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While we will have to wait another year for our death laser, we’re still excited to talk about the 2022 Golden Geek awards nominees, recently announced on Board Game Geek. Check out our thoughts and picks from the ample list of nominees. Question of the Week – What’s your number 1 deal breaker when it comes to games? A mechanic, theme, art style, player count (or something else entirely) that turns you off from a game before you even sit down? Acquisition Disorders – Paperback 10th Anniversary + Typewriter, Call of Duty: The Board Game At the Table Reviews –…

The Dice Tower award nominations are in, and we’re running through them all to discuss what the landscape of 2022 games looked like and which ones we might be leaning toward in the voting. Question of the Week – What’s your biggest “stand up and shout” moment when playing games (good or bad)? Acquisition Disorders – Teotihuacan: City of Gods Deluxe Master Set, They Live: The Card Game – Save The City/Enslave The City At the Table Reviews – Venn, Darwin’s Journey If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and our website…

This week we’re looking at the top 10 board games, card games, and miniature games that reflect Marvel and its comic and cinematic universes. Question of the Week – What’s a game you were initially cold on but came around to after multiple plays? Do you feel the game specifically needs multiple plays (and therefore might be underrated broadly), or that you had a rough initial play? Acquisition Disorders – Cascadia Landmarks, Santorini Deluxe & Expansion At the Table Reviews – Naturopolis, Spirit Island: Branch & Claw If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous),…

We take a look back at the games that performed best in 2022 in a number of categories. We know what people liked, but what did they actually buy? Plus we remember Klaus Teuber and discuss the success of the Dungeons & Dragons movie. Question of the Week: What’s the highest-rated game (or games if you’re feeling wordy today) on Board Game Geek that you haven’t played yet, and why haven’t you played it? Acquisition Disorders: Age of Innovation, Funko “Star Wars Rivals” At the Table Reviews: Earth, 7 Wonders Leaders & Cities (Second Edition) If you haven’t yet, be…

This week, we’re doing a rundown of BGG’s top 100 to discuss what’s new, what’s old, and why things are jockeying the way they are on this list. We update our run-through of this list every 18-24 months, and this seemed like a prime time with all the recent repositioning at the top of the list. Question of the Week: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received related to the board gaming hobby? Acquisition Disorders: Galactic Renaissance, Star Trek: Away Missions At the Table Reviews: Your Best Life, Caverna: The Cave Farmers If you haven’t yet, be sure…

This week, we’re delving into the hotness on BGG, discussing why games are on there and what’s new on the horizon. Also, congrats to our March Gamer Madness contest winner, Matt, who by far had the closest bracket out of our biggest-ever pool of participants. Thanks, everyone! Question of the Week: What’s a mechanic from board games that you absolutely love but feel is severely underutilized in other games? Acquisition Disorders: Let’s Go! To Japan, Marrakesh Essential Edition At the Table: Numbsters, Brazil Imperial If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and…

We had the enormous pleasure of being special guests this past weekend at the Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo in Garden City, Long Island. We recorded episode 416 with special guests from the expo, Guardians MH, and Board Games for the Better. Stay tuned for a special video version of the podcast, which will be posted later this week. Question of the Week: Are there any games for which you prefer a digital/online implementation? Whether for speed of play, aesthetics, or something else entirely? At the Table Reviews: Akropolis, Marrakesh Feature: Stefan Feld Tier List (also coming in a video…

Part two of March Gamer Madness, featuring the listeners’ top 64 games, is here, plus some recent game reviews and previews of what’s to come. =========== Join us at Long Island Tabletop Expo 2023 in Garden CIty, NJ on March 18-19. We’ll be presenting three special panels and a live show for episode 416. =========== * Question of the Week: Jumanji but real life…what game would you most want to be stuck in? * Acquisition Disorders: Reviving Kathmandu, Star Wars: The Deck Building Game * At the Table Reviews: Damage Control, Her Story If you haven’t yet, be sure to…

Board Gamers Anonymous is proud to be a featured guest at Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo 2023 on March 18-19 in Garden City, NY, at the Cradle of Aviation. We’ll be running several panels and live presentations over the weekend at New York’s largest tabletop gaming convention, and we hope to see you all there. Presentations include: Tabletop Gaming in Higher Education Join our panel of educators, counselors, and advisors as we discuss the practical applications of tabletop games in higher education. Gaming Across the Spectrum Join Geek Therapeutics and Guardians MH as we all discuss how tabletop gaming can help…

Part one of March Gamer Madness features us running through the top 64 listeners’ games from 2022 to narrow down the field to 32 for next week. Thanks to everyone who voted in our poll and contest. Winners will be announced on the next episode. If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and our website (https://www.boardgamersanonymous.com/). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bga) or using our Amazon affiliate link.