Hey board gamers, we are back in the Gumbo Pot, but this time, we are chatting with one of our all time favorite people in the board gaming hobby, Burky from GameToppersLLC!  First, we chat about an important life update on our friends from the Dukes of Dice -- congratulations!  Next, Burky regales us with his recent play of Star Wars: Battle of Hoth.

Marvel: Remix the Cosmos -- more remix, more heroes and villains, and enough of a twist to warrant a closer look

Roux Dat: First Impressions of plays of Mr Oswald's Puzzle Society, Snakes of Wrath and Inkwell

Roux Dat: recent plays of Perennial, Skyward Republic and Cozy Stickerville

BJ discusses recent plays of PERENNIAL designed by Emily Vincent and published by Flatout Games

Can you play euro games with the wee ones? With a little modification, sure! Here's a recent experience doing just that.

Hey board gamers, we are back in the Gumbo Pot, but this time, we are chatting with the designer of one of our favorite games of 2025, MAP MASTERS designed by IAN BACH & CEDRICK CAUMONT and published by CAPTAIN GAMES.  MAP MASTERS is a lively little "five card dungeon run" game that has a puzzle aspect, some real time stress, the joy of designing and running a dungeon and a tiny bit of personalization to your own special powers.

The Jay Bell is back to chat about PERENNIAL and PIP IT! and TUG OF WORDS and more!

Hey board gamers, it's time for another Lagniappe episode of Gumbo Live! This time, our old friend The Jay Bell is back in the Gumbo Pot! We start with a recap of our mutual play of PERENNIAL, coming soon to Kickstarter from Flatout Games, and then chat about Jay's latest projects: PIP IT -- a push your luck dice chucking game that is ready to be published!

The San Diego Historical Games Convention (SDHist) is proud to announce the four finalists for the fifth annual Summit Award: Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars, Chicago '68, Molly House, and Onodo

BJ and the entire I Heart Board Games krewe play FLOCK TON OF FLAMINGOS out on Kickstarter right now from Weird Giraffe Games

Some Days You Gotta Dance -- WARP 99 review -- a chaotic but clever little card game from Bezier Games and designer Reinhard Staupe

Horror on the Orient Express: First Impressions with Jeremy Dobler

Nippon: Zaibatsu, Rebirth, and Playground Empires -- Roux Dat recap of our recent game experiences!

Roux Dat: post game night recaps of plays of Pip It, Tug of Words, and French Toast and a great game night with The Jay Bell!

Hey board gamers, we are back in the Gumbo Pot, but this time, we are chatting with the designer of PLAYGROUND EMPIRES, Sterling Birdwell. Sterling tells the story of the inspiration that he took from his brother Erik's times on the school playgrounds, and Erik's in the show to confirm the stories are true! PLAYGROUND EMPIRES is a brand new area control game soon to be crowdfunded by HUTCHU GAMES.

Recent plays of GREYLUNE (3p) and REBIRTH (quick 2p) and PLUSSING your game experience

Roux Dat: Recent plays of Greylune, Hunt for Blackbeard, and Avalon: The Riven Veil

Mitchell and BJ played GREYLUNE twice already. Here's three rules that tripped them up a bit, so you don't have to!

Logan called LAIRS his early pick for game of the year for 2026. I can see why!

The second best way for me to learn is playing the game "two-handed." That's the situation where, rule book in hand, you set up the game and start playing as two different players, taking turns as if you were really playing. When I do this, it gives me a chance to feel the game being played. I did that with Greylune and describe the journey!

Hey board gamers, Steve "Dr. O" "The Name Father" O'Rourke is back in the Gumbo Pot, and this time, he's brought friends!  BJ and Steve welcome in Pat W., Cri M, and Jenna A, student researchers from SUNY Westchester Community College and Mercy University for a deep dive into their collective research. During the STEM Ready Summer Research Institute ("SRI"), Steve's krewe of researchers looked at dozens of reviews of the top 20 strategy, family and party games on Board Game Geek to explore a hypo: could one evaluate 'coded' words in the review to predict the game's weight?

Roux Dat: Post game night recaps of DNUP, Deus (3p), and Café Baras!

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!

Roux dat -- Game night recaps of DUEL OF MELOCH, THUNDER ROAD: IGNITION, and DEUS!

Three more Gulf Coast companies / designers are demoing games at GEN CON -- check them out this weekend!

BJ names his top ten games of 2025. Which game takes the Fleur de Ludo award for 2025?

GENCON Envie -- a quick list of top games to demo at the convention!

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+. 

Roux Dat: Game night impressions of Gulo Gulo, Wingspan Pocket, and the latest Disney Villainous expansion with characters from Frozen and Coco

BJ's Annual Envie list -- the top games to buy at GENCON 2026

BJ looks at some top small box games that he would check out at GENCON 2026

Geek Jock Dan and BJ are back for our yearly humongous list of top games to try and at GEN CON 2026!

Need a clever little card based racing game about blasting your ships through space? It's tough to pronounce, but a_way from Blue Orange Games is a great little tapas game for your game nights

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.

BJ and Mitchell play a full two player game of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, a new two player only trick taking game from designer GEONIL published here in the States by 25th Century Games!

Roux Dat: first impressions of 12 Rivers, French Toast, and Finspan Sharks & Reefs

Congratulations to the winners of the Spiel des Jahres 2026. The Gumbo picks went 0 for 3!

Post game night impressions of The Phantom of the Opera, Red Carpet and King of Tokyo Godzilla.

Our final day of Dice Tower East 2026 - highlighting plays of Unmatched Stars & Stripes, Raas: A Dance of Love, Phoenix New Horizon and French Toast

Come check out hundreds of games for sale and chat with other board gamers at the NOLA Board Game Fleat Market -- this Sunday, July 12 from 3 - 5 PM.

Dice Tower East Day One: All the games played including Entropy, King of Tokyo Godzilla, Cities USA, and Tea Garden

BJ recaps Day 0 of Dice Tower East 2026 with plays of Cities USA, DNUP, Haunted Mouse and a sneak peek at a new Dr Steve Finn game!

Roux Dat: recent plays of Phoenix New Horizon, Unmatched: Stars & Stripes, and Ulm

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. 

Jeremy's Gaming Gratons: first impressions of NASSAU from designer Stefan Feld and Queen Games

The Jay Bell is back in the Gumbo Pot, and we are playing some of BJ's favorite two player games. In this video, we play THE YELLOW HOUSE published by 25th Century Games and designed by GEONIL.