The May 2025 Monthly Debrief Video, which is the 5th episode in Season 5 of this series, saw us discussing Beer and Pretzel Wargames. In our opinion, Beer and Pretzel Wargames refers to a style of wargaming that is casual, relatively simple and rules lite, and quick to play. The games also often involve a more social atmosphere where players can relax and enjoy the game without having to intensely focus or worry so much about strategy. Typically, this term implies that the game is lighthearted and doesn’t require players to spend hours learning complex rules or strategizing. 

Also, as usual, we covered the games we played in May, which admittedly wasn’t that many due to many unforeseen circumstances, and talked about the games we plan to play in June.

We will remind you here that we are fortunate to be continuing our relationship with Noble Knight Games as the sponsor for our Monthly Debrief Video series. In case you don’t know, Noble Knight Games specializes in hard to find games but also carry all the new releases. But what makes them truly unique is that you can find some of the rarest games, long out of print games, hand made games, imported games from overseas, etc. Thanks to them for their sponsorship and we hope that you will consider them first when looking for the games we cover.

-Grant