Episode 142 – 2016 GSP Awards

At the end of each year, the guys of Game Store Prophets take a moment to look back and highlight some of our favorites from the year. We highlight games, people, and companies that we think you should definitely look into next year if you weren’t able to get around to them in 2016. BEST GAME PLAYED –  Doesn’t need to be new, but a game that gave us the best single play experience in 2016 Mike- Dragon & Flagon Jeff- Fury of Dracula Daniel- Scythe BEST GAME ADDED – Doesn’t need to be new – but our favorite game added to our game libraries in 2016 Mike- Reflections Jeff- Star Wars Armada Daniel- Machi Koro FAVORITE GAME PUBLISHER – Publishers who went above and beyond the call this year with consistantly great titles Mike- Stronghold Games Jeff- Fantasy Flight Games Daniel- Z-Man Games FAVORITE FRANCHISE GAME – A game that continues on an established franchise and/or best utilizes a popular IP Mike- Mansions of Madness (2nd edition) Jeff- Mouseguard (2nd edition) Daniel- Bloodbowl HIDDEN GEM – A title the flew under the radar for a while, but really impressed us after we got it. Mike- Saloon Tycoon Jeff- Inside (video game) Daniel- Ta-Da! FAVORITE GAME RESOURCE – Something that made our gaming experience better in 2016 Mike- Volo’s Guide to Monsters Jeff- The Burning Wheel system & resources Daniel- http://donjon.bin.sh/ FAVORITE GAME INDUSTRY/GAMING MEDIA PERSONALITY – People making games or gaming content that did something noteworthy this year. Mike- The Flip the Table hosts (congrats on 100 episodes!) Jeff- The Mad Adventurers Society Daniel- Wil Wheaton FAVORITE VIDEO GAME – A quick hop over the fence to the digital side of gaming Mike- That Dragon, Cancer Jeff- Titanfall 2 Daniel- Minecraft GAME OF THE YEAR – The best of the best Mike- Scythe Jeff- Apocalypse World (2nd edition) Daniel- Scythe