Still shopping for that game exchange at your local group? Need to buy a $15 gift for your friend's stocking? This show has a host of capsule reviews of some smaller games that would make great gifts for hobby gamers. Plus, I announce the winner of the Boardgame Babylon t-shirt and also one more Thrillville Xbox winner!

Finally, there is some REALLY BIG NEWS for gamers in SoCal and for those that wouldn't mind coming out to visit us in the Sunny and Mild capital for a great weekend this Winter. You will want to hear about this so you can set your flight plans now...and you're going to want to go to www.strategicon.net.

This is likely the last BGB for the year so I wish all listeners a wonderful holiday season and a very joyous and prosperous new year! May you find a bunch of games from this list in your stocking and a load of big-box games under your tree.

Oh yeah - and, no, that's not me either! This is just a character you can play in High School Drama!

Show Notes

Games mentioned:

Sudoku: The Card Game   High School Drama   Space Station Assault   Battleground: Fantasy Warfare   Saboteur   Frank's Zoo  Coloretto   No Thanks

Mystery Rummy Series:   #1   #2   #3   #4   #5   Wyatt Earp (#3.5?)

Other links:

Strategicon: Orccon 2007   Reiner Knizia   Your Move Games   Shifting Skies Games   Z-Man Games   Rio Grande Games   Mike Fitzgerald

Meeple People is having a series of exceptional sales on their cool merchandise over the next 12 days to celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas. Remember that you can shop from the Meeple People link on the left bar here on Boardgame Babylon to support my Meeple People habit. ;) Still need a couple of Meeple pillows to brighten up the couch (and must speak to Cynthia about doing a "RA" pillow...) so shop away.

You can also head over to the Garrett's Games podcast to hear a nice interview with Cynthia from Meeple People.

There still is time to enter the t-shirt contest (which is a Meeple People product) so don't forget to send in your e-mail address.

Played the last item for the Stocking Stuffer podcast so I should be writing up some notes and recording it this weekend, in time for your last minute shopping.

Thanks for downloading and listening to Boardgame Babylon.

Remember to send in your e-mail address to me at: sheylon@gmail.com if you want your chance to win a free Boardgame Babylon t-shirt. You can include feedback in your e-mail if you like, but really all you need to do is forward your e-mail address to me. Good luck to all - there are far less entries for this one than the last contest (for obvious reasons...) so your chances are good! Get it in by the end of the day on 12/14 (that is - tomorrow!) for your chance to win.

Sorry for the delay in new shows - I expected a new Demise and Rise show, with my guests the proud owners of Game Empire in Pasadena (on the site of the former "Game Zone", featured in BGB v23) which represents a huge new gathering place for SoCal gamers that is chock full of amazing games and tons of game space. Check them out at www.gameempirepasadena.com and listen for an interview with the owners soon.

I will also be posting a new podcast shortly that gives you some great last minute Stocking Stuffer suggestions that you can find at your Friendly Local Game Store in case you can't piece together a $150 free shipping order from one of the online retailers.

Hope you are all having a good holiday season and thanks for downloading and listening to Boardgame Babylon.