BJ welcomes in Charles Mruz, a documentary filmmaker based on the West Coast, who directed GAMEMASTER documentary, the brand new full length look at the board gaming hobby through the eyes of four up-and-coming designers. 

But first, they talk about some spicy hot games they have played recently: 

• Roll Player Adventures;

Then Verla "Gumbo Overlord" joins the show. She is a newly minted Producer helping out with guests and interviews, and they take a deep dive in to the GAMEMASTER film. Charles shares some stories of the production, insights into the designers featured, and some of the reactions to the release. 

But wait, there's more!

BJ always has a surprise up his sleeve, and this time, stay tuned for the Envie Game (which The NameFather runs with the Chat Krewe) with Charles and TWO very special guests.  And keep an eye out in the Chat Krewe for lots of friendly faces!  

Next week:  Eric Slauson stops by to talk about his designs, including TATTOO STORIES and MONSDRAWSITY. 

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BJ welcomes back Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games & Galactic Raptor Games, and Carla brings the spicy games! BJ & The Name Father chat about some recent plays: 

• Metro-X (how about those pencils!)

And of course, BJ & The Name Father get in a long chat with Carla Kopp about her ongoing Kickstarter for Roar & Write. Based on the Animals Kingdom game theme, Carla has designed a doozy of a randowriter with one of the best names in the hobby. It has beautiful art, is already funded, is easy to teach yet is a very thinky roll-n-write. Check it out now and tell them BJ said hey. 

Then, The Name Father takes over the show for the game -- it is the return of the Boudin Bowl!  BJ competes (rather poorly) with Starla & Mik Fitch of Our Family Plays Games and ABC's Good Morning America!  Can BJ even score a single point in the competition? With categories like "Aw, Shoot! That's Cute! Big Brute! and Toot Toot!", there is no guessing what games BJ will try to sneak past the Fitches. Will Alex successfully convince the Chat Krewe to boo BJ's choices?  Find out! 

(P.S. Don't miss Christian Strain's comment in the Chat Krewe about news on Asking For Trobils!) 

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BJ welcomes in Chat Krewe favorite, Jeremy Howard from Man v Meeple, back to the show! But he was busy doing a live play through of Tales of BarBEARia, so BJ chatted with The Board Game Ambassador (Verla LeBaron) and The Namefather (Steve O'Rourke) about recent games they've played: 

• Belratti

Then, Jeremy Howard joined in for some great chat about a lot of spicy hot games he has played recently: 

• Stop Thief

Then, it was time for the Game of the Century!  Jeremy and BJ have had a Twitter battle over the last few years as to who owns the rights to "Jambalaya" in board games -- it was time to settle it up!  The NameFather debuted a new game, "Mumbo Gumbo", and the results were surprising! 

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BJ chats with Dean & Jon from MeepleTown Podcast & YouTube Channel. They chat about musicians and board games, Dean's love of Sister Hazel, why Jon hates certain games, and they chat about some spicy hot games they've played: 

• Cosmic Run: Regeneration

Plus, they welcome in Alex & Abby from The Dukes of Dice Podcast for a rousing new games:  Etouffeighties, the Gumbo's version of Heartthrob: The Board Game. Who wouldn't want to play a game where you choose your favorite game from the 1980s, and your favorite 80s music in the background, and top it off with three of your favorite characters from 80s blockbuster movies!?!

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BJ and Steve interview Julie Ahern with Greenbrier games about her new Kickstarter for Tales of BarBEARia, a game we think will go very fur in the industry. Plus, there's plenty of talk about some spicy hot games they've played recently: 

• Succulent

Julie gives us an update on Folklore: Fall of the Spire expansion, and then Verla joins in for the Envie Game. Can Julie outwit all of the hosts AND the Chat Krewe in one unBEARable swoop? Don't paws this episode until you find out! 

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BJ opens the pre-show -- instead of the usual PBM bumper -- with a call to action on legal issues regarding #GeorgeFloyd and #BlackLivesMatter. 

Then, BJ chats with Kevin & Melissa Delp of Tantrum House about their new Kickstarter for Season 7, and for a quick history of their newest team members, Shantelle & Jonah.  Of course, there's some talk of some spicy hot games: 

• Whistle Mountain

Plus, BJ, and Steve "The Name Father" play a new game with Melissa and Kevin called unimaginatively, "Board Game: The Heartthrob".  It is a rousing new debut as everyone loved the game including the Chat Krewe (who played along). 

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BJ & the Name Father chat with Spencer Williams of Lighten Up Initiative. There's lots of talk about bringing more humor into the board game community, what Spencer & Lara have been up to on their channel, and some spicy hot games: 

• Deep Vents

Plus, BJ, The Name Father, and Verla (the Board Game Ambassador) talked Spencer into debuting Just One Medium with the Chat Krewe, and Spencer was a natural! 

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BJ & the Name Father welcome Mik & Starla Fitch from Our Family Plays Games. They chat about their new segment on the Dice Tower, spicy hot games they've played, plus a super tough ENVIE game! 

• Quacks of Quedlinburg

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BJ has been demoing for Grey Fox Games for a few years, and has had some great conversations with chief developer, Josh Lobkowicz. Plus, Josh loves travel! So, when Josh started Travel Buddy Games, with the idea of producing games that help you "See The World; Have Fun", BJ could not wait to get Josh on the show.  BJ & The NameFather chat with Josh and Keith Piggott, the designer of The Great Barrier Reef Card Game, about the ongoing Kickstarter project:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/travelbuddygames/the-great-barrier-reef-card-game

Plus, Josh talked about three games he has played recently: 

• https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/106/mystery-rummy-jack-ripper

Plus, the gang played a rousing game of The Boudin Bowl, with Josh as judge. Can BJ score even a single touchdown against the powerhouse team of Keith & Steve? 

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Do you like technical difficulties and podcasting-on-the-fly? Have we got a show for you!  BJ and The NameFather interview Alex Goldsmith, one half of the Dukes of Dice Podcast, while waiting for their guest, Matthew Aslin from Platypus Games.

Alex chimed in with three new-to-him games: 

• https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9633/barbie-queen-prom-game

Matthew Aslin is the chief designer and publisher behind Platypus Games from Australia. They chatted about his new Kickstarter project, The Ratcatcher:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theratcatcher/the-ratcatcher-solo-adventure-board-game

Plus, The Name Father joins BJ and the Chat Krewe to quiz Matthew in the Envie Game. Can The Name Father outsmart the Krewe?  

THANKS to all of the members of the Chat Krewe who tune in each week, and thanks to all of the artists, content creators, publishers, and designers who take part each week! 

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