Author: Anthony

We are happy to present to you our first Kickstarter Mega-Pod! If you’ve been following our Preview Series, you’ll know that we cover lots of kickstarter projects while they are live. So it’s very nice when the games actually deliver and we can talk about them! This undertaking was so big that we had to enlist some help – Liz Davidson from Beyond Solitaire, as well as Jeremy Howard from Jambalaya Plays Games – https://jambalayaplaysgames.com/. We have five games for you this week (spoiler – they are all good). First, we get into an interesting discussion about the City of…

Herbaceous Sprouts is the third in a line of gorgeous small filler games from Dr. Steve Finn, Ed Baraf et. al. Both Herbaceous and Sunset Over Water were big hits for Pencil First Games, and now we have the third standalone game in that line. Herbaceous Sprouts is a dice drafting and manipulation game that plays in about 20-30 minutes. Check out our interview with Ed to her how it plays, as well as how it compares to Sagrada and other dice manipulation games. We also get into the previous two games in the series, so please check that out…

Don’t miss out on our new contest for June! We’re running a 2018 World Cup contest for best sci fi games and you can win a game! Check it out here: http://www.boardgamersanonymous.com/2018-world-cup-science-fiction-board-games-contest/ This week on BGA, we’re looking at the slew of award nominations that were announced the last two weeks, including Origins Games Awards, Dice Tower Awards, and Spiel des Jahres. For our question of the week this week, we asked people what game people would never get rid of from their collection. For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looked at Jurassic Park: Danger! Adventure Strategy Game and…

Four years ago we put together one of our favorite episodes – a two stage tournament of the best fantasy board games. With the world cup this summer, we wanted to do it again, this time with sci-fi games. And this time around we want you to participate! You can join in the fun by entering our contest. Just choose which two games you think will win in each of the 8 groups, as well as a prediction for the overall winner. Every correct pick you make will be worth 2 points, with a bonus 5 points if you predict…

For anyone who has ever wanted us to “not hold back”, so to speak, and give out some objectively bad reviews of games, this is the show for you! We tell you our reasons why you might want to avoid the Witcher Adventure Game (4:55), Witches of the Revolution (14:27), and Shipwrights of the North Sea (21:05). In the discussion at the back half of the podcast, we tell you about our approach to these kinds of reviews and why you haven’t heard an episode like this from us before. Hopefully, we review nothing but good games going forward! (yeah,…

Thank you to Christian for joining us on Patreon! Welcome to the BGA-Team! On this week’s episode, Anthony and Chris are delving into the top 10 themes in board games – where do your favorites rank, and which didn’t make the list at all (you know there are a couple). For our question of the week, we asked the listeners what their most anticipated game of the summer was – hear some of the big games coming out shortly, as well as a couple of our most anticipated. For our acquisition disorders, Anthony discusses the newest from Rio Grande releasing…

Out first repeat Preview Series guest! Way back in episode 6, Brady hopped on the show while he was on the road to Origins to talk about Street Masters. This week, his brother Adam joins him to talk about the follow up to Street Masters from Blacklist Games, Brook City. We get into the Modular Deck game system they are developing, how they wanted Brook City to evoke 80s cop games, mechanisms that make the different cops and criminals unique, and a lot more. We ran a bit longer than usual for the game description, but the Sadlers were so…

We are happy to welcome Jenn Bartlett, the Board Game Librarian, to the show! She is a contributor to Board Game Breakfast on the Dice Tower, where she shares her passion for games inspired by books in her weekly segment, From the Page to the Table. We chat about three such games in this episode. First, Anthony talks about his recent plays of Dinosaur Island (5:18), which was based on a movie that was based on a book! That counts, right? Second, Jenn shares about a light war game from Academy Games, 878 Vikings (17:41). Finally, Jason shared about a…

If you like Orleans, try out these seven games we’ve looked over – many of them bag building or similar in style and weight to the modern classic. Before we get to the feature, Anthony and Chris delve into the question of the week, asking the listeners what game they think most needs a second edition relaunch, in light of the recent announcement about X-Wing Miniatures Game 2nd Edition. For our acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at My Little Scythe, and Chris digs into both Arcadia Quest Rider and Mr. Cabbagehead’s Garden. At the table this week, Anthony reviews the new…

April 28th, 2018 was International Table Top Day, the once per year event where we celebrate board games, RPGs, and all things that bring people together around the table. Jason spent the day at the Portal Gaming Store in Manchester, CT, where they held a 24-hour event for one of the best board gaming meetup communities in the country. Many games were played, three of which we fully review in this pod: – -The Shipwreck Arcana (11:30) -Herbaceous (25:35) -Sunset Over Water (39:30) Also, we hear audio clips from folks at the store throughout the day, including some fellow content…