<p>In Episode 281 we look back at the games we played once for the first time in 2025. Great games and we want to play them more. </p><p>We briefly look at last year&#39;s list and see how we did.</p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>04:24 Last Year&#39;s List</p><p>04:34 Luthier</p><p>05:04 Marrakesh</p><p>05:21 Dune</p><p>06:12 Unconscious Mind</p><p>07:25 Thunder Road: Vendetta</p><p>08:27 Lancaster</p><p>09:44 Dune: Imperium Uprising (6 Player)</p><p>09:53 Biohack</p><p>10:01 Ceres</p><p>10:39 March of the Ants</p><p>11:36 Clockwork Wars</p><p>12:38 Hallertau</p><p>12:55 Walnut Grove</p><p>15:01 Black Forest</p><p>15:42 Endeavor: Deep Sea</p><p>16: 32 Top 5 Games We Only Played Once in 2025</p><p>16:44 Moon Colony Bloodbath</p><p>20:14 Modern Art</p><p>23:45 Crokinole</p><p>27:56 Chaosmos</p><p>30:51 Frozen Frontier</p><p>32:30 Rebirth</p><p>34:34 Manhattan Project: Energy Empire</p><p>36:27 Stroganov</p><p>39:35 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence</p><p>41:17 Crystal Palace</p><p>43:57 Ada&#39;s Dream</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>