# Top 5 Games We Only Played Once in 2025

An episode of [Board Game Hot Takes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1531729571), 29 Dec 2025, 52 min.

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In Episode 281 we look back at the games we played once for the first time in 2025. Great games and we want to play them more. We briefly look at last year's list and see how we did. 00:00 Introduction 04:24 Last Year's List 04:34 Luthier 05:04 Marrakesh 05:21 Dune 06:12 Unconscious Mind 07:25 Thunder Road: Vendetta 08:27 Lancaster 09:44 Dune: Imperium Uprising (6 Player) 09:53 Biohack 10:01 Ceres 10:39 March of the Ants 11:36 Clockwork Wars 12:38 Hallertau 12:55 Walnut Grove 15:01 Black Forest 15:42 Endeavor: Deep Sea 16: 32 Top 5 Games We Only Played Once in 2025 16:44 Moon Colony Bloodbath 20:14 Modern Art 23:45 Crokinole 27:56 Chaosmos 30:51 Frozen Frontier 32:30 Rebirth 34:34 Manhattan Project: Energy Empire 36:27 Stroganov 39:35 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 41:17 Crystal Palace 43:57 Ada's Dream 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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