Author: Anthony

BLACK FRIDAY SALE! Listen to one episode, get one Patron episode for FREE!! Enjoy this special episode we recorded for the Patreon feed – first time released at large. This was done by request from our backers in the Patreon Slack group. Check out our rundown of games from overseas (but not Europe) worth checking out. Some are available in NA/EU, some are not – but all are a bit off the beaten path.

Congratulations to Joshua for winning our Listeners’ Top 20 contest this year. He’ll be getting a game of his choice from the list! No new reviews this week, but we do look at dozens of responses to the question, “What’s your #1 game of all time”, and then we dig into the Listener Top 20, our annual look at the best of the best according to you, the listeners, with some commentary on why they likely made the list. 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…

The second part of ENGN’s biggest episode is here, the fourth annual! Kevin Erskine once again joins Jason and Liz for commentary on the Top 200 Solo Games list, currently unfolding on BGG. For this episode, we chat about the cluster of games that has truly emerged as the canon of solo gaming. Many of the games are the same, but there were also a few surprise debuts as well. This list is the very best resource for solo gamers to find out which games are actually getting played and which games are great for our community. We are happy…

ENGN’s biggest episode is here, the fourth annual! Kevin Erskine joins Jason and Liz for commentary to break for the Top 200 Solo Games list, currently unfolding on BGG. Which games rose and fell, what were big surprises and debuts, we get into all of that and more for the first 150 games on the big list. This list is the very best resource for solo gamers to find out which games are actually getting played and which games are great for our community, so we are happy to do cover it every year. This list is also ENGN’s gift…

Don’t miss out on your chance to win a game in our 2019 Listener’s Top 20 Games of All Time contest. Submit your top 10 games to enter for a chance to win: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePqOBchxBl5Nb-lpqOK_g_Wyg6gZDoltsgGkcMOsuX0zGLNg/viewform At the table this week, Anthony reviews Bus, the new edition of the very first Splotter Game (this time from Capstone Games) and Chris reviews the new 7 Wonders Duel app that he’s been playing for the last few weeks. In our mega feature this week, we look at 25 games you should consider for the gamers in your life with our 2019 Holiday Shopping Guide.…

To kick things off this week, we look at answers to our question of the week: Do you use the promos you get? If yes, do you have any criteria for which ones you will or will not use? For Acquisition Disorders, Anthony looks at Flotilla and Chris looks at Tongaru. At the table this week, Anthony reviews Old West Emprassario and Chris reviews Coloma. Finally, in our feature this week, we look at 10 ridiculous, over-the-top, or otherwise unnecessary components in board games. Question of the Week: 5:00 Acquisition Disorders: 8:11 Old West Emprassario Review: 16:39 Coloma Review: 23:00…

We have a full episode dedicated to the biggest hotness of Fall 2019, Marvel Champions LCG. Jason is joined by theBrandt from the Portal Gaming Podcast as well as Steve from the One Stop Coop Shop to break down Marvel Champions LCG from all angles. We cover Jason’s category of the “thematic headspace” that the game wants to put you in (i.e., does it make you feel like a hero?), as well as the hand management, the deckbuilding, the missions… well, everything you could ask for, short of strategy! We also compare Marvel LCG to it’s closest gaming competitors, Sentinels…

This one is a VERY different episode than we’ve done in a while. No game reviews this time, just a very interesting discussion topic. Many thanks to ENGN listener Liz Blake Benson for reaching out and suggesting this episode! Following up on that, Jason put the call out on Twitter (@engn_podcast) and was happy to get a response from Jason Peacock of the Dice Tower to chat! So much friendliness and interaction in our little gaming community. Jason and Jason chat about two general topics – building a game room and maintaining a collection. Jason is a professional carpenter and…

To kick things off this week, we look at answers to our question of the week: Do you have any other hobbies beyond board games and if so, do you combine the two in any way? For Acquisition Disorders, Anthony looks at The Magnificent and Chris looks at Titan. At the table this week, Anthony discusses his time with Marvel Champions: The Card Game and Chris reviews Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula. Finally, in our feature this week, Anthony runs through 15 of the hottest releases at Essen Spiel from a couple weeks ago and what to expect from them. Question…

For the first part of this episode, Jason rides solo and brings you some fun for the Halloween holiday. First up is Skulk Hollow (4:10), or Shadow of the Colossus: the board game. Lifeform follows after that (14:59), which is yet another crack at Alien: the board game. Finally, we have the next big, horror-themed expansion for Robinson Crusoe: Mystery Tales (29:09). After all the gaming fun, Jason is proud to welcome the Mega Meeple, Thomas Grogan, to the pod for the first time. We get into a personal chat about some of the stuff he has struggled with in…