Author: Anthony

After two years of supply chain delays, pandemic-impacts on conventions, pushed-back Kickstarter campaigns and more, 2022 felt like the opening of the gates, with dozens of quality games hitting the shelves and a legitimately hard time getting them all to the table. 2023 is looking to be an even bigger year with hundreds of games on tap (that we know of), and hundreds more likely on the horizon. We’ve combed through the list of what we know is coming in 2023 and narrowed down a list of our 50 most anticipated games of the year. Enjoy the full list below…

January 17, 2026 – Updated for 2026 It’s time for another update to the Top 100 lists. For our Episode 500, we did a full redo and featured ten games per episode for 10 weeks. The below lists have been updated from that episode, plus a few recent changes out of the 2025 releases. Anthony’s List Chris’s List Both of these lists were built independently of one another, so it’s a lot of fun to see where they match up and where they don’t. If you’re interested, you can also view the lists from 2015 when we did our original…

Matt Leacock’s Pandemic is one of those touchstone games that changes the entire landscape of gaming. In this case, it ushered in a new genre – the cooperative game. While there had been co-op games prior to Pandemic, the simple mechanics and intriguing theme brought this type of game to a larger audience. The game has sold thousands of copies over the years since its initial release, but how is it as a game? Pandemic allows 2 to 4 players to take on roles of disease fighters with the CDC as they travel around the world in search of cures…

Race for the Galaxy (Rio Grande Games, 2-4 players, ages 12+, 30-60 mins) is a card game of space exploration and exploitation that challenges players to develop the best space empire they can using a variety of methods. The object of the game is to score the most Victory Points by the game’s end. How the Game is Played The game’s main mechanics are action selection and tableau building. Each player begins the game with a randomly chosen homeworld that begins their tableau, and a set of 7 action cards. The action cards, each set of which is identical, are…

Episode 405 is up, featuring our 50 most anticipated games of 2023. Find out which new games, pending Kickstarter releases, and expansions on the horizon have us the most excited going into the new year. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Paperlike. To pick up your Paperlike, head to paperlike.com/BGA, click “Buy Paperlike,” and select your iPad size. From now until the end of January, Paperlike is also including their digital pro planner bundle at no extra cost with every order placed through the Paperlike store. Plus, shipping is completely free! Ready to do more with your iPad? Head…

2022 is just about over and that means it’s time to look back on the year as a whole. This week, we’re reviewing 2022, looking at the games that came out, what we played, what we didn’t, and what got delayed. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Paperlike To pick up your Paperlike, head to paperlike.com/BGA, click “Buy Paperlike,” and select your iPad size. From now until the end of January, Paperlike is also including their digital pro planner bundle at no extra cost with every order placed through the Paperlike store. Plus, shipping is completely free! Ready to…

We’re excited to announce an all-new endeavor for BGA coming in 2023: Board Game Academics! Join us for a discussion of what brought us to this point, how we’re approaching our newest project, and what you can expect from us in 2023 and beyond. =================== Interested in checking out the Fan Roll Dice set featured in our gift guide? Check out their site here: https://fanrolldice.com/ref/2755/ =================== Question of the Week: Is there a fun hobby board game (so not purely educational) you feel helped you learn something important about yourself or the world? Acquisition Disorders: Mosaic: A Story of Civilization,…

For years, it’s been difficult to find quality Christmas-themed games for those who want more than a retheme or Monopoly variant. Times are changing, though, and we’ve gathered the Top 10 Christmas-themed games for the 2022 holiday season. =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Zencastr. Go to zencastr.com/pricing and use my code “bga”. You’ll get 30 percent off your first three months of Zencastr professional. I want you to have the same easy experiences I do for all my podcasting and content needs. It’s time to share your story! =================== Interested in checking out the Metallic Dice Games set featured in…

PAX Unplugged was this last weekend, and it was amazing! For episode 401, we run through everything we saw, the people we met, the games we played, and what stood out from the convention. Many reviews are incoming! =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Zencastr. Go to zencastr.com/pricing and use my code “bga”. You’ll get 30 percent off your first three months of Zencastr professional. I want you to have the same easy experiences I do for all my podcasting and content needs. It’s time to share your story! =================== Interested in checking out the Metallic Dice Games set featured in…

We did it! 400 episodes in the book, featuring our big, biannual run through of our top 100 games of all time. Not only can you listen to each of our top 50 games this week on the oversized 2 hour episode, but you can also download the rest on Patreon over the next couple of weeks and we'll have the full write up on our website this coming week at https://www.boardgamersanonymous.com/top-100-games/ We hope you enjoy! =================== This week’s episode is sponsored by Zencastr. Go to zencastr.com/pricing and use my code “bga”. You’ll get 30 percent off your first three…