Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to another month of all things Geek! Get some news, hear some things we’re excited about happening on BoardGameGeek and as always, we talk about the hottest games of the month!

00:00 Introduction

01:02 BGG News:

Geek Store Update
boardgamegeek.com/thread/3737919/bgg-store-july-store-update-new-promos-from-thunde

Essen Spiele Preview 2026 is Live!
boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/93/spiel-essen-2026?sort=hot

03:03 The BGG Hotness

03:13 #10 - Dune: Imperium - Conspiracy - 2026 - Paul Dennen  - Dire Wolf
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/472822/dune-imperium-conspiracy

05:08 #9 - Rebirth - 2024 - Reiner Knizia  - Mighty Boards
BGG : boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417197/rebirth

07:03 #8 - Wingspan Pocket - 2026 - Elizabeth Hargrave   - Stonemaier Games
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/473508/wingspan-pocket

09:03 #7 -  The Lord of the Rings: The King’s Gambit - 2027 - Thomas Cauët, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Justin Kemppainen, Alan Roach, Craig Van Ness - Restoration Games
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/467694/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-kings-gambit

11:04 #6 - Dominant Species - 2010 - Chad Jensen - GMT Games
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/62219/dominant-species

13:13 #5 - Night at the Zoo - 2026  - Tomáš Holek - Albi
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/457412/night-at-the-zoo

16:09 #4 - Drillers - 2026 - Roman Bednář, Adam Španěl  - CGE
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/465669/drillers

18:43 #3 - Greylune - 2026 - William Attia  - Sorry We Are French
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/459401/greylune

21:10 #2 - Timespan - 2026 - Kenneth Minde, Kristian Amundsen Østby - Alion
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/462479/timespan

23:32 #1  - Entropy - 2026 - Tommaso Battista, Simone Luciani, Nestore Mangone  - Board&Dice
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/462941/entropy

28:00  Most Played Games of the Month

30:20 Murph Picks

Mike: Quebec artist diary on art and accessibility
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/189080

Nick: Four Years of Running a School Board Game Library
boardgamegeek.com/thread/3740696/four-years-of-running-a-school-board-game-library

33:44  Outro/Favorite Game:

Mike: Star Trek: Captain's Chair
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422541/star-trek-captains-chair

Nick: The Loop
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316412/the-loop