Our Top 5 Games of All Time (...right now)

About this episode

The hosts discuss their top 5 favorite games of all time, highlighting new releases and changes in their preferences.

Episode 264- Top 10 Games of All Time (2026) Part 2 It's the fiiiiiiinal countdown! We gush over how much we love the games that made our top 5 favorite games! Some things have changed this year! There are brand new releases on this list! However, did the new hotness dethrone our old favorites? Timestamps 3:30- Medina8:15- Big Top11:00- Indonesia16:00- Broom Service19:15- Isle of Skye21:15- Unlock26:15- Lord of the Rings Trick-Taking Games31:30- Babylonia34:30- Santiago39:15- Cozy Stickerville44:55- Old King's Crown49:15- Root52:45- El Grande57:15- The Castles of Mad King Ludwig1:02:45- Nokosu Dice1:09:30- Tag Team1:14:15- Tikal1:19:30- Ra / Priests of Ra1:24:10- Root1:27:30- The Resistance Preplanners Next week we discuss what the term "Euro game" means today! Music and Sound Credits Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jacob Frydman, Brendan Hansen, Pete Wissinger, Paul Salomon

Topics covered

• top games
• game reviews
• board games
• game rankings
• gaming trends

Keywords

• top games
• board games
• game rankings
• gaming
• game reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Medina, Big Top, Indonesia, Broom Service, Isle of Skye, Unlock, Lord of the Rings Trick-Taking Games, Babylonia, Santiago, Cozy Stickerville

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