<p>In Episode 284 we take a look back at 2025 and discuss some of the great (and no so great) games we played last year. Most of them were even published last year.</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>2:27 Biggest Surprises in 2025 (Dead Cells, Hot Streak, Slay the Spire: The Board Game)</p><p>16:45 Biggest Disappointments in 2025 (Wroth, Scoville 2nd Edition, SETI: Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence)</p><p>25:04 Best New to Us in 2025 (Lords of Vegas, Thurn and Taxis, Crokinole, Nokosu Dice)</p><p>30:23 Best Production Published in 2025 (Hot Streak, March of the Ants Evolved Edition, Stupor Mundi)</p><p>36:51 Lookback at Best Games of 2024 (Unconscious Mind, Fromage, Civolution)</p><p>40:35 Best Games of 2025 (March of the Ants Evolved Edition, Luthier, Moon Colony Bloodbath)</p><p>48:40 Board Game Resolutions</p><p>If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakes</p><p>Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.social</p><p>Join our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205</p><p>Join our Discord server at: <a href="https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3lHz8hurQi4NS-TvLm9V729HY6sD3OzGpUCKggM_HXyRMwmVnGkvofFcI_aem_fX9tYd7zaUUlJZiHNflXqg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd</a></p><p><br></p>