Brendan shares a “flight” of tasty game samples. Even shorter than his usual first-exposure game reviews. Enjoy!

• Trophies
• Smug Owls
• Pretense
• Shut the Box
• That’s a Question!
• Tapple

What are some light, simple games you enjoy? Share them over in our boardgamegeek guild, #3269.

Brendan summarizes and discusses his recent reading from October, November, and December of 2023. Join us, won’t you?

• The Waste Lands by Steven King
• Wizard and Glass by Steven King
• The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
• The Devil’s Candy by Julie Salamon
• The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
• The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross
• The Tenth Man by Graham Greene
• Monster City by John Cowlin

What did you read in the last part of last year? Head over to boardgame geek and share in guild #3269.

Brendan shares six games from 2022 that he feels earned a superlative award. Join us, won’t you?

• Most deluxe game that I’m jealous of but I’m glad I didn’t buy because it’s so expensive: Foundations of Rome
• Best Abstract Game of the Year: Akropolis
• Most Interesting Combo-Tastic Roll and Write of the Year: Three Sisters
  • Fleet, the Dice Game
  • Riverside
• Best Family Mystery Game of the year: The Animals of Baker Street
  • The Bureau of Investigations
  • Micro Macro Crime City
• Game I Wanted to Like That Wasn’t As Good As I Hoped: Crossing Oceans
  • Transatlantic
• Best Micro Game: Smitten

What are your superlative games of 2022? Share your thoughts over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his favorite games from 2022. Join us, won’t you?

1. Frosthaven
2. Revive
3. Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
4. My Father’s Work
5. Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest

Honorable mentions:

• Woodcraft
• Return to Dark Tower
• The Guild of Merchant Explorers
• Tenpenny Parks
• Bureau of Investigation: Arkham

Previous Best Games of the Year lists:

• Best Games of 2021 also, Superlatives
• Best Games of 2020
• Best Games of 2019 also, Superlatives
• Best Games of 2018: Top 8
• Look Back at 2017
• Look Back at 2016
• Look Back at 2015
• Look Back at 2014

What are your top picks for 2022 games? Share them over on Boardgamegeek in our guild, #3269.

Brendan shares his experience trying out three games for the first time, and one game he dusted off. Join us, won’t you?

• Wyatt Earp
• Thunder Road: Vendetta
• Downforce (revisited)
• Brian Boru: High King of Ireland

What new games have you tried recently? Share your plays over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his favorite gaming moments that come to mind from 2023. Join us, won’t you?

• Anomia with the CCC Board Game Society
• Playing Orléans and Brass: Birmingham at my friend’s home con
• Scooby Doo escape room at Escapology
• Ansynchronous wins at Res Arcana and Mottainai
• Frosthaven lucky draw

What were your top 5 gaming moments of 2023? Share over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his gaming update from January and his plans for February. Join us, won’t you?

• Top of the Stack, January 2024
  • NEW GAME – Vagrantsong✓
  • SHAMEFUL CHOICE – My Little ScytheX
  • CUTE CHOICE – Dream HomeX
  • ONE MORE CHOICE – Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game✓
• Shelf of Opportunity
• Top of the Stack, February 2024
  • NEW GAME – Evacuation
  • SHAMEFUL CHOICE – Alien: Fate of the Nostromo
  • SOLO – Hunted: Wode Ridge
  • ONE MORE CHOICE – Brian Boru

What did you play in January? Head over to Boardgame geek guild #3269 and share your news!

Brendan shares his thoughts on three games he tried for the first time recently. Join us, won’t you?

• Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition
• Puerto Rico 1897
• The Isle of Cats (revisited)
• Pit

What games have you been playing recently? Share your stories over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his gameplay results from December of 2024 and his plans for January. Join us, won’t you?

• December Top of the Stack List
  • Hadrian’s Wall
  • Vagrantsong
  • Hunted: Wode Ridge
  • Cerebria
• Shelf of Opportunity
• January Top of the Stack List
  • Vagrantsong
  • My Little Scythe
  • Dream Home
  • Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game

What games did you play in December 2023? Share your stats over in our guild on boardgamegeek #3269.

Brendan talks a bit about the films he watched in October and November of 2023. Join us, won’t you?

• Dune
  • Dune
  • Dune Imperium
  • Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy
  • Dune Imperium – Uprising
• The Pelican Brief
  • Hunt A Killer: Death at the Dive Bar
• Deep Blue Sea
  • Shark Island
• Asteroid City
  • Moongha Invaders: Mad Scientists and Atomic Monsters Attack the Earth!
• The Holiday
  • Fog of Love
• The Killer
  • Sniper Elite: The Board Game

What movies did you watch in October and November? Share over on boardgamegeek guild #3269.