Episode 144: Special Guest - Kim Brebach from Good Games Publishing, My Little Scythe, Cascadia, Land vs Sea

On this episode Sarah, Jules and Adrian are joined by Kim Brebach from Good Games Publishing. He talks about his journey into game design, his mission to find games that have incredible depth, and his development approach to playtesting new games.

In our Sizzling Games segment Adrian has been enjoying My Little Scythe with his family, Kim has discovered the joy of  Cascadia, and both Jules and Sarah have been carefully placing (and stealing) tiles in Land vs Sea.

In the Bracket Battle 2.0 we announce the winner from last week's Blood Rage vs City of the Big Shoulders, and then launch our next battle: Anachrony vs Kanban EV. Jules and Adrian go head to head in this battle, so we have to call in an expert to split the difference! Make sure you vote for your favourite on our socials to make sure it goes through to the next round.

Finally, in Swear An Oath Jules has started painting his Unsettled miniatures but is still determined to beat that last level. Meanwhile Sarah completed The Initiative and Adrian has the 2010 edition of Vinhos lined up. Kim joins in the action and swears to revisit Scythe to reassess his opinion, and Jules, Adrian and Sarah all swear to have a Paint Party!

Find out more about Good Games Publishing at their website: http://www.goodgamespublishing.com/

Check out the Good Games Publishing Discord server here: https://discord.gg/5HXgyyA

...and the Good Games Playtest server here: https://discord.gg/q986mh5

Sizzling Games:  My Little Scythe (53:00), Cascadia (1:07:45), Land vs Sea (1:14:00)

Board Game Bracket & The Roast (01:25:48)

Swear An Oath (01:39:15)

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Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:

Monstrous (2016) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/164775/monstrous

Unfair (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/179172/unfair

Guild Master (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256317/guild-master

Fluttering Souls (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258154/fluttering-souls

Funfair (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315881/funfair

No Thanks! (2004) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12942/no-thanks

Land vs Sea (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336929/land-vs-sea

Drift (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245545/drift

My Little Scythe (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/226320/my-little-scythe

Cascadia (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia

Blood Rage (2015) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170216/blood-rage

City of the Big Shoulders (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214880/city-big-shoulders

Anachrony (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185343/anachrony

Kanban EV (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev

Unsettled (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/290484/unsettled

The Initiative (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328908/initiative

Detective: A Modern Crime (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223321/detective-modern-crime-board-game

Vinhos (2010) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42052/vinhos

Scythe (2016) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169786/scythe

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