEROUS CREATURES, a gorgeous little tile-and-engine building game from Bad Comet Games.

Finally, Steve and Verla take on Evan in this season's continuing themed game, DID YOU KNEAUX -- the Portland edition!

Don't forget -- tickets are still on sale for Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana the weekend of March 29: www.southerngamefest.com Come join the Krewe and play some games -- you might even see some special Gumbo guests there!  

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Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games is back to talk about some spicy hot games, including her newest two games coming out on Kickstarter right now:  REEF & RUINS (designed by Carla) and WICKED & WISE deluxe edition and expansion (designed by Fertessa Alysse).

Here is a link to the Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdgiraffegames/reef-and-ruins

Plus, we chat about a spicy hot card game that the Gumbo Krewe enjoyed -- REBEL PRINCESS from Zombie Paella and Bezier Games! 

Finally, it wouldn't be a Gumbo Live! without a game with the guest, and this time, we play DID YOU KNEAUX, animal edition, with Carla! 

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