In some ways, the origin story of the podcast can be traced back to Sentinels of the Multiverse. Upon arriving in Kingston, Mark was at a games event at someone's home, and he saw that someone had brought a then-complete set (this was a few expansions ago) of Sentinels. He knew that this person, namely Walker, was a person worth knowing. It therefore seemed fitting that on one of Mark's last days in Kingston that he, Walker, Huey, Dewey, and Louis play Sentinels.

Games Played Last Week:

02:38 -Zenith (Grégory Grard & Mathieu Roussel, PlayPunk, 2025)

08:18 -Race for the Galaxy (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2007)

11:20 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)

12:19 -Word Traveler (Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance, Office Dog, 2024)

16:05 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011)

19:30 -The Druids of Edora (Stefan Feld, alea, 2025)

24:50 -The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2025)

27:58 -Toy Battle (Paolo Mori & Alessandro Zucchini, Repos Production, 2025)

31:43 -MicroMacro: Kids - Crazy City Park (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2025)

32:50 -Concept Kids: Animals (Gaëtan Beaujannot & Alain Rivollet, Repos Production, 2018)

33:51 -Tumblin' Dice (Carey Grayson, Randy Nash, and Rick Soued, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2004)

2025 in Review

35:45 Top 10

57:42 Game of the Year

1:00:18 Special Categories

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In this special end of the year episode, Marty and Vanessa talk about their favorite movies of 2025. Plus movies they are looking forward to in 2026.

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Spectre of Grand Gamers Guild all about games (and other things) they've played including:

• Snowdonia
• Joyride
• The Artemis Project
• Exit Advent Calendar
• Man Eating House

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(27:20) Then, the two talk about Marc's experiences at Essen and Pax Unplugged.

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In our season finale, two award winning games earn our Meeple Crown for 2025. These games embody the essence of Major Fun and The Spiel of Approval. Congratulations to Fromage and Hot Streak!

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This week Peter & Mike have a design discussion about the river mechanism for choosing actions. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg X - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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Shelley and I work to help young women come to power and influence in the late 19th and early 20th century in

Kartini: From Darkness to Light by Sherria Ayuandini from ION Game Design

then we head to the British Isles and hang out with the pagans in

Druids of Edora by Stefan Feld from Alea and Ravensburger

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Merry Christmas you filthy animals! Get on this!!!!

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In another annual bonus episode, Kevin and Roy take over the show and talk about some games they've played (recently and not recently), Silly Shenanigans, Ghost Stories, and Bomb Busters (Kevin's version). You can watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube.

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0:40-Recent Games - Silly Shenanigans
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Santa isn't the only one that has been working hard this x-mas eve, Rob has managed to catch Tristan Hall from Hall or Nothing Productions for a cozy fireside chat about his newest crowdfunding project Night of Wolves / Ruined Path double feature.

GUEST PLAYER: Tristan Hall
PLAYERS: Rob

In this episode you'll learn:
- how Tristan begun his journey of design by building mods to HeroQuest
- more about the active campaign Night of Wolves / Ruined Path which runs until early January 2026
- how Rob explores why he enjoys games from Hall or Nothing Productions and why they are important to him
- that it's ok to get rules wrong when you're learning games, the primary objective is enjoying your time.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Night of Wolves & The Ruined Path Campaign - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/night-of-wolves
Sublime Dark Pre-Order Link - https://sublime-dark.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Hall or Nothing Website - https://www.hallornothing.net/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

0:46 - TURN 2 - Meeting Tristan

11:27 - What is Tristan's favourite board game?

14:29 - What games hit your table lately?

19:57 - TURN 3 - Night of Wolves / The Ruined Path

32:59 - Discussion around the accessible price point for the games

39:13 - "Don't worry if you get the rules wrong, just have a good time with the game"

47:34 - Tristans passion for the hobby shines through

51:27 - TURN 4 - What's Coming Up

57:39 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast

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In this episode of the Advent Calendar Ben and Steve talk about social deduction.

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In today's episode, the guys talk about their recent plays, review Clans of Caledonia: Industria and draft their favorite Publishers! Help support the podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/punchboardparadise Join our Discord! discord.gg/4FrZ8S3yCv Check out the Website! punchboardparadise.com Need a new shirt? www.punchboardparadise.threadless.com Music by HookSounds

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It's a Christmas episode! Merry Christmas one and all, here's some nonsense to fill you with cheer!

This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.

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In this episode of the Advent Calendar Ben and Steve talk about real time games. 

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"One day I was sitting in a gazebo, and there was a plaque on the gazebo and it said, 'This gazebo was built by the town in 1863.' That is in the middle of the Civil War. And the whole town built a gazebo. What was that town meeting like? 'All right, everyone, first order of business, we have all the telegrams from Gettysburg with the war dead. Let’s see here. Okay, everyone’s husband and brother and… everyone died. Okay. Josiah, you had something?' 'Yes, I do. How’d you like to be indoors and out of doors all at once? Ever walk into the park with your betrothed and it starts to rain, but you still want to hold hands? Well, may I introduce you to, and my condolences again to everyone, the gazebo!'"

-John Mulaney, "Kid Gorgeous at Studio City"

Games Played Last Week:

01:29 -Coyote (Spartaco Albertarelli, New Games Order, 2015)

04:07 -Tapple Mini (NPD Toys, The Op Games, 2025)

07:17 -Die fiesen 7 (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Hasen in der Abendsonne, 2015)

09:41 -Manila (Franz-Benno Delonge, Zoch Verlag, 2005)

14:17 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021)

16:56 -The Gang (John Cooper and Kory Heath, KOSMOS, 2024)

20:29 -Trickadee (Rob Newton, Coin Flip Games, 2025)

24:26 -Spicy (Győri Zoltán Gábor, HeidelBÄR Games, 2020)

28:13 -Good Puppers, Too! (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2025)

33:40 -Cross Bronx Expressway (Non-Breaking Space, GMT Games, 2025)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

46:47 Dire Wolf and Tabletop Playground

48:01 New games from Badgers from Mars! Regicide Inferno, Regicide Crown Duels, and Viking Rush

49:07 Show news: guest hosts in early 2026

50:27 Feature Game: Gazebo (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2025)

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Hey Now and Season's Greetings Cabalists! Jamie throws out a message about the holiday season podcast schedule and plugs a bunch of crap. We're taking the week of Christmas off. We'll be at TotalCon this coming February! (https://thesecretcabal.com/totalcon). You can late pledge for our 2025 Fundraiser! (https://thesecretcabal.com/kickstarter) Join the Discord! (https://thesecretcabal.com/discord). Happy Holidays everyone! See you in 2025. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/ and Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/.

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• Welcome to Jon, Chris, and Eric
• Thank you to Eddie G, Derek B, Brian C, Chris K

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• In Depth World Series Wrap Up

• Mirror of Galadriel Player Card Review

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• AMA
• Soliloquy

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This week Peter & Mike review Storyfold: Wildwoods. Next week we will have a related design discussion about card rivers. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg X - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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In this episode of ther Advent Calendar Ben and Steve caht about Dexterity games.  

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Clef and Tim speedrun through disc golf and extra things before getting to the board games. We talk about our recent plays including The Great Zimbabwe, Trismegistus, Rolling Stock Stars, and Brass: Birmingham before talking about how the number of players can affect a game. Is there an ideal player count? Board games start at 15:30! Join the discord at discord.gg/s8hYtWkMS3 and visit punchboardparadise.com for more info on PPCon 2026!

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Ben and Steve talk over the round of 64 and cast their eys over the round of 32. What will become the Game of the Century?

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