Episode 388 – Top Ten Games of 2024

January 6, 2025 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

It’s the first podcast of 2025, so we’re going to go back over our favorite games from 2024.

0:00:00 Fact for 388

The National Guard observed its 388th birthday on December 13th, continuing a tradition that began long before the nation’s founding in 1776.

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0:05:06 What We’ve Been Playing

Combo (review coming soon)
Video Game Champion
Landmarks
Mezen
River Valley Glassworks
Run Run Run!
A Nice Cuppa (review coming soon)
Calico

0:25:00 Monthly Report and Year in Review

December:

Andrew: 18 unique games, 29 total plays.
H-index: 3. Most played: Obelus, Combo, Landmarks

Anitra: 62 plays of 29 unique games. A ton during PAX and on NYE, not much otherwise
H-index: 5. Most played: Combo, Landmarks, A Nice Cuppa, Obelus, Ultimatch.

2024:
Anitra: 529 plays of 178 unique games. Not as good as last year. But a better H-index: 10! Number one game: Trio.
Andrew: 130 unique games, 302 plays. 87 “new” games. H-index: 6. Number one game: Trio.

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0:37:30 SNAP Review – Tasso Banana

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0:41:45 Top Ten Games of 2024

We used the same system as last year: we each had 10 points to spend on as many (or as few) games as we wanted. And somehow we still ended up with a combined top ten!

One point each, numbers 6-10:

Ultimatch (our review)
Cosmoctopus (our review)
Tir na Nog
Smug Owls (our review)
Flashback: Lucy (our review)

At two points each, numbers 4 & 5:

Santa’s Workshop Second Edition (our review)
Captain Flip (our review)

At a hefty three points, number 3:

Compile (our review)

Even better at four points:

Hamster Roll (our review)

Our Top Game of 2024:

Trio (our review)

I don’t think we’ve been this excited to show people a game since Drop It.

We also have two honorable mentions: Harmonies from Andrew (even though we only played once!) and Circus Flohcati from Anitra.

1:01:50 New Backtalk Question

What was your favorite game of 2024?

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