{"id":1818,"date":"2026-04-02T10:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegeekallstars.com\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:17:15","slug":"episode-296-game-of-the-year-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegeekallstars.com\/?p=1818","title":{"rendered":"Episode 296 Game of the year 2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40707240\/height\/360\/theme\/legacy\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>Dan Riddle and Ryan are back for our yearly Game of the year Show!<\/p>\r\n<p>We give our top 11 of 2025 and also give the listeners choice for 2025!<\/p>\r\n<p>IT&#8217;s a fun show and thanks for being here for 15 years of game of the year shows!<\/p>\r\n<p>New computer so all the audio should finally be nearly perfect!<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5px;\">Click\u00a0<a style=\"line-height: 19.5px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AThe+Geek+Allstars&amp;tag=article-boardgamegeek-20&amp;ref=mh_bl_sl_s_ap_mw_7141123011\">HERE! \u00a0<\/a>\u00a0To Grab a shirt and represent GAS at a con or local game day!<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5px;\">JOIN NEW DISCORD\u00a0<a style=\"line-height: 19.5px;\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/Eu6XPcDhNt\">HERE<\/a>!!<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5px;\">And if you want some Motor City Gameworks Swag\u00a0<a style=\"line-height: 19.5px;\" href=\"https:\/\/motorcitygameworks.threadless.com\/\">HERE<\/a>!<\/p>\r\n<p>NEWS<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/467694\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-kings-gambit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kings Gambit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by our good buddy Justin and Restoration Games announced this week!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Game of the Year 2025!!<\/p>\r\n<p>As voted on by our panel of illustrious Allstars past and present<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/425549\/moon-colony-bloodbath\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moon Colony<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/436161\/koi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Koi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/408636\/skara-brae\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skara Brae<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/415465\/citizens-of-the-spark\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizens of the Spark<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/408636\/skara-brae\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Galactic Cruise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/383190\/positano\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positano<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/356080\/the-elder-scrolls-betrayal-of-the-second-era\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elder Scrolls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/420087\/flip-7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flip 7<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/431305\/great-western-trail-el-paso\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Paso<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/429293\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-t\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LOTR TTG<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/408180\/shackleton-base-a-journey-to-the-moon\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shackleton Base<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/393333\/galileo-galilei\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Galileo Galilei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schmoes Choice<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Galactic Cruise<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 LOTR TTG<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Castle Combo<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Flip 7<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Gallileo Gallilei<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 Fate of Fellowship<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 Zenith<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 El Paso<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 Elder Scrolls<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 Formaggio<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 Magical Athlete<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Thanks for Listening!<\/p>\r\n<p>GeekJock<\/p>\r\n<p>For Direct DL of this show go <a 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