We continue counting down our top 100 games with numbers 25 through 11 of our favourite video games.

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Games Discussed

Daniel: Timesplitters 2, Binding of Isaac, Tales from the Borderlands, Bloodborne, Team Fortress 2, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, Nioh 2, Assassins Creed 2, XCOM 2, Red Dead Redemption 2, Diablo 2, Prey, Bugsnax, Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos

Mark: Front Mission 3, Civilization 2, Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, Age of Empires 2, Nier Automata, R-Type, Marvel Heroes, Super Mario World, Phantasy Star II, Knights of the Old Republic, Super Metroid, Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Deus Ex, Halo 2

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We're celebrating our 100th episode by indulging in a discussion of our top 100 games. Today we cover 25-11 of our favorite tabletop games (TTRPGS and board games)

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Games Discussed

Mark

• Earthdawn
• Texas Holdem Poker
• Magic the Gathering
• Keyforge
• Agricola
• City of Mist
• Le Havre
• The Strange
• Lost Cities
• Gizmos
• Race for the Galaxy
• Chronicle
• A Feast For Odin
• Terraforming Mars
• Scythe

Daniel

• Mooncake Master
• Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
• Barrage
• Verdant
• Bang!
• Isle of Cats: Explore and Draw
• Yokohama
• Citadels
• In Too Deep
• Keyforge
• Viscounts of the West Kingdom
• Broom Service
• Oceans
• Runewars (board game)
• Dune Imperium: Uprising

Timestamps

• Start - 00:00
• 25 Mark, Earthdawn - 02:27
• 25 Daniel, Mooncake Master - 05:17
• 24 Mark, Texas Holdem Poker - 06:10
• 24 Daniel, Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood - 09:06
• 23 Mark, Magic the Gathering - 10:51
• 23 Daniel, Barrage - 13:59
• 22 Mark, Keyforge - 15:45
• 22 Daniel, Verdant - 19:52
• 21 Mark, Agricola - 22:01
• 21 Daniel, Bang! - 26:37
• 20 Mark, City of Mist - 29:02
• 20 Daniel, Isle of Cats: Explore and Draw - 31:39
• 19 Mark, Le Havre - 33:32
• 19 Daniel, Yokohama - 36:57
• 18 Mark, The Strange - 40:03
• 18 Daniel, Citadels - 41:44
• 17 Mark, Lost Cities - 43:25
• 17 Daniel, In Too Deep - 46:24
• 16 Mark, Gizmos - 47:56
• 16 Daniel, Keyforge - 50:42
• 15 Mark, Race for the Galaxy - 51:22
• 15 Daniel, Viscounts of the West Kingdom - 54:20
• 14 Mark, Chronicle - 55:56
• 14 Daniel, Broom Service - 58:45
• 13 Mark, A Feast For Odin - 1:00:36
• 13 Daniel, Oceans - 1:03:15
• 12 Mark, Terraforming Mars - 1:06:50
• 12 Daniel,Runewars (board game) - 1:10:38
• 11 Mark, Scythe - 1:12:17
• 11 Daniel, Dune Imperium: Uprising - 1:16:48
• Outro - 1:21:46

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This week Daniel expands his experience gaming with his kid and explores 3D character platformer throwback Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Is competent emulation enough to keep the genre alive or should it cross to the other side? Meanwhile Mark weighs the value of Nintendo virtual cartridges and puts our final thoughts on Metaphor Refantazio to the vote. Is this a new chapter for JRPGs or is the fantasy dead?

Games Discussed

• Appetizer: Dragon’s Breath, Spots, Wilmots Warehouse, Mario Kart 8, Nintendo Virtual Cartridges
• Main Course: Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Metaphor: Refanazio
• Desert: Nichijou, The Amazing Digital Circus

Timestamps

• Start: 00:00
• Appetizer: 01:35
• Game 1: 13:37
• Game 2: 27:35
• Desert: 55:10

Links

Majora’s Mask: Terrible Fate

https://youtu.be/vbMQfaG6lo8?si=1vj3jTobTN8Plg-R

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We’re joined by Twitch Streamer Joe aka PhantomMeeple, to compare our experiences at Vancouver’s Terminal City Tabletop Convention.

Games Discussed

• Appetizer: Terminal City Tabletop Convention
• Main: SETI, Scout, Maskmen, Chicken Fried Dice, Arc: Doom, The Gang, Molly House, Ironsworn: Starforged, Flip 7
• Dessert: Knockoff

Timestamps

• Start: 00:00
• Intro: 03:46
• Games: 19:28

Links

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Chicken Fried Dice

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/urban-pro-games/chicken-fried-dice

Popcats Fighter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/violetdaisygames/popcats-fighter-unleash-the-furry

Knockoff:

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/banana-chan/knockoff/launch_party

Gamers Engage: The Gauntlet:

https://www.gamersengaged.org/gauntlet

Greg Loring-Albright Ziegler Lecture:

https://cenes.ubc.ca/events/event/ziegler-lecture-greg-loring-albright-critical-board-game-modification-changing-board-games-to-change-the-world/

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We discuss some of the mounting uncertainties across the gaming community and discoveries from the Steam Next Fest. Daniel looks at how card game The Gang goes against the odds and explores whether poker can be fun without betting. Mark examines the virtual novel/strategy game 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and how it synthesizes its multitudinous genres and narratives.

Games Discussed

• Appetizer: Better Offline podcast, Tariff uncertainty, Steam Next Fest demos (As We Descend, Drop Duchy, Wanderstop), Monolith/Respawn layoffs
• Main Course: The Gang, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
• Desert: David Lynch, Severance Season 2

Timestamps

• Start: 00:00
• Appetizer: 01:10
• Game 1: 21:01
• Game 2: 36:43
• Desert: 1:04:47

Links

Board Game Wire Tariff news:

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/03/06/fewer-releases-spending-freezes-and-rising-prices-board-game-publishers-face-volatile-financial-future-as-us-hikes-china-tariff-to-20-brings-in-25-canada-mexico-tariffs/

Rascal Tariff news

https://www.rascal.news/tabletop-companies-are-waiting-for-the-ship-to-come-in-on-tariffs/

Better Offline - How Growth Is Killing Video Games

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-better-offline-150284547/episode/how-growth-is-killing-video-games-269512804/

A Pivot to Indie Won’t Save Us

https://auratriolo.com/blog/2025/01/15/a-pivot-to-indie-wont-save-us/

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Daniel contemplates the terror of empty fields and monotony of invisible mutants in survival shooter Stalker 2; Mark reminisces on another remaster and the art of the mystery in adventure puzzle collection Another Code Recollection

Games Discussed

• Appetizer: Tumulus, Ludology - Thinking Beyond Mechanisms
• Main Course: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Another Code Recollection
• Desert: Poker Face, Pluto

Timestamps

Start: 00:0

Appetizer: 01:55

Game 1: 11:04

Game 2: 25:31

Desert: 45:02

Links

Tumulus

https://www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/tumulus

Ludology -

https://pca.st/p36uha4h

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This week we’re serving up a new format for the show with a unified structure that should allow some more flexibility and balance in our coverage. Daniel explores the virtue of restraint in conquering the galaxy in Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy; Mark has a jelly goo time with nostalgia in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Games Discussed

• Appetizer: Ayaneo Classic and Retroid Pocket Flip 2, A Mending
• Main Course: Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
• Desert: Shangri-La Frontier, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call

Timestamps

• Appetizer: 3:15
• Game 1: 8:39
• Game 2: 31:30
• Desert: 55:19

Links

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This episode we’re surfing the time continuum to bring you a selection of new crowdfunding projects that all seem to be reminiscing on the inevitable temporal totality looming over us all, for no particular reason. We’re also both continuing to explore retro gaming options and new solo TTRPG experience.

Games Discussed

• News: Keep the Faith, Zine Month, Fukuzatsu+, Legacy of Kain, Heavy Weighs the Crown, Prequel, Against Time and Death, PSN downtime,
• Video Games: Rift of the Necrodancer, Metaphor Refantazio, Anbernic RG406H
• Board Games: Critter Kitchen, Dead Cells
• Roleplaying Games: I Crave the Loop, Transformation

Timestamps

• News: 1:09
• Video Games: 18:33
• Board Games: 34:14
• TTRPGs: 42:18

Further Reading:

Anbernic RG406H Reviewhttps://retrohandhelds.gg/anbernic-rg406h-review/

Keep the Faith

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/keep-the-faith?ref=bk-social-project

Fukuzatsu+ 複雑 (or Taured Poker)

http://kck.st/3Q2e0sA

Legacy of Kain Encyclopedia and TTRPG

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/lost-in-cult/legacy-of-kain-ttrpg-and-official-encyclopaedia?ref=bk-social-project

Noclip Legacy of Cain Documentary

https://youtu.be/ZN16KVrEP8Q?si=2OzWJ0R4vossGpav

Heavy Weighs the Crown

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alwayscheckers/heavy-weighs-the-crown

Prequel

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ethanyen/prequel-rpg

Against Time and Death

http://kck.st/3WVnB8g

The Words We Leave Behind

http://kck.st/4hm6qVv

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Wildlands