Its here! ThisWeekInGeek's annual TTRPG & Boardgame Holiday Gift Guide for 2025!

Mike The Birdman & Alex The Producer share their picks and discuss why they make great gifts. 

TWIG 2025 Holiday Tabletop Gift Guide Show Links:

Alex’s Asmodee Boardgame Picks
- https://www.asmodee.ca/en/product/take-time/
- https://www.asmodee.ca/en/product/ink/
- https://www.asmodee.ca/en/product/duplik/
- https://www.asmodee.ca/en/product/exploding-kittens-the-board-game/
- https://shop.asmodee.ca/en/apo-sfd-001
- https://www.asmodee.ca/en/product/star-wars-super-teams/
- https://www.asmodee.ca/en/product/star-wars-unlimited-intro-battle-hoth/

Mike’s Picks

BOX SETS

D&D Welcome to the Hellfire Club
https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/4704000?pid=D4704000

Aliens:Evolved Edition Starter set
https://freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/alien-rpg-2/evolved-edition-starter-set/

Welcome to NightVale
https://renegadegamestudios.com/welcome-to-night-vale-roleplaying-game/?searchid=3659242&search_query=Welcome+to+nightv

The One Ring Starter set
https://freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/the-one-ring/over-hill-and-under-hill-starter-set/

Dice Sets & accessories (Stocking stuffers)Galaxy card sets
https://journey-mountain-studios.itch.io/

Brass Dragon Bistro Candies
https://brassdragonbistro.com/

Sirius Stranger Things collection
https://siriusdice.com/collections/stranger-things
https://siriusdice.com/collections/stranger-things-adventure-dice-sets

Werewolf character journal
https://renegadegamestudios.com/werewolf-the-apocalypse-5th-edition-expanded-character-sheet-journal/

New Games to me! 

Outgunned TTRPG
https://freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/outgunned/

Daggerheart / Demiplane
https://app.demiplane.com/nexus/daggerheart
Phantasy Star TTRPG
https://skydawngames.com/phantasystar/

Humblewood Campaign setting
https://hitpointpress.com/collections/books/products/humblewood-campaign-bookSourcebooks

Star Trek Adventures - Second Edition - Exploration Guide
https://modiphius.us/collections/star-trek-adventures-tabletop-rpg/products/star-trek-adventures-second-edition-exploration-guide

D&D 5e 2024 Monster Manual
https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/core-rules-1/3711000?pid=DB3711000

Roll for Combat 5e options
https://battlezoo.com/collections/all?filter.p.product_type=Books&filter.p.tag=5th+Edition&sort_by=price-descending

D&D Heroes of Faerun & Adventures of Faerun
https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/BB-ForgottenRealms-25/CB47P6E01

Transformers One
https://renegadegamestudios.com/transformers-roleplaying-game-transformers-one-sourcebook/
GI Joe TTRPG Hawk’s personnel files
https://renegadegamestudios.com/g-i-joe-roleplaying-game-hawk-s-personnel-files-sourcebook/
The field guide to floral dragons 5E 
https://hitpointpress.com/products/field-guide-to-floral-dragons-box-set

Older games that deserve a look 

Hunter: The Reckoning
https://renegadegamestudios.com/hunter-the-reckoning/

Werewolf: The Apocalypse
https://renegadegamestudios.com/werewolf-the-apocalypse/

UPCOMING & notable
Invincible: The RPG
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/invincible-the-roleplaying-game

Show Notes:

Your Geekmasters:
Mike "The Birdman" - https://bsky.app/profile/birdmanguelph.bsky.social
Alex "The Producer" - https://bsky.app/profile/dethphasetwig.bsky.social

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December 5, 2025

This Week in Geek’s Loose Cannon is our all around movies podcast covering the weird, wild, or sometimes nostalgic world of films.

This time, our full crew of Birdman, Ken, David and Adam discuss the two lovably nostalgic cult classics that are the Goofy Movies. Yes, the two movies that are the spiritual successors to the Goof Troop TV series have become Millennial staples much to the surprise of Disney themselves. Well…one of them has. The other is well, listen to the discussion and find out.

It’s another TWIG Loose Cannon. Please Be Kind and Don’t Forget to Rewind before returning your videos to the shelves. 

Show Notes:

Your Geekmasters:
Mike "The Birdman" - https://bsky.app/profile/birdmanguelph.bsky.social
Alex "The Producer" - https://bsky.app/profile/dethphasetwig.bsky.social
Ken Reels - https://bsky.app/profile/kenreels.com
Aaron Pollyea

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December 5, 2025

Aaron and Darlene watch some classic sci-fi from the 1950s and '60s, good and bad. They talk about what makes these films memorable and fun, and if you should take a trip back in time and enjoy these films as well.

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Every week TWIG brings you a variety show full of segments ranging from news, reviews, interviews, and everything in-between to satisfy your geeky appetite!

This week in geek:

- Introductions
- Call Of Duty Black Ops 7 (PS5, Xbox Series X, And PC Review)
https://www.callofduty.com/ca/en/blackops7
- Geek News
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Bethesda Review) https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en-US/oblivion-remastered
- Weird News
- Kirby Air Riders (Nintendo Switch 2 Review) https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/kirby-air-riders-switch-2/
- What's Next?

Show Notes:

Your Geekmasters:
Mike "The Birdman" - https://bsky.app/profile/birdmanguelph.bsky.social
Alex "The Producer" - https://bsky.app/profile/dethphasetwig.bsky.social

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November 30, 2025

Today TWIG’s special Interview, Mike “The Birdman” sits down with the Guardians of the Globe…err, we mean our friends at Free league Publishing to talk about INVINCIBLE: THE RPG

Based upon the Robert Kirkman comic book series and the Amazon Prime animated series, Invincible: The RPG is developed by Adam Bradford and Tomas härenstam and brings this brutally inventive universe together. The trio talk about game development, power scaling and what makes a superhero game so hard but fun to develop for.
Are you a teenage hero, a street defender or maybe working for Cecil himself, are you ready to become…

INVINCIBLE!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/invincible-the-roleplaying-game/description

Show Notes:

Your Geekmasters:
Mike "The Birdman" - https://bsky.app/profile/birdmanguelph.bsky.social
Alex "The Producer" - https://bsky.app/profile/dethphasetwig.bsky.social

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November 28, 2025

Its that time of year again, The Game Awards are just around the corner so the crew sat down to discuss the nominees, and where we all stand as this year in gaming is coming to a close! Will we get all the predictions right? Will we be way off the mark? Come stay a while and hang out while we go over everything!

Show Notes:

Your Geekmasters:
Mike "The Birdman" - https://bsky.app/profile/birdmanguelph.bsky.social
Alex "The Producer" - https://bsky.app/profile/dethphasetwig.bsky.social
Ken Reels - https://bsky.app/profile/kenreels.com

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November 27, 2025

Aaron and Darlene watch some classic sci-fi from the 1950s and '60s, good and bad. They talk about what makes these films memorable and fun, and if you should take a trip back in time and enjoy these films as well.

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Today TWIG’s special Interview, Mike “The Birdman” sits down with the devs from wiss development team Zeitglas, to talk about their game, Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator.

Diving into a mystery set against the backdrop of the 1920’s and the evolution of mental health and various treatments, you are on a mission to save a loved one. Mike and Sebastian and Fabian discuss what research went into developing such a serious topic with care and dignity and so much more. 

Prepare to go to the strange Castle Woods Sanatorium and get your lab coat before visiting your first patient. 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059090/Sanatorium__A_Mental_Asylum_Simulator/

Show Notes:

Your Geekmasters:
Mike "The Birdman" - https://bsky.app/profile/birdmanguelph.bsky.social
Alex "The Producer" - https://bsky.app/profile/dethphasetwig.bsky.social

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November 26, 2025

Welcome to our annual Black Friday/Cyber Monday Gift Ideas, Deals, And Reviews episode!

At ThisWeekInGeek this year we have received a good variety of items for consideration in our annual Holiday Gift Guide and with that in mind we wanted to get some of our impressions/quickie reviews/early suggestions out! So for all of our friends south of the border and for all our friends here and abraod that might want some help deciding on what to get during the upcoming crazy shopping rush we hope this helps!

Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends and happy gift hunting to everyone else! 

We will have our full Holiday Gift Guide our in a couple weeks so keep an eye out!

Show Links:
- https://www.tp-link.com/ca/home-networking/cloud-camera/tapo-c560ws/#overview
- https://www.turtlebeach.com/products/racer-wireless-racing-wheel?Title=Default+Title
- https://www.turtlebeach.com/products/riffmaster-wireless-guitar-controller
- https://www.bequiet.com/en/watercooler/6708
- https://www.bequiet.com/en/case/6693
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129260/Baseless/
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619520/Cross_Blitz/
- https://hitstergame.com/en-ca/
- https://aboutus.kidtoy.ca/where-to-buy
- https://www.kidtoy.ca/fiche-produit.asp?isdet=0&item=201FK006
- https://www.clubjouet.com/en/game-ready-set-spaghetti-bilingual-version-202086
- https://insighteditions.com/products/the-making-of-quentin-tarantino-s-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood
- https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-switch-2/
- https://www.bandainamcoent.com/deals
- https://marvelous-usa.com/store/
- https://www.razer.com/campaigns/cyber-weekend

Your Geekmaster:
Alex "The Producer" - https://bsky.app/profile/dethphasetwig.bsky.social

Feedback for the show?:
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November 24, 2025

Aaron and Darlene watch some classic sci-fi from the 1950s and '60s, good and bad. They talk about what makes these films memorable and fun, and if you should take a trip back in time and enjoy these films as well.

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