Author: Anthony

Jason hearkens back to a happier time in this episode when folks were allowed to have game demos in-game stores! This episode hails from the Brooklyn Strategist, a terrific game store in Brooklyn, where Rory O’Connor of Hub Games visited and demoed a few games. First up is Adventure Mart, a light deck builder depicting store owners in a fantasy convenience store, selling weapons to adventurers, and building your empire. Instead of simply buying cards, you bid for them against other players, which creates opportunities for interaction and light, friendly screwage. This one will go directly to retail very soon.…

This week we have another special guest on – Steph Hodge from Board Game Geek. In our feature, we discuss her favorite game, Ginkgopolis plus a few of her recent favorites and upcoming games to watch. But first, we discuss the question of the week: If you’re playing games online at all, are there any new ones you’ve discovered and enjoy that you hadn’t played before? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at Mini Express and Chris looks at Rise of Tribes: Beasts and Bronze. At the table, Anthony discusses Draftasaurus, which he had a chance to play with…

If you are not a regular listener of the Board Gamers Anonymous podcast, you might not know that Jason hopped over there on episode 267 to chat about why Pandemic is his favorite game. For this episode, we are presenting that entire conversation here. Following that, Jason also did a video for the One Stop Coop Shop, ranking his favorite, Top Ten Pandemic games. The audio for that follows the conversation with the BGA fellas. It’s a Pandemic cornucopia this week! If you’ve already listened to both pieces of audio in their respective original venues, then thanks for being a…

This week we have another special guest on – our good friend Liz Davidson from The Dice Tower and Beyond Solitaire. In our feature, we discuss her favorite game, Mage Knight, plus a recent shift towards more historical games. But first, we discuss the question of the week: What are the top three games you would recommend to reflect your taste in board games? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at 1840 Vienna Tramways (yup, 18XX!), Chris looks at Canvas, and Liz looks at Final Girl – you can tell Kickstarter is our only outlet for new games right…

Jordan Shoenberger joins us again this week to discuss being stuck at home…with the kids. Specifically, how it feels to be a parent juggling work, childcare, and school for kids in the midst of a global pandemic. Anthony joins Jason and Jordan as the three discuss what it’s like to be dads in all of this, plus how gaming fits into the equation. If you’re a parent at home with your kids right now, this episode is for you. One Stop Coop Shop Slack – bit.ly/onestopslack BGA Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/bga

This week we have another special guest on – our good friend Bruce Voge from The Party Game Cast. In our feature, we discuss his favorite games including Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective But first, we read your answers to last week’s question of the week: What would you like to see from a digital board game convention? Chris is flying solo at the table this week, but brings the heat with previews of two quarantine-related games: Clinic Deluxe Edition: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cards Against Humanity Free Family. If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook…

Anthony’s back this week and we have a special guest on in Jordan Shoenberger (Pittsburgh taking over!) to share their top ten beyond the hotness games at low player counts. The guys share 20 games, plus Jason adds a few more that he missed last time to the list. One Stop Coop Shop Slack – bit.ly/onestopslack BGA Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/bga

We’re back! This week we have a special guest on – the designer of our #1 game of 2019, City of the Big Shoulders: Raymond Chandler III. In our feature, we discuss his influences, favorite games and plans for the future. But first, we read your answers to last week’s question of the week and share a new one, What would you like to see from a digital board game convention? For Acquisition Disorder this week, Anthony looks at Forgotten Waters, the new Crossroads game from Plaid Hat Games, and Chris looks at Ankh: Gods of Egypt, the newest big…

This week, Jason is happy to pass the host chair to Liz from Beyond Solitaire for two terrific interviews. The first is with David Thompson, designer of various war games including Pavlov’s House, Undaunted, and others. They get into design and other gaming topics, and dip into a bit of Animal Crossing as well. Then, Liz interviews Brady Sadler about good novels to read while sheltering in place. Both of these interviews were originally posted on the Beyond Solitaire YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbSYmhAlOW1RorV_jXmo2w One Stop Coop Shop Slack – bit.ly/onestopslack BGA Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/bga In Liz We Trust – Veilwraith – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/veilwraith-a-solo-fantasy-quest-game?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=veilwraith

So we’re all at home and that means playing board games online if anywhere. This week we’re looking at the best places to play those games online, with some suggestions based on the types of games available and their costs. But first, we answer the question of the week: What’s the first game you’ll play when the quarantine is lifted? For Acquisition Disorder this week, Anthony looks at a newly announced David Turczi game, Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire and Chris discusses the sequel to a little known dungeon crawler, Frosthaven. At the table, Anthony even got a chance to play…