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Vermont Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Expo Preview

In this episode we talk to Jeff Folb who runs Vermont Gatherings which host a bunch of conventions and epos and most importantly the one we will be at the Vermont Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Expo. We talk to him about how he got started running conventions and about a lot of the things you can see and do if you attend April 25-26 2026 which also includes learning great games from us and entering for a chance to win those games! Come see what everything is all about by listening to this episode then coming to join us. Link for tickets below! https://sevendaystickets.ticketsauce.com/e/vermont-sci-fi-fantasy-horror-expo-2026/tickets

2026 Captain Con Recap Episode

In this episode we talk about Captain Con (go figure). We recap the things we did there and the games we played there as well. We also talk about the plans we have for this year and what you can expect from us. If you missed Captain Con you don't want to miss this episode. 2:28- Please Don't Burn My Village (Game) 4:56- Shallow Sea (Game) 7:49- Few other games we played 8:56- Staff 10:56- Convention tips 14:42- MILLRAT Pack (Game) 18:08- New Friend Matt link below 19:07- Whiskey Tasting 20:10- Let's Not Die (D and D Comedy Show) 21:40- Tournaments 23:33- Food 26:52- Vendors 28:41- Area 51 Pickup (Game) 30:57- Raffle 33:20- Captain's Log 36:06- Adam still hasn't played an RPG 37:59- Miniatures 40:18- Your Adventure Begins in a Tavern (Game) 41:43- New Content! 46:10- Vermont Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Horror Expo Links- Matt's Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/matgelair?igsh=ZDk5NTVuYWZ2MDF0Captain Con Tickets Use CONNIE10 for 10% OFF- https://tabletop.events/conventions/captaincon-2027/badgetypes?fbclid=IwdGRleAQFjL1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe9IY7DVN5p_4XEyCq-psI6B2Mb3jKUwvzt2nSeA4xo2Pr4X2I0A_Cxd9FkAM_aem_cUsE2W0V8IcQKWhtuDUiNwVermont Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Horror Expo- https://www.vtgatherings.com/vermont-sci-fi-fantasy-expo.html

Dice, Dragons, Embers, Matches, Ravels, and Thrones

We start this episode off like we will every episode going forward talking about our favorite played games we played. Then we cover some games that we picked up at some conventions and finish it off by talking about what we have planned for the year so far. 2:05- Mythical Dice 8:14- Embers 16:06- Dragonlings 25:28- Ultimatch 34:07- Arch Ravels 44:39- Enthrone 55:57- What's coming up

Top games of 2025

The episode you've all been waiting for is finally here. Our top games of 2025. Now we've talked about some of these games in past episodes so you'll see the dates of those episodes next to the timestamps of each game. The rest of them we will of course go into more detail. So if you want to spoil it for yourself you can see both of our top 10s below in the timestamps or you can listen. We also have a bonus of 2 reviews from Pax Unplugged. Pillars of Fate and Dust Busters. This is over an hour of goodness you don't want to miss. 4:02- Mind MGMT (Jan 29th) 4:34- Harrow County (March 6th) 5:24- Castles of Mad King Ludwig (May 31st) 5:52- Sheriff of Nottingham 2nd edition (July 21st) 6:44- MicroMacro Crime City (Nov 11th) 7:30-SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Dec 14th) 8:41- A Place For All My Books 11:08- Critter Kitchen (Dec 5th) 11:22- Roam (Nov 11th) 12:09- Rock Hard 1977 (Dec 5th) 12:53- Ohanami (Nov 11th) 15:39- Hot Streak 19:21- Fistful of Meeples 23:43- Dune Imperium 28:14- Isle of Cats 30:30-Inferno 36:14- Tricky Kids 39:30-Tea Garden 43:04- Finspan 45:53- Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship 51:34- Pillars of Fate 1:01:46- Dustbiters: Pocket Edition

Pax Unplugged 2025

We had a blast at Pax Unplugged again and couldn't wait to tell you all about it. If you were unable to go you don't want to miss this one and even if you went you should listen because there might be something you missed. We also talk about all the games we played as well as some games we picked up for reviews. This is over an hour of content that you don't want to miss. 12:42- 20 Strong 19:49- It's Obvious 23:11- SETI and ARCS 26:09- Gary's top 2 played at Pax: Point Galaxy and For Sale 32:34- Adam's top 2 played at Pax: SETI and Noctiluca 35:27- Speed Colors 41:56- Locus 49:40- Cat Says Moo 57:34- 3-2-1 Countdown