Author: Anthony

Chris is joined by Will this week to talk about all the recent changes, announcements, un-announcements, and general drama surrounding Dungeons and Dragons. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Paperlike. To pick up your Paperlike, head to paperlike.com/BGA, click “Buy Paperlike,” and select your iPad size. Ready to do more with your iPad? Head over to paperlike.com/BGA to get started. =================== Interested in checking out the Metallic Dice Games set featured in our gift guide? Check out their site here: https://fanrolldice.com/ref/2755/ =================== Question of the Week: Due to technical issues on Anthony’s end, there was no question of the…

This week’s episode features a rundown of the best games based on public-domain IPs. From Robinson Crusoe to the Fury of Dracula, which games do the classics best? =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Paperlike. To pick up your Paperlike, head to paperlike.com/BGA, click “Buy Paperlike,” and select your iPad size. Ready to do more with your iPad? Head over to paperlike.com/BGA to get started. =================== Interested in checking out the Metallic Dice Games set featured in our gift guide? Check out their site here: https://fanrolldice.com/ref/2755/ =================== Question of the Week: “What book would you most like to see…

After nearly two full years of delays, convention cancellations, and upheaval in cardboard, 2022 shaped up to be a solid year for board games, as you can see in our full list of this year’s nominees and winners. The nominees are: Best Digital Implementation: Everdell, Roll Player, Hero Realms, Munchkin Digital Best Family Game: Streets, My Lil’ Everdell, Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar, Starship Captains Best Strategy Game: Lacrimosa, Ark Nova, Carnegie, Tiletum Best Overlooked Gem: Trekking through History, Free Ride, Streets, Zapotec Best Kickstarter: Moon, Keyforge: Winds of Exchange, Turczi Junior Promo Pack, Unconscious Minds Best 2.0…

It’s time for one final look at 2022, with BGA’s picks for the best games of the year. We had a heck of a time this year with so many amazing releases, so join us for a rundown of the best of the best from 2022. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Paperlike. To pick up your Paperlike, head to paperlike.com/BGA, click “Buy Paperlike,” and select your iPad size. From now until the end of January, Paperlike is also including their digital pro planner bundle at no extra cost with every order placed through the Paperlike store. Plus, shipping…

After two years of supply chain delays, pandemic-impacts on conventions, pushed-back Kickstarter campaigns and more, 2022 felt like the opening of the gates, with dozens of quality games hitting the shelves and a legitimately hard time getting them all to the table. 2023 is looking to be an even bigger year with hundreds of games on tap (that we know of), and hundreds more likely on the horizon. We’ve combed through the list of what we know is coming in 2023 and narrowed down a list of our 50 most anticipated games of the year. Enjoy the full list below…

January 4, 2023 – Updated for 2023 Every year, we sit down and update our top games of all time list, with Chris and Anthony both building their own personal Top 100 lists. You can view the entirety of both lists on this page. Anthony’s List Chris’s List Both of these lists were built independently of one another, so it’s a lot of fun to see where they match up and where they don’t. If you’re interested, you can also view the lists from 2015 when we did our original Top 50’s for episode 100. Anthony’s is here and Chris’s…

Matt Leacock’s Pandemic is one of those touchstone games that changes the entire landscape of gaming. In this case, it ushered in a new genre – the cooperative game. While there had been co-op games prior to Pandemic, the simple mechanics and intriguing theme brought this type of game to a larger audience. The game has sold thousands of copies over the years since its initial release, but how is it as a game? Pandemic allows 2 to 4 players to take on roles of disease fighters with the CDC as they travel around the world in search of cures…

Race for the Galaxy (Rio Grande Games, 2-4 players, ages 12+, 30-60 mins) is a card game of space exploration and exploitation that challenges players to develop the best space empire they can using a variety of methods. The object of the game is to score the most Victory Points by the game’s end. How the Game is Played The game’s main mechanics are action selection and tableau building. Each player begins the game with a randomly chosen homeworld that begins their tableau, and a set of 7 action cards. The action cards, each set of which is identical, are…

Episode 405 is up, featuring our 50 most anticipated games of 2023. Find out which new games, pending Kickstarter releases, and expansions on the horizon have us the most excited going into the new year. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Paperlike. To pick up your Paperlike, head to paperlike.com/BGA, click “Buy Paperlike,” and select your iPad size. From now until the end of January, Paperlike is also including their digital pro planner bundle at no extra cost with every order placed through the Paperlike store. Plus, shipping is completely free! Ready to do more with your iPad? Head…

2022 is just about over and that means it’s time to look back on the year as a whole. This week, we’re reviewing 2022, looking at the games that came out, what we played, what we didn’t, and what got delayed. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Paperlike To pick up your Paperlike, head to paperlike.com/BGA, click “Buy Paperlike,” and select your iPad size. From now until the end of January, Paperlike is also including their digital pro planner bundle at no extra cost with every order placed through the Paperlike store. Plus, shipping is completely free! Ready to…