Shelley and I work to help young women come to power and influence in the late 19th and early 20th century in

Kartini: From Darkness to Light by Sherria Ayuandini from ION Game Design

then we head to the British Isles and hang out with the pagans in

Druids of Edora by Stefan Feld from Alea and Ravensburger

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games!

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GG&G 1024! This week Shelley and I check out two mini-box games from Allplay

Llama Llama by Kaya Miyano

For the Emperor by Whitney Loraine

Then check out a bigger game, which is actually the smaller cousin of Ark Nova

Sanctuary by Mathias Wigge from Capstone Games and Feuerland Spiele

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games!

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GG&G 1023! Shelley and I build gardens and bribe dragons this week in two great family-weight games

The Hanging Gardens by Gregory Grard and Matthieu Verdier from Gigamic

and

Please Don't Burn My Village by Simon Weinberg from Fireside Games

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games!

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This week we bring you a quick review from BGG.con of the building-placement game

Dewan by Johannes Goupy and Yoann Levet from Space Cowboys

then we build our respective aquariums in

Aquaria by Tomas Holek from Delicious Games

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This week we make a quick correction of our review last week because we missed a rule in

Dragonarium by Wei Chang and Kuan Chen from Wonderful World Board Games

then we discuss our highlight game from BGG.con

Up or Down by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from Capstone Games

and end with a BIG title from Essen

Orloj: The Prague Astronomincal Clock by Paloma Pascual and Abraham Sanchez from Perro Loko Games and Devir

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UPDATE - WE GOT ONE RULE WRONG ON DRAGONARIUM, MAKING THE GAME HARDER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN!

We SAID that you were supposed to move your assistant and ONLY place a gem on the FINAL spot where the assistant stopped. THE REAL RULE is that you place a gem on a spot in EACH COLUMN OR ROW you get to as you move. That makes the game less difficult and opens up the chances to gain more dragons, which is a VERY good thing!

This week we check out a fun card game, and then preview a very cool puzzle game with dragons!

First up is Meister Makatsu by Reiner Knizia from AMIGO where each player had their own deck and you're tryin gto avoid taking points.

Then we place domino-style tiles and hope to birth dragons in

Dragonarium by Wei Chang and Kuan Chen from Wonderful World Board Games

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This week we go exploring! First we head north and take photos of wildlife in

Borealis: Arctic Expeditions by Dariusz Mindur from Lucky Duck Games

(order the game directly here: https://quack.at/garretts-games-borealis)

then we head down into the depths with Captain Nemo and crew in

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Alberto Millan from Looping Games

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This week Shelley and I build cities and fight to regain our daraven homeland. First we check out the 2-player

Timber Town by Ryan Boucher from Alley Cat Games

then we go BIG as we attempt to gain the most prestige as dwarves in

Covenant by German Millan from Devir

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Shelley and I check out two small-box games that provide a much bigger experience than their boxes might suggest.

First up is Allplay's tableau builder released earlier this year

Oddland by Dan Schumacher

then we check out a brand new Essen 2025 release

1975: White Christmas by Albert Reyes

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This week we're coming to you from GERMANY! If you have missed any of our numerous VIDEO posts over on YouTube, be sure to go check them out here:

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This week on the audio podcast Shelley and I check out two fun titles we got BEFORE the fair because they were the French versions:

Viva Catrina by Fred Boulle and Gregory Grard from The Flying Games

and

Arigato by Melodye Ladrat and Florian Sirieix from Ludonaute.

Check out our videos for each of these on YouTube and you can support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out the extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table:

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