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!  

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

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!  

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

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!  

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

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! 

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Dan Patriss, co-host of The Geek All Stars podcast, is back to talk about some spicy hot games and some games to look out for at Essen! Plus we get an inside look at GAMERS FOR CURES 2024, Dan’s charity for Turner Syndrome of America:

https://www.gamersforcures.com/

Plus, there's talk of Charterstone, Legacy Games, Captain Flip strategy, Frosthaven scenarios, and Bat Flip Dynasty! 

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

BJ has been scouring the excellent list updated by Board Game Geek’s W. Eric Martin's* (https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview...) for the hottest, most interesting games. At the time of this list, there were nearly 1100 games so it made for some hard choices!

This list is 15 of the games that BJ has his eye on available for purchase at ESSEN SPIEL 2024, plus a little bit of lagniappe!

What games are on your list? Laissez les bon temps rouler!

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Gumbo Live! is back with a new fall season, and you don't even need to subscribe to TV Guide to get the new fall lineup!  In our first episode, we chat with MARK MCGEE, one of the owners of the indie publisher, HOW TO STEAM BROCCOLi, who designed one of our favorite little card games this year, TETHER.  We chat about how Mark got the inspiration for the game, some of the challenges and benefits of self-publishing, and do a deep dive into the mechanics and gameplay. 

Then it is on to some talk about some spicy hot games we've played recently! 

First up is a discussion of Leder Games' hit from Cole Wehrle, ARCS! Mark and BJ have both played the base game a number of times and they have thoughts!  Then BJ gives a wildly Frankensteinen review of his recent plays of ITS A WONDERFUL WORLD from Lucky Duck Games (and available on BGA if you want to try it yourself.)  Does BJ love it or hate it? You'll have to decide for yourself! 

Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of THE ENVIE GAME with Mark and the Chat Krewe! Mark's got a toughie, so tighten up your shoe laces and start running to your BGG listings to see if you can guess which game Mark has a hankering to play right now -- and why. 

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Get more information about TETHER right here including links to how to purchase the game:

https://howtosteambroccoli.com/

** Complimentary copies of Tether and Its A Wonderful World were provided to the Gumbo by the publishers. ** 

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our second most final show of the season, we visit with GLENN FLAHERTY, from Boardgames & Bourbon, all about the brand new kickstarter for the reprint of TIR NA NOG from Grand Gamers Guild! 

We also talk about Steve and BJ's recent plays of Unmatched: Slings & Arrows

Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of DID YOU KNEAUX (Ireland versus Louisiana) with Glenn and the Chat Krewe! 

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Get more information about Tir Na nOg right here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/tir-na-nog-reprint-tir-na-nog-escape

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our final show of the season, we visit with RYAN HENDRICKSON, the designer of Pirates of Maracaibo! We learn how Ryan got his start in game design, what's it like working with Alex Pfister, and how the game came about! 

We also talk about some of our favorite roll-n-writes like: 

• Dice Charmers

Finally, we enjoyed a rousing game of ENVIE!  Ryan picked a good one!

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! is back with a new season! In our ninth show, we visit with BURKY from GAMETOPPERS LLC all about the latest sweet stuff coming from his brand new Kickstarter 4.5!  Plus, we talk about spicy hot games including:

• Cargo Noir

Burky gives us the scoop on all things GAMETOPPERS LLC including the brand new terrain mats, terrain packs, designer art rails, and more! You can get more information and even sign up for notifications for the project right here: 

• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-45-galactic-game-tables-terrain-packs-and-mats

Finally, we enjoy a rousing game of Rank 'Em with Burky! Lots of fun categories here, including one brought in by Alex Goldsmith of the Dukes of Dice!

Laissez les bon temps rouler!