Show Notes
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
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