Essen Envie: Update!

BJ updates his look at the Essen Envie with some of the plays of the games that were originally listed.

Spice It Up: Caretos review

BJ checks out a game he calls "Monsters Inc Meets Portugal", one of the highlights of the 2020 ESSEN SPIEL releases from MEBO

Tapestry: Plans and Ploys review

BJ takes a close look at Tapestry: Plans and Ploys, the brand new expansion.

Episode 128: Chris Wray of the Opinionated Gamers

Chris Wray of the Opinionated Gamers returns -- with more opinions and more games!

Happy Thanksgiving! No Gumbo Live! tonight

Hey board gamers, BJ from Board Game Gumbo wishing you and your family the best of the Thanksgiving holidays. We are off this week traveling to see one of our sons so no Gumbo Live! tonight. But, Steve, Verla, BJ and the rest of the Gumbo Chat Krewe will be back next week with a...

Roux Dat #25: Pendulum, Beyond The Sun, & Lost Ruins of Arnak

First impressions of recent plays of Pendulum, Lost Ruins of Arnak, and Beyond the Sun!

Episode 127: Ian Zang and Aaron Wilson of Gravitation Games

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ek34g-f1f855 BJ welcomes in Ian Zang and Aaron Wilson of Gravitation Games to talk about the development and publication of their first game, Please Fix The Teleporter! Plus, they talk spicy hot games that they have all played recently:  Master Word Sovereign Skies And then, they all take on an old Chat Krewe favorite, Jambalaya!...

Dealt! Board Game Gumbo Review

BJ reviews Dealt! from Amigo Games, a spicy little card game from 2018 that is just reaching American shores in 2020

Episode 126: Dan Letzring of Letiman Games

Gumbo Live! #126 with Dan Letzring -- talking Adventure Tactics, Questlings, Squire For Hire, Meeple Land, and Beyond the Sun PLUS the ENVIE game

Flash 8 Review

BJ discussed his recent plays and review of Flash 8, a real time puzzle game for up to four players from Scorpion Masqué https://www.youtube.com/embed/WHYlyRe0CM4 Scorpion Masqué is a Canadian board game publisher that is making some inroads into American gaming with recent hits like Decrypto and Zombie Kidz. How does Flash 8 stack up? Check...