About this episode
In Episode 263 we celebrate 5 years of the Board Game Hot Takes Podcast! Friend of the Show, Leanne, hosts an exciting board game and podcast quiz show for our hosts. Then we all (as well as several listeners) look back at some of the best episodes and moments from the last 263 episodes. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:55 5th Anniversary Quiz 03:21 Round 1: Spiel de Jahres winners in the style of Poetry for Neanderthals 11:44: Listener Choice - Episode 197 - Top 5 Games We Suck At 12:18 Round 2: Podcast History Trivia 23:20 Listener Choice - Episode 109 - Clans of Caledonia 23:56 Round 3: Formative Games 29:40 Listener Choice - Episode 90 - Great Western Trail and Episode 99 - Top Board Games of All Time 2022 Edition (1-10) 30:55 Round 4: Favorite Games Based on Bad Reviews on BGG 38:50 Listener Choice - BGHT Con Episodes 39:41 Round 5: Review Episodes in Style of Just One 48:35 Round 6: Favorite Games Since 2020 57:55 Top 3 Episodes that Best Represent the BGHT Podcast 58:22 Leanne #3 - Episode 216 - 5 Formative Games - The Games that Made Us Fall In Love With the Board Game Hobby 58:52 Chris #3 - Episode 46 - Kemet: Blood and Sand 1:03:18 Adam #3 - Episode 92 - Unanimous Takes 1:04:55 Tim #3 - Episode 214 - Board Game Topicpalooza 1:06:13 Leanne #2 - Episode 259 - Confessions of a Casual Board Gamer 1:08:12 Chris #2 - Episode 175 - Top 5 Games We Want To Play In 2024 1:12:05 Listener Choice - BGHT Con Episodes 1:12:41 Adam #2 - Episode 145 - SedonaCon Coverage Part 2 1:14:42 Tim #2 - Episode 199 - Hot Topic - You're Just Not My Type 1:16:41 Leanne #1 - Episode 100 Listener Top 20 Board Games 1:22:26 Chris #1 - Episodes 194 and 195 - BigBear Con Coverage 1:25:53 Adam #1 - Episode 190 - Top 5 Desert Island Games (Runners Up - Episode 108 - Top 10 Board Games that Should be Made Into Movies and Episode 185 - Wrong Hot Takes ) 1:29:21 Chris Honorable Mentions - Episode 53 - Aquatica and 1 Year Anniversary and Episode 71 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar and Episodes 165, 167, 169, 171 - Board Games as Stories 1:31:17 Tim #1 - Episode 158: Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakes Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.social Join our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205 Join our Discord server at: https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd