Special Ops: 2025's Noteworthy "New-to-Us" Games (ft. Tiff from @Tiffs.Board.Games)
We swap stories with Tiffany from Tiffs Board Games and share the best “new to us” plays that defined our year, from gentle family co-ops to solo epics and evergreen euros. The thread that ties them together is clean design, strong arc, and table moments that stick.
• Victorian engine-building and gossip in Obsession
• Family laughs and tension in First Orchard
• Trinket Trove’s turn-order bidding and quick teach
• Rebirth as a clean, scalable Knizia tile-layer
• Castles of Burgundy’s timeless flow and upgrades
• Card crafting and player counts in Ruins
• El Grande’s live-table edge over…
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