Luis and Joonas share their experiences from the RPGs and LARPs they played and ran at Ropecon 2026. 05:33 Mythic Bastionland 17:53 Mothership 24:43 Radioactive Bison 30:19 I Just Want To Enjoy My Peaceful Life In Another World \But The Truck That Sent Me Here Has Developed A Thirst For My Blood 37:28 Benediction 44:37 Game Mastering for Strangers 49:03 Spire 59:25 Ten Candles 01:11:13 Final GM tips
Joonas and Luis go through the board games they played at Ropecon 2026. 09:52 Mamma Mia! 18:08 Rebirth 32:39 Condottiere 43:32 Tobago 51:27 El Grande 53:47 Flip 7 + HIT! Extreme 01:07:54 Riichi Mahjong 01:13:45 Things in Rings 01:22:04 Aquatica: Duellum 01:30:08 Indonesia
Luis goes through his picks for GenCon 2026. 04:00 Games to checkout 20:57 Games not to check out 24:57 Demos to checkout
Should you have a smaller collection? Yes. Should Joonas and Luis have a smaller collections? No. The two also talk about Power Vacuum and Soothsayers. 00:55 Power Vacuum 12:45 Soothsayers 24:22 Collection Sizes
Luis and Joonas list the top 10 games they played in the past six months. 05:32 Worse games 05:56 Tea Witches 11:58 Insider 18:58 Top 10 of 2026/H1 20:15 EXIT: The Game + Puzzle – Nightfall Manor 22:11 Bomb Busters 25:35 Nusfjord: Big Box 27:15 The Quest for el Dorado + Spicy 30:29 Dark Pact 33:53 Pictures 35:44 L.L.A.M.A. 38:39 Durak 45:27 Hitster 49:41 Race for the Galaxy 51:09 Feed the Kraken 01:01:45 Maria 01:11:25 Tag Team 01:13:19 Sidereal Confluence 01:15:06 Monikers 01:17:28 Brass: Lancashire 01:22:15 Lata 01:26:42 Pictures 01:27:31 Brass: Birmingham 01:32:18 Joonas' list 01:32:47 Luis
Congratulations! You now own a cottage. What games will you fill it up with? Joonas and Luis list their choices. 14:23 Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective 18:13 Pickomino 21:50 Thousand Year Old Vampire 26:42 Menara 32:05 Toy Battle 34:08 Cottage Garden 39:50 L.L.A.M.A. 42:09 Medici 47:04 Cribbage 53:48 Luxor
Luis and Joonas discuss board game conventions. They also review Dark Pact and Glen More II: Chronicles. 0:55 Dark Pact 17:03 Glen More II: Chronicles 33:07 Board Game Conventions
Who ended up winning the Golden Geek predictions, Luis or Joonas? We will also review Bomb Busters and Isle of Skye, and talk a little bit about Spiel des Jahres 2026 and the BGG Artist Series. 01:01 Bomb Busters 17:02 Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King 31:06 Spiel des Jahres 2026 Nominees 39:27 BoardGameGeek Artist Series: Series 11 42:17 Golden Geek 2025 Predictions Winners
Joonas and Luis discuss boardgame meetups: when are they great, and when do you feel like you'd rather be somewhere else instead? 02:09 Age of Rail: South Africa 16:16 Moon Colony: Bloodbath 32:19 The Good 41:11 The Bad 47:50 The Ugly
Luis tries to snatch the title of Golden Geek Prediction Champion from Joonas. You can find all the nominees for the Golden Geeks at https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3696572/20th-annual-golden-geek-awards-nominees-announced 12:47 Cooperative Game 16:22 Wargame 22:25 Artwork & Presentation 29:33 Heavy GOTY 35:58 2-Player Game 40:26 Party Game 44:53 Light GOTY 49:47 Thematic Game 58:06 Medium GOTY 01:02:28 Expansion 01:06:13 Innovative 01:12:11 Solo Game 01:16:06 Final picks
Debate club is back! This time we debate whether crowdfunding is good for the hobbyist or not. You can vote who made the better argument! Luis and Joonas also talk about Last Will and The Druids of Edora. Vote here: https://forms.gle/nQZUFFcNJBts5Sz27 1:02 Last Will 14:27 The Druids of Edora 29:24 Debate: Is Crowdfunding Good for the Hobbyist?
Joonas lists the top 10 family games of all time and Luis tries to guess the order. 12:15 Games that didn't make it 17:40 Biblios + For the King (and Me) 20:26 Azul 23:38 Junk Art 25:41 No Thanks 26:23 ito 29:12 Bohnanza 30:32 For Sale 33:05 Hitster 37:16 Pictures 41:22 Penguin Party 44:31 Strike 45:37 L.L.A.M.A. 50:18 Luis's final score 53:54 Can't Stop + Circus Flohcati 54:16 Smart10
Luis and Joonas talk about the exciting world of board game news. They also review Cyclades: Legendary Edition and Stone Age. 01:36 Cyclades: Legendary Edition 16:54 Stone Age 29:00 Main topic
Luis and Joonas finish reviewing Wingspan and the art of reviewing Wingspan. 01:06 Length of a review 11:43 Opinions of a review 25:37 Ratings of a review 39:24 Future of a review
Joonas and Luis review the reviewing of Wingspan. Well, almost. Part 2 is needed to get the job done.
What games are Luis and Joonas looking forward to in 2026? 08:55 Container 13:35 The Mix 18:07 Gold Country 28:08 Ministry of Lost Things: Case 2 – Finders Keypers + Emerald Echoes 31:27 Marker 31:46 Indonesia 38:42 Lords of Heaven 42:56 Stellar Ventures 47:51 The Glasgow Train Robbery 54:17 Cross Bronx Expressway 01:02:20 Shadow Moon Syndicates 01:07:50 ...and the rest
Luis and Joonas rank once again their favorite games from the past six months. 02:06 ANTS 02:41 Pondscape 03:59 Shall We Dance 06:30 Mü 08:43 Lata 11:19 Ra 12:45 Carnival of Sins 14:51 Calimala 15:57 Splendor Duel 16:55 Tigris & Euphrates 20:56 El Grande 22:19 Junk Art Revolution 24:45 Bohnanza 26:46 EXIT: The Game 30:31 The Dark Quarter 32:25 The Bottle Imp 34:44 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth 36:17 Race for the Galaxy 37:22 Earthborn Rangers 41:32 Maria 43:49 Tag Team 47:11 Sidereal Confluence 51:59 Games that didn't make it
Luis and Joonas add more games to their fantasy collection. 08:03 Race for the Galaxy 20:57 The Castles of Burgundy 26:31 Calimala 36:41 Decrypto
Joonas and Luis tried to play every game released in 2025 but failed miserably. These are some of the games they missed. 03:02 Games we were looking forward to in 2025 13:56 Games we missed from 2025 14:06 Old King's Crown 19:01 Vantage 20:56 Toy Battle 24:01 The Gang 26:49 Moon Colony Bloodbath 29:46 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game 32:03 The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship 35:10 Eternal Decks
Luis lists the top 10 troops-on-a-map games of all time and Joonas tries to guess the order. 12:08 Ikusa/Samurai Swords/Shogun 16:43 Cyclades: Legendary Edition 20:26 Dune: War for Arrakis 24:17 A War of Whispers 28:09 Small World 32:34 Cthulhu Wars 36:45 Kemet: Blood and Sand 40:33 Ankh: Gods of Egypt 46:26 Root 49:35 Inis 56:41 Final list
Luis and Joonas enter the Spiel Essen Shark Tank! Which game will get investment and which games will go to the cull pile? 02:07 ANTS 11:15 Recall 20:36 TOSSIT 28:14 Duel for Cardia 41:01 Formidable Farm 49:42 Night Soil
Luis and Joonas are back from Essen. What were the highlights of the con? 03:42 Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock 06:24 Feya's Swamp 08:15 Nature 10:13 Coming of Age 12:38 Sanctuary 16:47 Echoes of Time 18:37 The Voynich Puzzle 21:04 The White Castle Duel 22:53 Tax the Rich 25:03 Theocratia 29:02 Forestry 36:11 The Druids of Edora 41:05 Little Soldiers 43:35 Tag Team 47:02 Wispwood 48:11 JOYRIDE: Full Throttle 50:32 Furnace Duel 52:41 Carnival of Sins 57:36 Calimala 01:02:34 Night Soil 01:04:35 Wispwood 01:06:46 Tag Team
Joonas and Luis are going to Spiel Essen 2025. But which games are they most excited about? 04:19 Feya's Swamp 09:05 The Druids of Edora 11:13 Bid Coin 14:20 Night Soil 16:30 Animal Rescue Team 19:37 Severton 22:32 Formidable Farm 24:58 ARDEVUR: The Game of Resources 27:07 Peak Team 29:40 Light Speed Arena 32:31 Oliva 37:22 Surprise picks 37:53 Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock 40:19 Tax the Rich
Luis tries to convince Joonas that top 10 lists are the single best way to convey information of any kind in any setting. 01:03 3 Chapters 12:50 6 Nimmt 25:04 For Sale 38:19 The Merits of Top X Lists
Joonas and Luis go through the LARPs and RPGs they played at Ropecon 2025. Larps from the Factory book: https://larpfactorybookproject.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html 05:27 The Kids Are Not All Right 10:11 A Mother's Heart 19:06 The Fall of Delta Green/Delta Green 26:28 Dungeons & Dragons 38:07 Beyond One and Zero 49:48 Inheritance
