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It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme! 

First, Mitchell and BJ chat about the Summer of Mitchell (and Connor?). Then, they chat about their recent play of DUEL OF MELOCH (Scythe v Expeditions two player dueling game) from Stonemaier Games designed by Jamey Stegmaier. Does it live up to their expectations? 

Then, they the Dice Tower Award Winners and crown a DTA DRAFTING CHAMPION! (Hint: it's not BJ). There's lots of banter about which ones were surprises and which were absolutely chalk picks. 

Finally, we throw in our choices f...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with THE NAMEFATHER!  Steve O'Rourke is back with tales of Chuck Con V with which to enthrall us. 

In this episode, we find out what has been keeping Dr Steve busy this past semester, and then we go  straight to the action -- CHUCK CON V! Friends, if you want to know how to start your own Cabin Con, Steve's got all the tips for you to have a successful weekend+. 

After giving us some of the high points outside of gaming, like trips to the Cre...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest! 

In this episode, we geaux straight to the action -- Dice Tower East 2026! Three members of the Acadiana Board Gamers discord (Mitchell, BJ and Doug) traveled east to Orlando and the Walt Disney World resort to game for six days straight -- well, one of them gamed for six days straight at least.

Mitchell and BJ recap all six days at DTCe, with highlights of games played like:

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest! 

First, Mitchell regales us with tales of his summer trip with his friend Ethan to Columbus, Ohio for ORIGINS GAME FAIR 2026!  Mitchell played over 80 games while he was there, but he stopped by to tell us his top 21 games played. 

BJ and Mitchell also dish on a recent game that they both have played: 

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest! 

First, Mitchell regales us with tales of his big game day with Doug and friends, including an epic play of Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship!

BJ and Mitchell also dish on two recent games that they both have played: 

There's a little bit of l...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest! 

First, Mitchell bemoans that he hasn't played many games lately, while BJ dishes on two recent games he has enjoyed: 

Then, it's the smoked meat of the day, the big reveal of the Dice Tower Awards nominees. Mitchell challenged BJ to see who could pick the winners! Draft along with them and let's score it up in July...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest! 

First, Mitchell and BJ chat about the Travelin' Family. Did Mitchell play Santorini in Santorini? Did Mitchell play Istanbul in Istanbul? Find out here!

Next, they dish on two recent games that they have played:

Finally, we throw in our choices for ENVIE game this week!  Mitchell and BJ chat about the games that they really, really, really want to play next...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme! 

First, Mitchell and BJ chat about the weekend that was, Southern Board Game Fest!

Then, they chat about their top three games played at the festival, including: 

and more! 

Next, Mitchell and BJ give their top three festival experiences:

and more! 

Plus, Mitchell shares some lagniappe! 

Finally, we throw in...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest! 

First, Mitchell and BJ chat about some exciting news about SoBo -- we have some new Special Event listed on the tickets part of the page, including the recently announced HOT STREAK live show and the UNMATCHED tourney!

Go to www.southerngamefest.com to get your reservations.

Then, Mitchell and BJ dive into some recent plays:  Steam Up from Hot Banana Games and Nippon: Zaibatsu from CrowD Games. 

Finally, we throw in our choic...

Euro Mondays are usually all about...euro games! But this time, courtesy of our friends at Flatout Games, the krewe decides to stream plays of HONEYPOT and FORAGE, which are two lighter games that are out on Kickstarter right now from Flatout. 

Doug gives a brief overview of HONEYPOT, while Jeremy teaches FORAGE. Then, we do a deep dive into our post-game thoughts of both games. Here is a link to the Kickstarter page for more info: 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flatoutgames/forage-honeypot

Plus, there's a little bit of Lagniappe. Doug just go...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with our old friend, Steve Finn of Doctor Finn's Games (Biblios, Nanga Parbat, Cities and so many other great games).

Steve stops by the Gumbo Pot to chat about some exciting crowdfunding news. His new publishing company, PIPNETIC GAMES, is heading to Kickstarter on February 23 for his latest book of games.

This one is called Dr. Finn's Book of 2-Player Strategy and Word Games, which has FIVE different strategy games and THREE more word games, each for two players! And the kicker? You don't need di...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest! 

First, Mitchell and BJ chat about some exciting news about SoBo! The guided playthroughs are live and there are a tons of great games to jump in. Go to www.southerngamefest.com to get your reservations.

Then, Mitchell and BJ dive into some recent plays:  Inventors of the South Tigris from Garphill Games and Logic & Lore Variance, coming soon from Weird Giraffe Games. 

Finally, we throw in our choices for ENVIE game this week!  Mitchell a...

On this week's Twitch Tuesday, BJ was joined by three special guests!  The Jay Bell is back from New Jersey bringing a brand new game from Odd Candy called ESP. It's a mind-bending trick-taking game to test your ESP.  

Jeremy is back in the Gumbo Pot, too, with talk of the SoBo Virtual Flea Market and to share post-game thoughts on Fight In A Box's KAISER CUCUMBER!  

And Josh is back, with an update on his project for COALITION as well as a spirited discussion of all four gamers' ENVIE games for the month.

G...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest! 

First, Mitchell and BJ chat about their recent play of OPERATION BARCLAY, a cool two-player historical game about deception on the European front (with a poker mechanic!) that they both really enjoyed. It's designed by Maurice Suckling with art from Meeple Foundry and published by 25th Century Games here in the States and by Salt & Pepper Games elsewhere. 

Then Mitchell gives us some exciting news about the brand new Virtual Flea Market for Southern Board Ga...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest! 

First, BJ lays out for Mitchell his recent plays of TRICKY KIDS, a new trick-taking game from Pandasaurus Games that has some really cool twists.

Then Mitchell dishes on the world of Brandon Sanderson -- Mitchell is back from DRAGONSTEEL NEXUX, the fantasy convention run by Sanderson's team but that has panels, shows, exhibitor halls, games, events, and board games, too! Mitchell gives us the inside scoop on what Brotherwise Games (current holder of the IP...

Tonight, Steve "The Name Father" O'Rourke is back in the Gumbo Pot with BJ, fresh off a visit to PAX UNPLUGGED. But this time, Steve's brought guests -- Julie & Houston, fellow academics and board game aficionados. 

The three enlighten BJ about the wonders of Philly, and break down their impressions of games, games, games: 

A...

It's the holiday season! And everybody is asking for appropriate games to bring to family and friend game nights, so here's a list of ten games released -- or re-released in new editions -- in the past couple of years that are PERFECT for your next holiday game night!

Games featured:

Puppies or Poop (Fight In A Box Games) **

Wine Cellar (25th Century Games) **  

Duck & Cover (Captain Games)

Squirrel Away (Floodgate Games)

What Can I Say (Pipnetic Games)

The Office: Paper Paranoia (The OP)

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director from Southern Board Game Fest! 

First, BJ and Mitchell chat up their recent experiences listening to The Beans & Dice Podcast, plus BJ gives an update on Gamers For Cures, hosted by Dan Patriss of The Geek All Stars.

Then, they dish about recent plays of The Hobbit: There And Back Again (a new roll and write from Reiner Knizia and Office Dog Games), Tend (the new IV Studios game), and My Village (a classic game from Inka & Markus B...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director from Southern Board Game Fest! 

First, BJ and Mitchell chat up their recent visit to another friendly local game store (sans board games) called LVL 1 Gaming. Then, we dish about recent plays of Tag Team, Big Sur, and Origin Story.

Plus, we throw in some lagniappe — our first impressions of ASIAN TIGERS: A STORY OF PROSPERITY, a crunchy mid-weigh euro from the team that brought you NIPPON and MADEIRA. 

Finally, it's time for some ENVIE!  Mitchell and BJ chat abo...

It's ESSEN SPIEL week! BJ from Board Game Gumbo is back with TEN more games that he has the ENVIE to buy at ESSEN SPIEL 2025. Plus, there's a little bit of lagniappe, with six interesting games that might slip under the radar, and two expansions that would have definitely come home in the Gumbo suitcase. Do these games catch your eye, too?

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

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The summer break is over, and we are back in the Gumbo Pot! This time, Jeremy from the Acadiana Board Gamers is back to teach us how to play CASCADIA ALPINE LAKES, out on Kickstarter right now from our friends at Flatout Games.  You like Cascadia? You want it even more breezy, and with a 3D component? Check this game out! 

But we were not alone. The chat krewe was with us, and we did some deep dives about the gameplay and our thoughts after this first two player game for BJ. (Jeremy has played it a bu...

It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Jay from Cardboard East! Jay is the marketing manager for Bezier Games, and he’s here to chat about The Game Makers! 

First, Jay gives us his two ENVIE games from Asian designers that will be featured at GENCON (to demo, check out Age of Galaxy and to buy, look at 12 Rivers). Plus, we throw in some lagniappe — Buffet Boss. 

Then, we get into a deep dive with Jay all about The Game Makers, designed by Ben Rossett from Panda Games and coming in September...

We took the month off of June from podcasting to play some games! We’re back with a special episode of Gumbo Live! this time with Steve “The Name Father” O’Rourke dishing on his recent adventures at Chuck Con IV in Salt Lake City. 

But Steve’s not alone — he’s brought friends! Our old friend, Phillip Millman (“Baseball Highlights 2045”) joins Becke from the Chuck’s Gateway & Filler Games Facebook Group to chat about all things Chuck Con. 

Chuck Con is an annual “friend con” hosted by the members of the Chuck’s Gateway & Filler Games group. The grou...

It’s another Twitch Tuesday in the Gumbo Pot! This time, Jeremy and Doug stop by to play Pirates of Maracaibo and Schrodinger’s Cat, which you can find on our Twitch and YouTube channels. But before they get to playing the games, they have to chat about the news that came out today — it’s Spiel nominations time!

The krewe chat about their experiences playing all of the Spiel and Kennerspiel nominations:

Kenner:  Endeavor Deep Sea, Faraway and Looooot

Spiel des Jahres: BombBusters, Flip 7 and Krakel Drakel

Until next time, laissez l...

Gumbo Live! welcomed in Josh Ballagh, designer and publisher of Coalition: Councils of the Republic, which is hitting Kickstarter this summer! Josh is also one of the co-heads of our awesome GEAUXPUB section at Southern Board Game Fest, and we chatted about the successful con!

Then we chatted up the history of Coalition and how it came from Josh’s days in school to now. Plus, we played a game live with the Chat Krewe!

For more information on Coalition: Councils of the Republic: 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coalition-the-game/coalition-councils-of-the-republic 

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Jerod and I opened up a new box on Twitch — the kickstarter preview copy of The Pirate Code — and once we finished, we started chatting about our top games played at Southern Board Game Fest 2025 in beautiful downtown Lafayette, Louisiana!  

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

Gumbo Live! welcomed in Rob from www.theboardboyspodcast.com and Logan from the Acadiana Board Gamers Discord to chat about everything SoBo2025! (But only after we got in a BEAUX-NESS episode with Beau from the Board Boys). 

That’s right, the krewe is back from another successful Southern Board Game Fest in beautiful downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. 

We chatted about the top games checked out of the Library, Hot Games, and Play-to-Win sections, then moved on to our spicy hot games: 

And many...

Gumbo Live! welcomed Charlie McCarron, designer of SURPLUS OF SLOTHS, into the Gumbo Pot! 

We chatted about his background in music, the process of tying theme to these mechanisms, and all of the fun of the crowdfunding campaign! For more information, click here:

Plus, we chatted about his previous game, FOUR HUMOURS, that we are giving away at Southern Board Game Fest!

Before we wrapped up the night, we continued our quest to come up with the perfect board game quiz with the guest. This time, it’s all about the wor...

Gumbo Live! welcomed Gregory Alford, designer of FOOD TRUCK RACE, into the Gumbo Pot! 

We chatted about his start in board gaming, the design process behind the game, playtesting the game, and all of the fun of the upcoming kickstarter! For more information, click here:

https://www.foodtruckracegame.com/yes-chef

Plus, we chatted about some spicy hot games that we’ve played recently: 

Before we wrapped up the night, we played THE ENVIE GAME with Gregory. This is one we should’ve gotten. Did we guess...

Gumbo Live! welcomed back Glenn Flaherty from Boardgames & Bourbon to chat about the new release of TABRIZ from Crafty Games! Well, that was the plan…but everyone’s got a plan until … well, you know.

So, we started talking about ALL the games that Crafty Games is releasing, and got on some tangents about conventions and content creation and even a guest appearance from the cutest little board gamer ever. But in particular, we gabbed about:

Before we wrapped up the night...

Gumbo Live! welcomed back Alex Goldsmith who has done it all in the industry. He’s playtested, pod created, Kickstarter shepherded, and now he’s back to playing games with his friends in St. Louis! Alex was the former host of The Dukes of Dice (a Gumbo fave) and former marketing guru for Grey Fox Games. 

Before they swim into a deep discussion of Finspan, they talk about some ENVIE games that they are looking forward to playing 2025!  

Lastly, it was time to play a game...

Gumbo Live! welcomed in Andrew Stiles, the designer of Wine Cellar, a brand new bidding game from 25th Century Games going out to backers and retailers soon. Andrew is also the co-host of Tabletop Submarine, where he and his co-host Josh do a deep dive into board game stories with guests each episode.

But before…diving…into some board games, the Gumbo krewe talked with Andrew about his former life as a wine sommelier and podcaster, about spicy wine-and-board game pairings, and some news of some of his upcoming games. 

Next up, it was time to ta...

BJ and Steve welcomed in Daryl Andrews, one of the most prolific and well respected co-designers in board gaming today! BJ is a big fan of Sagrada and Dice Theme Park, but it was time to get to know the designer behind the cardboard. 

Before diving into some games, Daryl talked about life in Canada, traveling to board game conventions, his favorite moments at BGG.CON, some surprise news about some upcoming games, and his work with Maestro Media. 

Next up, it was time to talk about some spicy hot games: 

Jeremy and Logan are back in the Gumbo Pot! At BJ’s request, Jeremy brought two games we’ve been dying to play: FROMAGE and WONDROUS CREATURES.  Plus, the krewe de Gumbo chats about their favorite games from BGG.CON!

Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

BJ, Verla and Steve welcomed in Jay Bernardo, the marketing director at Bezier Games and content creator at Cardboard East!  BJ is a big fan of Jay’s wonderfully eclectic and deep diving content about the Asian board gaming scene and it was a thrill to get him on the show.

Before diving into some games, Jay talked about his journey in board gaming and how the Cardboard East channel came to be.  We get some inside gumbo scoop about the Tokyo Game Market and the Korean Board Gaming scene!

Next up, it was time to t...

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: 

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 so...

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...

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 gu...

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!