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Get ready for some fireworks on this week’s brand new episode of BGA. Anthony, Chris and Daniel get together to talk about the best games for your lunch hour – small, bite sized games that pack a punch for a good sized group of people. We also wade into the muck of discussing Galaxy Trucker (and the argument that ensues), along with the Star Realms iOS app, Citadels for our Classic review of the week and much more. At the Table Two games hit our table this week and one hit our tablets. The first of the games to hit…

This week, Chris is taking a look at hot new games currently funding on Kickstarter this week. Learn whether you should kick the following four games: Dead Men Tell No Tales https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/miniongames/dead-men-tell-no-tales Mafia the Party Game: Now with 8 New Character Cards! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/229805465/mafia-the-party-game-now-with-8-new-character-card Roar-a-Saurus https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2012515236/roar-a-saurus Movie Plotz: A Blockbuster Storytelling Microgame https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/239309591/movie-plotz-a-blockbuster-storytelling-microgame Don't forget to check out all of our Kicking the Habit episodes on www.boardgamersanonymous.com/ and the newest episode of Board Gamers Anonymous, featuring Imperial Settlers. We're on Twitter (@BGAPodcast), Facebook, and Board Game Geek too – make sure to connect with us there!

This week is a very special episode – one in which Anthony gets three games he’s been eager to play for a long time to the table. The big spotlight is on Imperial Settlers – the Ignacy Trzewiczek reimagining of The 51st State that has been buzzed about all summer. Learn how the game plays and whether the asymmetrical decks pull off the unique style of resource management, tableau building, and card drafting the gaming hobby has been talking about for months. We’ll also be talking about classic (but unfortunately out of print) Endeavor, Friday the 13th from Reiner Knizia,…

This week on Kicking the Habit, Chris has a very special guest as Philip duBarry (designer of Revolution!, Canalis, Courtier, and more) joins him to discuss Skyway Robbery, his newest Kickstarter project. Chris will review the Kickstarter campaign and talk with Philip about the inspiration for the game, its future, and how one of Philip’s games is a huge inspiration to the entire Board Gamers Anonymous crew. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phantasio/skyway-robbery

There is one question that has plagued our hobby for…oh, a year or two at this point. Which game pulls off the semi-historical, myth-based area control experience better – Kemet or Cyclades. On this week’s episode, Anthony, Chris, Daniel, and Drew will get to the bottom of it, discussing the two games and which one you should seek out and play first if given a choice in the matter. Additionally, we get a couple of big, meaty games to the table in Defenders of the Realm and Die Macher, along with Mystery of the Abbey. At the Table Boy oh…

On the fence with this week's hot Kickstarter campaigns? Chris will help you decide whether to back the four following games on this week's Kicking the Habit: Neptun https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1016374822/neptun-sail-and-deliver-goods-along-the-mediterran Bear vs Gorilla vs CEO vs Hippie: 1st Edition Last Chance https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/629605933/bear-vs-gorilla-vs-ceo-vs-hippie-1st-edition-last Dungeon Divers https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/456631983/dungeon-divers 2015 Gaming Calendar by Scott King https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/th3rdworld/2015-gaming-calendar Don't forget to connect with Board Gamers Anonymous on www.boardgamersanonymous.com/, on Facebook, and on Twitter (@BGAPodcast).

Holy misprinted meeple, has it been a year already?! Board Gamers Anonymous celebrates this week with our very first birthday episode – discussing some of what has made the last year so special and a few of the games that we feel defined our tabletop experience in the last 12 months and what we’re looking forward to in the next year. We’ll be talking about GenCon as well as a couple of big announcements for upcoming episodes that you won’t want to miss! Shout it From the Tabletop It’s Gencon! We’re talking about the recently completed show and the litany…

A look at each day’s most interesting and informative threads from the Board Game Geek general gaming forum, August 14-20. “Last Week at the ‘Geek” is usually published every Thursday. This is an abridged version; the  full-length article can be found on my blog at Board Game Geek. The highlight of the past week was the grass-roots Twitter-based convention that first took root on BGG among those poor unfortunates who couldn’t make it to Gen-Con. FRIDAY, 8/15 #GenCant14 posted by gibbous You wonder why anyone didn’t anyone think of that before? No matter; at least somebody thought of it this…

This week, Chris covers four hot new games on Kickstarter, including the iOS version of one of the breakout Kickstarter games of 2013. Boss Monster: Dungeon-Building Card Game for iOS & Android https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/boss-monster-dungeon-building-card-game-for-ios-an Pocket Dungeon Quest https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1062222805/pocket-dungeon-quest Lift Off! – Get me off this Planet https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ebaraf/lift-off-get-me-off-this-planet AGENTS OF SMERSH 2ND EDITION – THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1545517208/agents-of-smersh-2nd-edition-the-ultimate-collecti Connect with Chris and the whole BGA team on BaordGameGeek.com in the Board Gamers Anonymous guild.

Stop by our sister blog on Board Game Geek for a look at each day’s most interesting and informative threads from the BGG general gaming forum, August 4-13. The Week in ‘Geek is now published every Thursday.   Alphonse and Gaston are comic strip characters famous for their unctuous courtesy: “After you, Alphonse!” “No, after you, Gaston!” In the sphere of metagaming, there are some who always want to be last, who need to go last. But that’s not always a good thing. Many games offer the choice of turn order, which adds yet another layer to developing a strategy.…