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.
Every week on the BGA podcast, we run a contest for Patreon backers that involves a custom contest of some sort. Sometimes it’s a guessing game. Sometimes it’s a submission contest. Last week it was a scavenger hunt, and due to popular demand, we’re going to start publishing the top answers every week here. Submissions are anonymized, but we thought it might be fun to see the different creative ways people found to answer the same questions. Enjoy! *** Want in on the fun? We run a contest every week from Thursday to Monday for Patreon backers at every level.…
We have two separate segments for you this week. First, Brandt from the Portal Gaming Podcast joins Jason to chat about SpaceCorp 2025-2300 AD, a card driven space exploration game that plays more like a Euro than what we’re used to from GMT. Second, Jason and Liz are joined by a listener, Tommy Ray, to chat about how they have recently gotten into wargaming. There’s a lot of barriers to overcome – where to start, how to get used to the massive time investment, becoming a part of that community, etc. We break it all down, including some game talk…
Congratulations to Martin, our Patreon contest winner from last week who will be receiving a copy of My Story. If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information. *** This week, we kick things off with our question of the week, “What are your big acquisition disorders after the summer conventions?” For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Yedo Deluxe, coming to Kickstarter in September from Board…
We made it to Episode 150! To mark the occasion, Jason is going to try a whole new style of reviewing games, which will hopefully stick moving forward. Jason is very interested in the psychological experience of a board game, whether its the thematic, imaginative immersion it generates or the strategic, logical challenge it presents. That distinction folds nicely in with the concept in pop psychology of the “right brain” (creative, “big picture’) and “left brain” (analytical, detail-oriented). So, when Jason reviews games moving forward, the critical questions will be about game experience from these two perspectives. Unless, of course,…
Join the fun and become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter our weekly game giveaway. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information. *** This week, Anthony is back from Gen Con and he’s got a boatload of updates to share. Games played, events attended, and announcements witnessed. To kick things off, we start with our question of the week, for which we asked the listeners “What’s a board game for which you’d like to see a direct sequel?” For acquisition disorders,…
Congratulations to Anthony, our Patreon contest winner from last week for his incredible dad joke caption. It was a blast reading these. We’ll definitely do it again! If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information. *** To kick things off, Anthony and Chris read answers to the question of the week, “What’s a game for which the reviews are surprising to you (too positive or too negative)?” For…
Jason welcomes Rob Daviau to the pod for the first time to chat storytelling in gaming, joined also by ENGN veterans Peter and Mike from the One-Stop Coop Shop podcast. We get into some of the essential differences between old school and new school game design, and whether the different approaches and philosophies generate different stories (better? worse? basically the same?) at the table. As far as game commentary, we get into the original Dark Tower and some of the modernization challenges that Restoration Games has faced. We also chat about some of the differences between Pandemic Legacy Season One…
Congratulations to Ryan, our Patreon contest winner from last week for his incredible photo. Make sure to check out this week’s contest where Ryan’s and five other submissions are available for captioning. If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information. *** On this week’s episode, Anthony is out of town with the family, so Jenn joins Chris for a special conversation. To kick things off, they read answers…
We’re back! ENGN listeners know that Jason loves his big, honking adventure games. A really clever and unique one from Letzring Games will launch on Kickstarter this Monday, July 29th. We’re chatting Adventure Tactics: Domianne’s Tower from three different perspectives – the deck construction and tactical planning on the hero side, the set-piece, cinematic nature of combat in the system, and a whimsical fantasy story. If you’ve ever wanted to play Final Fantasy Tactics on a big board, this one might be for you.
A few episodes ago, Jason shared about his personal journey with depression in a personal chat segment. The response was very heartening – folks seemed to resonate with it and expressed their appreciation in a few private messages. Thank you! We all have a journey, or a personal story with some pain in it. Jeremy from Jambalaya Plays Games stops by and shares some of his own experiences, struggles, and successes. That will happen in the back half of the episode (38:52). For the first part of the episode, please enjoy some game reviews! We have two very opposite games…