<p>In Episode 280 we look back at last year&#39;s list of games we wanted to get played and then we discuss the games that are top of mind we hope to get to try over the next year.</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>02:12 Last Year&#39;s Top 5 we wanted to play in 2025 (and how we did)</p><p>02:21 Civolution </p><p>05:40 Joyrides: Survival of the Fastest</p><p>06:08 Wroth</p><p>06:32 SETI: Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence</p><p>09:58 Dune: War for Arrakis</p><p>10:48 Windmill Valley</p><p>12:21 Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth</p><p>13:46 Endeavor: Deep Sea</p><p>15:18 Resafa</p><p>16:05 Andromeda&#39;s Edge / Rock Hard: 1977</p><p>17:26 World Order</p><p>18:47 Wondrous Creatures</p><p>19:44 Rats of Wistar</p><p>21:35 Power Vaccuum</p><p>22:40 Top 5 Games we want to play in 2026</p><p>22:40 Coming of Age</p><p>25:04 Primacy: A Coyote and Crow Card Game</p><p>29:31 Eternal Decks</p><p>34:12 Echoes of Time</p><p>38:55 Lords of Baseball</p><p>41:33 Everdell: Silverfrost</p><p>43:54 Burn the Fort</p><p>48:57 Rise and Fall</p><p>52:08 Ants</p><p>54:15 Rebuilding Seattle</p><p>1:00:33 Unicorn Fever</p><p>1:03:20 Sanctuary</p><p>1:09:03 Speakeasy</p><p>1:12:42 Ayar: Children of the Sun</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 Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamehottakes</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>