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’re thrilled to have Geof Gambill back on the show, who previously hosted The Long View, to discuss game design quantity vs. quality. Join us for a lengthy discussion about how games have evolved, where they can sometimes go wrong, and what successful decision spaces look like for us in 2024. ===== Check out Victory Points: First Article is up from Mel Gomez-Erickson: “Finding Safety in Blood on the Clocktower’s Community of Liars” https://boardgameacademics.com/finding-safety-in-blood-on-the-clocktowers-community-of-liars/ ===== Acquisition Disorders: Vestige, Storyfold, Dogs of War, Arkham Horror: Love Letter At the Table Reviews: Unconscious Mind, Windmill Valley, Reykholt If you haven’t yet, be…
This week, we’re looking at 12 games that fit the theme of the season. That is, counting down from 12! Enjoy twelve games with numbers in their titles, plus a rundown of some of the games we’ve been playing lately, and our recap of PAX Unplugged 2024. Question of the Week: Acquisition Disorders: War of the Ring: Two Decades Limited Edition, Board & Dice Accessories and Deluxe Components At the Table Reviews: Souvenirs from Venice, Tabriz, Sparks, Draft & Write Records, Harvest 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…
It’s that time of year again – we’re headed to PAX. Chris drives down and Anthony rolls out of bed to head to the Pennsylvania Convention Center for three big ol’ days of gaming. Find out what games we’re most looking forward to playing this year. Join us on our new Blue Sky accounts: @bganonymous and @bgacademics Acquisition Disorders: Urbion (Second Edition), Tales of the Arabian Nights 40th Anniversary Edition At the Table Reviews: Clash of Corgis, Inventions: Evolution of Ideas, Fromage, Scholars of the South Tigris If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter…
Tis the season! To buy a bunch of games, and we’re here to help you find the right ones for the gamers in your life. 2-4 selections from each of 10 categories with ideas and suggestions for this year’s holiday gift giving season. Plus acquisition disorder discussions of Hands in the Sea and Defenders of the Realm: Legendary Edition (before it was canceled). 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 (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.
We’re excited to welcome longtime friends and listeners Corey and Harrison from Adamantly Analog to the show this week to discuss their favorite games, and all the good stuff that’s been coming out lately. Question of the Week: It’s been a bit! What are some of your favorite games (new to you or new in general) from the last 3 months? Acquisition Disorders: Clans of Caledonia: Industria, ORBIT, SILOS, EGO, Revenant, World Order At the Table Reviews: Mindbug, Slay the Spire, Civolution, Unconscious Mind Feature Review: Corey and Harrison’s Favorite Games: Kemet, Merv: Heart of the Silk Road, Dune Imperium,…
We’ve shared our favorite games of all time. Now it’s time to bring in the listeners’ to tell us what they think. Drawn from over 250 submissions from listeners, we’ve collated more than 1,000 unique game entries and present the definitive top 100 list, courtesy of you! Congratulations to our contest winners as well. Each them will receive a game from the final list! Mark Cicchino Matthew Ozelius Nathan Carle 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 (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon…
We made it! This is our 500th episode and we go big with a live stream and a rundown of our top 10 games of all time. Find out which games we picked, what our new #1s are (including only the second ever #1 from Anthony), and make sure to enter our contest to help determine the Top 100 listeners’ games. 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 (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.
Do you have strong feelings about the best board games of all time? Good, we want to hear about them. To celebrate 500+ episodes of BGA, we’re publishing a list of the top 100 board games of all time, according to our listeners. To do that, we need your input. Complete the form below, and include your name and email address for a chance to win a game from the final list. We’re picking three winners at random after the Top 100 episode airs on November 13th. Loading…
Over the next 10 weeks, we’re counting down our top 100 games of all time, in anticipation of Episode 500 in November. Join us as we discuss ten games from our list each week, with deep dives into what made the list and why. This week we’re looking at games from 20-11. 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 (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.
Over the next 10 weeks, we’re counting down our top 100 games of all time, in anticipation of Episode 500 in November. Join us as we discuss ten games from our list each week, with deep dives into what made the list and why. This week we’re looking at games from 30-21. 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 (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.