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 extremely excited to welcome Jamey Stegmaier as our Fifth Host. This week, we’re taking a look at Scythe and some of our favorite games and types of games that use similar mechanics. In addition to Scythe, Anthony, Chris, Daniel, and Jamey discuss games we’ve gotten to the table lately, our upcoming acquisition disorders, and a ton of Drew’s news from the tabletop. Shout it from the Tabletop This week Drew shares a few of the most interesting stories from recent posts to Twitter. They include: Museum of Play is a must see attraction in upstate New York…
This week we’re looking at Essen and all the games (seriously, so many games) that we’re interested in picking up as soon as they make it stateside. Check out our list of wanted games in this week’s feature, plus overflow in our regular acquisition disorder corner segment. Additionally, Anthony is talking quick fun games, Chris got Samurai to the table, and the guys talk about unfair moments in gaming. Shout it From the Tabletop This week, we had a lot to choose from (and you can see it all on our Twitter feed here each day), with Drew bringing the…
This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, Anthony, Chris, Daniel and Drew sit down to discuss how we rate board games on Board Game Geek and in general for our future reference. We also discuss some games we’re eager to get to the table soon (including one that could quite possibly kill Daniel) and three euros we got to the table this last week with Princes of Florence, Shipyard and Caylus. Shout it From the Tabletop This week Drew discusses the recent shift in the news with new articles being posted five or more times a day on our Twitter feed.…
Epic! That’s how I like my board games – big, meaty, complicated, and brain burning. But let’s face it, too much brain burn can add up – two days into a convention of heavy euros and all I want is something mindless. Short and mindless. That’s where good filler games come in. A good filler is fun, engaging, and allows you to have a good conversation with your fellow players without having to pay 100% attention to the game. So I tossed a few out right off the bat. One Night Ultimate anything is a good filler and a borderline…
This week we’re looking at games you might like if you also like Dead of Winter. As one of the hottest games of the last 12 months, lots of people are getting this to the table, sometimes as one of their first hobby gaming experiences. Listen and learn which games you might also like if you like this one. Plus three new games that got to our tables, and four games you might consider picking up that are hot right now. Acquisition Disorder Corner This week, in the wake of Force Friday, Anthony has two more games he’s eager to…
This week, Chris, Daniel and Drew sit down and discuss the games that hit the top of our listener’s survey responses from last month in a feature top 10 list. These are the games that our listeners told us were their favorite games along with the reasons they told us about those games. We’re also discussing a couple of games we got to the table recently, two games we’re eager to play in the near future and a bunch of interesting news stories from Drew in our Shout it from the Tabletop segment: Shout it from the Tabletop “Legend of…
It’s hard to believe, but Board Gamers Anonymous has been around for 2 full years now! Join Anthony, Chris, Daniel and Drew this week as we discuss what those two years have been like, what we’ve learned, what you told us in our recent survey, and what we have planned for the months and episodes to come. Shout it from the Tabletop This week, we talk about an interesting case of poor planning for a Kickstarter gone wrong. Goblinworks, formed to create Pathfinder MMO, has halted work on it & cuts staff. Paizo is now looking for another company to take over…
Pandemic Legacy, designed by Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau, is one of the most hotly anticipated board games in recent memory and has been kept tightly under wraps for months. Since it’s announcement, few if any outside of the Z-Man and F2Z camps have seen the game let alone any of its components or board. So today is a pretty great day as F2Z, the parent company of Z-Man Games (along with Pretzel Games and Plaid Hat Games) has released the Launch Trailer for Pandemic Legacy. You can watch the trailer below, just launched this morning by the company. This is our…
It’s an extra special episode this week as we announce the big winner of our CoolStuffInc $50 giveaway. We also have a ton of great content on tap for you. Join Chris, Daniel, and Drew as they discuss the best games for female representation, as well as three games we got to the table lately, three new games we’re eager to get to our table in future plays, and a boat load of interesting news stories from the tabletop. Shout It from the Tabletop Join Drew and the team this week as we discuss some interesting news stories, including words…
This week on Episode 84, Anthony, Chris, and Daniel get together to discuss the games you might like if you also like Munchkin, along with a boat load of acquisition disorders and recently played games courtesy of convention season, along with the final way to enter our Cool Stuff Inc contest and win $50 this August. Cool Stuff Inc. Contest! Our mega August contest is about to draw to a close, but not without one more awesome way to enter for your chance to win $50 from Cool Stuff Inc, and be entered in the Dice Tower Network drawing for…