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    Episode 541 – Our Friends’ Favorite GEN CON Games 2025

    AnthonyBy AnthonyAugust 20, 2025Updated:December 17, 2025No Comments1 Min Read4 Views
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    Episode 541 features our friend and guest, Ian Gauger, co-founder of The Adventure Nexus. We’ve partnered with Ian and his company to support the upcoming Board Game Academics Conference, plus he was at Gen Con and can give us the rundown on what was hot and what was most interesting at the show.

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    • Question of the Week: What’s a game that should not be considered a gateway game? What about a modern game that we should treat as a gateway game?
    • Roll for Preview: Twilight Imperium IV: Thunder’s Edge
    • Roll for Review: Kingdom Death: Monster
    • Feature: Our Friends’ Favorite GEN CON Games 2025

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    Anthony lives and plays games in Philadelphia, PA. A lover of complex strategy, two-player war games, and area control, Anthony is always eager to try a new game, even if he's on rule-reading duty.

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