It's time for our look back at the games of 2025. Highs and lows, heavy and light, thorny and rosy and hoopy.

01:20 - Top Tens on Video

01:51 - Year as a Whole

07:49 - Convention/On The Go Game - Hot Streak, Light Speed Arena, Ghost Lift, Ito, 1AM Jailbreak

12:07 - All-Day-to-Play - Regicide Legacy, My Father's Work, Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era

14:48 - Best Theme - Luthier, Flow, Storyfold: Wildwoods

20:06 - Guilty Pleasure - Deep Regrets, Moon Colony Bloodbath

24:38 - Favorite Classic - Race for the Galaxy, At The Gates of Loyang, Sentient, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, You're Bluffing

27:22 - Stand-Out in Our Favorite Genre - Bohemians, EXIT Advent, Threads of Fate, Rove

32:48 - Hoopiest Hula-Hoop - Spooktacular, Oddland, Zenith

37:05 - Thorniest Thorn - Feel Like a Fool, Lynx, Donald Duck in Happy Camper

41:38 - Rosiest Rose - Vantage, Formaggio, Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread

47:42 - Looking Forward to 2026 - Use Up All Your Sick Days, Vegan Cafe, Sail Legacy, Floe

50:35 - Announcements: Gamefound, Dice Tower Cruise, East, West

Next Episode: January 13, 2026

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