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.
Anthony and Chris run through the catalog of Stonemaier Games and put them on a tier list using our review rating scale. Plus: Question of the Week: What do you do in support of tabletop gaming? Organize? Design? Publish? Media? Events? DM? Teach games? Acquisition Disorders: Speakeasy, Stefan Feld City Collection Nassau & Kathmandu, Kemet Blood and Sand expansions At the Table Reviews: Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa, Age of Rome, Think Like a Shrink If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show…
If 2022 was a down year for the types of games that we generally play at BGA, then 2023 was as close as it gets to a banner year. Maybe not 2017 levels of euro-goodness, but pretty darn solid across the board, to the point that we had to choose between well over a dozen games for our game of the year award. Moreover, I don’t feel like I’ve played that many games in 2023, but when I put my list together, I found more than 50 unique games that I’ve given a play or buy rating to (or that…
It’s that time again; we take a deep dive into the best games currently listed on BoardGameGeek’s hotness list, plus we have fresh new reviews and previews: Question of the Week: Let’s talk expansions: what new elements added to a game have the best chance to wow you and enter rotation? (e.g. asymmetry, new cards, the dreaded 5th player) Acquisition Disorders: A Song of Ice & Fire Tactics, TOKYO HIGHWAY Rainbow City At the Table Reviews: Barcelona, Scarface 1920 If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can…
This week, we’re looking at the top 100 thematic games as listed on BoardGameGeek.com. Which ones deserve to be ranked so high and which would we drop lower? Find out in a full rundown of the top 100 listing on BGG. Question of the Week: What’s your favorite thematic game and why? Acquisition Disorder: Steam Power, EVE: War for New Eden, Conan by Monolith: Red Nails Expansion and Versus Mode At the Table Review: Oranienburger Kanal, Undaunted: Normandy If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support…
Over the last 10+ years, we’ve reviewed a lot of games. Hundreds of experiences, many of which we really enjoyed. But every now and then, a game hits just wrong, and we can’t help but give it our dreaded “burn” rating. This week, we’re taking a look back at some of these duds, and discussing why they fell flat for us. For those eager to hear more negative reviews, this is for you! Acquisition Disorders: Meeple Inc., G.I. JOE Battle for the Arctic Circle, Powered by Axis & Allies & Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition At the Table Reviews: Apiary,…
2023 was a banger year for board games, with more options for our game of the year than we’ve had in more than half a decade. Without further ado here are the nominees and award winners for this year’s awards: The nominees are: Best Digital Implementation: Dune Imperium, Unmatched Best Family Game: Dorfromantik: The Board Game, Star Wars: The Deck Building Game, Race to the Raft, Imperial Miners, In the Footsteps of Darwin, Sea Salt and Paper Best Strategy Game: Atiwa, Marrakesh, Darwin’s Journey, Age of Innovation, Nucleum, Hegemony, Barcelona, Distilled, Horseless Carriage, Moon Best Overlooked Gem: Rebuilding Seattle, Mindbug:…
We run through our favorite games of 2023, with our top 10 games of the year and awards for: Best Digital Implementation Best Family Game Best Strategic Gameplay Overlooked Gem Best Kickstarter Best 2.0 Release Best Solo Game Best Expansion If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bga) or using our Amazon affiliate link.
After the deluge of new games that was 2023, the year ahead is looking to be somehow even more packed. It’s only January, which means dozens of games have yet to be announced, and yet somehow we already have a jam-packed list of upcoming releases, new crowd funding campaigns on the horizon, and games set to ship in the next 12 months. As always, you can listen to the full rundown of our most anticipated games of the upcoming year on the podcast (episode 457 linked here), or you can skim through the list below; links are available to the…
The new year is here and we have a list of the 50 (give or take) most anticipated games of the upcoming year. It’s our supersized, mega-acquisition disorder! Read the full list here. If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bga) or using our Amazon affiliate link.
This week, we’re taking a look back at the year that was 2023, with a rundown of the games we played, the ones that didn’t come out (and some that will never come out), and our overall thoughts of the year as a whole. If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bga) or using our Amazon affiliate link.