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It’s the first podcast of 2025, so we’re going to go back over our favorite games from 2024.

0:00:00 Fact for 388

The National Guard observed its 388th birthday on December 13th, continuing a tradition that began long before the nation’s founding in 1776.

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0:05:06 What We’ve Been Playing

Combo (review coming soon)
Video Game Champion
Landmarks
Mezen
River Valley Glassworks
Run Run Run!
A Nice Cuppa (review coming soon)
Calico

0:25:00 Monthly Report and Year in Review

December:

Andrew: 18 unique games, 29 total plays.
H-index: 3. Most played: Obelus, Combo, Landmarks

Anitra: 62 plays of 29 unique games. A ton during PAX and on NYE, not much otherwise
H-index: 5. Most played: Combo, Landmarks, A Nice Cuppa, Obelus, Ultimatch.

2024:
Anitra: 529 plays of 178 unique games. Not as good as last year. But a better H-index: 10! Number one game: Trio.
Andrew: 130 unique games, 302 plays. 87 “new” games. H-index: 6. Number one game: Trio.

0:31:00 Community Welcome and Backtalk

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Backtalk

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0:37:30 SNAP Review – Tasso Banana

See how this banana-stacking game surprised us. Watch the video or read the transcript of our Tasso Banana review.

0:41:45 Top Ten Games of 2024

We used the same system as last year: we each had 10 points to spend on as many (or as few) games as we wanted. And somehow we still ended up with