Board Gamers Anonymous

It's that time again. We're back with our biggest and best episodes of the year - March Gamer Madness! This year, we're looking at solo games, so we've picked 64 of the best games out there, with help from the 1-Player Guild's People Choice Top 200 list on Board Game Geek. 

Joining us this week is Jason Perez from Shelf Stories, and one time host of Every Night is Game Night, which launched as a solo game-focused podcast in 2016. Enjoy the full first round of match ups, including 1-on-1 pairings of the best solo games in categories including cooperative, euro, heavy/war, and light/card games. 

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This week we’re looking at the biggest, unweildiest board game boxes out there and why they're only getting bigger. Do these games get played? (hint: not so much). 

First up, though, is our question of the week: What game is elevated the most by adding an expansion in?

On the show this week, we cover:

• Acquisition Disorders: Everdell: Newleaf, Mistwood, and The Complete Collection, Small World: The Lost Tribes Crusade
• At the Table: Root: The Clockwork Expansion, Tawantinsuyu, 7 Wonders App (2nd Edition)

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This week we’re looking at the hottest (and hardest to find) commodity in board gaming - Stardew Valley: The Board Game - and a few games you might also like if you can't get your hand on this one. 

First up, though, is our question of the week: Are there any recently released board games (2019-21) that killed off older games in your collection?

On the show this week, we cover:

• Acquisition Batman: The Dark Knight Returns The Board Game, So, You've Been Eaten.
• At the Table: Oriflamme, Just Desserts

Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch us 8:30pm EST every Wednesday on twitch.com/bgapodcast and on boardgamearena.com’s homepage.

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This week we’re looking at the BGG Hotness for the end of February 2021. Which 15 games are atop the list as of February 22?

First up, though, is our question of the week:

This week we’re looking at Amazon's list of top selling board games to see what's moving and shaking outside of the hobby space. 

First up, though, is our question of the week: What older euro would most benefit from a big, expansive Kickstarter relaunch?

On the show this week, we cover:

• Acquisition Disorders: Red Rising, After the Empire
• At the Table: Overboss, Moonrakers

Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch us 8:30pm EST every Wednesday on twitch.com/bgapodcast and on boardgamearena.com’s homepage.

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This week we’re looking at some of the best games of all time from Uwe Rosenberg and creating our Ultimate Uwe Tier List. 

First up, though, is our question of the week: What's the best game with polyominos?

On the show this week, we cover:

• Acquisition Disorders: Roote: The Marauder Expansion, Clinic Deluxe: The 2nd and 3rd Extensions
• At the Table: Hallertau, Carnegie

Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch us 8:30pm EST every Wednesday on twitch.com/bgapodcast and on boardgamearena.com’s homepage.

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This week we're looking at some of the game systems that failed in recent years that we wish had found a way to succeed. 

First up, though, is our question of the week: What's a game or game system that was cut short or canceled by its publisher that you wish would come back?

On the show this week, we cover:

• Acquisition Disorders: Tinner's Trail, Juicy Fruits
• At the Table: Kanban EV, Alma Mater

Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch us 8:30pm EST every Wednesday on twitch.com/bgapodcast and on boardgamearena.com’s homepage.

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This week we're joined by good friend of the show, Andrew Parks, designer of the upcoming Core Worlds: Empires, hitting Kickstarter next week. We talk about his games, some recent plays and go into the BGG hotness for January. 

First up, though, is our question of the week: What's your limit for number of hours playing a single game?

On the show this week, we cover:

• Core Worlds Empires and Nemesis Kickstarter. Coming February 2, 2021: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/quixoticgames/core-worlds-empires-nemesis
• Acquisition Disorders: Equinox, Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition
• At the Table: Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 (no spoilers), Dune Imperium, Bonfire, Under Falling Skies

Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch us 8:30pm EST every Wednesday on twitch.com/bgapodcast and on boardgamearena.com’s homepage.

If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and on our website (www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bga) or using our Amazon affiliate link.

This week we’re looking at the Top 10 “The Card Game”s from board gaming – games that take the core ideas and mechanics from larger board games…and make a card game out of it!

First up, though, is our question of the week: Is there a game you play with ALL of the expansions?

On the show this week, we cover:

• Acquisition Disorders: Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, The Animation Collection
• At the Table: 7 Wonders Duel: Agora, Praga Caput Regni
• Feature: Top 10 The Card Game’s

Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch us 8:30pm EST every Wednesday on twitch.com/bgapodcast and on boardgamearena.com’s homepage.

If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and on our website (www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bga) or using our Amazon affiliate link.

This week we’re looking at the top 10 "The Dice Game"s from board gaming - games that take the core ideas and mechanics form larger board games...and add dice! 

First up, though, is our question of the week: Are you participating in any board game challenges this year? If so, what's on tap?

On the show this week, we cover:

• Acquisition Disorders: Nusfjord Salmon Deck, Nidavellir
• At the Table: Beyond the Sun, Godzilla: Tokyo Clash
• Feature: Top 10 The Dice Game's

Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch us 8:30pm EST every Wednesday on twitch.com/bgapodcast and on boardgamearena.com’s homepage.

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