Orb-Maxxing - The Checkpoint - March 2026

It's the middle of March 2026 and that can only mean one thing: it's time to check in on this month's Game of the Month! We open talking about their time so far playing the March game of the month: Cairn. Ben is having a great, albeit stressful time trying not to fall off of the mountain, and meanwhile JP is still gathering the courage to leave the tutorial area...From there, we talk about this month's Short Story: Cocoon! We also talk about the other games we've been playing recently, both physical and virtual, and wrap up touching on a few recent news stories from the gaming industryJoin the club using the discord link below to stay up to date with Buenale Games and to play and discuss the game of the month alongside us! Join us again at the end of February for our full length discussion on this month's game: Cairn. Discord: https://discord.gg/P9aRB5wEBSTwitch: https://twitch.tv/buenalegamesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/buenale.games/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buenale.gamesSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gfZQ8jttLntPF6dARadVa?si=7da802979ec749d5(0:00) Cold Open(01:27) Intro(02:25) Cairn Check-In(11:05) Short Story: Cocoon(24:30) Slay the Spire 2(31:50) Board Games(38:30) Gaming News(49:32) Outro#videogamebookclub #gamingbookclub #gamingpodcast #gaming #videogames #cairn #gameofthemonth