Author: Anthony

Jason was lucky enough to visit PAX Unplugged earlier this month, and is eager to share about his experiences! Like the last few PAX recaps, not only does Jason give his own perspective (this time as a demoer for Starling Games teaching Everdell to 36 different groups), but we also hear from a few friends. All of these voices should be very familiar to regular ENGN listeners – Liz Davidon, Michael Kelley, Jeremy Howard, Brenna Noonan, Mike Dilisio, and more! In additon, we also have previews from some big upcoming projects in 2020 – Frosthaven from Cephalophair Games, Return to…

Another year has passed and many games have been played, but which of them are the best? Join us for this year’s iteration of the BGA Awards, featuring our picks for the best of the best games in seven categories to close out 2019. A special thank you to all of our listeners who helped vote on nominations here on the site and narrow down some pretty big lists. 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 as well by donating on Patreon…

The year is coming to a close and that means it’s time to start thinking about awards! To help us out, vote in our 2019 games of the year poll on the website now! To kick things off this week, we have an interesting end of year question of the week: “Do you do a 10×10 challenge or anything similar? If so, how did you perform in 2019, and what are your plans for 2020?” At the table this week, Anthony reviews Crystal Palace and Chris reviews Marco Polo II. Finally, we run through every year from 2010-2018 and pick…

For our last episode before the holiday season, we are happy to bring to you Jason’s patented “headspace” reviews for some fun games, as well as a great idea for a last-minute stocking stuffer. First up, Jason reviews Coraline: Beware the Other Mother, a quick and quirky solo/ coop card game with some neat integration of the Coraline movie IP (2:42). Second, Jason covers Nemo Rising (11:45), the cooperative adventure game in a steampunk universe (that happens to have nothing, nothing at all to do with Nemo’s War!). Finally, Jason is very happy to welcome Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules…

Chris is back from Pax Unplugged 2019 and had a chance to see or try a whole bunch of games. Join us as he runs through these and the con as a whole to learn what you should keep your eyes out for. First up, make sure you complete our Game of the Year poll on www.boardgamersanonymous.com/ and help us narrow down the nominations for this year's awards. For the question of the week this episode, we asked everyone: If you could change how you collected when you first got into board games, what would you change?" Anthony shares his…

Welcome to part two of our mini-series of episodes. Following up on the Top 200 Solo Games People’s Choice list that is now live on BGG, we are taking a closer look at different genres represented within that list, and also enjoyed by gamers everywhere. Anthony and Jason shift over to talk about one of their personal favorites – strategic card games. First, we get into some of the reason why folks love the genre so much. After that, Anthony gets into his Top Ten Strategic Card Games. If you are a regular listener, you know what landed at number…

It’s time for the BGA Awards! On this page you’ll find 7(!) polls featuring our nominations for the games of the year for 2019. Please vote and help us narrow down to finalists. Submit additional nominations if you think anything important is missing. [socialpoll id=”2588886″] [socialpoll id=”2588887″] [socialpoll id=”2588888″] [socialpoll id=”2588889″] [socialpoll id=”2588890″] [socialpoll id=”2588892″] [socialpoll id=”2588893″]

Still looking for holiday gifts for the gamers in your life? Below is a writeup of the holiday gift guide we presented in episode 248. Links to Amazon are affiliate links, so any purchases made will net us a small percentage, which helps us run the site and podcast.  Happy Holidays! Family Games Just One Review: Episode 224 2019 Spiel des Jahre winner Just One reimagines the “guess that word” genre as a fully cooperative experience. Players provide a single word clue to the guesser each round and attempt to get as many of the 13 available clues as they…

Welcome to a new mini-series of episodes that we are starting here on ENGN. Following up on the Top 200 Solo Games People’s Choice list that is now live on BGG, we are taking a closer look at different genres represented within that list, and also enjoyed by gamers everywhere. To kick things off, Anthony and Jason chat about the worker placement genre of games. First, we get into some of the reason why folks love the genre so much. After that, Anthony gets into his Top Ten Worker Placement games that really bring the strategic thunder, followed up by…

Another year, another 50 episodes, and another top 100 list! That’s right folks, and for the first time ever, Anthony and Chris both present their entire top 100 lists on the podcast, with notes on what rose, what fell, and what is new to the list. Enjoy the rundown of the best games of all time (in our opinion) and see how many you’ve played. 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 as well by donating on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bga) or using our Amazon…