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Dan and BJ are back for our yearly MEGA list of top games to try and buy at Gen Con 2026.
IT might seem like we will only talk about 44 games total on first glance but its much much more than that. We will hit on a ton of Games, Expansions, Honorable mentions and much much more in this super sized show. BUT WAIT THERES MORE!
Dan will aso check in with David Waybright and talk about what Asmodee has to offer at this show and we will also check in about some other things since we have not heard form David in a while! All Lists will be available on the website the week of Gen Con with links for easy viewing
David also telsl us about the MvM 10th anniversary party
Sat Night Tickets still available Click HERE to grab one
Gen Con Preview!!
There will inevitably somehow be ones we missed. Feel free to hit us up on the discord with what you are looking for!
Top 11 to Try (Reminder these are games you CANNOT Buy Demo only
Dan
Gnomeville Adams Apple Games (1443) Bag Building Tile Placement match 3
Garden Dragons BA Games (3030) Decent art looks like a solid puzzle-ish with being good for 3-4 players
Harbor of Blight : Obsidian Cardboard King Games (2962) Looks a bit like tt RPG in bg form
Headliner Chris Couch Games (2753) — Drafting and WP about making a band / Vector Chris cough games Polyominoes and DBG
Tiny Epic Invincible Tycoon Games 1819
Zeroday.exe Pudkat Games (2139) Scenario based
Class of ‘89 Paverson Games (1755) and Ringyo
Diables Salt and Pepper Games (2666) Dani Garcia
War of the Dragon: The Wheel of time Dire Wolf (2402) Ryan’s Game! Excited to see it
7th Seal Solo boss battler Devir 2811
11 Food Truck Fury (2719) Van Ryder Games
10 Kingdom Come Deliverance the BG — CGE (1003 and room) Vlaada and Holek
9 Prague Unseen Alibi (2564) Thematic Heavy Euro
8 Whisperwood Cardboard Alchemy (2667) More Bag Building euro goodness
7 The Adventure Store Inside up (1842 and Room outside around 143 area) Trick taking Deck building. / Behind the lens , Earth Express and Kalypso
6 Cola Wars One more Turn Games (2745)
5 Song of Silveranth Red Raven (230) The next Sleeping Gods
4 Electrify AEG (403) John D Clair
3 Forbidden Legacy Gamewright (1807)
2 Excursions Kinson Key Games (2842) – the next Galactic cruise
1 LOTR King’s Gambit Restoration games (1735)
Demo Expansions (Hon Mention)
Wondrous Creatures: Winterfall Bad Comet (not sure where)
Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Dune Imperium Conspiracy Dire wolf (2402) expansion compatible with both Dune imperiums
Ascendancy: Underworlds — Expansion for Ascendancy One more Turn Games (2745)
BJ
- War of the Dragon: The Wheel of Time – Dire Wolf #2402
- The Amazing Journey — Horrible Guild #2136 (dragon castle, great split, queen’s dilemma, potion)
- Ringyo — Paverson Games #1755
- Diables – Salt & Pepper Games #2666 (Dani Garcia)
- The King’s Gambit – Restoration Games #1735
- Zosimos – 3WS Games (Christian Strain) #231 – bluffing and bidding game
- Prague Unseen – Albi #2564
- Electrify – AEG #403 (John D Clair)
- Garden Dragons – BA Games #3030 (same company as Cult of the Deep, Forges of Ravenshire)
- Ostia Mariner – Crafty Games #155 (Totsuca Chuo)
- Hotshots – Fireside Games #2228
Honorable mention:
- Class of ’89 — Paverson Games #1755
- Kalypso – Inside Up Games #1842
- Raas: A Dance of Love — Arcane Wonders #629 ($65?)
TALK WITH DAVID
Whats coming up? For sale
Zombicide Dead men tales
Zombicide Squid Game (For Sale at Gen Con)
Personally one to 2 games to try or buy
Got Five!
And tell us about the MvM 10th anniversary party?
Sat Night Tickets still available Click HERE to grab one
Top 11 to BUY– Games that will be for sale (or we were told or think will be for sale)
Reminder– these are games for what we know are available to buy at gen con. With the overall rule of we have unlimited money and time to play. Some with no price i looked up price and some after this recording might not even make it to the con. We do the best we can. And as I have prob mentioned a bunch– There’s a LOT to mention
Dan
Floodgate Sagrada, the new Sagrada: Panorama expansion, and a brand new party game Mind Sweeper
Got Five! $20 Blue Orange
Green Team Wins again 25th Century (2219) $25
Torchlit All Play (2119) $20 Trick taking Special mention to Mountain Goats: Legacy ($40) and 3 Witches ($40) — Corey Young — Fun Fact years ago Kirkman and I helped Corey Test and develop a bit at a con — and also check out Pinatas $20
Flamecraft Duals Cardboard Alchemy $45 (2667)
Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmouth Chaosium $70 (511)
Holiday Hills Chris Couch Games $70 (2753) and Jingle Bell Roll $25
Stella Quest CrowD Games $25 (163)
Dwarves of Aquilon Or Nains ( Reskin of Nudavellir) GRRRE Games (249) $50
Realm of Reckoning IV Studios $90 (3043)
Star Trek: space hunt Matagot $35 (2209) Star Trek Captain sonar!!
Revenant Mindclash Games $65 (261)
The Gang Deluxe Ed Thames/Kosmos $35 (2605) Blinged out and 3 expansion packs I hope they just sell the Expansion packs at booth too
Six Sojourns Red Raven $45 (230)
Clandestine Brookspun Games $129 (1850)
Frosted Blooms Synapses Games $35 (2841) Tile drafting/Laying Cathala Maublanc Also Medium Hand of Fate $25
11 First Giants Space Cowboys (not sure booth #) Dunstan and Gilbert $35
10 Questline Thunderworks $20 (2447) more fantasy realms – in a good way
9 Abroad Portal $70 (419)
8 Brave and Bold: Bag Building Combat Game Resurrection Games $27 (3054) That price likely for 1 set I think they have big sets or multiple sets
7 Tales of Myth and Legend Van Ryder $100? (2719) Feels like Tales of Arabian nights (LIMITED COPIES)
6 Aquatica Duellum Arcane Wonders $45 (629) , Chang’an ($45), Leylines ($60)
5 Orloj Devir No price unsure if for sale? $60 (2811)
4 Entropy Board and Dice $65 Luchiani/Mangone/Tommaso Battista (2527) Maestro $70
3 Green Team Wins again 25th Century (2219) $25
2 Drillers CGE $60 (1003 and have a room upstairs)
1 Legendary: A DC deckbuilding game Upper Deck $100, (1205 ) and Enemies of Gotham City $149
Total : 607
Expansions
1 SETI: Space Agencies CGE $30 (1003)
2 Three Sisters Harvest Edition 25th Century (2219)
3 Shackleton Base: Below, Within, Above Pandasaurus $50 (215) 3 new corps and 1 new player (India) 50 seems excessive tho
4 Bohemians:Tales From Montmartre Portal ($15) new cards and Events
5 Captain Flip LIsla Bomba PlayPunk $18 (2841)
6 Zenith: Secret agents Playpunk $10
7 Buttons and Bugs:Pub Crawlers Cephalofair $18 (351) 17 new scenarios and 2 new mercenaries
8 Disney Villainous:Success at any cost Ravensberger No price ($20?) 2001 Ernesto de la Cruz from Disney Pixar’s Coco and Prince Hans from Disney’s Frozen
9 Root: Homeland Expansion Leder Games (623) $60
10 Lost Ruins of Arnak: Surprise Shipment CGE (1003) Just saw it announced 7-21!
Hon Mention
Diplomacy: the Golden Blade— From good friend of the show Rosco Schock! (Renegade $30 – 1619)
Bordeaux Road to Infamy Games $9 Formage Roll and Write Rosset (2119)
Pop Art Road To Infamy – $25 interesting use of transparent card crafting
Lords of Waterdeep (and Expansion) Renegade $55 and $40 (1619)
The Crew Journey to the Ends of the Earth Kosmos $15 (2605)
Las Vegas Ravensburger No price but a classic (2001)
Parks and Potions Moon Saga Workshop $35 (2953)
LOTR The Two Towers Trick Taking Game Office Dog $27 (1109,809- Asmodee)
Crits and Tricks and Tug of Roar (No price and should be available?) Inside up Games (1842)
Misfit Heroes, Assemble and Into the Machine AEG (403) NO PRICE that I saw
Mystic Curling Club Asmadi Games ($40) booth 2555 Just had to put a kookie curling game on here
Whole bunch of 20 Strong Expansions –Etherfields, Nemesis, Tainted Grail $22 each Chip Theory Games (1317)
Dragons of Etchinstone — Interesting Solo hold in your hand Game $15 Chip Theory (1317) (Few expansions there as well $12 each)
From Grand Gamers Guild (2649) Bunch of holiday hijinks and Kokoeshi $50
Red Dragon Inn 10 $50 Slug Fest Games (1329)
—- BJ —–
- Entropy — $65 — Board & Dice – #2527
- Papyria — $60 — Capstone Games – #611
- Dogfight 1917 — $45 — Arcane Wonders — #629
- Estate: Raise the Realm – $70 – Grod Games LLC – #Lucas Oil Stadium
- Dwarves of Aquilon – $50 – GRRRE Games (At DT Booth) – Serge Leget – #249 (Nidvallir remake)
- Greylune — $40 — Pandasaurus – #215
- Berlin 1960 – $50 – Devir – #2811 (Brasini / Gigli)
- Pulitzer — $70 — 25th Century – #2219
- Nippon: Zaibatsu — $95 — CrowD Games – #163
- Trick to the Future — $20 — GameHead (Taiki Shinzawa) – #1629
- Kobakaya / Compress / The Frozen Passage – $21 – Oink Games #459
Total: $586
Honorable Mentions:
- Ants – $70 – Capstone – #611
- Unmatched: Stars & Stripes — $45 — Restoration Games
- Maestro — $70 — Board & Dice
- Ada’s Library – $25 – Playte
- Cozy Stickerville — $40 — Unexpected Games – #TheAsmodeeBooths
- The First Tsar: Ivan the Terrible – $50 – 25th Century – #2219
- Hits & Outs – $20 – 25th Century – #2219
- Honey Pot – $25 – Flagout – #403
- Thunder Road: Ignition — $35 — Restoration Games — #1735
- Foxglove Farms – $40 – Alley Cat Games – #2052 (Shun & Aya Taguchi)
- Computer Junkyard — $55 — Dream Egg — #163
- Not Alone (remastered) – $30 – Geek Attitude Games #2841
Small Box games:
- A_way — $13 — Blue Orange
- Digging for Dinos – $30 — 3WS GAmes – #231
- First Giants — $34 — Space Cowboys
- French Toast — $20 — Allplay
- The Phantom of the Opera — $15 — 25th Century Games
- Wingspan Pocket — ?? — Stonemaier Games
- Off With Their Heads — $25 — Druid City Games
- Seashells — $20 — Kids Table Board Games (KTBG) (Bruno Faidutti)
- PopArt — $25 — R2I Games — #140 (Allplay)
- Flip 7 with a Vengeance — $10 — The OP — #143
- Disney Villainous: Success At All Costs — ?? — Ravensburgery — #2001
- Black Flag (Bang! Pirates) – $18 – DV Games – #2109
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Expansions:
- Creature Caravan: Wanderers — $25 — Red Raven Games
- Captain Flip: Isla Bomba – $18 — PlayPunk
- Castle Combo: Out of the Oubliette — $10 — Pandasaurus Games
- Akropolis: Pantheon $17 — Hachette
- Faraway: Under Starry Skies — $10 — Pandasaurus
- Fliptoons: Season 2 — $20 — Thunderworks Games
- Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor: Exmoor — ?? — Lookout Games
- Rock Hard 1977: Ear Candy — ?? — Devir
- Tag Team: Arthur’s Legacy — $20 — Scorpion Masque
- Zenith: Secret Agents — $10 — PlayPunk
- SETI: Space Agencies — $30 — CGE
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