Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Douglas Garrett

Episodes 923
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (64)
Since Sep 2010
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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100%
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About This Podcast

Doug Garrett and his wife Shelley discuss and review the strategy/designer board games they play on this weekly podcast. Interviews with notable names in the hobby, along with designers and publishers, are part of the show.

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Garrett's Games 1047: Floristry and Vineyard - A Wine Making Game

Jun 07, 2026 28m

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 Wine Making Game…

Garrett's Games 1046: Movie Tricks and Baghdad: The City of Peace

May 31, 2026 28m

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…

Garrett's Games 1045: Sanibel and Pulitzer

May 24, 2026 19m

This week 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…

Garrett's Games 1044: Elixirus and Market Fresh

May 17, 2026 25m

This week Shelley and I check out a couple of family-friendly games and still challenge the gamer in us: Elixirus by Dickie Chapin from Piatnik Market Fresh by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling…

A Difficult Week + Sad News

May 10, 2026 3m

No reviews this week, but please do check out The Game Cabinet and the wealth of information that Ken provided that preceded BGG: http://www.gamecabinet.com/

Garrett's Games 1043: Ada's Dream and Gzhel

May 03, 2026 36m

This week Shelley and I make patterns with porcelain pottery and build computers while dealing with 19 th Century society. First up is Gzhel by Nikita Sorokin from Hobby World followed by Ada's Dream…

Garrett's Games 1042: Fair Enough and Cat and the Tower

Apr 26, 2026 20m

This week Shelley and I check out the 'official game of Essen 2025' Fair Enough by Friedemann Friese from Skellig Games then we cooperatively work to build a tower for cats (though we could have done…

Garrett's Games 1041: Merchants of Andromeda, Faraway + Expansion, and Pixies + Expansion

Apr 19, 2026 29m

This week we check out THREE games - well, one new version of an older game, along with expansions for two recent card games Merchants of Andromeda by Reiner Knizia from Allplay Faraway and its Under…

Garrett's Games 1040: Formaggio and Peanuts Talent Show!

Apr 12, 2026 16m

This week Shelley and I check out a wonderful sequel to one of our favorite games Formaggio by Ben Rosset from Road to Infamy Games then we enjoy a cute trick-taking/deck building game with Charles…

Garrett's Games 1039: Ito and World Wonders

Apr 05, 2026 22m

This week it's two very different Arcane Wonders titles - one co-op for up to 10 players, and the other strategy game with awesome bits: Ito by Mitsuru Nakamura and World Wonders by Ze Mendes…

Garrett's Games 1038: Tulikko and Sweet Lands

Mar 29, 2026 33m

This week on Garrett's Games, Shelley and I check out a family-friendly tile-laying game: Tulikko by Jerome Soleil and Nicolas Melet from Pandasaurus Games then dive into the DEEP end of heavy games…

Garrett's Games 1037: Qwirkle Flex and Onstage

Mar 22, 2026 14m

Shelley and I check out an amazing new sequel to a Spiel des Jahres winner Qwirkle Flex by Susan McKinley Ross and Reiner Knizia from Mindware then we try out another interesting twist on the…

Garrett's Games 1036: Tend and Buffet Boss

Mar 15, 2026 20m

This week we exploit another planet and send our plants, animals and other goods back home in the draw and draw behemoth Tend by Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, Austin Harrison, and Toby Sarnelle from IV…

Garrett's Games and Geekiness 1035: Fountains and Number Chain!

Mar 08, 2026 14m

This week Shelley and I build fountains, then try to string nubmered cards together in a shedding game: Fountains by Kedric Winks from The Op Games and Number Chain by Woojin Yang from Arcane Wonders…

Garrett's Games 1034: Leylines and Pinatas

Mar 01, 2026 24m

This week Shelley and I travel a circular board to pick up and deliver items to specific fantasy shops in Leylines by Daryl Andrews and Wolfgang Kramer from Arcane Wonders Then we head into the land…

Garrett's Games 1033: Take Time, Pergola, and Trambahn

Feb 22, 2026 19m

This week Shelley and I check out two 2025 releases, as well as looking back 11 years to a games that had been gathering dust on our shelf: Take Time (2025) by Alexi Piovesan and Julien Prothiere…

Garrett's Games 1032: Fantasy Brewers and Fantastic Trails!

Feb 15, 2026 24m

This week Shelley and I explore to very different games that begin with F First we collect resources and attempt to make excellent alcoholic drinks in Fantasy Brewers by Michael Schacht from Grail…

Garrett's Games 1031: Dr. Finn's Game Books & Popcorn!

Feb 08, 2026 34m

This week Shelley and I get a chance to check out games from two game BOOKS published or forthcoming from one of our favorite designers - Dr. Finn! First we check out Dr. Finn's Book of Solo…

Garrett's Games 1030: Clickety Clack and Ronin

Feb 01, 2026 21m

This week Shelley and I chuck dice and fill in rows in Clickety Clack by Ralf zur Linde from NSV then we head to Japan and strategically place our ronin figures into cities to do actions &…

Garrett's Games 1029: Pondscape and Tolleno

Jan 25, 2026 23m

This week Shelley and I create our own little ponds and populate them with frogs and insects in Pondscape by Tomas Holek from Pink Troubadour and Capstone Games then we build a canal-side city and…

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