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Board Gamers Anonymous

Board Gamers Anonymous

Board Gamers Anonymous is a podcast about tabletop board gamers and the insane fun they have at the table together - from Euros like Food Chain Magnate, Caverna, and Gaia Project to American Style games like Rising Sun, Gloomhaven, and more.

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Episode 204 - 2019's Most Anticipated Games

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2019/01/17

Thanks to our new Patreon backer this week, Jim. Special thanks as well to Martin for his upgraded pledge. We’re only $13 away from our next milestone – which would mean contests every week for backers. Check it out! It's that time of year again - we're looking forward to the games we already know are on the horizon to share what we're most looking forward to. We kick off this week's episode with our question of the week, "What are your board game resolutions for 2019?" and

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47:24

Episode 203 - 2018's Most Anticipated Games - A Look...

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2019/01/10

Thanks to our new Patreon backers this week, Keith and Amy. Special thanks as well to Jim for his upgraded pledge. We're only $26 away from our next milestone - which would mean contests every week for backers. Check it out! With 2019 now here and new games just around the corner, we want to take one last look back at 2018 and the games we listed as our most anticipated of the year last January. How did they fare? Did they release and if so, did we like them or were we disappointed? There's

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52:41

Episode 202 - 2018 BGA Awards

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2019/01/03

Another year of amazing games is behind us, and that means it's time to share our best of the best and hand out our annual awards. This year, we've selected 10 categories (5 of which were recommended by listeners) and then rounded it off with our top 2 games of the year overall. Categories include: Listener Categories: Overlooked Gem of the Year Most Innovative of the Year Biggest Surprise Theme that's Done (for a while) Best Expansion Most Underrated BGA Categories: 2.0 of the Year

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Episode 201 - Listeners' Top 20 Games

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/12/28

As a followup to Episode 200, we wanted to hear from the listeners on what their favorite games were, and you came through! We're excited to share the results of a survey of nearly 300 listeners who shared their top 20 games. We've aggregated the results and pulled the top 20 overall games together into a list of the best of the best. Additionally, we take a look in this episode at what fell off of our top 50 lists from 4 years ago when we recorded Episode 100, and how we feel our lists

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Episode 200 - Top 100 Games of All Time

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/12/21

It's the big 200 this week - our 200th episode of all time, and we're psyched. So psyched that we recorded a whole bunch of content to help keep you guys busy over the holiday break. That's right, it's time for our Top 100 games of all time again, and this time with a bit of a twist. Anthony and Chris have both prepared a top 100 list of their own games. On episode 200 you can listen to the top 50 for each of them, with a very special bonus coming to Patreon including the 51-100

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Episode 199 - If You Like Talisman, Try...

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/12/13

This week's episode is a fun one, if only because you can tell we are jazzed for next week and our big milestone at 200. In advance of that, we're going back to a classic with our "if you like" series. This time around, focused on Talisman - the classic fantasy themed roll and move. To kick things off, we asked the listeners our question of the week: "Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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58:58

Episode 198 - Pax Unplugged 2018 Review

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/12/07

Alright, Pax is over and we had a blast. One of the best cons of the year for us (not just because it's local) and full of tons of games being played. As is our tradition, we're recapping this week how the con went, what we loved, and what games we both saw and got a chance to play. Because this is Pax, there were a lot! Previews and discussions of: Keyforge, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Azul Stained Glass, Victorian Masterminds, Architects of the West Kingdom, Teotihuacan, Terraforming Mars

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94:42

Episode 197 - BGG Top 100: Rise or Fall

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/11/28

We're getting ready for Pax this week and wanted to do something a little longer than the typical weekly episode, so we've revisited one of our more popular episodes from last year, reviewing the BGG Top 100. To kick things off, we share our Question of the Week, courtesy of listener, Chris Jarvis, Would you rather see more licensed boardgames of big IPs from other media, such as film or video games, or do you prefer the hobby to build its own worlds and characters, like Near and Far,

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57:29

Episode 196 - 2018 Holiday Shopping Guide

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/11/23

It's that time of year again - shopping! To help everyone looking for gifts for the gamers and families in their lives, we've pulled together our 2018 holiday shopping guide, complete with more than 35 games released in 2018 that will be a good fit for your next game night or family get together. First, we shared some of the recent games we've been playing. Anthony reviews the new Arthur expansion for Merlin and then shares at length about his newfound love for Keyforge. Chris reviews

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41:42

Episode 195 - Top 10 Countries Based on Their Games

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/11/15

This week, we're trying things a little differently. We're looking at the top 10 countries based on games that use them in their theme. Check out which country-themes we like best. Before that, though, we share the answers to the question of the week, "What's a game you love that has a mechanic you normally hate?" For our acquisition disorders, we look at Archmage Ascension and Patchwork Doodle, both games coming (hopefully) very soon. At the table this week, Anthony reviews

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54:43

Episode 194: If You Like Coimbra, Try...

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/11/08

This week, Anthony and Chris look at six games you might like if you also like Coimbra. Before kicking things off, though, we read answers to the question of the week from the listeners: What games do you pull out for big family gatherings like Thanksgiving? For our acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at Reavers of Midgard, the sequel to Champions of Midgard from Greyfox Games, and Chris looks at Glory: A Game of Knights, a recently highlighted game at Essen. At the table, Anthony reviews Orbis

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47:35

Episode 193 - Top Essen Spiel Releases

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/10/31

This week, Anthony and Chris look at the hottest games from the Essen Spiel Geekbuzz list - discussing why they were hot, when and if we'll get a chance to play them, and what we're most excited to try. Before we dive in, we look out our question of the week, discussing the answers our listeners gave to our question, "What's your favorite game that's at least 20 years old?" After this, for our acquisition disorders Anthony looks at Skulk Hollow from Pencil First Games, now

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53:07

Episode 192 - Best Games for the End of the Day

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/10/25

This week we're looking at games we love for the end of a long, arduous day, when there's no energy left to think or fight. Before that, though, we remind everyone about our current ongoing contest. Click the link below and share your top games to enter a chance to win one of them from the final list. Contest ends on October 31! https://gleam.io/jwEDM/your-top-20-board-games-of-all-time For our question of the week, we asked everyone a similar question to our feature, "Advertising

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Episode 191 - BGG Hotness Review, October

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/10/18

It's that time of year again - time to look at the hottest games on BGG and try to figure out why they are there. Join us for a run down of the top 15 games on the Hotness list, what puts them there, and what you should be looking forward to. Before that, though, we remind everyone about our current ongoing contest. Click the link below and share your top games to enter a chance to win one of them from the final list. https://gleam.io/jwEDM/your-top-20-board-games-of-all-time For our question

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52:32

Episode 190 - Top 10 Mystery Games

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/10/11

Welcome to spooktacular October episodes! This week, we're delving deep into the very best of the best in mystery games, featuring our Top 10. Before we dive in, though, make sure you take the time to enter our October contest - tell us your top 20 games and be entered for a chance to win one of the games on the final top 20 listener games list. https://gleam.io/jwEDM/your-top-20-board-games-of-all-time First up on the episode, we asked our question of the week, "is there a set time each

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52:05

Episode 189 - If You Like Root, Try...

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/10/04

Contest Alert! Enter our Top 20 Listener Games contest to win a game from the final list: https://gleam.io/jwEDM/your-top-20-board-games-of-all-time This week, Anthony and Chris are looking at games you might like if you're a fan of Root and its blend of cute animals vying for woodland domination in the most unique wargame we've seen in a while. To kick things off, we asked our question of the week: "What Kickstarter trick is most effective in getting you to back a game? (e.g. stretch

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44:29

Episode 188 - Best Board Games for RPGers

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/09/26

If you're a long time role player or if you have a friend who would rather spend their evening playing D&D than a new board game you bring over, we have six games this week that might bridge that gap. Before diving into the feature, we kick things off with our question of the week, asking you, the listeners, "What's the weirdest way and least expected strategy with which you've ever won a game?" For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Periodic: A Game of

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43:26

Episode 187 - BGG Hotness Review

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/09/19

This week Chris and Anthony are discussing the hottest games currently on BGG to provide some insight on why they're there and what's upcoming. First up, though, we have our question of the week, asking the listeners: "Between Two Cities of Mad King Ludwig was a pleasant surprise. What other games or game franchises would you like to see mashed together?" Next up, for acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at A Feast for Odin: Norwegians and Chris looks at Pearlbrook, the first

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47:07

Episode 186 - Top 10 Euros that are Best at Two Players

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/09/14

Chris is flying solo this week with Anthony out of town at a (non board game?!) conference. But the show must go on and Chris brings the good with reviews of four games, including three hot recent releases, a new top 10 list, and double duty on acquisition disorders. To kick things off, Chris looks at answers to the question of the week, What's your favorite medium/heavy euro at a two player count? A question that quickly segues into the full feature. For Acquisition Disorders, Chris shares

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45:06

Episode 185 - If You Like Brass, Try...

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/09/03

It's easy to get caught up in the cult of the new. So easy in fact, that we got caught up in the rerelease of an older game! Thank goodness, though, because Brass (a game Chris and Anthony both missed out on), is amazing. Which is why this week's episode is full of all things Brass. To kick things of, we ask At the table this week, Anthony dives into not only Brass: Lancashire (the update to the 2006 classic), but also Brass: Birmingham, a newer version with updated rules and new

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