Each year, we challenge ourselves to stand against the onslaught of new releases and instead focus on beating down games from our backlogs. And, in order to do so in a systematic fashion, we've created a game that introduces point values to acquiring, playing, and beating our video games, lovingly entitled "the beat down". Learn about how we play the backlog beat down, and how you can get involved on this bite sized episode of the breakdown!

Our rule set Google doc for the beatdown is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13YhqKoXpI5gm6GuJzIIYP9QvzyfwyS40CFcwyyBkj0Q/edit?usp=sharing

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What exactly are we blowing up? Well, wouldn't you like to know.

On the bright side, this week the guys come to the table with their Top 10 favorite games of all time. Share your favorites with us and they may pop up again in a future episode!

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Wesley Rea generously donated his time and effort to produce our 200 episode celebration, painstakingly going through each episode of the Backlog Breakdown and stitching together its greatest moments to create a memorial that highlights what we've been able to accomplish thus far. But what went on behind the scenes of this behind the scenes episode? This week, Wes shares his process and his hopes for the episode and the future of the podcast.

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There is just too much celebrating that needs to be done, so we've decided to split this episode into 2 halves; this being the 2nd half.

Today marks 200 official episodes of the Backlog Breakdown! You may have only been listening for the past few episodes, or perhaps you've been with us since the beginning. Either way, we're marking this milestone achievement in the life of the show with a special look back at what we've accomplished and a few thoughts on what is to come.

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The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network, a network of podcasts that seek to approach recreation in a more thoughtful manner. Until there is a rabbit trail to follow. Check out all of the other amazing Play Well podcasts Here. Get PWNed, scrubs.

There is just too much celebrating that needs to be done for our 200th episode of the podcast, so we've decided to split the episode into 2 halves! This first half covers our typical opening forms, including experiences that we'd like to share and the games that we've been playing.

Josh mentioned a baptism discussion that he attended, so here's a link to the video: Baptism: An Informal Discussion: https://vimeo.com/1138131948

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The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network, a network of podcasts that seek to approach recreation in a more thoughtful manner. Until there is a rabbit trail to follow. Check out all of the other amazing Play Well podcasts Here. Get PWNed, scrubs.

There is a time for everything. And this week, Josh talks about the how the season of life you are in affects the way that you engage with entertainment and play video games. Do you find yourself playing different kinds of games in different seasons of life? Let us know!

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The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network, a network of podcasts that seek to approach recreation in a more thoughtful manner. Until there is a rabbit trail to follow. Check out all of the other amazing Play Well podcasts Here. Get PWNed, scrubs.

With a downturn in consumer spending due to the rising cost of essentials, and numerous rounds of layoffs within the video game industry, are we headed towards a collapse? Clayton Morris thinks so, but we have some alternative thoughts on the future of video games that may be a different way of reading the tea leaves. Changes are certainly afoot, but is it all bad?

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Nate has some ideas on where Sony has mismanaged Playstation in the past few years, and what could have been had they not gone off course. How would you fix the rut they seem to be in right now?

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