This time Shelley and I check out a fun filled released at Essen 2025 of tile placement and crazy instrument creation: Twisted Trumpets by Matthew Rodela from @playtozgames.bsky.social youtu.be/yuPjkMvnx1I

Place Tiles & Make a CRAZY Instrument: Garrett's Games Reviews Twisted Trumpets from Play to Z Games

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This week we check out two fun fillers - a shedding game with 2-sided cards dnup by Kei Kajino from @asmodee-es.bsky.social then we build bizarre instruments, trying to add birds and notes in Twisted Trumpets by Matthew Rodela from @playtozgames.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

This time Shelley and I have fun with a little card game of passing a card, then playing a pair while trying gain more cards and not go out. 2 Win by Florian Racky from Blue Orange Games youtu.be/l1z2e4DKVuU

Play So You Gain Cards and Don't Go Out! Garrett's Games Reviews 2 Win from Blue Orange Games

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Shelley and I check out the latest GIGANTIC BOX game from @beziergames.bsky.social in which we get a chance to run our own factories, get supplies, and create some of the best games on BoardGameGeek The Game Makers by Ben Rosset youtu.be/T0o2oE76D-Q

Manufacture the BEST Games on BGG! Garrett's Games Reviews The Game Makers from Bezier Games!

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GG&G 1054! 2 Win by Florian Racky from Blue Orange Games (2-6 players, 15 minutes, 7+) The Game Makers by Ben Rosset from @beziergames.bsky.social (1-6 players/60-90 minutes/15+) traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

This time Shelley and I check out the amazingly beautiful and solid super-filler in which each player creates art by collecting resources with their artisans: Artistry: Art Nouveau by Amy and Dusty Droz from Dux Somnium Games youtu.be/7Eeb4ARwLYo

Collect Resources and Create Gorgeous Art: Garrett's Games Reviews Artistry from Dux Somnium Games

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This time Shelley and I check out a 2-player game in which we compete to be the best city of commerce in northern Germany: Rival Cities by Andreas Steding from @pegasusspiele.bsky.social and Deep Print Games youtu.be/UvXyzzj8Co0

Compete to be the best Trading city in northern Germany! Garrett's Games Reviews Rival Cities!

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This week on GG&G we preview 2, then dive a bit deeper into another: Siege Perilous by Ivan Alexiev & Brian Saliba from @playtozgames.bsky.social Computer Junkyard by Allan & Jared Pincus from Dream Egg Games Artistry by Amy & Dusty Droz from Dux Somnium Games traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

This time Shelley and I try to keep our colonists alive in the face of difficult events and rampaging robots in Moon Colony Bloodbath by Donald X. Vaccarino from Rio Grande Games youtu.be/DEMAJdB4qpw

Whose Colonists Will Survive? Garrett's Games Reviews Moon Colony Bloodbath from Rio Grande Games

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This time Shelley and I explore a fun new roll & write from Weird Giraffe Games - multiple pages and 3 dice provide many options in Reef and Ruins by Carla Kopp. youtu.be/h-eBrUZul3A

Explore Shipwrecks and Coral Reefs with Dice Rolls: Reef and Ruins from Weird Giraffe Games

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This week we revisit the D&D universe in Lords of Waterdeep by Peter Lee & Rodney Thompson from @wizardsofthecoast.bsky.social then we face off in the 2-player-only 2025 release Rival Cities by Andreas Steding from Deep Print Games & @pegasusspiele.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley and I attempt to connect with our inner elementary school kid as we co-operate to make decisions and build a town while placing stickers all over the main board in the Spiel des Jahres Nominee Cozy Stickerville by Corey Konieczka from @unexpectedgames.bsky.social youtu.be/gGNq_koXyKg

Build your new town...with STICKERS! Garrett's Games Reviews Cozy Stickerville from Unexpected Games

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GG&G 1051: Shelley & I try to save colonists from rampant robots & accidents in Moon Colony Bloodbath by Donald X. Vaccarino from Rio Grande Games then we explore shipwrecks & reefs by rolling & writing in Reef and Ruins by Carla Kopp from @weirdgiraffegames.com traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley and I get a fantastic 'classic' game off the shelf, checking out two of its expansions as well. Russian Railroads German Railroads American Railroads all by Helmut Ohley and Leonhard Orgler from @zmangamesofficial.bsky.social and Hans im Gluck. youtu.be/2fRrqDe9z8E

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This week Shelley and I check out a Spiel des Jahres nominee Cozy Stickerville by Corey Konieczka from @unexpectedgames.bsky.social then we re-investigate an older title Bloom by Laurent Escoffier and David Franck from Quined White Goblin Games traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

This week Shelley and I check out a re-implementation of a 2013 game, originally titled Citrus from Jeffrey D. Allers and dlp games. Now, as Reef Gardens, players purchase coral and re-seed the reefs. Points come from area majority around underwater stations. youtu.be/AXwtvAZMEuk

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Shelley and I take another glance at our shelves to suggest more great games to take on your summer trips with non and occasional gamers. Beer & Pretzels Cabanga Hamsterrolle Heimlich & Co. Ito Just One Das Letzte Kamel Take It Easy Trekking The National Parks Viva Pamplona youtu.be/_KVulaQRIuA

More Games for Summer Vacations! Garrett's Games Suggests Summer Games Part 2

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Shelley & I get an Essen 2025 release to the table: Reef Gardens by Jeffrey D. Allers from dlp Games then play one from 2013: Russian Railroads by Helmut Ohley & Leonhard Orgler from Z-Man Games. We also played the German Railroads & American Railroads expansions! traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

It's summer time, so it's time for some lighter games! We headed up to a friend's cabin at Lake Tahoe last week, so we wanted to detail some games we thought might be good to bring along: 6 Nimmt Biddle Finito Flip 7 MySeven Russelbande Take Time The Mind Trio Viva Catrina youtu.be/SYGwrTa9d6c

Heading to a cabin in the woods or to a beach house? It's time for Summer Vacation Games (Part 1)!

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This week, rather than reviewing two "new-to-us" games as we usually do, we thought we would gather some games that might work well with occasional and non-gamers on some of the summer vacations you might be taking. traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley and I get help from our friends at the vineyard to Cultivate and Harvest grapes, Make Wine, Age that wine, Load it into our trucks, Greet tourists, and of course do some Paperwork in Vineyard: A Winemaking Game by Roberta Taylor from Pencil First Games youtu.be/YyeOwTMXilU

Make Wine With The Help of Friends! Garrett's Games Reviews Vineyard from Pencil First Games

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Shelley and I check out this 2-player app-assisted game of Dutch auctions and flower arranging with domino-style tiles Floristry by David Gordon and TAM from UP Games. youtu.be/vtdXuMktH-U

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This week Shelley and I enjoy some flora, playing as rival flowershop owners in Floristry by David Gordon and TAM from UP Games then placating our oenophile obsession in Vineyard: A Winemaking Game by Roberta Taylor from Pencil First Games traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

Shelley & I check out a game of card play & worker movement; we build a palace & buildings, sail rivers to gather goods, recruit students, heal patients, find artifacts, & go to the library! Baghdad: The City of Peace by Nestor Mangone & Fabio Lopiano from Alley Cat Games. youtu.be/OuvTHOEtDog

Sail, Recruit, Build, & Gather - Garrett's Games Reviews Baghdad: City of Peace from Alley Cat Games

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This time Shelley and I check out a trick-taking/bidding game in which players play cards in a trick to then draft from a tableau of cards and create movies Movie Tricks by Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson and Asmund Svensson from Chilifox Games. youtu.be/1iUnyCYV7TQ

Draft Card to Create Movies! Garrett's Games Reviews Movie Tricks from Chilifox Games!

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GG&G 1046! This week Shelley and I create movies and then travel through Baghdad Movie Tricks by Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson and Asmund Svensson from Chilifox Baghdad: The City of Peace by Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone from Alley Cat Games traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

This time Shelley and I put on our intrepid reporter hats and attempt to uncover the evidence to write amazing investigative journalism articles and win that coveted prize in Pulitzer by David Vaquero from @tranjisgames.bsky.social youtu.be/j6AI8xnlDm4

Investigating 1970's scandals and cover ups! Garrett's Games Reviews Pulitzer from Tranjis Games!

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Shelley and I meander along the beach to a lighthouse and back, picking up shells and filling our bags along the way in Sanibel by Elizabeth Hargrave from AvalonHill & Hasbro. youtu.be/Hzuj7YpoxDk

Wandering the Beach and Picking Up Shells! Garrett's Games Reviews Sanibel from Avalon Hill/Hasbro

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Garrett's Games 1045! Shelley and I wander the beach collecting shells, then head back to the 1970's as investigative journalists. Sanibel by Elizabeth Hargrave from Avalon Hill/ Hasbro Pulitzer by David Vaquero from @tranjisgames.bsky.social & @25thcentury.games traffic.libsyn.com/garrettsgame...

This time Shelley and I have a great time collecting 3-D market baskets filled with fruit and vegetables, then stacking them in our stands. Market Fresh by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from AvalonHill and @hasbrogames.bsky.social . youtu.be/oTCLi-Uc1po

Get Fruit and Veggies at the Market! Garrett's Games Reviews Market Fresh from Avalon Hill.

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