The Top 20 Games of All Time (2024 Edition)

Join us as we run through Matt's, Rich's, Kevin's and our community's top 20 games of all time.

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Episode 62: There’s Been a Murder?

Intro

• New Format

• Top 20 of 2024

Games on the Table - 10:00

• Here I Stand

• The Hunters

• Fort the People

• Gest of Robinhood

Kevin’s Series Quiz – 33:35

The death of games and series … or not? 46:00

• “Killers” defined?

History off the Table 1:23:10

Listener Questions

• Marry, Boink, Kill

• Wargame Daddy

• Wargame Organization

• Kev picks a Civil War game

Lots of Hockey talk – 1:40:00

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Episode 61: Traces of Hosts

Intro
History on the Table Top 20 of 2024

Games on the Table

• Thunder on the Ozarks
• Stellar Horizons
• Divine Right

Kevin’s Host Quiz

  Featured Game: Traces of War
Every Wargame Ever 
History Off the Table and Other Stuff
Discord

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HistoriKC Fest 2024 and Series Gaming with First Contact Gamer Intro HistoriKC Fest Recap – 01:45 Next War Con – Next War Tournament Scenario Other Games at HKC – 19:25 BCS Weimar: The Fight for Democracy Red Strike The U.S. Civil War Cthulhu Wars Dune Republic of Carthage Other Games and Final Thoughts Series Games – OCS, BCS and D-Day 56:00 Games on our Table 1:24:05 HotT Seat 1:39:00  Links of Note Discord: https://discord.gg/2wz8sdsbwN Black Lodge Trivia Night First Contact Gamer YouTube Channel

Episode 60: Rebel Fury Intro HistoriKC Fest – August 15-18, 2024 Games on the Table Books on the Shelf  HotT Blooded  Featured Game: Rebel Fury Every Wargame Ever  BCS Month - Now July History Off the Table and Other Stuff  Twitter: @HistoryTablePod  Links of Note Discord: https://discord.gg/2wz8sdsbwN Black Lodge Trivia Night https://www.patreon.com/HistoryTable

Episode 59: Revolution Goes HotT Intro HistoriKC Fest – August 15-18, 2024 Charles S. Roberts Awards Every Series Ever Results Games on the Table Books on the Shelf  HotT Blooded  Featured Games NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot Prelude to Revolution: Russia's Descent into Anarchy 1905 - 1917 Every Wargame Ever  May’s Featured Game BCS Month History Off the Table and Other Stuff Matrix of Gaming Comments, questions or concerns can be sent to: [email protected]  Twitter: @HistoryTablePod  Links of Note Discord: https://discord.gg/2wz8sdsbwN Black Lodge Trivia Night https://www.patreon.com/HistoryTable

Episode 58: Norman Fury Intro HistoriKC Fest – August 15-18, 2024 Games on the Table 03:00 Virgin Queen Operation Mercury: The Invasion of Crete Books on the Shelf 08:15 Crete 1941: The Battle and the Resistance by Antony Beevor Read along for April: George Henry Thomas: As True As Steel by Brian Steel Wills HotT Blooded 12:00 Rebel Fury Mark Herman and the Civil War Wargame Game 14:45 Featured Game: Norman Conquests – Men of Iron Volume 5 18:35 Discussing the Game Every Wargame Ever 42:35 February’s Featured Games 46:30 Listener Mail 48:30 M/F/K Do We Play Games Enough? Looking Forward to the rest of 2024 History Off the Table and Other Stuff 1:04:15 Mysteries Comments, questions or concerns can be sent to: [email protected]  Twitter: @HistoryTablePod  Links of Note Discord: https://discord.gg/2wz8sdsbwN Black Lodge Trivia Night https://www.patreon.com/HistoryTable

Episode 57: A New Dawn Intro HistoriKC Fest – August 15-18, 2024 Games on the Table HotT Blooded  Republic of Rome – 20:00 Downfall: Conquest of the Third Reich, 1942-1945 – 1:37:30 History Off the Table and Other Stuff  Links of Note Discord: https://discord.gg/2wz8sdsbwN Black Lodge Trivia Night https://www.patreon.com/HistoryTable

Episode 56: My Kingdom For a Cart Intro HistoriKC Fest – August 15-18, 2024 Discord Does the EWE Games on the Table 03:25 Downfall Velikiye Luki: Stalingrad of the North Khe Sanh `68 Table Battles Waterloo Campaign 1815 Books on the Shelf 13:00 White Sun War by Mick Ryan The Battle of Britain by James Holland The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones HotT Blooded 17:00 War of the Ring Mark Herman and the Civil War Wargame Game 21:15 Featured Game: Plantagenet: Cousins' War for England, 1459 – 1485 23:45 Discussing the Game Recommended Reading Every Wargame Ever 52:50 February’s Featured Games 1:00:00 History Off the Table and Other Stuff 1:02:10 Pax Ren Triumph Discord Does the EWE Comments, questions or concerns can be sent to: [email protected]  Twitter: @HistoryTablePod  Links of Note Discord: https://discord.gg/2wz8sdsbwN Black Lodge Trivia Night https://www.patreon.com/HistoryTable

Intro New T-Shirt Store and T-Shirt Design Number 6 Biggest Surprise of the Year Number 5 Biggest Disappointment of the Year Number 4 Publisher of the Year Number 3 What was our favorite gaming memory of the year? Number 2 What were our Best Solo Game Plays of the Year and Best Multiplayer Game Play of the Year Number 1 What game just missed our Top 6 Games this year? The Great Every Wargame Ever Reranking  2024 Gaming Resolutions Other Stuff - Non-Wargame Talk Books Movies/TV Drinks RPGs Other stuff  Twitter: @HistoryTablePod  Links of Note Discord: https://discord.gg/2wz8sdsbwN Black Lodge Trivia Night https://www.patreon.com/HistoryTable

Episode 54: Top 20 Games of All Time: Part Deux Intro New T-Shirt Store and T-Shirt Design HistoriKC Fest 2024 Games on the Table 05:00 Empire of the Sun Algeria Star Wars: Legion Seas of Thunder Plantagenet Books on the Shelf 31:15 Brothers in Arms by James Holland Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard HotT Blooded 34:35 Featured Game: Great Battles of the American Revolution: Tri-Pack 39:35 Discussing the Game Recommended Reading Every Wargame Ever 1:12:15 Reranking the Every Wargame Ever List – Listener Feedback The Top 20 Games of All Time 1:16:45 Predictions 1:15:25 Simulation Games 1:20:15 Final Thoughts 2:19:00 Comments, questions or concerns can be sent to: [email protected]  Twitter: @HistoryTablePod  Links of Note Dads On A Map Podcast Top Games of 2023 List Discord: https://discord.gg/2wz8sdsbwN Black Lodge Trivia Night https://www.patreon.com/HistoryTable