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, we have a special episode. You’ve asked for it, and now we’re going back in the vault to revisit the first 50 games we ever reviewed on BGA. Check out our rundown of the first 50 episodes’ feature game reviews, with what still hits the table, what we’ve never played since, and what has failed to age as well. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Zencastr. Go to zencastr.com/pricing and use my code “bga”. You’ll get 30 percent off your first three months of Zencastr professional. I want you to have the same easy experiences I do…
This week, we’re looking at the hottest games currently being anticipated at this year’s Essen Spiel. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Zencastr. Go to zencastr.com/pricing and use my code “bga”. You’ll get 30 percent off your first three months of Zencastr professional. I want you to have the same easy experiences I do for all my podcasting and content needs. It’s time to share your story! =================== Acquisition Disorders: Terraforming Mars The Dice Game, Dark Tomb At the Table Reviews: Go Nuts for Donuts, Lucia If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast),…
This week, we’re looking at the very best rulebooks in the business and how they help make their games better. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Zencastr. Go to zencastr.com/pricing and use my code “bga”. You’ll get 30 percent off your first three months of Zencastr professional. I want you to have the same easy experiences I do for all my podcasting and content needs. It’s time to share your story! =================== First up is our question of the week: What’s your worst rulebook and why? Acquisition Disorders: Star Wars The Clone Wars: Board Game, Dungeon Brah At the Table Reviews:…
This week, we’re looking at the very best of the best Kickstarter companies—the companies and creators who have done the most with Kickstarter since its launch. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Zencastr. Go to zencastr.com/pricing and use my code “bga”. You’ll get 30 percent off your first three months of Zencastr professional. I want you to have the same easy experiences I do for all my podcasting and content needs. It’s time to share your story! =================== First up is our question of the week: What are your most trusted (or backed) board game companies on Kickstarter, and…
Family game night has made something of a comeback in the last decade or so. Sure, I’m a little biased when it comes to the success of the board game industry, but the numbers don’t lie. The US board games market is expected to grow by $2.56B by 2025 with an annual growth rate of 8.39%. The confluence of technology pushback and more than a year of close quarters with family members looking for relaxing, analog alternatives to movie night during COVID have cracked open the hibernating games industry even more than it already was. Knee deep in the hobby…
This week, we’re looking at the worst of the worst in rulebooks for board games that were made worse (or at least harder to read) because of their poor instructions. First up is our question of the week: Alright, folks. Enough of the terrible rulebooks (episode pending, I promise!); what are the very BEST rulebooks you’ve ever encountered. Rodney Smith videos don’t count. Acquisition Disorders: Crossing Oceans, Rivet Wars: Reloaded At the Table Reviews: Founders of Teotihuacan, Messina 1347 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…
This week, we’re looking at the ten best games from designer, Richard Garfield, he of Magic: the Gathering fame. First up is our question of the week: What are the most important elements of a game day to set the ambiance? (e.g. music, food, lighting) Acquisition Disorders: Keyforge: Winds of Exchange, Lying Pirates At the Table Reviews: Scooby Doo: The Board Game 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. View…
(Note: We were provided a review copy of Trekking through History by the publisher, Underdog Games) TV used to be sacred. Saturday morning, we’d wake up, binge on five hours of mindless cartoons, and then wait to see which of our favorite movies (mostly of the 1980s) would be featured that afternoon. Sometimes it was something wholly inappropriate, edited to be palatable (e.g., Revenge of the Nerds or Meatballs), but every few weeks, the local stations would pony up for one of the big hitters. Star Wars. Indiana Jones. Back to the Future. I’ve made no secret of my life…
This week, we’re looking at the BoardGameGeek hotness for the end of August, into September 2022. First up is our question of the week: What is the one word you would use to describe yourself as a gamer? Acquisition Disorders: Revive, Woodcraft At the Table Reviews: Trekking through History, Don’t Go in There 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. View on Zencastr
This week, we’re looking at one of the great publishers of the last twenty years: Czech Games Edition (CGE). We’ll run down our top 10 of their games. First up is our question of the week: What kind of board game topics or discussions would you like to hear more of (from us or just in general)? Acquisition Disorders: Tiletum, Ark Nova: Aquarius At the Table Reviews: Framework 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…