S10 Ep 540 - Game Of The Year Show - 2025

We’re Not Wizards Tabletop Podcast

So here it is, our Game of the Year special to open SEASON TEN, where we talk about games that have wowed us this year. We have some honourable mentions, games we're looking forward to playing, and a special award to a company that has delivered on its quality of game this year. Notes will be updated later in the month with the game titles, but for now, here's the show notes.

01:00 Being fifty, Estate Facebook Groups, Poo Sticks. Carriage Clocks.

14:00 Whisky and GOTY intro attempt

16:15 Honorable Mentions

17:00 Luke - Cat In A Box, Nightmare Productions, Skate Summer

22:00 Richard - Imperial Miners, World Wonders, Imperium Horizons, Slide, Mythic Mischief

30:00 The Special “Dothing our Cap Award At Ye” Award. - Hachette Games.

34:30 GOTY

34:45 #10 Courtisans - Hachette Games

38:45 #10 Stamp Swap Stonemaier Games

41:00 #9 Halo Flashpoint - Mantic

47:00 #9 Castle Combo - Hachette Games

49:45 #8 Andromeda's Edge - Cardboard Alchemy

54:45 #8 Arcs - Leder Games

58:45 #7 Unconscious Mind - Fantasia Games

1:03:45 #7 Courtisans - Hachette Games

1:05:00 #6 Castle Combo - Hachette Games

01:06:00 #6 Isle Of Cats Duel - The City of Games

01:11:00 #5 Dune War For Arakis - CMON

01:18:00 #5 Star Wars Unlimited - Fantasy Flight Games

01:21:30 #4 Ponzi Scheme Bright Eye Games

01:29:00 #4 Joyride - Rebellion Unplugged

01:32:30 #3 The Gang - Kosmos

01:44:30 #3 Looot - Hachette

01:49:30 #2 LotR Duel for Middle Earth - Repos Productions

01:53:00 #2 Deep Rock Galactic - Mood Publishing

01:57:30 #1 Bloodstones - Martin Wallace

02:03:00 #1 Flesh and Blood

02:13:20 Looking Forward To Playing - Richard Battalion - Osprey Games SETI - Czech Games Edition Kinfire Council - Incredible Dream Studios Undaunted Callisto - Osprey Games 02:16:00 Look Forward to Playing - Luke Dragon Rampant - Osprey Publishing Arydia, The Paths We Dare Tread - Far Off Games Dark Quarter. Lucky Duck Games Our Links of Note If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the links below. Please give us a rating or review on your podcast catcher of choice. Also, please let someone else know about our show, as recommendations are wonderful things.

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