# Episode 33: Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023, with Jess Cassady

An episode of [The BoardGameGeek Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1647840134), 22 Dec 2023, 2 h 17 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2049411/episodes/14191125-episode-33-our-favorite-5-and-top-10-games-of-2023-with-jess-cassady.mp3

Jess Cassady (Boardgame Girl/Heavy Cardboard) joins Candice to wrap up 2023 with a lovely chat about their favorite games of the year. • 00:00:00 Introduction • 00:05:50 Fresh Plays • 00:06:11 Sidereal Confluence • 00:13:30 Dealt! (Krass Kariert) • 00:18:08 Spicy • 00:24:28 Galactic Cruise • 00:31:00 Doubt Is Our Product • 00:45:40 Our Favorite Games of 2023 • 00:46:20 Favorite “New to Me” Games • 00:47:20 Packen Wir's! • 00:51:15 Die Mauer • 00:53:40 Minigolf Designer • 00:56:31 Fluxx: The Board Game • 00:59:24 Robotrick • 01:01:01 Nemesis • 01:04:31 KeyForge • 01:05:09 The Rich and the Good, Battlecrest, Cerebria, Revive • 01:05:59 2023 Games We Still Need to Play • 01:06:20 Septima, Charcuterie, Rafter Five, Dro Polter • 01:10:57 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Earthborne Rangers • 01:13:31 Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023 • 01:16:38 Jess's #5 • 01:20:02 Candice’s #10 • 01:25:35 Candice’s #9 • 01:27:11 Jess’s #4 • 01:31:38 Candice’s #8 • 01:33:40 Candice’s #7 • 01:34:54 Jess’s #3 • 01:38:37 Candice’s #6 • 01:42:07 Candice’s #5 • 01:44:46 Jess’s #2 • 01:50:09 Candice’s #4 • 01:52:28 Candice’s #3 • 01:53:49 Jess's #1 • 01:59:17 Candice’s #2 • 02:01:31 Candice’s #1 • 02:06:58 Honorable Mentions • 02:15:45 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Plan B Games! Back Stormlight: War for Roshar on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/war-for-roshar Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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