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Join the lonely ghost host on her birthday while she talks about her favorite 11 books of all time.

Stephanie begins this episode looking ahead at a unreleased game that has caught her attention, but why? After that discussion, we spend some time discussing some of the games we have been playing recently, including Tonari (4:34), Shobu (17:26) and Tribes: Dawn of Humanity (23:11) as we continue to bring our thoughts on new Gen Con releases to you, our listeners. We then transition to a somewhat extended book segment that leads us down some interesting conversational paths (37:56). Enjoy!

Sure Gen Con is barely behind us and sure we didn't technically go to Gen Con, but that hasn't stopped us from playing many Gen Con releases early over the last few months and we choose to spotlight our top 5 games that we are the most excited about now; games we have played that we want to tell you about so you can make informed decisions when it comes to picking up new games in the coming months. After that we review Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (37:01). We end with a book segment (51:17). Enjoy!

Hooked on Geek listeners have been treated to many reviews of Gen Con releases over the last few months and we start the show recapping a lot of those titles among other topics. We continue with our thoughts on some more Gen Con releases including Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein (10:28), Filler (24:19), and Hats (30:08). We end the show with another book segment (36:51). Enjoy!

Right away Greg finds himself recommending a podcast as part of the top of the show banter, then a Tandem Gaming session is discussed (2:44) as well as a few games currently on Kickstarter, On The Rocks (12:05) and Smartphone Inc. (17:52). We also discuss the Matagot release, Bahamas (7:19). After that Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (26:04) is discussed, the new Tarantino movie starring Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Leonardo DiCaprio, and so very many more. We end with Stephanie's book segment (41:39).

Today is the day! Not just new Hooked on Geek episode day, but the day the Spiel Des Jahres is announced! The German game of the year, the biggest award in tabletop gaming! We recorded this not knowing who won yet of course and we give our thoughts and predictions. Also, tune in to hear this week's book segment (34:03). Enjoy!

Stephanie launches into upfront shenanigans, we then jump into a discussion of the latest Shards of Infinity expansion, Shadow of Salvation (4:07) which will be available at Gen Con, but Greg played early at Dice Tower Con. We also discuss Terrors of London (10:15). We move on to some thoughts on Undo: Blood in the Gutter (24:38). We also review the movie Midsommar, the new effort from Ari Aster, the acclaimed director of Hereditary (32:39). We end with an unusual book segment (44:06), or do we? Enjoy!

Stephanie and Greg spend the first roughly 30 minutes discussing the previous week and what games have been getting to the table recently including a few Dice Tower Con highlights, including Point Salad (13:04), Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Carlton House & Queen's Park (7:13), UnMatched: Battle of Legends (20:00) and Dungeon Academy (23:30). We then proceed on to the book segment for this week (31:36) and also give a podcast recommendation (37:05). Enjoy!

We jump right in this week after just a couple of minutes of what has been going on in our lives with our first impressions of Tricky Tides (2:45), as well as our review of Pipeline (7:22). We then jump into our top 5 for this week, the games we most wish we could get the other to play more often (19:04). We end with our book segment (48:43). Enjoy!

"Tune in" to hear us discuss Escape Room: The Game - Jumanji (6:16), Century: A New World (15:24) and Gunkimono (23:14). This week we also end with another book segment (30:15). Enjoy!