Ben, Trey, and Jordan discuss the new action selection minigame speculation bonanza Ayar: Children of the Sun. Plus discussion of Agent Avenue, Twilight Imperium Thunder's Edge, Silos, and A Place for All My Books.

00:00 - Intro / Traitors

9:20 - Silos

18:46 - Agent Avenue

31:36 - Pacts

35:36 - A Place for All My Books

44:11 - Twilight Imperium Thunder's Edge

57:49 - Ayar: Children of the Sun review

Matt and Jordan review Old King's Crown, the impressive lane battling asymmetric card flipping game from first time designer Pablo Clark.

Ben and Paul are here to save your holiday season! Need a game to buy for that special someone? Or even that UNspecial someone? We have some ideas for you. Plus, some strategies for how to teach games to the most stubborn, unfocused, and downright difficult people of all time: your family.

00:00 - Intro

04:00 - Recent Plays

04:12 - Food Chain Magnate

17:17 - Ito

22:36 - Ayar, Shinjuku, and Tag Team

26:36 - The Game Brain Holiday Gifting Extravaganza!!

28:36 - Games for Monopoly lovers

34:17 - Games for Scrabble lovers (or Codenames or Scattergories)

42:18 - Games if you don't know someone's tastes

46:53 - Games you can play with someone right away

48:52 - Games to inch someone towards the hobby

52:22 - Party games!

53:21 - Stocking stuffers

55:16 - How to teach games to your family

Matty introduces you to the neat world of Kingdom Death on your compooter.

Watch the pod on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q3Bf7JYMhJQ

Check the game out here: https://shop.kingdomdeath.com/

Matt, Ben, Trey, Tom and Jordan travel to Dallas, Texas for BGG.CON 2025 and don't see the sun for four entire days. Many games were played, all were enjoyed. Well, almost all.

Ben, Trey, and Paul review the new Vital Lacerda board game Speakeasy.

Plus, recent plays of The Old King's Crown and Night Soil.

00:00 - Intro
03:55 - The Old King's Crown
11:16 - Night Soil
18:40 - 18Cuba
19:20 - Speakeasy

It's been two years since the last Solo Mode! How did that happen? Who cares! Stop harping on it. Let's move past it with love and kindness.

Anyhoo here are the 10 Best solo modes I've played since the last Solo Mode Episode. Which was two years ago. We know, Jesus, get over it.

Matt, Trey and Jordan take a look at Matt Leacock's Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, discuss multiplayer co-ops and dive into this year's Essen crop.

You can also watch this whole episode live on our Youtube channel!

https://youtu.be/IbkiM4ZLdNg