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Brendan shares his game plays from January, and talks about his plans for February. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, January 2026New Game – La Patisserie RococoTop 50 game – Praga Caput RegniDusty New Game – Duel or DealOne More – The Hobbit: There and Back AgainShelf of OpportunityExpand yourShelfTop of the Stack, February 2026New Game – DiveTop 50 game – Brian BoruDusty New Game – Hansa TeutonicaOne More – Core WorldsWhat did you play in January of 2026? Share your journey over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269 in this thread.

Brendan reflects on Season 8 and his plans. Join us, won’t you?More intentional game designPlan more gamesStruggle of Empires (2004)Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition (2017)Campaign games with my familyPainting things!Top 5 anticipated gamesGalactic Cruise (2025)Luthier (2025)Hot Streak (2025)Recall (2025)Epona (2025)Ep 700: Season 7 FinaleWhat were your favorite episodes of the season? Share them in our guild over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about his game plays in December of 2025, and his plans for 2026. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, December 2025NEW GAME – 1902 Méliès (2023)Dusty New game – The CattlemenDusty New game – MoaDusty New game – Five Points: Gangs of New YorkShelf of OpportunityExpand yourShelfTop of the Stack, January 2026New Game – La Patisserie RococoTop 50 game – Praga Caput RegniDusty New Game – Duel or DealOne More – The Hobbit: There and Back AgainWhat did you play in December of 2025? Share your journey over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269 in this thread.

Brendan continues his hellride through games he tried this year but hasn’t talked about on the podcast, yet. Join us for this first of three episodes to wrap up the year, won’t you?Part 1July– Tacta– Skull King – Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship– The Great Zimbabwe– The Game– Qwirkle FlexAugust– Oh Hell!– First-class Letters– Apollo XIII– Indiana Jones Cryptic– Go Nuts for DonutsPart 2– Sea Salt and Paper– Mascarade: Second EditionSeptember– Nice Buns– Tree SocietyOctober– Tinderblox– Cthulhu Realms– Beast– Klondike– Boxtop Pinball: Haunted House– Cat Fluxx– The Mirroring of Mary King– Madame Ching– Cthulhu Wars– GlasgowNovember– Nocturne– Clue: Treachery at Tudor Mansion– Nuts About Mutts– Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America– Clue Conspiracy– Undergrove– Dorfromantik: Sakura– GoHave you played any of these? Share your thoughts on them over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269. Join us, won’t you?PU&D798: New to Me Games I Haven’t Talked About, part 2Transcript: TXT or PDF

Brendan blasts through games he tried this year but hasn’t talked about on the podcast, yet. Join us for this first of three episodes to wrap up the year, won’t you?Part 1JulyTactaSkull King Lord of the Rings: Fate of the FellowshipThe Great ZimbabweThe GameQwirkle FlexAugustOh Hell!First-class LettersApollo XIIIIndiana Jones CrypticGo Nuts for DonutsJoin us soon for parts 2 and three of the New to me Games Roundup! What do you think of these games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in Guild #3269.

Brendan talks about three games he tried recently for the first time, and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?Fromage (2024)Cities (2024)Machi Koro (2012) revisitedThe Scarlet Pimpernel (2019)Flip the Table: TransformersWhat have you been playing recently? Join the discussion over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan reflects on the second half of the spooky movies he watched during the spooky season of 2025. Join us, won’t you? (See also: Part 1)PG: Psycho Goreman (2020)When a Stranger Calls (1979)A Cure for Wellness (2016)Evil Dead Rise (2023)The Babysitter (2017)The Mortuary Collection (2019)Death Becomes Her (1992)Sissy (2022)House of the Long Shadows (1983)Rubber (2010)Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)FWA 89: Ernest Scared Stupid, w Zac of CZsWorldThe Cursed (2021)Mandy (2018)Out of Darkness (2022)What spooky movies did you watch in October? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan reflects on half of the spooky movies he watched during the spooky season of 2025. Join us, won’t you?28 Years LaterPet SemataryFinal Destination BloodlinesSmile 2It’s What’s InsideThe RitualFound Footage: The Making of the Patterson ProjectFrankenstein General HospitalWolf ManLast ShiftThe HallowBeetlejuice BeetlejuiceThis Is the EndFreaks of NatureHave you seen any of these films? What do you think of them? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his stats and experiences from November of 2025 and looks forward to December. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, November 2025NEW GAME – Nocturne ✓SHELF CLEARER – Infamy XNEW GAME 2 – Ethnos (2nd ed) ✓10×10 Choice – Great Western Trail XShelf of OpportunityExpand YourShelfTop of the Stack, December 2025NEW GAME – 1902 Méliès (2023)Dusty New game – The CattlemenDusty New game – MoaDusty New game – Five Points: Gangs of New YorkWhat games did you play in December? Share your plays over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his first impressions of three games he tried recently. Join us, won’t you?Saltfjord (2024)The Magnificent (2019)Up or Down? (2024)Mountains of Madness (2017) revisitedCollapsible D: The Final Minutes of the Titanic (2012)What do you think of these games? Share what you’ve been playing over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan looks back at the games that came out in 2005 and 2006 to see which games are the best games. Join us, won’t you?Top 5 from 2005-2006Mission: Red Planet (Second/Third Edition) (2015)Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (2006)Wits & Wagers (2005)Nexus Ops (2005)Ticket to Ride: Märklin (2006)SuperlativesBest Abstract Game: Qwirkle (2006)Best Gimmick: Gloom (2005)Genre Definer: Shadows over Camelot (2005)Excluded because of my Top 50Glory to Rome (2005)Look Back at 2007-2008What games do you like best from 2005 and 2006? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his stats and experiences from October of 2025 and looks forward to November. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, October 2025NEW GAME – Beast ✓SHELF CLEARER – Panic Station XNEW GAME 2 – The Mirroring of Mary King ✓Top 50 Choice – The Hunger ✓Shelf of OpportunityExpand YourShelfTop of the Stack, November 2025NEW GAME – NocturneSHELF CLEARER – InfamyNEW GAME 2 – Ethnos (2nd ed)10×10 Choice – Great Western TrailWhat games did you play in October? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about what games Libra gamers might like or be good at. Join us, won’t you?Previous Astrology Files episodesAllure.com’s “12 Zodiac Signs: Dates and Personality Traits”BalanceJenga (1983)Paku Paku (2017)Stick Stack (2016)HarmonyHarmonies (2024)20th Century (2010)EquilibriumTigris & Euphrates (1997)Ingenious (2004)Evacuation (2023)7 Wonders (2010)ScalesBetween Two Cities (2015)Lords of Xidit (2014)Are you a Libra? Do these games appeal to you? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan discusses three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?A Touch of Evil: Dark Gothic (2014)Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game (2023)Whale Riders (2021)Butterfly Garden (2012)Love Letter (2012) revisited – 1 year, 5 months dustyVantage (2025)The 7th Continent (2017)Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)Do you enjoy these games? What else have you been playing lately? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about the movies he watched in July and August of 2025. Join us, won’t you?JULY 2025Trainwreck: Poop Cruise (2025)Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 1 & 2 (2022)Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 3 & 4 (2025)This Is Spinal Tap (1984)This Game Goes to Eleven (2018)Rock Hard: 1977 (2024)AUGUST 2025Most Dangerous Game (2020)Specter Ops (2015)Beast (2023)The Wicker Man (1973)“The Festival” by H.P. LovecraftArkham Horror: The Card Game – The Feast of Hemlock Vale: Campaign Expansion (2024)Deep Cover (2025)FiascoKPop Demon Hunters (2025)Free Radicals (2022)Dante’s Peak (1997)The Downfall of Pompeii (2004)Have you seen these films? What do you think of them? What did you watch in July and August? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks a bit about what he finds in the Fantasy Flight Games 2010 Summer Catalog. Join us for this look back at the state of FFG 15 years ago, won’t you?Pick Up & Deliver 723: Fantasy Flight Games Catalog, Spring 2004DungeonQuest (Third Edition) (2010)Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game (2010)Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game (2011)Tide of Iron (2007)Battles of Westeros (2010)Tannhäuser (2007)Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One (2019)Constantinopolis (2010)Arkham Horror: The Lurker at the Threshold Expansion (2010)The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (2011)A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (2008)Which of these games are you most interested in trying? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in Guild #3269.

Brendan chats a bit about three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?River Valley Glassworks (2024)Canvas (2021)Sushi Go! (2013)Endeavor: Deep Sea (2024)Endeavor: Age of Sail (2018)Favor of the Pharaoh (2015)Revisited: Victoriana (2019) (3 years, 14 days dusty)Arkham Horror (2005)A Place for All My Books (2025)Flamecraft (2022)What do you think about these games? What new games have you tried recently? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269!

Brendan talks about dice games he likes and why he likes them. Join us, won’t you?“Pure” dice gamesPerudo (1800)Qwixx (2012)Las Vegas (2012)Yahtzee rollingYahtzee (1956)Dice Throne (2018)Cromlech (2015)Elder Sign (2011)Dice Selection / Dice DraftingDice Miner (2021)Coimbra (2018)Pulsar 2849 (2017)Castle Dice (2013)Additional Delightful Dice GamesEuphoria: Build a Better Dystopia (2013)Strike (2012)What dice games do you like best? Share your recommendations over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts about the crunchy cooperative game, Spirit Island. Join us, won’t you?Spirit Island (2017)Extremely customizableMage Knight Board Game (2011)Flexible options to handle difficultiesReally ComplicatedDo you like Spirit Island? Share your thoughts (favorite spirit?) over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his stats and experiences from September of 2025 and looks forward to October. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, September 2025NEW GAME – Saltfjord ✓SHELF CLEARER – Fallen AngelNEW GAME 2 – The Mirroring of Mary KingTop 50 Choice – Dungeon PetzShelf of OpportunityExpand YourShelfTop of the Stack, October 2025NEW GAME – BeastSHELF CLEARER – Panic StationNEW GAME 2 – The Mirroring of Mary KingTop 50 Choice – The HungerWhat games did you play in September? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.Transcript (uncorrected): TXT and PDF