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Favorite Board Games of All Time 2025 Edition (1-10)

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Episode Favorite Board Games of All Time 2025 Edition (1-10)

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In Episode 261 we wrap up the 2025 countdown of our 40 favorite Board Games of all time with choices 1-10.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

04:26 Chris #10 Terraforming Mars

07:20 Adam #10 Chaosmos

10:42 Tim #10 Grand Austria Hotel

13:44 Chris #9 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization

18:45 Adam #9 - Wonderland's War

20:43 Tim #9 - Pulsar 2849

21:53 Chris #8 - Distilled

26:00 Adam #8 - Smartphone, Inc.

28:34 Tim #8 - Everdell

34:16 Chris #7 - Barrage

38:02 Adam #7 - Dune: Imperium

40:38 Tim #7 - Terraforming Mars

41:05 Chris #6 - Gaia Project

43:43 Adam #6 - Dune

47:25 Tim #6 - Lost Ruins of Arnak

48:18 Chris #5 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy

49:59 Adam #5 - Baseball Highlights: 2045

53:20 Tim #5 - Dune: Imperium

54:53 Chris #4 - Dune: Imperium

56:04 Adam #4 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class To Victory

58:53 Tim #4 - Castles of Burgundy

1:00:03 Chris #3 - Darwin's Journey

1:03:53 Tim #3 - Lorenzo il Magnifico

1:07:12 Chris #2 - Tapestry

1:10:14 Adam #2 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy

1:11:59 Tim #2 - Gaia Project

1:13:03 Chris #1 - Star Realms

1:18:23 Adam #1 - Azul

1:21:04 Tim #1 - Darwin's Journey

1:23:56 - Runners Up

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