The Hype and The Hope Mike & Shari

Noted marine biologist George Costanza may have ruefully spoken of the sea's anger, but if water wasn't allowed to express its emotions, where would tumbled glass come from? Join us in this episode as we discuss beachcombing, whether to double-down on botanical bets, and the cuddly side of pestilence.

Let the record show that this is the episode where Mike comes into his psychic powers! Listen for it sometime after the frog discussion but before Shari repeatedly confesses to enjoying Farmville. This episode, our three board games are Mythwind, Ezra and Nehemiah, and Horror on the Orient Express, but absolutely not in that order.

In this episode we skip up the gangplank to the SS Ian O'Toole, sketch out a perfect castle for dairy enthusiasts, and contemplate when the catnip that is legacy gaming becomes litter box lining instead. As always, we discuss three board games: one we're buying, one we're vetoing, and one we've just played.

We return to the microphones for a fresh season of rabbit holes and roundabouts as we ostensibly discuss board games and the finite nature of Kallax shelving. This episode has jackelopes, sass, and rock tumbling, all in the usual context of three games: one that was added to the collection, one that wasn't, and one that was recently played.

Behold, our top ten games of 2023, plus our resolutions and anticipations for 2024. Despite several crossovers, we completely surprised each other with our Number Ones!



Timestamps are below, but please forgive any wobbles due to the number of "Your X is my Y!" moments.




Honourable Mentions - 5:12
Number Ten - 6:31
Number Nine - 11:56
Number Eight - 16:24
Number Seven - 20:31
Number Six - 23:25
Number Five - 25:36
Number Four - 29:16
Number Three - 32:59
Number Two - 38:37
Number One - 41:50
Aftermath - 44:37
The Hopes and Hypes of 2024 - 51:00

Now in its ninth-ish year and recorded for the first time ever in front of a live audience of two silent rabbits, welcome to part one of our annual "gala" of retrospection and introspection! Every January we look back at the previous year in personal gaming highlights, rustle up a top ten, and make a few predictions and resolutions about the year to come.



In this episode, we discuss all kinds of favourites: replays, box covers, themes, components, plus acknowledge favourite light games and other games that might not be in our Top 10.