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.
This week, we’re diving into the first month’s results for the Fantasy Board Game Draft, with a rundown of everyone’s teams, how the draft went down, and the next steps as we track the winners each month. Patreon this week: Don’t miss Chris and Anthony’s Top 10 lists from the last few weeks; next week, tune in for BGAfter Hours We rundown the games we played and enjoyed at Level Up Retreat last weekend Roll for Preview: The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship Roll for Review: Golden Cup Feature: Fantasy Board Game Draft Month 1 If you…
This week we asked you all what games have an overabundance of 10 or 1 point ratings in Board Game Geek, and we explore why this happens, some of the funny things people have to say about these games, and how to navigate the crowdfundification of online board game ratings. Patreon this week: Backers check out Chris’s top 20 TV shows of all time Join us at Level Up Retreat in Woodbridge, NJ this weekend Roll for Preview: Darwin’s Journey Oceania Roll for Review: The Fellowship of the Ring Trick Taking Game Feature: Best or Worst Game Ever? If you…
Join us as we explore answers from our community about whether it would be more fun to play a single epic, 4-hour game or four separate lighter games of an hour each. Patreon this week: Anthony’s Top 10 Video Games of 2024 Roll for Preview: Master of Orion: Ad Astra Roll for Review: Black Forest Feature: Choose Your Table! If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/bganonymous.bsky.social) and our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bga) or using our Amazon affiliate link.
I called 2023 a banner year for “BGA-style” games. I found my new #1 game of all time last year, and eight of the games on my top 10 for the year have since entered my top 100. I have played almost all of those games at least once in the last two months, and would gladly sit down for any of them now. So I didn’t expect 2024 to come close, but boy did it try. Voidfall is still on a pedestal well above almost anything I’ve played in recent memory, but 2024 had so many brilliant iterations, new…
To kick off 2025 proper, we’re launching a new format, featuring the voices of our listeners and community members. This week, we discuss the gifts that got us into gaming and had a big impact on our lives. Plus a review of SETI and more. Special thanks to new Patreon backer Emily for joining us at the table, and to all of our contributors for their input on the episode this week (names below). Patreon this Week: Chris’s Top 10 Movies The State of Play: Join us at the Level Up Retreat 1/31-2/2 in Morristown, NJ Fantasy Board Game Draft:…
Another year is upon us, and with it come dozens of new games and expansions that we’re excited to play in 2025. This year’s list is bigger than ever before (with a handful of caveats that have hit prerelease in late 2024). As always, you can listen to the full rundown of our most anticipated games of the upcoming year on the podcast (episode 509 linked here), or you can skim through the list below; links are available to the Board Game Geek page for each game. Want to keep track of the hottest of the list? Join us on…
It’s that time of year again – let’s look at the most anticipated games of the year ahead, featuring more than 60 games, expansions, and rereleases that we’re (mostly) excited to see and play in the coming year. Plus we announce the launch of the BGA Fantasy Board Game Draft League. Learn more about the league and how to signup as a Patreon backer (at any level). Spots are limited, and the competition is heating up! Do you have what it takes to create a company with so many hot games that it sets your Kallax on fire?! Join the BGA…
2024 was one of the better years for board games in recent memory, with nearly a dozen new and recent releases hitting our top list (of all time) in the recent Top 100 rundown. For that reason, it was harder than ever to choose the best games for this year’s categories, but we did it! Here are the nominees, along with the Listeners’ Choice selections for the best board games of 2024. The nominees are: Best Digital Implementation Mindbug, Clank!, Cascadia, Ark Nova Listener’s Choice – Mindbug Best Family Game Little Alchemists, Harmonies, Cities, Rebel Princess, Nekojima Listener’s Choice -…
We take a look back at the best games of 2024, with rundowns of 10 categories, plus a first-time inclusion of the Listeners’ Choice picks for each category. Listen for our picks in: Best Digital Implementation Best Family Game Best Strategy Game Best Overlooked Gem Best Crowdfunding Campaign Best Cooperative Game Best 2.0 Release Best Solo Game Best Expansion Game of the Year View all the winners here. If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/bganonymous.bsky.social) and our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bga) or using our Amazon…
We look back at all the many games we were most excited about at the start of the year to see if they were good, if we had a chance to play them, and overall what our impression of the year was in 2024. Question of the Week: If your local library could only shelve three board games, which three would you recommend they start with to reach as many people as possible? Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/TpJ8u5a7ym Check out Anthony’s Top 10 TV Shows and Movies in Patreon: www.patreon.com/bga If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us…