In our latest episode we talk about the games we played and then discuss our plans for the holidays, followed by a roundup of the year.

If you want to join in, below are the annual round-up questions we asked each other. It would be great if you shared your answers in the comments.

Annual round-up questions for 2019:

• Best game
• Biggest surprise
• Biggest disappointment
• New trends
• Most underrated title
• Best small box game
• Best medium-sized box game
• Best big box game
• Best theme
• Best mechanism
• Best components
• Most innovative
• Game on your shelf you’ve not played in the longest time
• Game that got better the more you played it
• Game you wished you’d backed on Kickstarter
• Your Top 5 Games of 2019

Music: Black Moons by The 126er on YouTube

Games List

• La Isla: https://www.ravensburger.de/entdecken/ravensburger-marken/alea/spiele-spielregeln/la-isla/index.html
• Castles of Burgundy: https://www.ravensburger.org/uk/products/games/strategy-games/castles-of-burgundy-26925/index.html
• Magnate: The First City: https://magnategame.com/
• Roam: https://redravengames.squarespace.com/roam
• Carcassonne: https://www.zmangames.com/en/games/carcassone/
• Silver: https://beziergames.com/products/silver
• Gaia Project: https://zmangames.com/en/products/gaia-project/
• Nyctophobia: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249505/nyctophobia
• RoboRally: https://avalonhill.wizards.com/games/robo-rally
• Wingspan European Expansion: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/wingspan-european-expansion/
• Bubble Tea: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/products/bubble-tea
• Die Tavernen in Tiefen Thal: https://www.schmidtspiele.de/details/produkt/die-tavernen-im-tiefen-thal.html
• The Mind: https://coiledspring.co.uk/product/the-mind/
• Rising Sun: https://cmon.com/product/rising-sun/rising-sun
• Wingspan: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/
• Vivaldi: http://www.xvgames.it/en/vivaldi/
• Briscola Chiamata: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/99696/briscola-chiamata
• Tokyo Metro: https://www.jordandraper.com/#/tokyometro/
• Underwater Cities: http://deliciousgames.org/
• Jetpack Joyride: https://luckyduckgames.com/jetpackjoyride/
• Kingdom Builder: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/107529/kingdom-builder
• Sorcerer: https://www.shop.whitewizardgames.com/products/sorcerergame
• Epic Card Game: https://www.epiccardgame.com/
• The Blessed Dark: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nmeunier/the-blessed-dark-a-cult-themed-mint-tin-card-dice-game
• Eight-Minute Empire: Legends: https://redravengames.squarespace.com/eightminute-empire-legends
• Trajan: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/trajan
• Nemesis: http://awakenrealms.com/games/nemesis/
• A Pleasant Journey to Neko: https://www.thewoodgames.com/product-page/a-pleasant-journey-to-neko
• Sub Terra II: http://itbboardgames.com/games/sub-terra-2/
• The Quacks of Quedlinburg: https://www.schmidtspiele.de/details/produkt/die-quacksalber-von-quedlinburg.html
• Tapestry: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/tapestry/
• Everdell: https://www.starling.games/everdell
• Foothills: https://lookout-spiele.de/new-games-2019-foothills/
• Bremerhaven: https://lookout-spiele.de/spiele/bremerhaven/
• Concordia: http://riograndegames.com/Game/1279-Concordia
• Joan of Arc: https://www.mythicgames.net/en/time-of-legends-joan-of-arc/
• Keyflower: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/122515/keyflower