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Happy New Year! Brandt and Eric begin by sharing some gaming resolutions for 2026 before moving on to reviews of EXIT Advent: The Intergalactic Race, If/Then, Unstoppable, and Forest Shuffle. We wake up the D12 of Fate to spur us into talking about Luck Mitigation, and our Doubles Review is the new life simulator Coming of Age.

00:31 - 2026 Resolutions

04:57 - EXIT Advent: The Intergalactic Race

09:20 - If Then

14:29 - Unstoppable

21:49 - Forest Shuffle

21:49 - The Big Roll: Mitigating Luck

36:40 - Doubles Review: Coming of Age

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It's the end of the year, and Brandt and Eric are going to try to guess each other's favorite games from 2025. But before we get to that, we have reviews of Tidal Blades 2, 20 Strong Tanglewoods Rose and Red, Spooktacular, and Dragons of Etchinstone. Thank you so much for listening for another year! Happy Holidays, and see you in 2026!

00:31 - Happy Holidays and the business of 2025

03:49 - Tidal Blades 2

06:51 - 20 Strong Tanglewoods Rose and Red

11:35 - Spooktacular

16:03 - Dragons of Etchinstone

21:55 - Our Top 5 of 2025 Guessing Game

23:02 - Galactic Cruise

24:54 - Storyfold: Wildwoods

27:14 - Moon Colony Bloodbath

28:52 - Unmatched Adventures: TMNT

30:25 - Vantage

32:00 - Hot Streak

34:06 - The Morrison Game Factory

35:45 - A Place for All My Books

37:02 - Zenith

39:01 - Luthier

41:08 - Tag Team

42:32 - The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era

43:09 - The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship

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Eric gives a brief recount of his adventures at PAX Unplugged before discussing Mountain Goats Legacy and Re;MATCH, and then he gets out of the way so Brandt can review Covenant, A Wild Venture, Skara Brae, Unmatched Adventures: TMNT, Elder Scrolls, and Emberheart. The d12 of Fate wants us to talk about games that don't have Victory Points, and our Doubles Review is Leylines, new from Arcane Wonders.

00:31 - Eric at PAX Unplugged

04:22 - Mountain Goats Legacy

08:31 - Re;MATCH

11:39 - Covenant

14:12 - A Wild Venture

17:36 - Skara Brae

19:42 - Unmatched Adventures: TMNT

25:12 - The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era

28:52 - Emberheart

35:03 - The Big Roll: Games Without Victory Points

43:18 - Doubles Review: Leylines

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Brandt begins by discussing his adventures playing Avatar: Aang's Destiny before we move on to reviews of 7 Wonders Dice, Sweet Lands, 3 Wishes, and Children of Morta. The d12 of Fate asks us to gripe about Box Sizes, and our Doubles Review is of Portal Games' latest release, Bohemians.

00:31 - Avatar

04:53 - 7 Wonders Dice

08:37 - Sweet Lands

14:32 - 3 Witches

19:06 - Children of Morta

28:04 - The Big Roll: Box Sizes

41:24 - Doubles Review: Bohemians

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Eric starts with a quick recap of Spiel, and the games he brought home. We move on to reviews of Cyclades, The Peak Team: Rangers, Pirates of Maracaibo, and Disney Afternoon: Rewind, before letting the D12 take the wheel and discussing fan-made expansion content. We then close the show with our Doubles Review of Duel for Cardia.

00:32 - What Eric Brought Back from Essen

07:20 - Cyclades

12:50 - The Peak Team: Rangers

16:56 - Pirates of Maracaibo

20:53 - Disney Afternoon Rewind

27:49 - The Big Roll: Player-Made Expansion Content

40:32 - Doubles Review: Duel for Cardia

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Brandt waxes poetic about his recent friends gathering. Eric looks forward to Essen. We review Shall We Dance, Luthier, Nekojima: Torii Pack, and Cretaceous Rails. We Talk Table Talk. We close the show with our Doubles Review of the Prospect for Silver expansion to Tiletum from Board and Dice.

00:33 - Brandt's Vanner Con: Hot Streak, The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, Glory to Rome

04:05 - Shall We Dance

08:17 - Luthier

14:23 - Nekojima: Torii Pack

19:23 - Cretaceous Rails

25:57 - The Big Roll: Table Talk

41:49 - Doubles Review: Tiletum: Prospect for Silver

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Brandt and Eric take a bit of a musical interlude before moving on to reviews of Storyfold: Wildwinds, EXIT The Game Advent: The Intergalactic Race, Gwent, Ace of Spades, and Trickarus. The d12 of Fate turns us toward Future Aquisitions, and our Doubles Review is the Main 1 set of Compile.

00:33 - Music Talk

04:26 - Storyfold: Wildwinds

09:55 - EXIT The Game Advent: The Intergalactic Race

14:20 - Gwent

20:57 - Ace of Spades

26:23 - Trickarus

31:20 - The Big Roll: Future Aquisitions

42:02 - Doubles Review: Compile Main 1

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Eric starts the show with a sad story about a local game night before moving on to reviews of Enthrone, Yubibo, Gnome Hollow, and Homesteaders: New Beginnings. Eric messes with the format by rolling TWO d12s of Fate in order to force a discussion on fitting the expansion in the base box, and our Doubles Review is the 2-player 2-deck building game The Last Command.

00:34 - Eric's Coffee Game Night

04:36 - Enthrone

10:11 - Yubibo

12:52 - Gnome Hollow

17:21 - Homesteaders: New Beginnings

25:14 - The Big Roll: Fitting The Expansion in The Base Box

37:53 - Doubles Review: The Last Command

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Brandt and Eric celebrate Left Hander's Day a little late before moving on to reviews of Alibis, Kronologic Cuzco 1450, Tea Garden, and Cyber Pet Quest. Our first listener-submitted topic comes up in The Big Roll, and our Doubles Review is Scorpion Masqué's new auto-battler Tag Team.

00:32 - Left Hander's Day

03:03 - Alibis

06:56 - Kronologic: Cuzco 1450

12:56 - Tea Garden

19:09 - Cyber Pet Quest

26:19 - The Big Roll: Game Awards

38:15 - Doubles Review: Tag Team

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Brandt goes to the library, and Eric goes to camp. We review Caution Signs, Star Wars: Battle of Hoth, Things in Rings, and A Place For All My Books. We search for some Ugly Duckling boardgames during The Big Roll, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Lightning Train from Direwolf.

00:33 - Library Anniversary

01:52 - Eric Goes To Camp

04:00 - Caution Signs

06:56 - Star Wars: Battle of Hoth

13:01 - Things in Rings

19:08 - A Place For All My Books

25:52 - The Big Roll: Games With Low Production Values

37:40 - Doubles Review: Lightning Train

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