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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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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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42:01

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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69:27

Episode 184 - 5 Years and Counting!

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/08/29

Wait, what? Five years already? Dang, time flies. That's what this episode is all about as we take a look back at the last year of the podcast with our favorites from 2017-18, but also at the last five years and what we've been able to accomplish in that time. Join us for four new reviews, a bevy of good games we're excited to play soon, and some of our favorite stuff from recent episodes. To kick things off, we asked the listeners our question of the week, "What already published

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42:38

Episode 183 - Top Ten Children's Games

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/08/22

This time of year is full of gaming with the kids. School hasn't quite started but the summer has slowed down, plus lots of new games from cons to get to the table. So this week we're looking at the top ten children's games we get to our tables. First up, though, we ask the listeners what gamer they love to play, but the more they play it, the worse they do. For our acquisition disorders, we have some new upcoming releases for later this year. Anthony is talking about the new Pax game

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53:43

Bonus Episode - Gen Con 2018 Interview Special

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/08/17

We had a chance to speak with a ton of great publishers, designers, artists, and gamers at Gen Con and recorded some of those conversations. In this special bonus episode you can find all of our interviews in a one hour presentation, featuring conversations with: ARES GAMES: 1:34 AEG: 12:26 BEZIER GAMES: 22:39 FLYING FROG PRODUCTIONS: 26:35 NAVOO GAMES: 38:53 ADAM APPLE GAMES: 41:34 KEYMASTER GAMES: 49:12 If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook

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54:17

Episode 182 - If You Like Poker, Try...

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/08/14

We're tackling one of the great games of skill and chance this week as we look at six modern board games you might like if you're a fan of Poker. Whether you're getting into modern hobby games or just looking for something new with poker mechanics in it, we have a few you might want to check out. To kick things off, we asked the listeners our question of the week - what game mechanics they'd like to see in legacy games moving forward. Then for our acquisition disorders, Anthony

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55:42

BGA Episode 181 - Gen Con 2018 Review

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/08/07

Gen Con! We're back from the big show and are excited to share with you everything we saw, played and experienced at the show this year. We start off by discussing the games we got a chance to demo or see that aren't yet out, but that we are excited to see more of in the weeks and months to come. Then we delve into the games we DID bring home and you can look forward to reviews of in the next few weeks. Finally, we share some of our favorite moments from the show, including the shark

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39:11

BGA Episode 180 - How to Win Friends and Influence...

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/07/31

Ever want to wine and dine a potential client or get to know your new colleagues over board games? This week, we look at some games that offer the social interaction without potential gaffes or uncomfortable situations that work perfectly for low-key non-drinking ice-breakers. Before we dive in, we look at our question of the week - asking the listeners "What's the most ostentatious thing you've seen printed for or with a board game (besides CMON's jumbo Cthulhu)?" For our

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35:44

BGA Episode 179 - BGG Hotness Review

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/07/24

Only one week to Gen Con! That means it's time to run down some of the hottest games everyone's talking about, plus lots of reviews of our recent plays from Origins. To kick things off, we chat about the recently announced Spiel des Jahres winners - Azul, Die Quacksalber von Quedlinburg, and Dragon's Breath. Then we read listener answers to our question of the week, which asked, "What criteria do you use when/if culling your board game collection?" - a spot on question for

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45:00

BGA Episode 178 - Best Board Game Universes

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/07/16

In the grand tradition of the (relatively new) cinematic universe, this week we're looking at our favorite board game universes. Join Chris and Anthony as they delve into several different universes that have expanded with shared rules, components, and characters. We start by asking the listeners about some of their favorites, then dive into Acquisition Disorders. Anthony talks about Rurik: Dawn of Kiev, currently on Kickstarter, and Chris looks at the newest from Next Move Games (Plan B):

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49:03

BGA Episode 177 - Top 10 Heavy Euros

Board Gamers Anonymous ·

2018/07/10

This week, Anthony and Chris delve into the heaviest of the heavy, sharing the top 10 games they love when it's time to get crunchy. To kick things off, we ask the BGA listeners our question of the week, What 80's IP would you like to see next get a board game reimagining? And there are some great ideas we would absolutely pay money for. For our acquisition disorders, Anthony delves into the newest Stefan Feld game coming out this fall with Forum Trajanam, and Chris looks at the newest

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