Author: Anthony
Anthony
Anthony lives and plays games in Philadelphia, PA. A lover of complex strategy, two-player war games, and area control, Anthony is always eager to try a new game, even if he's on rule-reading duty.
This week Chris takes a look at four brand new Kickstarter campaigns and some recently completed including… Spirits of the Rice Paddy Board Game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/13415575/spirits-of-the-rice-paddy-board-game Step into the life of a Balinese farmer. Build your paddies, then plant, weed and harvest the rice. Let the Spirits guide your way… Reclaim Oz: Deckbuilding Strategy Card Game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/westaries/reclaim-oz-deckbuilding-strategy-card-game Reclaim Oz is a nontraditional deck building strategy game that takes places in a Dystopian Oz overruled by Four Witches. Krakatoa: The Explosive Dice Game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/167427101/krakatoa-the-explosive-dice-game-from-joli-quentin Unique & original. You throw nine 12-sided dice, crashing into each other, & attempt to form scoring patterns…
While there are only 15 games on our most anticipated list for 2015, there are HUNDREDS coming out in the next year – so many that it’s almost certain we’ll see dozens more that we don’t even know about yet. I’m willing to guarantee that at least half of our top ten list in 12 months will include games we don’t even know are coming out yet. The Top 15 List What made the list? Chris and Anthony took some time and reviewed the top games on our radar right now. A lot of these games are already announced and…
This week Chris takes a look at four new campaigns as well as a number of those recently completed. Check out the complete list below: Lightning Dice: Flip, Roll, Match… BAM! You Win! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1686483762/lightning-dice-flip-roll-match-bam-you-win Travel Chess Set https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/294027997/travel-chess-set Wooden Deck Box for Mtg Magic Pokemon Yugioh TCG Card Games https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/373390096/wooden-deck-box-for-mtg-magic-pokemon-yugioh-tcg-c Novelty:Spinning Top Dice Paperweight https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2055437273/novelty-spinning-top-dice-paperweight
In the first new episode of 2015, Chris and Drew sit down and discuss their predictions for the new year, along with a handful of new acquisition disorders and five games they were able to get to the table lately. This is going to be an amazing year for the hobby – find out what we think will happen and how it will affect your gaming habits. Shout it from the Tabletop Drew has a handful of interesting new stories to share, including a questionable Cards Against Humanity promotion (aren’t they all), the presence of board gaming in popular media,…
This week Chris takes a look at four new Kickstarter campaigns and some recently completed campaigns: BoardGameGeek: The Card Game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardgamegeek/board-game-geek-the-card-game Story War: Sentinel Conflict & “Cosmic Contest” Comic Book https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gtgames/story-war-sentinel-conflict-and-cosmic-contest-com Pixel Tactics Deluxe! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/level99games/pixel-tactics-deluxe Handcrafted Wooden Deck Box https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rustedfriend/handcrafted-wooden-deck-box
It’s a special episode this week – Anthony is back (yes that’s me – humor me for a minute). Chris and Anthony get together to talk about the year in review, as well as a lot of Star Wars goodness, and the face off between Richard Garfield’s new iteration, King of New York, and the original classic, King of Tokyo. Shout it from the Tabletop This week, Anthony talks about a new ship for X-Wing miniatures that builds something entirely new into the Star Wars Legends expanded universe, and Chris and Anthony both discuss their best and worst lists for…
This week Chris is taking a look at some of the hottest Kickstarter campaigns of 2014.
The board game industry is booming. So much in fact that while we have a TON of favorite games, we’re hesitant to claim any of them as our all time favorites for more than this year. So for the first time, we’re proud to present our Top 50 games of all time, but only for this year. Chris, Daniel, Drew, and Anthony scoured the list of games they’ve played with a heavy focus on the ones they’ve been playing lately and have discussed on the podcast and created a list of the fifty best of those games. The Criteria All…
Check out the newest Kickstarter campaigns covered by Chris in this week’s Kicking the Habit: “Viceroy” Fantasy Pyramid Card/Board Game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maydaygames/viceroy-fantasy-pyramid-card-board-game-1-4-player “Name that Game” Posters https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/markgonyea/name-that-game-posters The Guardians: Explore https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/163928843/the-guardians-explore Epic Metal Coins for Tabletop Gaming https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/infinityplus1/epic-metal-coins-for-tabletop-gaming
This week the BGA team with Chris and Danuel sit down to discuss the Top Ten Party Games for Gamers and Walled City along with some other recent favorites and a few triggers to our acquisition disorder: Shout it from the Tabletop Drew is away for the holidays so Chris borrows the soapbox and shares his open letter to game publishers about game box size. Make sure to leave a comment if you agree (or don’t) and what you think would be a good change within the industry so we can make room for more games. Acquisition Disorder Corner Chris…