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There are big spiky moments that happen in the meta that is the board game hobby, and the Brass: Pittsburgh crowdfunding campaign feels like one of them. It is after all, a successor to the #1 ranked game on BGG. That’s something! Enough so that it sent Mark into a bit of an existential spiral, and we’re here to talk him down. Before we catch a falling Wallace, we talk about Hummingbirds, Fendo, and Soothsayers.

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Timecodes:

06:59 – Hummingbirds
14:44 – Fendo
18:53 – Soothsayers
29:23 – Brass: Pittsburgh crowdfunding

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I think it’s fair to say that we crushed this last year (although some of us better than others), so it’s only correct and right that we should return to do it again. What are the best games of 2026 going to be? Well, only we know, but we’re willing to part with that information. Get your fat stacks ready. Before we set ourselves up for failure, we talk about Alibis, Mosaic: A Story of Civilization, and Cyclades: Legendary Edition.

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Timecodes:

03:02 – Alibis
09:18 – Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
23:25 – Cyclades: Legendary Edition
36:27 – Anticipation Auction 2026
41:18 – The Game Makers
44:25 – Cozy Stickerville
46:39 – Brass: Pittsburgh
50:35 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-taking Game
54:04 – Revenant
56:21 – World Order
59:31 – Dark Pact
1:02:28 – The Great Library
1:03:56 – Spirited
1:05:25 – Realm of Reckoning
1:08:55 – Avalon: The Riven Veil
1:12:57 – La Pâtisserie Rococo
1:14:24 – Nippon: Zaibatsu
1:17:24 – Rewild: South America
1:18:44 – Movers & Shakers

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