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Ty and Troy return from Gen Con 2025, and special guest host Raf Cordero takes the interviewer’s chair! From first impressions and surprise discoveries to gaming highlights, hidden gems, and funny convention moments, Raf guides Ty and Troy through their Gen Con 2025 recap. Plus, the crew shares what they’ve been playing, hobbying, and reading. Whether you were in Indy or following from home, this episode has the insider scoop you don’t want to miss.

There is also a video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/eLTWy7-ZtaA

Our theme music is by FADEBACK

Games (Played / Talked About)
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
D&D – Dragon’s Sandbox
D&D
Clank: Catacombs
7 Wonders Duel – Lord of the Rings Edition
Thunder Road
Interceptor
Wroth
Vantage
Legions Imperialis
Mörk Borg
Rangers of Shadowdeep
SnapShips
Chinatown
Axolotl with a Gun
Battle Monsters
Lord of the Rings Pandemic
Gundam TCG

Crowdfunding / Purchases
Nemesis: Retaliation
The Dead Keep
Forsaken

🎮 Video Games
Armored Core
Nightreign
Apex Legends

📚 Books & Audiobooks
Malazan: Midnight Tides – Steven Erikson
Malazan: Dust of Dreams - Steven Erikson
Ark – Veronica Roth
Summer Frost – Blake Crouch
The Order of Time – Carlo Rovelli
He Who Fights With Monsters – Shirtaloon (Travis Deverell)
The Gates of Fire – Steven Pressfield
Rust Colored Rain –

📺 TV Shows
Below Deck: Sailing Yacht
Sinners 
Animal Kingdom

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