We're careening towards the Holiday Season which brings quality time spent with family you may or may not love. Well, do you know the quickest way to improve time spent with family you may or may not love? With traditional table games you may or may not love, of course! Unfortunately, traditional table games just don't hit the same in 2025. Luckily, rougelites like Balatro and BALL x PIT have paved a way for these beloved pasttimes to reenter the gamer lexicon. That's why we're spending this week deciding which card or board game would make the best rougelite.

Kyle is talking about a game you've heard of but probably don't understand. Andrew is talking about a game you've played but probably don't understand. Matt is talking about a game you've probably played and do understand.

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Properties we talked about this week: Ballardo, Backgammon, Euchre, Mancala, Stardew Valley

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