Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the games we played at PAX East 2026, including Spokes, Magical Athlete, The Third Man, Take Time, Tezuma Trick, Big Wave, QE, Catch the Moon, Robokraft, False Kingdom, Juggernaut, Peanuts Talent Show, and John Company 2.0. In the news, there's a Halloween game (not that one, and there's another Mario movie.

• Games we played at PAX East 2026

• Games we played at PAX East 2026

• Games we played at PAX East 2026

• Rym - YUNBYUL BALLET COMPANY Ballet GAT
• Scott - How to fold the UNICORN

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider puzzles in games. In the news, New York is suing Valve over illegal gambling, Valve's new hardware release timeline is heavily impacted by the RAM crisis but might still come in 2026, Blades 68 is launching (Rym was in the playtest), and Nintendo is suing the United States over our president's illegal tariffs.

• Puzzles in Games

• Puzzles in Games

• Puzzles in Games

• Rym - Introducing Reg!
• Scott - Modern Illustration

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Paris Connection, also known as SNCF: France & Germany. It's no 1817, but it's a distilled real train game that's worth playing. In the news, Overwatch 1 is back and Diablo 2 is back.

• Paris Connection

• Paris Connection

• Paris Connection

• Rym - Canada Curling Controversey
• Scott - Battlegroup Clash: Baltics

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the early access version of 9 Kings. It's got some good things going on. In the news, the Switch is now the highest selling Nintendo console and the Switch 2 is the fastest selling Nintendo console. Swords Without Master is launching more broadly, and Scott is considering running a game. Also Congress has a chance to dismantle ICE: Call your senators.

• 9 Kings (early access)

• 9 Kings (early access)

• 9 Kings (early access)

• Rym - How to operate a Carbon Arc
• Scott - Emudevc

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Big Shot (2001). If you want some vicious auctions this is the game for you. In the news, the United States is in extreme crisis threatening to invade Greenland, invade Minnesota, terrorize the city of Minneapolis, and end the global world order as we know it. Also Mothership has good videogame journalism. Call your reps to tell them to defund ICE.

• Big Shot (2001)

• Big Shot (2001)

• Big Shot (2001)

• Rym - Here's Why New Year's Eve is Bad Now
• Scott - Multi-Year Diary Gate

Tonight on GeekNights, we review a card game called Magic: The Gathering. It's 32 years old, so you may not have heard of it. In the news, gamers don't like generative AI and The Game Awards happened. Rym posted his [video editing process](https://community.frontrowcrew.com/t/the-geeknights-lecture-video-process/3683 for producing GeekNights panel and lecture videos. We will be live at Super MAGFest 2026!

• Magic: The Gathering (1993)

• Magic: The Gathering (1993)

• Magic: The Gathering (1993)

• Rym - The Shoebody Bop
• Scott - The Big Laugh 1 Hour Better Loop

Tonight on GeekNights, we share our early thoughts on Dispatch and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. In the news, Frankfurt's Christmas market is lit, and the Netflix x Warner Brothers Discovery situation is even more dangerous than the baseline danger of capitalist consolidation of media.

• Initial Thoughts on Dispatch and Metroid Prime 4

• Initial Thoughts on Dispatch and Metroid Prime 4

• Initial Thoughts on Dispatch and Metroid Prime 4

• Rym - Wabie - Crazy Beans!
• Scott - Flipbook of the Rings

Tonight on GeekNights we review the historical and topical 23 Knives (2025). It's worth playing, and Rym is probably going to buy it. In the news, PAX Unplugged 2025 was smooth as butter, Doodle Puzzle is a good idea that's hard to make work, Gingham is more vicious than it appears, and Scott surprisingly is enjoying Octopath Traveler.

• 23 Knives

• 23 Knives

• 23 Knives

• Rym - Villainess
• Scott - So After 8 Years, I Released Super Dram World 3

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about when one messes up the rules in games. In the news, EA is being aquired by Trump-linked private equity, and VRChat has recaptured some of the magic of the Old Internet.

• Messing Up the Rules

• Messing Up the Rules

• Messing Up the Rules

• Rym - Project Gemini: The Most Dangerous Space Program
• Scott - MESSENGER

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Gang, a fantastic cooperative tabletop game about pulling bank heists by ranking poker hands. In the news, there's lots to say about the Nintendo Direct, Borderlands 4 has angered gamers with its poor performance and Gearbox isn't handling it super well. 'Pitchford told people to “code your own engine and show us how it’s done, please,” and declared Borderlands 4 “a premium game made for premium gamers” whatever that means.

• The Gang

• The Gang

• The Gang

• Rym - Hammer of Justice - Deltarune Gerson Fight Animation
• Scott - Vintage Computer Festival East XX walk around w/ commentary