I would say that, for the most part, there's very little we won't play - but we also know what we like, and especially what we don't like. Every so often a game gets suggested that we have to say "literally anything but" to. Before we pass hard, we talk about TRICKTAKERs, Iquazú, and Hubworld: Aidalon.

02:49 - TRICKTAKERs
11:52 - Iquazú
21:47 - Hubworld: Aidalon
31:03 - Hard pass games
32:11 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
33:29 - Captain Sonar
34:04 - Citadels
35:19 - 7 Wonders
40:03 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
41:03 - Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
42:51 - Welcome To...
46:08 - Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island

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We've spent a lot of time over the years singing the praises of the games we love, but they can't be perfect right? Surely there's something, one little thing, that bugs us - a small blemish in our otherwise most beloved games? Before we come clean, we talk about Classified Information, Starline Hill, Panda Spin, and SHASN: AZADI.

03:13 - Classified Information
11:54 - Starline Hill
13:35 - Panda Spin
25:32 - SHASN: AZADI
41:56 - Things we hate about games we love
42:39 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
44:14 - Tigris & Euphrates
44:36 - Archipelago
45:09 - Cthulhu Wars
45:17 - Cosmic Encounter
45:57 - Diplomacy
46:09 - Innovation
48:28 - El Grande
49:26 - Age of Steam
49:26 - Arboretum
49:26 - The Estates
49:26 - Fresh Fish
50:28 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
51:22 - Brass: Lancashire
51:30 - Barrage
51:38 - Agricola
53:57 - Blood on the Clocktower
54:08 - A Feast for Odin
56:22 - Sidereal Confluence
56:22 - Stationfall
56:22 - Alchemists
57:30 - Yellow & Yangtze

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We just got back from Dice Tower West, so you know what that means ... bunches and bunches of games! Between the convention, and the meetup, and just hanging out at Mark's place, we got a lot of great stuff played, and we're going to give you all the highlights, with such treats as Moon Colony Bloodbath, Out of Sorts, and Feierabend.

04:16 - Corporate America
12:19 - Acquire
18:09 - Inside Job
23:12 - Feierabend / Finishing Time
33:13 - Moon Colony Bloodbath
44:44 - Family Dinner: More or Less
52:00 - Mister Diamond
57:21 - Out of Sorts
1:07:16 - Dragon's Gold
1:08:13 - Carrom
1:11:15 - The Gang

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I'm not sure why you'd make a hall of fame that's not also a sidewalk, but that's exactly what BoardGameGeek have gone and done - they've curated 25 games into their hall of fame, and we're here to judge them for their choices. It's weird that they didn't come to us first, honestly. Before we deck the halls, we talk about Arborea, Beyond the Horizon, and Taiwan Night Market.

02:49 - Arborea
10:32 - Beyond the Horizon
20:43 - Taiwan Night Market
32:00 - BGG Hall of Fame
38:57 - Diplomacy
40:35 - Acquire
41:55 - Cosmic Encounter
43:25 - Civilization
45:05 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
45:46 - Magic: The Gathering
48:02 - Catan
49:03 - El Grande
49:58 - Tigris & Euphrates
51:04 - Ra
52:07 - Carcassonne
53:29 - Power Grid
53:49 - Ticket to Ride
54:16 - Caylus
55:26 - Twilight Struggle
56:26 - Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
58:17 - Agricola
59:35 - Brass
1:00:25 - Race for the Galaxy
1:01:53 - Dominion
1:02:38 - Pandemic
1:03:39 - 7 Wonders
1:04:51 - The Castles of Burgundy
1:05:14 - Terra Mystica
1:06:54 - Concordia

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Okay, pay attention, this is gonna be different! We're looking at the rest of 2025, deciding what we think the most well received games of the year are going to be - but then we're going to be bidding on them, auction style. Whoever's slate ends up performing best in their categories at the end of the year gets all the glory ... and if you vote on who you think is going to win, you could get $50! Before we're going, going, gone, we talk about Nyakuza, Hooky, and Altay: Dawn of Civilization.

03:26 - Nyakuza
10:26 - Hooky
16:15 - Altay: Dawn of Civilization
27:16 - Anticipation Auction 2025
32:52 - Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread
38:12 - Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition
41:10 - Molly House
45:03 - Nemesis: Retaliation
47:09 - Finspan
49:59 - Luthier
51:24 - The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
55:23 - Transgalactica
59:18 - The Witcher: Path Of Destiny
1:01:56 - The Old King's Crown
1:04:07 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair
1:06:32 - Dune: Imperium – Bloodlines
1:08:38 - Zenith
1:10:26 - Galactic Cruise
1:12:10 - Speakeasy

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It's finally time to cap it all off with the cream of the cream, Mark and Neilan's final set of ten games each! These are the games that we think are the pinnacle of our respective tastes, that we'd never turn down, that any person ought to try at least once. It's the Top 10 Games of All-Time!

01:48 - Mark's #10 - Age of Steam
08:17 - Neilan's #10 - Brass: Birmingham
11:21 - Mark's #9 - Arboretum
17:35 - Neilan's #9 - Time's Up!
20:15 - Mark's #8 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
23:48 - Neilan's #8 - The Oracle of Delphi
28:35 - Mark's #7 - The Estates
33:44 - Neilan's #7 - Pictomania
35:14 - Mark's #6 - Time's Up!
38:26 - Neilan's #6 - The Search for Planet X
42:09 - Mark's #5 - Brass: Lancashire
45:59 - Neilan's #5 - Alchemists
48:49 - Mark's #4 - Fresh Fish
52:56 - Neilan's #4 - Sidereal Confluence
57:33 - Mark's #3 - Barrage
1:03:52 - Neilan's #3 - A Feast for Odin
1:09:03 - Mark's #2 - Agricola
1:14:01 - Neilan's #2 - Blood on the Clocktower
1:20:27 - Mark's #1 - Biblios
1:23:04 - Neilan's #1 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization

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Neilan's back to continue the journey down the lazy river of cardboard that is his top 50 board games of all time. It's games 30 through 11! I just counted, and that's twenty amazing games that I can't wait to tell you all about!

00:59 - #30 - Gloomhaven
02:58 - #29 - War Story: Occupied France
07:35 - #28 - Gaia Project
10:17 - #27 - Ark Nova
12:26 - #26 - Kemet
14:55 - #25 - Yellow & Yangtze
17:09 - #24 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
19:51 - #23 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
22:39 - #22 - Guards of Atlantis II
25:14 - #21 - The Quest for El Dorado
26:49 - #20 - Hansa Teutonica
28:33 - #19 - Exit: The Game
31:23 - #18 - Taj Mahal
34:05 - #17 - Cthulhu Wars
35:24 - #16 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
38:23 - #15 - The Resistance
41:28 - #14 - Patchwork
43:16 - #13 - Ra
44:58 - #12 - Stationfall
49:44 - #11 - Blue Lagoon

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And back to Mark! It's the soggy middle of his top 50, or as he insists on calling it, his numbers 30 through 11. That is twenty more delicious games, and he's here to tell you all about them while we continue to berate and praise him for his choices.

01:20 - #30 - Anomia
05:12 - #29 - Sidereal Confluence
08:47 - #28 - Chicago Express
11:46 - #27 - Rise & Fall
16:34 - #26 - Tigris & Euphrates
19:14 - #25 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
22:29 - #24 - Blue Lagoon
25:37 - #23 - Lancaster
28:07 - #22 - El Grande
30:57 - #21 - Modern Art
33:54 - #20 - Pictomania
36:58 - #19 - Ark Nova
40:19 - #18 - Stationfall
41:59 - #17 - Stephenson’s Rocket
43:36 - #16 - Cascadero
45:19 - #15 - Ra
48:45 - #14 - Bus
50:49 - #13 - Tramways
52:40 - #12 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
57:05 - #11 - Caylus 1303

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