The following is a list of the selections from History on the Table’s ‘Best of 2021’ episode. If you don’t want to be spoiled, check out Episode 33 of the Podcast first. Games that were published in 2021 or played new to us in 2021 were eligible for ‘Best of’ consideration.
Wargames: Ancients Era to Pre-American Revolution
Matt’s Selections
- Nevsky: Teutons and Rus in Collision 1240-1242
- Bayonets & Tomahawks
- Sword of Rome
Rich’s Selections
- Prague: The Empty Triumph
- Empire in Arms
- Sword of Rome
Wargames: American Revolution to Pre-WWII
Matt’s Selections
- Imperial Struggle
- The Civil War 1861-1865
- Hood Strikes North: The Tennessee Campaign, Fall 1864
Rich’s Selection
- Washington’s Crossing
Wargames: WWII
Matt’s Selections
- Buffalo Wings
- Atlantic Chase
Rich’s Selections
- Flat Top
- Panzers Last Stand: Battles for Budapest, 1945
Wargames: Post WW2
Matt’s Selections
- Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?
- Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble
Rich’s Selections
- Korea: The Forgotten War
- Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?
- Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble
Sci-Fi Fantasy
Matt’s Selection
- High Frontier 4 All
Rich’s Selection
- Divine Right
Wargames: Magazine and Small
Matt’s Selection
- Buffalo Wings
Rich’s Selections
- Table Battles
- Battle for Galicia, 1914
Wargames Best Game of 2021
Matt’s Selection
- Atlantic Chase
Rich’s Selection
- Panzers Last Stand: Battles for Budapest, 1945
Wargames: Expansions/ Modules
Matt’s Selections
- Last Hundred Yards Volume 2: Airborne Over Europe
- Forgotten War: Korea 1950-1953
Board and Card Games
Matt’s Selections
- Magic the Gathering – Commander/EDH Play
- Pax Pamir
- Innovation
Rich’s Selections
- Pandemic: Fall of Rome
- Innovation
18xx and Train games
Rich’s Selection
- Irish Gauge
Non-Fiction
Matt’s Selections
- Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944 by Antony Beevor
- Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
- Valley of the Shadow: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu by Kevin Boylan
Rich’s Selections
- Normandy ‘44 by James Holland
- Washington’s Immortals by Patrick O’Donnell
- Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides
Fiction
Matt’s Selections
- Strugatsky Brothers Science Fiction: Roadside Picnic, The Dead Mountaineer’s Inn, Definitely Maybe
- The Ocean at the End of the lane by Neil Gaiman
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Rich’s Selections
- Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows by James Lovegrove
- The Elementals by Michael McDowell
Drinks
Matt’s Selection
- The Godfather
Rich’s Selections
- The Godfather
- Jefferson’s Ocean
RPGS
Matt’s Selection
- Call of Cthulhu
Rich’s Selection
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
Movies
Matt’s Selection
- Fear Street Parts 1 and 2
Rich’s Selection
- Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
TV
Matt’s Selection
- Midnight Mass
Rich’s Selections
- The Expanse
- The Haunting of Hill House
Podcasts
Matt’s Selections
- Old Gods of Appalachia
- Voluminous
Rich’s Selection
- Old Gods of Appalachia
Music
Matt’s Selections
- Phoebe Bridgers
- The Lowest Plan – The Perfect Pair
Rich’s Selection
- Fleet Street – Dressed in Red
Let us know your best of 2021 in the comments below!
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