I think it's fair to say that we crushed this last year (although some of us better than others), so it's only correct and right that we should return to do it again. What are the best games of 2026 going to be? Well, only we know, but we're willing to part with that information. Get your fat stacks ready. Before we set ourselves up for failure, we talk about Alibis, Mosaic: A Story of Civilization, and Cyclades: Legendary Edition.

03:02 - Alibis
09:18 - Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
23:25 - Cyclades: Legendary Edition
36:27 - Anticipation Auction 2026
41:18 - The Game Makers
44:25 - Cozy Stickerville
46:39 - Brass: Pittsburgh
50:35 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Trick-taking Game
54:04 - Revenant
56:21 - World Order
59:31 - Dark Pact
1:02:28 - The Great Library
1:03:56 - Spirited
1:05:25 - Realm of Reckoning
1:08:55 - Avalon: The Riven Veil
1:12:57 - La Pâtisserie Rococo
1:14:24 - Nippon: Zaibatsu
1:17:24 - Rewild: South America
1:18:44 - Movers & Shakers

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All of this has happened before and will happen again. Everything comes back around, including games you could swear you've played before. Whether they're remakes, reimplimentations, or rejuvenations, we're tackling the world of board game revivals. Before what's old is new, we talk about Agent Avenue, 7 Empires, and Stellar Ventures.

02:24 - Agent Avenue
07:25 - 7 Empires
18:26 - Stellar Ventures
33:52 - Remakes
39:01 - Blood on the Clocktower
40:55 - Zoo Vadis
48:03 - Dune: Imperium - Uprising
54:14 - A Feast for Odin

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Sometimes you know the type of game you want to play, just not exactly which game quite fits the bill. Is that heavy Euro too heavy? That deck builder not builder-y enough? Before we sit down with Goldilocks, we talk about Rise and Fall, and JOYRIDE: Survival of the Fastest.

01:09 - Rise and Fall
12:53 - JOYRIDE: Survival of the Fastest
25:08 - Games that are Just Right
29:30 - Hanabi
29:57 - Wilmot's Warehouse
30:13 - Bomb Busters
33:25 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne
37:59 - Lisboa
38:55 - SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
42:58 - Dominion

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