Here’s Shelfside’s best and worst games of 2025, and we got to play TI4 almost every month! We go through honorable mentions like the war game Firelock all the way to GMT games like Twilight Struggle. During this 2025, we didn't get to play too many Euros but leaned more towards Ameritrash. This is not a review, but we cover covers Europa Universalis: The Price of Power with some worst gaming mentions as well. Will there be Euros admits all of the living card game selections? This is not a top 10 list, but ultimately covers multiple rising games on boardgamegeek and big gamefound launches.
Other games mentioned: Incan Gold, Thunder's Edge, Prophecy of Kings, Nemesis: Retaliation, Arkham Horror, That's Wizard, Frosthaven, Star Wars: Rebellion Rise of the Empire
Table of Contents:
Hello and Announcements! - (0:00)
Ashton's Worst Gaming of 2025 - (1:51)
Most Surprising Game - (4:12)
Alexander's Honorable Mentions - (5:18)
Alexander's Worst Gaming of 2025 - (5:57)
Alexander's Best Gaming of 2025 - (8:21)
Ashton's Best Gaming of 2025 - (11:41)
What's next in 2026 - (20:47)
This video was meant to be our Top 10 Big Box / Euro board games of the year. But this year we couldn't quite get there, but it wasn't from a lack of trying! For some reason we didn't have as much luck in 2025 finding heavier games that resonated with us... BUT we did find 5 that we truly enjoyed and wanted to share with you. Plus, we talk through some brief thoughts on some newer titles that didn't make the list.
Timestamps:
00:00 Hype, FOMO & Only Five
03:33 Games that didn't make the list...1
05:17 Games that didn't make the list...2
08:06 Games that didn't make the list...3
11:19 Games that didn't make the list...4
15:17 Games that didn't make the list...5
18:58 Games that didn't make the list...6
21:21 Games that didn't make the list...7
24:16 Games we have yet to play
25:16 Amy & Maggie's 5
31:56 Amy & Maggie's 4
37:12 Amy's 3
42:08 Maggie's 2
45:38 Amy's 2
49:58 Maggie's 1
52:44 Amy's 1 & Maggie's 3
58:48 Wrap up
Thanks for stopping by! We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Subscribe to our channel to hear us talk about these two elements of a game, and how well integrated we feel these are in delivering a cohesive and wonderful game experience.
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