Top 10 Hottest Board Games: May 2025

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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

00:51 BGG News:
Golden Geek Nominations
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3496262/19th-annual-golden-geek-awards-nominees-announced

Jamie’s Solo Mode - Earth
https://boardgamegeek.com/video/551576/earth/earth-bgg-solo-mode-w-foster-the-meeple

02:03 The BGG Hotness

02:29 #10 - Trickerion: Legends of Illusion - 2015 - Richard Amann, Viktor Peter - Mindclash Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163068/trickerion-legends-of-illusion

03:37 #9 - Galactic Cruise - 2025 - T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, Koltin Thompson - Kinson Key Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391137/galactic-cruise

05:14 #8 - Vantage - 2025 - Jamey Stegmaier - Stonemaier Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420033/vantage

06:43 #7 - SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - 2024 - Tomáš Holek - CGE
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence

08:33 #6 - Gazebo - 2025 - Reiner Knizia - Bitewing Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/440023/gazebo

10:12 #5 - Spirit Island - 2017 - R. Eric Reuss - Greater Than Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162886/spirit-island

12:00 #4 - This War of Mine: The Board Game - 2017 - Michał Oracz, Jakub Wiśniewski - Awaken Realms
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188920/this-war-of-mine-the-board-game

13:09 #3 - Deep Regrets - 2025 - Judson Cowan - Tettix Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397931/deep-regrets

14:42 #2 - The Great Library - 2026 - Vital Lacerda - Eagle-Gryphon Games
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432834/the-great-library

16:09 #1 - Star Wars: Battle of Hoth - 2025 - Richard Borg, Adrien Martinot - Days of Wonder
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/444481/star-wars-battle-of-hoth

17:40 Most Played Games of the Month

19:53 Murph Picks
Nick: Kallactus
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3498312/i-ran-out-of-space-enter-the-kallactus
Mike: 2025 Geek Madness Elite 8!
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/356707/2025-geek-madness-tournament-elite-eight?page=1

22:14 Outro/Favorite Game:
Nick: Let’s go to Japan
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368173/lets-go-to-japan
Mike: Apiary
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400314/apiary