Episode 406 – Andrew’s Favorites in 2025!

Andrew just had a birthday! Let’s talk about his favorite games from this year.

0:00:00 Fact for 406

Ted Williams had the best season batting average of anyone in the MLB: .406 in the 1941 season. Listen for the story of how he got there.

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0:05:00 What We’ve Been Playing

Mr. Postmouse’s Picnic (so much losing!)
My City (our review) – and a lesson on studying your kids’ preferences.
Tesla vs. Edison: Duel
Duel for Cardia (review coming soon) – try it on BGA
Run Run Run! (more losing!)
HiFi – we are divided on this one.

0:37:45 The Family Gamers Community

Welcome to our newest community members! You can join the community too, on Facebook.

#Backtalk

We asked about themes that resonate with your family. You answered on the #backtalk channel on our Discord, and in this post in the Facebook community.

Sounds like for most people and most games, theme is a general push towards or away from a game.

0:46:00 FOR SCIENCE! – Reese’s / Oreo collaboration

We tried both. The Reeses-flavored Oreos were fine, but nothing special. Get peanut butter Oreos instead.

Oreo-flavored Reeses cups, however… really good. Although we disagree about how much “Oreo” is present.

0:50:30 Andrew’s Favorites in 2025

This past week was Andrew’s birthday week. He did two crazy things for it. He drove to and from Syracuse for just ONE DAY of friends and gaming at CuseCon. And he also went to see Eric Clapton live in concert!

Let’s talk about what games Andrew liked the most this year from what he played.

Small/Medium Group Game: Trio (our review)
Two Player Game: Floristry (our review)
Party Game: Caution Signs (our review)
Co-operative Game: Paint the Roses (we talked about this in episodes 402 & 403)
Heavier Game: Tesla vs. Edison (see our old Valentine pun)

Most Looking Forward to: Compile: Main 2 (check out our review of Compile: Main 1)

1:08:55 New Backtalk Question

What’s your favorite game that you played this year? The cream of the cardboard crop, whether it’s new or not?

Tell us on the #backtalk channel on our Discord, or in our Facebook community.

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