#355: Anticipation Auction: Games of 2026

About this episode

The hosts discuss their predictions for the best board games of 2026 while reviewing several current games.

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 . 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 Submit your games for the Listener Top 20 at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/top20 Get added to the BGB community map at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/map Send us topic ideas at…

People in this episode

Host: Board Game Barrage

Topics covered

• board games
• game anticipation
• 2026 releases
• game reviews
• auction

Keywords

• board games
• 2026
• game reviews
• Anticipation Auction
• Cyclades

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Alibis, Mosaic: A Story of Civilization, Cyclades: Legendary Edition, Anticipation Auction 2026, The Game Makers, Cozy Stickerville, Brass: Pittsburgh, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Trick-taking Game, Revenant, World Order

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