Top 10 Hottest Board Games: October 2025 - The Best of BGG

Welcome to another month of 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

00:35 BGG News:
Essen Spiele Preview
https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/78/spiel-essen-25-preview
Store Update
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3576789/bgg-store-sept-store-update-new-titles-from-mozaic

02:14 The BGG Hotness

02:24 #10 - Kalypso - 2026 - Gilles Turbide - Inside Up Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446453/kalypso

03:28 #9 - Slay the Spire - 2024 - Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, Casey Yano -Contention Games
BGG:https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338960/slay-the-spire-the-board-game

04:24 #8 - Galactic Cruise - 2025 - T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, Koltin Thompson - Kinson Key Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391137/galactic-cruise

05:47 #7 - Nemesis: Retaliation - 2025 - Adam Kwapiński - Awaken Realms
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381248/nemesis-retaliation

07:23 #6 - Vantage - 2025 - Jamey Stegmaier - Stonemaier Games
BGG:https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420033/vantag

09:16 #5 - SETI: Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence - 2024 - Tomáš Holek - CGE
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence

10:43 #4 - 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

12:14 #3 - Dogs of War - 2014 - Paolo Mori - CMON
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158435/dogs-of-war

13:49 #2 - Magical Athlete - 2025 - Richard Garfield, Takashi Ishida - CMYK
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/454103/magical-athlete

16:30 #1 - Container - 2026 - Franz-Benno Delonge, Thomas Ewert, Kevin Nesbitt - Allplay
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/453740/container

18:16 Most Played Games of the Month
20:24 Murph Picks

Mike: 2025 roll and write design contest!
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3585125/the-2025-roll-and-write-game-design-contest/page/1

Nick: Custom Meeples for Fate of the Fellowship
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3584318/quest-marker-and-meeples-for-iconic-objective-card

22:42 Outro/Favorite Game:
Nick: Green Team Wins
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/347805/green-team-wins

Mike: 20 Strong: Tanglewoods
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424848/20-strong-tanglewoods-red Receive SMS online on sms24.me

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