Author: Anthony

To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week, asking about games that people feel don’t get enough love. In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at the long-awaited (but likely very expensive) reprint of Clash of Cultures and its expansions. Chris looks at Alma Mater, the followup from the design team behind Coimbra and Lorenzo il Magnifico. At the table this week, Anthony digs into the newest Alexander Pfister release, Expedition to Newdale, and Chris looks at two expansions; Turmoil for Terraforming Mars and the pair of new expansions released…

Liz from Beyond Solitaire is back to chat about two of our favorite things – games and history! We have two games for review this week. The first is Days of Ire (2:52), a classic cooperative game (or 1 vs. many game) depicting the struggle of revolutionaries during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The game was released in 2016, yet much of the gameplay still holds up today. The follow-up to Days of Ire, entitled Nights of Fire (12:52), delivered to Kickstarter backers this past year. Nights of Fire is much more of a traditional wargame with Euro elements. It…

To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week, asking about their favorite gaming sub-hobbies. In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at a pair of tea games, including Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea and Formosa Tea. Chris looks at Here to Slay, a strategic roleplaying card game with some Munchkin vibes. At the table this week, discusses a trick taking game that he’s had a chance to play several times recently – Nokosudice. Chris digs into two games – Western Legends and Everdell: Pearlbrook. Finally, we dig into the…

To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week, asking about their most anticipated upcoming releases of 2020. In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Mariposas – the new game from Elizabeth Hargrave coming this summer – and Chris looks at Paris, the newest collaboration between Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer coming to Kickstarter soon. At the table this week, Anthony recounts his initial play of Roads and Boats. While not a final review after one play, he offers some insights on who might enjoy it and whether he’d play…

We roll on with our Best in Class series with one of the most popular genres out there. Thanks so much to everyone who has given positive feedback on the “Best in Class” format so far – we like it, and we’d love to keep bringing it to you! This week, Jason and friends tackle deckbuilding games. When Jason put out the call on twitter to explore deckbuilding games, lots of folks responded who wanted to share their favorites. We take all of those clips and organize them into a Top Ten! We also reach into the wayback machine for…

Our Best in Class companion series to the Top 100 Solo Games People’s Choice rolls on! Today, Jason is ecstatic to welcome back a friend of the show, Adam Smith from Rolling Solo. This man knows more about recent dungeon crawl games than any other content creator out there. We get into what we like about dungeon crawl games, as well as what distinguishes them from other thematic adventure games (which we covered last week). After that, we get into Adam’s Top Ten, which he has also presented as a video over on his Rolling Solo channel. The Best in…

This week we present our massive list of most anticipated upcoming games of 2020, including a healthy list of new IPs, as well as our most anticipated expansions, reboots, and updates to old classics. To kick things off we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week, asking about their 2020 gaming resolutions. Then we dive right into a list of 35 upcoming games, expansions and reboots on their way in 2020. If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and on our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show…

Jason is happy to welcome a long-time listener, first-time caller Corey Mayo to the pod! He is very, very well known among solo gamers who frequent BGG or Facebook, as he always has something to say about the games of the day. In this episode, we talk about Corey’s favorite genre – thematic adventure games. We get into our working definition of thematic adventure and debate whether many people’s number one solo game of all time, Mage Knight, falls into that definition. Corey then shows some love to some underrated games, with Jason in the peanut gallery sharing about a…

Thank you to Richard Ing – our newest Patreon Producer. You rock! This week on BGA, we talk about…Star Wars(?) After a spirited debate to start the podcast over the merits of the last couple of Star Wars sequels, we dive into our question of the week: Where do you listen to podcasts? For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony discusses The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine and Chris talks about Rococo: Deluxe Edition, going up for preorder soon from Eagle Gryphon Games. At the table this week, Anthony reviews another big box game from Eagle Gryphon – Vital…

I had a lot of fun pulling together my top 10 for 2019. While it wasn’t as good as many recent years, this year was full of surprises for me. Games I didn’t see coming, knew little or about, or had no expectations for jumped into my rotation and became regular plays and likely will remain so for some time to come. Enjoy!  10. Res Arcana I love restrictions in board games. Finding the most efficient solution with the least amount of resources can be immensely satisfying. This is why Res Arcana resonated with me so strongly. This seemingly simple…