Ben, Trey, & Jordan review the 2026 game Greylune by William Attia.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:04:43 Daggerheart
  • 00:06:38 Stonetop
  • 00:12:38 Kingdom Crossing
  • 00:17:22 Kraftwagen
  • 00:22:20 Come Together
  • 00:30:42 Twilight Imperium IV
  • 00:36:33 Pagan: the Fate of Roanoke
• 00:37:58 Game Review: Greylune

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Jordan traveled to the distant lands of Indiana to play games, make friends, and speedwalk towards some very cool purchases. He shares his experiences at Gen Con 2026 with Matt, Trey, and Ben. Plus, the guys share recent plays of Sweet Lands, Greylune, and Stonetop, among others.

Gather 'round and listen to tales of gaming!

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:03:25 Jordan GenCon report
  • Sorcery
  • Daggerheart
  • Drillers
  • Lairs
  • Entropy
• 00:25:00 Recent plays
  • Sweet Lands - Ben
  • Greylune - Trey
  • Riftbound - Matt
  • Twilight Imperium IV - Ben/Paul
  • Stonetop - Jordan

Trey, Paul, and Ben go deep on World Order, the new geopolitical simulation from the people who brought you Hegemony. We also discuss recent plays of The Staufer Dynasty, Dogs of War, and Come Together, and after that, major game news from the world of Forbidden Stars! Or should we say Old Ones Origins?

00:00 Intro

4:05 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Trick Taking Game

7:51 - The Staufer Dynasty

13:33 - Dogs of War

22:52 - Come Together

27:33 - Forbidden Stars / Old Ones Origins

32:03 - Tigris & Euphrates, Nippon: Genro, Rosalie

34:32 - Politik

40:37 - World Order

Jordan and Paul review the latest expansions for the classic game of woodland warfare.

Ben, Trey, and Paul break down recent plays of Railway Boom and Dogs of War.

Then the trio launches into the discussion for this week: what does generosity look like at game night, and how do we aspire to be generous?

Matt and Jordan are joined by David and Corluka to discuss the indie TCG, Sorcery: Contested Realm. Is it the greatest thing to happen to TCG's since early MTG? Or is it just another (VERY) pretty face?

How To Play Sorcery: Contested Realm (with Matt and Jordan): https://youtu.be/0voIN8W3CrU?si=o24xvuSmpCdY69W1

Ben, Jordan, and Paul convene in their coziest garb to talk about the coziest game of a very cozy 2026: Nippon Zaibatsu! Well, cozy except for all the vicious area control and internal sobbing. We're talking about all the changes to the OG Nippon from 2015, and Jordan has a very specific and deserved beef to share. Plus, Tenby, The Treasure Ship of Zheng He, QE, and [insert spooky music] SorrRRrrcery.

00:00 Intro

03:08 - Sorcery

08:42 - Tenby

17:32 - The Treasure Ship of Zheng He

30:41 - QE + its expansion Commodities

40:03 - Inis, Keyside, Fellowship of the Ring - Trick Taking Game

44:56 - Nippon Zaibatsu review

Matt, Paul and Jordan put on their wetsuits and dive into Feya's Swamp. Do you see what I did there? Dive into. Wetsuits. That's right, it's a swamp joke, ya'll.