Author: Anthony

We had a big episode last week! Thanks so much to Marc Davis and Paul Grogan for hopping on. We’re slowing it down this week and just dropping a quick one into the feed. Please go ahead and catch up on old ENGN episodes and your other podcasts. We’ll be back next week with another full episode. Before we go, though, please check out some written work Jason has been up to lately. Top Eleven ENGN episodes blog (for the masses of people who have been clamoring for Jason to rank his own episodes) – https://www.boardgamersanonymous.com/best-every-night-game-night-top-eleven-episodes/ Jason’s Big GeekList of…

Thank you to all of our new Patreon backers this week! Windbag Miles, Michael, Anthony, and Jordan all join us at the Producer level. And congratulations to this week’s Patreon contest winner, Jeremy C, who will be getting a copy of Root, courtesy of Game Surplus. To kick off this week’s episode, we asked listeners our question of the week: What’s a long out of print game (board or card) that you’d like to see make a comeback with updated, modern mechanics? Next up in acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at Aerion, the new solo game from Shadi Torbey, and Chris looks…

Jason is very excited to host Every Night is Game Night’s first Podcaster Roundtable on a specific topic. It started as a Twitter conversation, and it has now blossomed into its own podcast. We welcome Paul Grogan from the Gaming Rules YouTube channel as well as Marc Davis from the Thoughtful Gamer blog to talk about theme in games and thematic gaming from all angles. We cover: • Basic definitions of theme • A game’s theme vs. a game’s setting • Theme as distinct from narrative, story, or plot in a game • Dice rolling in many thematic games •…

Congratulations to this week’s Patreon contest winner, Keith. Enter by joining us on Patreon at https://patreon.com/bga. To kick off the show this week, we ask our Facebook Page and twitter followers the question of the week: “What’s the worst first play experience you’ve ever had with a game you ended up enjoying?” For our acquisition orders this week, Anthony looks at Venice, the new game coming to Kickstarter this fall from Braincrack games, and Chris looks at Dungeons & Dragons: Waterdeep – Dungeon of the Mad Mage, the new big box dungeon crawl from WizKids set in the D&D universe. At the…

We’re talking deckbuilders this week, starting with the family weight game that teaches basic atom theory in as fun a way as I could think of, Subatomic (6:21). Also on the lighter side but for an older audience, we have the highly tactical and very cute Dale of Merchants (11:47). Our last two deckbuilders for the episode are both cooperative behemoths. First, we have Shadowrift (19:51), an oldie but goodie originally released in 2012 where you defend a town against marauding baddies (spoiler alert: I think it holds up very well!). Finally, we get into Aeon’s End: Legacy (30:20). We…

Join BGA & Fanwood Presbyterian Church as we host Charity Board Game Day! As we support those in need of food locally & those who are in need of an education internationally. A full day of learning new games, rediscovering classics and playing your favorites, while making new friends and supporting those in need. We will be holding raffles, a silent board game auction and having tournaments throughout the day. Food and drink will be available all day or bring your own. Please spread the word to others. A $10 donation is suggested. Space is limited and not guaranteed. RSVP…

Congratulations to this week’s Patreon contest winner, William who will get a copy of Root. Enter by joining us on Patreon at https://patreon.com/bga. Double congratulations to Russ who won our March Gamer Madness contest, getting the closest of anyone to the final bracket results. He’ll receive a copy of The Voyages of Marco Polo. To kick things off this week, we ask our question of the week, What’s one game everyone should play at least once? For acquisition disorders this week, we look at the kickstarter campaigns for Lorenzo il Magnifico Digital and Oceans, the new game in the Evolution…

Whenever we discuss a difficult topic on an episode of ENGN, we like to come right back with something positive and fun. This week, we look at some games in nature (stretching the definition juuust a bit with Anthony’s game), then talk about some ways that games make our lives better that you might not have thought about. First, we get into Herbaceous Sprouts (3:33), a next level gateway game building upon the very simple, entry level card game Herbaceous. This one has you rolling custom dice with a good amount of mitigation and strategy. After that, we tackle the…

This week on BGA, we’re closing out our 2019 March Gamer Madness, winnowing it down to the final game in our historical era brackets. This week’s contest winner is Amy. Congratulations to Amy! And if you want to get in on the Patreon contest fun, check out patreon.com/bga. To kick things off, we answer our question of the week, asking the listeners “What’s your favorite game from your favorite designer?” In Acquisition Disorders, Anthony looks at Valley of the Kings Premium Edition and Chris looks at Fuji Koro Deluxe.  At the table this week, Anthony reviews Wingspan, the mega-behemoth everyone is…

To kick off today’s episode, we chat about two reiterations of popular games. First, Anthony breaks down Duelosaur Island (7:46), the streamlined two player version of Dinosaur Island that promises nearly as much game in almost half of the table space. Then Jason presents Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth (19:04), a post-apocalypse/ comic book retheme of the popular Lost Expedition from two years ago. Jason and Anthony then engage a difficult topic – social media in board gaming. We’ve heard a lot about how the internet and social media have been great for growing the hobby and connecting folks all…