A podcast about boardgames with two hosts who happen to be left-handed. Brandt Sanderson and Eric Summerer approach the hobby of boardgaming from their own particular angle, discussing games they've played, both together and with their respective groups, as well as tackling a discussion topic that the D12 of Fate decides for them.
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RBR038 - Rock Hard 1977
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Eric and Brandt recall their adventures in DC and Indy over the past few weeks, before moving on to reviews of Star Trek Captain's Chair, Invincible the Dice Game, The Light in the Mist, and The Mandalorian Adventures. The D12 of Fate has us (finally!) discussing storage for our living card game collections, and our Doubles Review is of Devir's new…
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Brandt kicks off the show by talking about running a booth at ConnectiCon, and we move on to reviewing Dice Cards, Trio, Vampire Village, and Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls. The D12 of Fate demands we discuss "gimmicks" in games, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Harmonies from Libellud. 00:33 - Brandt at ConnectiCON 03:53 - Dice …
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Brandt and Eric get hyped for some late Summer travel before jumping into reviews of Drop Drive, Blaze, Vengence: Roll and Fight, and Biomos. The D12 of Fate demands we talk about our kids' changing tastes in games, and our Doubles Review tackles Tír na nÓg from Grand Gamers Guild. 00:34 - Gen Con and DC 03:13 - Drop Drive 07:15 - Blaze 13:20 - Ven…
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RBR035 - Weirdwood Manor
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Eric kicks off the show with a brief recap of his adventures at Dice Tower East, and Brandt shares his take on Slay The Spire. We then move on to solo reviews of Freedom Five, Wingspan Asia, Invincible: The Hero-Building Game, and Purim. The D12 of Fate finally leads us to talk about AI Art in boardgames, and our Doubles Review is on Weirdwood Mano…
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Brandt and Eric discuss their summer plans, and then launch into reviews of Unmatched: Slings and Arrows, Hungry Monkey, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters, and Power Grid. The Big Roll has us focusing on Alpha Gamers in Co-Op Games, and our Doubles Review is Saashi and Saashi's latest card game, Bus & Stop. 00:33 - Summer Activities 03:56 - Unmatched: Slin…
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Brandt begins by celebrating the success of the Portal Game Fest, before we move on to reviewing The Easter Escapade, Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs, Decorum, and Skyrise. The d12 of Fate wants to Party, and our Doubles Review is the cooperative deck-building game Flame and Fang. 00:33 - Portal Game Fest 04:32 - The Easter Escapade 08:33 - Gloomhaven…
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The Brandt and Eric talk about some non-board gaming activities they've been into lately before moving on to reviews of Faraway, Expeditions Around The World, Harmonies, and Chomp. The Big Roll is about Adding or Removing Players Mid-Game, and our Doubles Review is Allplay's upcoming River Valley Glassworks. 00:34 - Brandt Plays D&D 03:10 - Eric Pl…
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The Brandt and Eric take on Psycho Killer, Heart of Crown Online, All Time Wrestling, and Legendary Encounters: Alien before letting the D12 of Fate determine that Finding Fun in Constraints is the topic of the episode. Then, we close the show by making Brandt's Day and reviewing the Mojo Mania scenerio pack for Marvel Champions. 00:34 - Maycember …
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RBR030 - Path of Civilization
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Eric and The Brandt talk about their respective Spring Break activities, before moving on to reviews of Tanuki, 51st State Ultimate Edition, The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, and Sunset Over Water. The D12 of Fate tells us to talk about Solo Gaming, and our Doubles Review is of Path of Civilization. 00:34 - Ticket to Ride on Saturday Night Live 01:…
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This time, Brandt and Eric take on The 7th Citadel, Mind Up!, Flashback: Lucy, and Trash Talk. The Big Roll is about Player Interaction, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Side Quest: 7th Sea and Side Quest: Nemesis from Board and Dice. 00:34 - Brandt plays Nucleum and Wyrmspan 02:23 - The 7th Citadel 08:48 - Mind Up! 12:51 - Flashbac…
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The Brandt and Eric tackle Let's Go! to Japan, Marvel Champions: Age of Apocalypse, Palm Laboratory, and Avatar the Last Airbender. The Big Roll leads us to talking about Out of Print Games, and our Doubles Review is Restoration Games' Unmatched: Tales to Amaze. 00:35 - Theater Injuries 04:06 - Let's Go! to Japan 10:10 - Marvel Champions: Age of Ap…
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RBR027 - Perch
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This time, Brandt and Eric start Year Two of the podcast by reviewing Star Wars Unlimited, Wyrmspan, French Quarter, and Wroth. The D12 of Fate has us discussing playing games in a game store, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Perch from Inside Up Games. 00:33 - Anniversary Talk and Patreon Bonus Episode 02:16 - Eric at Dice Tower We…
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Eric and Brandt stack up some popular word party games before reviewing Merchant's Cove, Foundations of Rome, Quicksand, and the Shadow of the Serpent expansion to the G.I. Joe Deckbuilding Game. The D12 of Fate has us discuss the best way to plan for a Campaign or Legacy game, and we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Vale of Eternity. 00:…
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RBR025 - Redwood
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The Brandt and Eric take on Obsession, Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition, Disney The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Spirit of Giving, and Fractured Sky before turing to the D12 of Fate, which leads to talking about games we can't get to the table. Then, we finish off the show with our Doubles Review of Redwood. 00:32 - Guys and Dolls 02:16 -…
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The Brandt and Eric discuss their recent gaming events before tackling reviews of Expeditions, Galactic Cruise, Marvel Zombicide, and Nucleum. The Big Roll has us talking about boardgame "families", and our Doubles Review is Days of Wonder's latest hit Heat: Pedal to the Metal. 00:33 - Marvel Champions Marathon 02:01 - Eric on the Dice Tower Cruise…
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Eric and The Brandt discuss a number of Batman-themed games before delving into reviews of Freaky Frogs from Outaspace, The White Castle, The Hero Realms app, and Kinfire Delve. The d12 of Fate leads us to discussing how we log our game plays, and we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Last Light from Grey Fox Games. 00:33 - Batman Games - S…
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The Brandt and Eric look forward to 2024, and move on to reviewing Jokkmokk, Run, Scholars of the South Tigris, and Daybreak. The D12 of Fate has us looking for best practices in selling or giving away games, and Brandt remembers the Civil War game that he made in school. Then, we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Ancient Knowledge from IE…
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RBR021 - Mycelia
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In our final episode of 2023, Eric and The Brandt mess with the format. After discussing Eric's misadventures on the ninja course, we discuss Spellbook, Ticket to Ride Legacy, Brass Empire, and At The Helm, before jumping straight into our Doubles Review of Mycelia from Ravensburger. We then set the D12 of Fate aside for this episode to run through…
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RBR020 - Kutná Hora
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For our 20th episode, The Brand and Eric revisit Eila and Something Shiny, and review Luthier, Creature Comforts, Apiary, and Cyberion. The D12 of Fate has us talking about the most popular games in our groups (though not necessarily our favorites), and we close out the show with a Doubles Review of CGE's Kutná Hora: The City of Silver. 00:32 - Bac…
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RBR019 - Forest Shuffle
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The Brandt and Eric discuss the upcoming Bardwood Grove, as well as reviewing Ashes: Red Rains, Monumental, ZhanGuo, and Tiwanaku. The Big Roll topic this time is Trading Card Games, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Forest Shuffle. 00:35 - Bardwood Grove 06:23 - Ashes: Red Rains 11:37 - Monumental 18:16 - ZhanGuo 24:37 - Tiwanaku 32:5…
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RBR018 - Forbidden Jungle
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The Brandt and Eric discuss Brandt's Extra Life marathon, Virtual Revolution, Hegemony, EXIT: Nightfall Manor, EXIT: The Silent Storm, and Neotopia. The d12 of Fate has us talking about game prices, and we close out the show with a Doubles Review of the latest Matt Lecock Forbidden game, Forbidden Jungle. 00:32 - Extra Life 04:13 - Virtual Revoluti…
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RBR017 - Star Trek Discovery: Black Alert
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The Brandt and Eric spend some time recapping their favorite Halloween costumes, before discussing Without Fail, Maximum Apocalypse, Fantastic Factories, and Four Gardens. The D12 of Fate lands on an analysis of Escape Rooms, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of the Star Trek Discovery themed game Black Alert. 00:32 - Costume Talk 06:20 -…
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This time, Brandt gives a recap of his home convention Vanner Con, we review Eye My Favorite Things, Newsboys, Trickdraw, and Eila and Something Shiny. Then, we discuss playing games in the dark, and wrap things up with a Doubles Review of Cosmoctopus. 00:33 - Vanner Con 04:03 - Eye My Favorite Things 09:11 - Newsboys 15:25 - Trickdraw 21:30 - Eila…
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RBR015 - Barcelona
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The Brandt and Eric welcome our new sponsor, Grand Gamers Guild, as well as discussing the new edition of Robo Rally, Lunar Rush, Doodle Rush, and Wandering Towers. Brandt has a quiz for Eric, we discuss the dangers of Gatekeeping in the hobby, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Barcelona. 01:08 - Multiple Choice Mayhem 10:27 - Robo Ral…
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This time, The Brandt and Eric take on Age of Innovation, Forbidden Jungle, Mercurial, and Unfold: Through the Wall. The D12 of Fate guides us to discussing Boardgame Cruising, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Ahau: Rulers of Yucatan 02:55 - Age of Innovation 08:38 - Forbidden Jungle 13:16 - Mercurial 21:02 - Unfold: Through the Wal…
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In this lucky 13th episode, The Brandt and Eric discuss Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest, Noobs in Space, and Tales from The Red Dragon Inn. The d12 of Fate has us talking about teaching games, and our Doubles Review of Sky Team closes out the show. 02:13 - Age of Wonders: Planetfall 07:15 - Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest …
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This time, The Brandt and Eric talk about Fika, Bananya, BOOoop, Mission Control, and Acquire before letting the d12 of Fate guide them to talking about Eric's son's RPG club. Finally, we close out the show with our Doubles Review of World Wonders. 05:37 - Fika 08:52 - Bananya 11:07 - BOOoop 14:20 - Mission Control 19:23 - Acquire 24:36 - The Big R…
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The Brandt and Eric take on Star Wars: Rivals, Federation, Beyond the Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn, and Expeditions before letting the D12 of Fate lead them to talking about Setting Up and Putting Away games. Are there best practices, or should you just dump everything in the box lid? Finally, we close out the show with our Doubles Review of Thunde…
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This time, Eric and The Brandt are face-to-face at the Level Up Retreat in Stamford, CT, talking about the event itself, as well as games like After Us, Robot Quest Arena, Stonespine Architects, GAP, Warband: Against the Darkness, Inside Job, The Witcher: Old World, and The Artemis Odyssey. 05:25 - After Us 14:00 - Robot Quest Arena 18:30 - Stonesp…
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This time, The Brandt and Eric take on Vivarium, Isofarian Guard, and EXIT: Return to the Abandoned Cabin. Also, Brandt has a quiz about Tom Hanks Movies, we discuss the perils of Niche Board Game Terms, and we close the show with our review of the Spiel-nominated Dorfromantik: The Board Game. 00:23 - Tom Hanks Quiz 04:27 - Vivarium 07:28 - Isofari…
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The Brandt and The Eric talk about Darwin's Journey, boop, Nimalia, and Rivals for Catan Deluxe, before discussing the paralells between the boardgaming hobby and disc golf. Then, they close the show with a Doubles Review of Distilled from Paverson Games. 02:31 - Darwin's Journey 08:41 - boop. 12:06 - Nimalia 15:31 - Rivals for Catan Deluxe 20:12 -…
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This time, The Brandt and Eric focus on Linkto: Food, Legacy of Yu, In the Footsteps of Darwin, and Star Wars: Shatterpoint. The D12 of Fate lets Brandt talk about games on the Nintendo Switch, including Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baba is You, Slay the Spire, Hades, and Citizen Sleeper, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of the family co…
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This time, The Brandt and Eric take on Star Wars Outer Rim: Unfinished Business, Orichalcum, Resist!, and Exploding Kittens: Recipies for Disaster. The d12 of Fate has us discussing why it's so hard to make a game about Curling, and our Doubles Review is of Tribes of the Wind. 03:03 - Star Wars Outer Rim: Unfinished Business 08:11 - Orichalcum 12:4…
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This time, The Brandt and Eric take on Cartaventura: Lhasa, Dice Manor, Mountain Goats, and Marrakesh. The D12 of Fate leads us to talk about board game transport, and we finish the show with a Doubles Review of Starship Captains 04:00 Cartaventura: Lhasa 07:36 Dice Manor 12:39 Mountain Goats 16:58 Marrakesh 23:46 The Big Roll: Game Transport 35:45…
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The Brandt and Eric take on Why I Otter, An Otter Won, Resurgence, Mega Man Adventures, and Council of Shadows. They figure out where they stand on the spectrum of competitive vs. cooperative games, and they finish the show with a Doubles Review of Earth. 02:50 Why I Otter/An Otter Won 06:28 Resurgence 10:19 Mega Man Adventures 14:54 Council of Sha…
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The Brandt and Eric discuss Hoplomachus: Victorum, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, Astro Knights, Jump Drive: Terminal Velocity, and Motor City. Then, we discuss a rules change in the world of Ninja, and close the show with a Doubles Review of The Wolves. 02:27 Hoplomachus Victorum 09:13 The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era …
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The Brandt and Eric discuss Frosthaven, Unlock: Game Adventures, Star Wars Deckbuilding Game, and Star Wars The Clone Wars. The D12 of Fate leads us to talking about Mid-size Conventions (and the shelving of our local ConnCon), and we close out the show with a Doubles Review of Marvel Age of Heroes. 01:20 Frosthaven 11:20 Unlock: Game Adventures 16…
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The Brandt and Eric discuss King of Monster Island, Blood on the Clocktower, Rolling Heights, and Mille Fiore. The D12 of Fate leads us to talking about Video Games in Boardgame form, and we close out the show with a Doubles Review of Tesseract. 01:40 King of Monster Island 05:45 Blood on the Clocktower 12:10 Rolling Heights 16:25 Mille Fiore 22:43…
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Introducing a new podcast from Brandt Sanderson and Eric Summerer: Right Brain Rollers! Eric and Brandt are two board gamers from Connecticut who happen to be left handed. Each episode will feature discussion of games they've played with their respective groups, as well as one they've played together. Plus, Fate decides a major discussion topic, an…
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