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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Well, we started this thing, so I guess we ought to finish it, as ill-advised as that might be. This is where all the chickens come home to roost, where we learn how badly we've set ourselves up to fail - but you never know, it might just all work out! It's the top ten greatest board games ... of all-time!

06:29 - #10 - Codenames
13:56 - #9 - The Resistance
18:15 - #8 - Age of Steam
23:09 - #7 - Troyes
27:52 - #6 - Hansa Teutonica
32:39 - #5 - Cthulhu Wars
33:48 - #4 - Hundreds of Horses
40:27 - #3 - Brass: Birmingham
44:40 - #2 - A Question of Scruples
52:05 - #1 - Time's Up!

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Happy new year! We're back to continue the very peaceful, collaborative, kind endeavour that is coming together to harmoniously assemble our top 50 games. It's been nothing but chill, friendly vibes, and we expect that to continue into 2026. It's the next twenty games on our definitive top 50 board games... of all-time!

01:20 - #30 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
06:43 - #29 - Dominion
09:36 - #28 - Fuji Flush
11:13 - #27 - Innovation
12:53 - #26 - Blue Lagoon
14:27 - #25 - El Grande
15:11 - #24 - Dune
16:17 - #23 - Inis
19:16 - #22 - Decrypto
21:27 - #21 - The Estates
23:24 - #20 - Yellow & Yangtze
26:08 - #19 - Archipelago
27:34 - #18 - Agricola
30:04 - #17 - Guards of Atlantis II
31:33 - #16 - Taj Mahal
33:03 - #15 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
35:08 - #14 - I'm the Boss!
37:00 - #13 - Lords of Vegas
38:05 - #12 - A Feast for Odin
41:32 - #11 - Telestrations

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Okay, things are a bit different this year. In honour of our 350th episode (a very important milestone), we're going to combine forces, like ... Voltron. I'm the head, and my left and right feet are here with me to collaboratively (yes, you heard right) compile Board Game Barrage's definitive (definitely definitive) top 50 board games... of all-time!

06:27 - #50 - Zoo Vadis
08:32 - #49 - Splendor
11:45 - #48 - Azul
14:51 - #47 - Imperial 2030
17:13 - #46 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
19:15 - #45 - Pictomania
25:50 - #44 - Stationfall
32:35 - #43 - Ra
34:20 - #42 - Food Chain Magnate
39:31 - #41 - Diplomacy
41:41 - #40 - Dune: Imperium - Uprising
43:33 - #39 - Race for the Galaxy
47:40 - #38 - Caylus 1303
50:59 - #37 - Root
54:34 - #36 - Cosmic Encounter
56:40 - #35 - Blood on the Clocktower
59:03 - #34 - Glory to Rome
1:01:04 - #33 - Fresh Fish
1:05:01 - #32 - Biblios
1:06:23 - #31 - So Clover!

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Remember way back at the beginning of the year when we took some bets on what we thought the games of the year were gonna be? Well, all those good and bad decisions are back to help or haunt us, as we tally up where things stand with the end of the year results. Before we find a winner, we talk about Wriggle Roulette, Whale Street, and Scales of Fate.

04:45 - Wriggle Roulette
11:32 - Whale Street
19:12 - Scales of Fate
29:45 - Anticipation auction results

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Somehow Ghost Turkey returned. And you never saw it coming! That might be because we forgot to remind people that it's Thanksgiving, but never mind that, the important thing is you're fools. Not us though, we're back with yet another juicy, cranberry soaked list of bird gaming goodness. Gobble gobble!

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