In this episode, originally posted December 21, 2005, we take a break from our normal routine. Instead of our normal lineup, we simply discuss our top ten games from 2005. Rick Thornquist, Ted Cheatham, Gary Christiansen, Greg Schloesser, Walt O’Hara, and David Seddon are all contributors - telling us their top ten games from 2005 also.

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Konstantinos Kokkinis introduces Drum Roll. Each player steps into the ring to manage a traveling circus.

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Peter Eggert introduces a new title, Santiago de Cuba, and hints at some upcoming releases.

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Christoph Lipsky talks about three new titles: The Last Banquet, Gully Pirates, and Dungeon Fighter. These games range from sneaky to whimsical to downright silly!

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First of all, welcome to anyone who discovered (or re-discovered?) my show after hearing my guest appearance on boardgame podcast, Ludology. I joined Ryan Sturm over Skype (when Geoff Engelstein was snowed in) to discuss the difference between 2-player and multiplayer games. There's also been some good follow-up discussion on Ludology's guild over at Boardgamegeek.But back here, on my own show,

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Stephen Buonocore gives us a tour of four new releases: Panic Station, Confusion, Core Worlds, and Outpost.

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Enoch Fryxelius chats about Wilderness, a hand-crafted board game of survival and strategy built and designed by his brothers.

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A chat with designer Michel Baudoin about Space Maze. Maneuver your team of colorful wooden aliens to recover an ancient relic buried in an ever-changing maze.

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Designer Max Valembois chats about Baby Boom, a light strategy dice game where the dice are never rolled.

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We learn about several fun titles from Goliath - Sammy Seal, Pop the Pig, and Time No Time. Games for kids and kids at heart.

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Game designer Christophe Boelinger talks about his new abstract strategy game Sarena, plus a variety of other game related topics.

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2011 Spiel des Jahres Winner Susan McKinley Ross talks about her experience winning gaming's prestigious award for Qwirkle.

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Ted Alspach chats about the latest greatest games from Bezier, including Mutant Meeples, Tiebreaker, and Ultimate Werewolf: Artifacts

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We learn about Shitenno, a new game from Ludonaute, set in feudal Japan.

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A chat with Rudolf Ruhle, President of the European Society of Board Game Collectors and a tour of their Cars & Games exhibit.

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We chat with designer Vlaada Chvatil about his newest title, Dungeon Petz from Czech Games Editions.

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Wine, water, and garbage! A talk with designer Gil d'Orey about three new games from Portugal: Vintage, Agua, and Lixo.

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– Welcome – Jared joins us for an episode! – Trivia winner + Card Design Contest – Check out our Facebook page to enter the vote!

– News – The Dead Marshes is available now! – Interview with Nate French & Lukas Litzsinger on TheOneRing.net

– Khazad-dum Preview in Game Trade Magazine #141

– FAQ Version 1.2 released

– Content – Top 5 Spirit cards-

– Overview of The Dead Marshes player cards – Awesome custom quest http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/710317/feonixs-custom-scenario-3-the-culling-at-the-bar – Sign off

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In this show, we hear information from all of our contributors from all over the world, including the return of Dexter! We take a look at several games, including an indepth review of Risk: Legacy. Eric recounts his experiences at Extra Life, and we conclude the show with our favorite gaming websites.

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