Author: Anthony
Anthony
Anthony cofounded Board Gamers Anonymous in 2013 and has been on (almost) every episode. Today, he lives in Philadelphia with his family and teaches first year writing at Thomas Jefferson University.
We roll on with our Best in Class series with one of the most popular genres out there. Thanks so much to everyone who has given positive feedback on the “Best in Class” format so far – we like it, and we’d love to keep bringing it to you! This week, Jason and friends tackle deckbuilding games. When Jason put out the call on twitter to explore deckbuilding games, lots of folks responded who wanted to share their favorites. We take all of those clips and organize them into a Top Ten! We also reach into the wayback machine for…
Our Best in Class companion series to the Top 100 Solo Games People’s Choice rolls on! Today, Jason is ecstatic to welcome back a friend of the show, Adam Smith from Rolling Solo. This man knows more about recent dungeon crawl games than any other content creator out there. We get into what we like about dungeon crawl games, as well as what distinguishes them from other thematic adventure games (which we covered last week). After that, we get into Adam’s Top Ten, which he has also presented as a video over on his Rolling Solo channel. The Best in…
This week we present our massive list of most anticipated upcoming games of 2020, including a healthy list of new IPs, as well as our most anticipated expansions, reboots, and updates to old classics. To kick things off we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week, asking about their 2020 gaming resolutions. Then we dive right into a list of 35 upcoming games, expansions and reboots on their way in 2020. If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and on our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show…
Jason is happy to welcome a long-time listener, first-time caller Corey Mayo to the pod! He is very, very well known among solo gamers who frequent BGG or Facebook, as he always has something to say about the games of the day. In this episode, we talk about Corey’s favorite genre – thematic adventure games. We get into our working definition of thematic adventure and debate whether many people’s number one solo game of all time, Mage Knight, falls into that definition. Corey then shows some love to some underrated games, with Jason in the peanut gallery sharing about a…
Thank you to Richard Ing – our newest Patreon Producer. You rock! This week on BGA, we talk about…Star Wars(?) After a spirited debate to start the podcast over the merits of the last couple of Star Wars sequels, we dive into our question of the week: Where do you listen to podcasts? For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony discusses The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine and Chris talks about Rococo: Deluxe Edition, going up for preorder soon from Eagle Gryphon Games. At the table this week, Anthony reviews another big box game from Eagle Gryphon – Vital…
I had a lot of fun pulling together my top 10 for 2019. While it wasn’t as good as many recent years, this year was full of surprises for me. Games I didn’t see coming, knew little or about, or had no expectations for jumped into my rotation and became regular plays and likely will remain so for some time to come. Enjoy! 10. Res Arcana I love restrictions in board games. Finding the most efficient solution with the least amount of resources can be immensely satisfying. This is why Res Arcana resonated with me so strongly. This seemingly simple…
Jason was lucky enough to visit PAX Unplugged earlier this month, and is eager to share about his experiences! Like the last few PAX recaps, not only does Jason give his own perspective (this time as a demoer for Starling Games teaching Everdell to 36 different groups), but we also hear from a few friends. All of these voices should be very familiar to regular ENGN listeners – Liz Davidon, Michael Kelley, Jeremy Howard, Brenna Noonan, Mike Dilisio, and more! In additon, we also have previews from some big upcoming projects in 2020 – Frosthaven from Cephalophair Games, Return to…
Another year has passed and many games have been played, but which of them are the best? Join us for this year’s iteration of the BGA Awards, featuring our picks for the best of the best games in seven categories to close out 2019. A special thank you to all of our listeners who helped vote on nominations here on the site and narrow down some pretty big lists. If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and on our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon…
The year is coming to a close and that means it’s time to start thinking about awards! To help us out, vote in our 2019 games of the year poll on the website now! To kick things off this week, we have an interesting end of year question of the week: “Do you do a 10×10 challenge or anything similar? If so, how did you perform in 2019, and what are your plans for 2020?” At the table this week, Anthony reviews Crystal Palace and Chris reviews Marco Polo II. Finally, we run through every year from 2010-2018 and pick…
For our last episode before the holiday season, we are happy to bring to you Jason’s patented “headspace” reviews for some fun games, as well as a great idea for a last-minute stocking stuffer. First up, Jason reviews Coraline: Beware the Other Mother, a quick and quirky solo/ coop card game with some neat integration of the Coraline movie IP (2:42). Second, Jason covers Nemo Rising (11:45), the cooperative adventure game in a steampunk universe (that happens to have nothing, nothing at all to do with Nemo’s War!). Finally, Jason is very happy to welcome Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules…