Top 10 Hottest Board Games: April 2026 - The Best of BGG

It's April, so let's spring into this month's all things Geek! Get some news, hear some things we’re excited about happening on BoardGameGeek and as always, we talk about the hottest games of the month!

00:00 Introduction

00:48 BGG News:
Registration Open for BGG Con
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3672909/bggcon-2026-registration-to-open-on-march-18th

BGG Store Update
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3679996/bgg-store-march-store-update-spring-cleaning-sale


01:42 The BGG Hotness

01:57 #10 - Seti: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence- 2024 - Tomas Holek - CGE
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence

03:52 #9 - Brass: Birmingham - 2018 - Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace - Roxley
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham

05:28 #8 - ONE PIECE: Dawn of Liberation - 2026 - Alex Kessler - Kess Co.
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/460003/one-piece-dawn-of-liberation

08:21 #7 - Slay the Spire: The Board Game - 2024 - Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, Casey Yano - Contention Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338960/slay-the-spire-the-board-game

10:14 #6 - The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship - 2025 - Matt Leacock - Z-Man Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436217/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship

13:33 #5 - Phantom Epoch - 2025 - Tyson Abernethy - Doteira Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345013/phantom-epoch

14:56 #4 - Voidfall: Resurgence - 2026 - Nigel Buckle, Marcel Dragomir, Dávid Turczi - Mindclash Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/455819/voidfall-resurgence

16:35 #3 - Concordia: Special Edition - 2027 - Mac Gerdts - Awaken Realms
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/465819/concordia-special-edition

18:03 #2 - The Old King's Crown - 2025 - Pablo Clark - Eerie Idol Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357873/the-old-kings-crown

19:31 #1  - Brass: Pittsburgh - 2027 - Gavan Brown, Martin Wallace - Roxley
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/452264/brass-pittsburgh


22:18  Most Played Games of the Month

24:09 Murph Picks

Nick: 999 Games of Wingspan
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3682875/some-observations-on-our-999th-game

Mike: New Gamer’s first Top 5 list. Welcome to the Hobby!
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/375739/top-5-as-a-new-gamer

26:28 Outro/Favorite Game:

Nick: The Networks
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/187617/nemos-war-second-edition

Mike: Sweet Lands
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/425445/sweet-lands Receive SMS online on sms24.me

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