#98 | Our Favorite Things of 2025!

Send us Fan MailHappy New Year! As we look back at our favorite games, books, minis, shows, and moments of 2025—plus what we’re playing, painting, backing, and watching as we kick off 2026.Also: MMOs, Kill Team, Zombicide, LitRPGs, and an Adepticon giveaway.There is also a video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/jq9fAtmp3iAOur theme music is by *FADEBACK*🎮 Things We Talked AboutBoard Games+ SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligencehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence+ Vantagehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420033/vantage+ The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowshiphttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436217/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship+ Flip 7https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420087/flip-7+ Zombicide: Invaderhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/248065/zombicide-invader+ Santorinihttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194655/santorini+ Unlock! (series / game family)https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/39442/series-unlock-space-cowboys+ Abducktionhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368609/abducktion+ Coyote (the classic forehead bluffing game)https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8172/coyoteVideo Games+ Ashes of Creationhttps://ashesofcreation.com+ ARC Raidershttps://arcraiders.com+ Dune: Awakeninghttps://duneawakening.com🧙 Miniatures & Tabletop+ Kill Teamhttps://www.warhammer.com/en-US/kill-team+ Relicbladehttps://relicblade.com+ Marvel Crisis Protocolhttps://www.atomicmassgames.com/marvel-crisis-protocol+ Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon (Warhammer: Old World)https://www.warhammer.com/en-US/shop/grand-cathay-miao-ying-the-storm-dragon📚 Books & RPGsBooks / Audiobooks+ The Primal Hunter (series)https://www.goodreads.com/series/339304-the-primal-hunter+ Friday Black — Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyahhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37570595-friday-black+ The Egg and Other Stories — Andy Weirhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35502775-the-egg-and-other-stories+ Tom’s Crossing — Mark Z. Danielewskihttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737859/toms-crossing-by-mark-z-danielewski/+ Knight of Shadows (King’s Dark Tidings #6) — Kel Kadehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218689293-knight-of-shadowsRPG Books+ Mörk Borghttps://morkborg.com+ Thousand Year Old Vampirehttps://thousandyearoldvampire.com+ Daggerhearthttps://www.daggerheart.com+ Deities & Demigodshttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17004/Deities--Demigods-1e📺 TV & Movies+ The Penguin (HBO)https://www.hbo.com/the-penguin+ The Mighty Neinhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6K7M9L4+ Stranger Thingshttps://www.netflix.com/title/80057281+ Fallouthttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVKJ4ZJG+ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apeshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt11389872/🧃 Other Cool Stuff+ Smuggler’s Coffee – Limited Hot Sauceshttps://www.smugglerscoffee.com🎧 Playin’ & Slayin’: https://playinandslayin.com🏠 Basement of Death: https://basementofdeath.com🧙 Goonhammer Media Network: https://www.goonhammer.com🎲 Adepticon: https://www.adepticon.orgPlayin' and Slayin' is proud to be a member of the Tabletop Battles Media Network.  Find more podcasts like this one at https://tabletopbattles.com/