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Shelley and I check out a great family-style board game this week:
Please Don't Burn My Village! by Simon Weinberg from @firesidegames.bsky.social
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Garrett's Games Reviews Please Don't Burn My Village! from Fireside Games
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December 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Shelley and I work to build King Nebuchadnezzar's famous wonder of the world in
The Hanging Gardens by Gregory Grard and Matthieu Verdier from Gigamic
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Garrett's Games Reviews The Hanging Gardens from Gigamic
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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December 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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GG&G 1023! Shelley & I build gardens & bribe dragons
The Hanging Gardens by Gregory Grard & Matthieu Verdier from Gigamic
and
Please Don't Burn My Village! by Simon Weinberg from @firesidegames.bsky.social

Thanks to our sponsor @beziergames.bsky.social
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December 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Shelley and I look at FIFTEEN games in THREE categories (all of which were readily available when the video was recorded earlier this week), making suggestions for last-minute purchases for family fun and gifts for gamers in your lives.

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Garrett's Games Christmas 2025 Board Games Suggestions!
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Shelley and I compete to create the best aquarium with beautiful fish, kelp, and anemones, but we need to make sure we have enough food and and supplies as we move through our 16 turns over 4 rounds!
Aquaria by Tomas Holek from @DeliciousGames & @capstone-games.com

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Garrett's Games Reviews Aquaria from Delicious Games and Capstone Games
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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December 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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GG&G 1022!
We start with a quick review from BGG.con of
Dewan by Johannes Goupy and Yoann Levet from Space Cowboys
then we get fishy in
Aquaria by Tomas Holek from Delicious Games
Thanks as always to our sponsor @beziergames.bsky.social !

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December 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Probably the BEST stocking stuffer for this holiday season,
Up or Down? by Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling from @capstone-games.com
left us wanting to play again and again. It was an immediate purchase after we tried it at BGG.con and scales quite well from 2-6 players!
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Garrett's Games Reviews Up Or Down? from Capstone Games
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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December 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Shelley & I check out one of the hottest titles from Essen 2025, working to build the gorgeous clock that's at the heart of Prague in
Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock by Paloma Pascual & Abraham Sanchez Hermida from @perrolokogames.bsky.social and @devirgames.bsky.social

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Garrett's Games Reviews Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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December 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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GG 1021! A quick correction on
Dragonarium by Chang & Chen from @wwbg-2025.bsky.social
then
Up or Down by Kramer & Kiesling from @capstone-games.com
then
Orloj by Pascual & Sanchez from @perrolokogames.bsky.social & @devirgames.bsky.social.

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December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Wait! A trick-taking card game where you write the numbers on the cards? Yep! Shelley and I check out
Tricky Kids by Danielle Reynolds and Steven Ungaro from @pandasaurusgames.com .
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Garrett's Games Reviews Tricky Kids from Pandasaurus Games
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Shelley and I head to the world of Lord of the Rings, rolling dice and marking our storybooks in
The Hobbit: There and Back Again by Reiner Knizia from @officedoggames.bsky.social
youtu.be/Hr93f2MFUYs
Garrett's Games Reviews The Hobbit - There And Back Again from Office Dog
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November 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Shelley and I get equipment and build related buildings with resources from our towns and surrounding community in
Cultivo by Stefan Dorra, Rita Dorra, and Andreas Zimmermann from @Spielefaible!
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Garrett's Games Reviews Cultivo from Spiele Faible
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Shelley and I attempt to be the most efficient producers of various farm produce (including pickles!) in
Formidable Farm by Freidemann Friese from @2FSpiele and @RioGrandeGames youtu.be/dIEKfY4Kh94
Garrett's Games Reviews Formidable Farm from 2F Spiele and Rio Grande Games
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Shelley and I quest for jewels in the ruins, guiding our camels along the trails and creating jewelry in
Kuldhara by Glenn Dejaeger from Jolly Dutch Productions
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Garrett's Games Reviews Kuldhara from Jolly Dutch Productions
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Shelley and I work with our 'beeples' to gather resources and build buildings in the double-sided cards worker placement game
Propolis by Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, and Shawn Stankewich from @alderaceg.bsky.social and @flatoutgames.bsky.social
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Garrett's Games Reviews Propolis from AEG and Flatout Games
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Shelley and I get out our colored pencils and draw pretty layers of 'sand' in a bottle in
Sand Art by Kory Jordan from 25th Century Games
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Garrett's Games Reviews Sand Art from 25th Century Games
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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GG1020! We check out a fun card game, and then preview a cool puzzle game with dragons!
Meister Makatsu by Reiner Knizia from @amigogames.bsky.social
Dragonarium from @Wonderful World Board Games

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UPDATE - WE GOT A RULE WRONG ON DRAGONARIUM MAKING IT HARDER!
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November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Shelley and I put on our dancing shoes for this cute card game (that would be better with more players) - Shall We Dance from Saashi & Saashi
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Garrett's Games Reviews Shall We Dance from Saashi and Saashi
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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November 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Time to move all of the stuff from the house! Players compete to be the best movers of a family's possessions in
Removal by Michal Reszka from Albi.

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Garrett's Games Reviews Removal from Albi
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November 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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This time we head north to the Arctic Circle to photographic the wonderful animals of our northern climes in
Borealis: Arctic Expeditions by Dariusz Mindur from Lucky Duck Games

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Garrett's Games Reviews Borealis: Arctic Expeditions from Lucky Duck Games!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Shelley and I are at BGG.con in Dallas and our first game was this family-style title from @spacecowboysoff.bsky.social
Dewan by Johannes Goupy and Yoann Levet
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Garrett's Games Reviews Dewan from Space Cowboys
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November 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Shelley and I check out an interesting twist on trick taking in
Shadow Cards by Robert A Kamp and Christopher Haviland from AMIGO
We try to predict our scores in each hand, taking a card from each trick won.

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Garrett's Games Reviews Shadow Cards from AMIGO
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November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Now available on Kickstarter!
Wonderful World Board Games' newest has players playing domino-style tiles, placing gems, and giving birth to dragons!
Dragonarium by Wei Chang and Kuan Chen

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Garrett's Games Previews Dragonarium from Wonderful World Board Games!
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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This week we go exploring! First we head north & take photos of wildlife in
Borealis: Arctic Expeditions by Dariusz Mindur from #LuckyDuckGames
then we head down into the depths in
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Alberto Millan from @loopinggames.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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For our Tuesday video release, we check out this great family-style game from Michael Schacht:
MySeven (or Double Seven) from Schmidt Spiele (and @tikieditions.bsky.social)
Quick playing with great bits, this one's a wonderful starter or finisher for a Game Night.
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Garrett's Games Reviews MySeven from Schmidt Spiele
YouTube video by Garrett's Games
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November 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM