Board Game Hot Takes

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Top 5 Dopamine Loaded Board Games
Episode 297
Monday, 20 April, 2026

In Episode 297 we discuss how board games trigger dopamine and name our top 5 games loaded with dopamine hits. Timestamps:00:00 IntroductionTop 5 Dopamine Loaded Board Games05:57 Endeavor: Deep Sea9:02 No Thanks11:43 Champions of Midgard, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for The Galaxy, Arcs, Star Wars Rebellion 16:00 Nippon: Zaibatsu19:48 Sol: Last Days of a Star22:32 Kanban EV, Barrage, Tapestry26:18 Slay the Spire: The Board Game 28:15 Tycoon: India 198130:53 Can't Stop, Quacks, Wonderland's War35:35 Grand Austria Hotel37:38 Dune, Fractal, Glory to Rome, Blood Rage43:45 Rebirth45:25 Brass: Birmingham, Steam Power49:06 Motor City, Darwin's Journey, Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers, CribbageIf you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakesFollow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.socialJoin our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205Join our Discord server at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd⁠