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

An episode of [Board Game Hot Takes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1531729571), 11 Aug 2025, 1 h 27 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/35be69e8/podcast/play/106668816/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-10%2F12a5d185-d814-1cbf-25c2-342060e867f9.mp3

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 If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakes Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.social Join our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205 Join our Discord server at:https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd

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