Episode 414 – Top Games of 2025

About this episode

The hosts discuss the most popular games among listeners and share their favorite games of the year.

This week, we examine our Amazon Affiliate statistics. What games are the most popular buys among our listeners? Then, we compare our own lists of favorite games of the year. 0:00:00 Fact for 414 The 414s – a group of teenage computer hackers from Milwaukee (the 414 area code) in the early 1980s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_414s Sponsor Message To schedule a time to talk to First Move about other ways to take control of your finances, head over to firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers to set up a free initial 15 minute call. 0:05:30 What We’ve Been Playing Animal Rescue Team 3 Chapters Shadow Ninjas (w/4 players) Cabanga! ( our review – still great) Guildlands That’s Not a Hat Metro X ( our review – still great) Cozy Stickerville demo Paleo Verdant Arizona Logic & Lore 0:32:00 Monthly and Yearly Reports In December, Andrew played 15 unique games 23 times. H-index: 2. Most played: Leaders , Jungo . In December, Anitra played 18 unique games 46 times. H-index: 4. Most played: Leaders , Tag Team , Lands of Amazement , Jungo . Nearly all of our games were played at home, and at just two players. In 2025, Andrew played 111 unique games, 299 times…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew, Anitra

Topics covered

• game statistics
• favorite games
• board games
• family gaming
• 2025 game trends

Keywords

• Amazon Affiliate
• game reviews
• family games
• 2025
• board game statistics

Sponsors

First Move

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon

Books & works: Animal Rescue Team 3, Shadow Ninjas, Cabanga!, Guildlands, That’s Not a Hat, Metro X, Cozy Stickerville, Paleo, Verdant, Arizona Logic & Lore

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