Author: Anthony

This week Anthony, Chris, Dan and Kim get together and discuss the union of one of their favorite IPs with the dominant classics in the board gaming hobby – Star Trek Catan. Listen to learn how this one stacks up with the original Catan and whether you should try to track down a copy at your local Target. We also talk about a handful of smaller gamers including Mascarade (with a big crew), Oar Else, Heroclix 2v2 play, Forbidden Desert, and a much bigger game in Risk Legacy. At the Table Our list of at the table games this week…

This week finds us playing a game we didn’t even know was on the horizon, but are happy to have had a chance to play – Amerigo. Anthony, Chris, Dan and Kim sit down and take a swing at the newest from Stefan Feld and Queen Games, as well as our full Top 10 list of Traitor Mechanic Games. Join us to discuss the types of games we feel really capture that “Ha!” moment in gaming. Top 10 Traitor Mechanic Games There are few mechanics as engaging and hard to pull off as the traitor mechanic. The sudden reversal of…

It’s here! This was the big week. We finally got everyone to Myriad and held our first annual Extra Life event. Not only was it a success, it was a HUGE success, and we were able to bring together dozens of people to hit a number 400% of our goal. This was so much bigger and so much better than we ever could have hoped for and we want to thank everyone who came to the event and helped us make it a success. Extra Life 2013 After 25 hours of gaming (thank you very much daylight savings time!) we…

Ine one of our biggest episodes yet, the Board Gamers Anonymous crew – Anthony, Dan, Kim, and Chris – get together to talk about the battle of the miniature flight combat system games. It’s Star Trek Attack Wing vs. Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures. In between that and getting ready for Extra Life, we also talk about Mascarade, Cosmic Encounter, a replay of Lords of Waterdeep and the laundry list of games we’re eager to pick up on our acquisition disorder list. At the Table It’s been a busy week getting ready for Extra Life, so we weren’t able to get…

NOTE: US Listeners Only due to shipping (we’re working on something for our international crew soon!) For everyone who can’t make it to the 25 hour gaming marathon on Staten Island, we’re having a special Podcast-listener online raffle. What’s the deal? Donate $10 or more to support children’s hospitals on Extra-Life.org – make sure to link to Board Gamers Anonymous (instructions below) Send us a quick message to verify your entry. Get extra entries by sharing on Facebook, Liking our Page, or Following on Twitter. In 2 weeks, we’ll announce the winners! There will be AT LEAST 3 winners and…

Anthony is over the moon this week as his first foray into Kickstarter finally delivers and a copy of Canterbury from Andrew Parks shows up in the mail. The team gets together and sits down for a few plays of Canterbury, one of those plays with the designer himself. We also get a chance to play through the newest set for Magic the Gathering, the mega-cool theming of Theros, as well as Hordes: High Command and Revolution! Finally, we get Bruges back to the table one more time and see how it stacks up after a few more plays. At…

One of the most popular games at the BGA table is Suburbia, an instant classic from Bezier Games and Ted Alspach that deserves every bit of accolades it pulls. This week we’ll be reviewing it in full, along with a number of other games we got to the table (and tablet) lately. Check in to learn more about Dungeon Roll, The Crazy Creatures of Dr. Gloom, and the ICONS Superpowered Roleplaying Game from Steve Kenson – all hitting our tables this week. On the Tablet Two games we want to hit on this week that hit our tablets lately -…

This is a game we’ve been waiting impatiently for for weeks and it’s finally here – Plaid Hat’s take on Bioshock Infinite, The Siege of Columbia. The new miniature-heavy area control board game finally hits our table (a few times) and we share whether it lives up to the Bioshock legacy or should be left in the dust with other video game adaptations. Also this week we play the newest Ascension release, The Darkness Unleashed, and Chris gets the epic Dominare to the table – find out how this one plays as part of the Tempest universe. At the Table…

So we’ve been talking about it for weeks and it’s almost here. Extra Life 2013 will be held on November 2nd and 3rd from 10am Saturday to 11am Sunday at Myriad Games in Staten Island and will be the culmination of weeks of work by the Board Gamers Anonymous team. Here’s everything you’ll need to know about the event, participating, and donating to children’s hospitals and saving the lives of children: Supporting the Team If you haven’t yet, join us on Extra-Life.org as a participant. Here’s how: Click this link for the Extra Life site Click the “Support Me” Button…

This week we have TWO features and are extra excited because of it. First up is our full list of the top 10 two player games we regularly get to the table. Dan and Kim are huge fans of a lot of these and Anthony has started mining the list for his own growing collection and date night gaming. After we list off our favorite two player games, we’ll sit down and discuss the newest game from Z-Man Games and Stefan Feld – Bruges. Find out if Feld’s newest (and one of four releases this year) stacks up. At the…