Episode 33: Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023, with Jess Cassady

The BoardGameGeek Podcast

Jess Cassady (Boardgame Girl/Heavy Cardboard) joins Candice to wrap up 2023 with a lovely chat about their favorite games of the year.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:05:50 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:11 Sidereal Confluence
  • 00:13:30 Dealt! (Krass Kariert)
  • 00:18:08 Spicy
  • 00:24:28 Galactic Cruise
  • 00:31:00 Doubt Is Our Product
• 00:45:40 Our Favorite Games of 2023
  • 00:46:20 Favorite “New to Me” Games
    • 00:47:20 Packen Wir's!
    • 00:51:15 Die Mauer
    • 00:53:40 Minigolf Designer
    • 00:56:31 Fluxx: The Board Game
    • 00:59:24 Robotrick
    • 01:01:01 Nemesis
    • 01:04:31 KeyForge
    • 01:05:09 The Rich and the Good, Battlecrest, Cerebria, Revive
  • 01:05:59 2023 Games We Still Need to Play
    • 01:06:20 Septima, Charcuterie, Rafter Five, Dro Polter
    • 01:10:57 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Earthborne Rangers
  • 01:13:31 Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023
    • 01:16:38 Jess's #5
    • 01:20:02 Candice’s #10
    • 01:25:35 Candice’s #9
    • 01:27:11 Jess’s #4
    • 01:31:38 Candice’s #8
    • 01:33:40 Candice’s #7
    • 01:34:54 Jess’s #3
    • 01:38:37 Candice’s #6
    • 01:42:07 Candice’s #5
    • 01:44:46 Jess’s #2
    • 01:50:09 Candice’s #4
    • 01:52:28 Candice’s #3
    • 01:53:49 Jess's #1
    • 01:59:17 Candice’s #2
    • 02:01:31 Candice’s #1
  • 02:06:58 Honorable Mentions
• 02:15:45 Sign-off

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