<p>In Episode 296 we talk through our real-time nominations for the 2025 boardgamegeek.com Golden Geek Awards. </p><p>If you enjoy our show and would like to support us by nominating us for Best Board Game Podcast you can do that here: https://boardgamegeek.com/goldengeek</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>04:05 Above and Below: Haunted</p><p>04:57 Ada's Dream</p><p>06:53 Ape Town</p><p>08:35 Aquaria</p><p>09:32 Ayar: Children of the Sun</p><p>11:03 Clank! Catacombs - Underworld</p><p>12:44 Dark Heists</p><p>14:26 Dewan</p><p>15:55 Dune: Imperium - Bloodlines</p><p>17:28 Echoes of Time</p><p>18:56 Eternal Decks</p><p>19:46 Etherstone</p><p>20:12 Everdell Duo</p><p>20:40 Finspan</p><p>22:08 Fliptoons</p><p>23:23 Galactic Cruise</p><p>25:47 Gems of Iridescia</p><p>27:11 Great Western Trail: El Paso</p><p>28:07 Hot Streak</p><p>30:15 Hyperspace</p><p>31:17 Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship</p><p>32:54 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: the Trick Taking Game</p><p>33:40 Luthier</p><p>34:50 No Loose Ends</p><p>35:50 Iliad</p><p>36:53 Lost Ruins of Arnak: Twisted Paths</p><p>37:44 March of the Ants: Evolved Edition</p><p>39:36 Quorum</p><p>40:11 Scoville: 2nd Edition</p><p>41:32 SHASN: AZADI</p><p>42:36 Steam Power</p><p>43:52 Moon Colony Bloodbath</p><p>45:10 The Old King's Crown</p><p>46:33 Origin Story</p><p>47:23 Sea Salt &amp; Paper: Extra Pepper</p><p>48:31 Speakeasy</p><p>50:28 Stupor Mundi</p><p>52:26 Toy Battle</p><p>53:02 Tycoon: India 1981</p><p>55:04 Vantage</p><p>57:30 Wroth</p><p>59:34 Best Board Game Podcast Category</p><p>59:58 Chris' News</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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd⁠</p>