Episode 31: The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge

Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:34 Nemesis at BGG.CON00:06:36 Fresh Plays00:06:53 Empire's End00:12:14 Revive00:24:03 Challengers!00:31:20 The Rich and The Good00:39:51 Divinity Derby00:42:14 The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide GamesModern Classics00:46:53 Azul00:47:19 CATAN00:48:18 Sagrada00:49:55 Bonus Mention (Ra)Stocking Stuffers00:50:52 Noobs in Space00:52:48 Ohanami00:53:51 Romi Rami00:55:28 Bonus Mentions (Button Shy wallet games/Battlecrest,Wizards Cup)Kids Games00:57:41 Capt'n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy!00:58:42 Forbidden Desert00:59:57 Ticket to Ride: First Journey (U.S.)Solo Games01:00:43 Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Edition)01:03:10 Cartographers01:05:21 Marvel Champions: The Card Game01:06:42 Bonus Mentions (20 Strong, Hoplomachus Victorum)Two-Player Games01:12:15 Fiction01:14:37 Sky Team01:16:12 Wingspan Asia01:17:16 Bonus Mentions (Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel, Jaipur, Targi, General Orders: World War II, Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes, Tokaido Duo)Family Games01:19:31 Cascadia01:19:40 PARKS01:20:08 Trekking Through History01:20:42 Bonus Mentions (Challengers!, Polynesia)Party Games01:21:49 Blank Slate01:22:23 Codenames + One Night Ultimate Werewolf 01:22:38 Bonus Mentions (Green Team Wins, Just One, Sides, Ready Set Bet)Midweight Games01:24:22 Marvel Dice Throne01:25:05 My City (or My Island)01:25:53 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game01:26:43 Bonus Mentions (The Princes of Florence, IKI, Apiary)Heavy Games01:28:07 Ark Nova01:28:14 Carnegie01:28:36 Teotihuacan: City of Gods01:29:23 Bonus Mentions (Age of Innovation, Skymines, any version of Great Western Trail)Cooperative Games01:31:08 Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm01:31:46 Indiana Jones: Sands of Adventure01:32:53 KuZOOkA01:34:23 Bonus Mentions (The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Race to the Raft)01:37:08 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games! We hope you will come join us for fun games with all the fun people at BGG.CON 2026. https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon or https://tabletop.events/conventions/bgg.con-2026Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]