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- Episode 239 - Turning Gateway Gamers on to Heavy Games
Congratulations to Antoine, our Patreon contest winner from last week who will be receiving a game of his choice from Game Surplus.
If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.
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This week, we kick things off with our question of the week, “What's a map or module you'd love to see for one of your favorite games?”
For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Crystal Palace, a new one from Feurland Spiele and Capstone coming out at Essen this year, and Chris looks at Upstairs, Downstairs - an Obsession Expansion.
At the table this week, Anthony and Chris both look at City of the Big Shoulders, the first game from Parallel Games and one that has been hotly anticipated on both of our tables. We're also running a contest, so be sure to visit boardgamersanonymous.com or our facebook page at facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous for a chance to win a copy of City of the Big Shoulders.
Finally, in our feature, we look at games that can help turn gateway gamers on to heavier games.
- Question of the Week: 6:36
- Acquisition Disorders: 10:58
- City of the Big Shoulders Review: 18:44
- Feature: How to turn Gamers on to Heavier Games35:53
Patreon - Contest Winner - Antoine New Contest - City of the Big Shoulders #QuestionoftheDay: What's a map or module you'd love to see for one of your favorite games? Find us on Social Media Buy, Play, Dodge, Burn AD: Crystal Palace AT: City of the Big Shoulders AD: Upstairs, Downstairs: an Obsession Expansion AT: City of the Big Shoulders52 min - Episode 238 - Ten Games We Love But Will Never Play Again
Congratulations to Adrienne, our Patreon contest winner from last week who will be receiving a game of his choice from Game Surplus.
If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.
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This week, we kick things off with our question of the week, “What are the best games you've played this year that are old but new to you?”
For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Azul Summer Pavilion, the newest iteration on the SdJ winning game from Plan B Games, and Chris looks at Mint Cooperative - The Minty Fresh Cooperative Game, a new entry in the Mint games series.
At the table this week, Anthony reviews Ishtar, the newest from Bruno Cathala and Iello. Chris reviews Gugong, the gift swapping medium euro from Game Brewers.
Finally, in our feature, we look at ten games we love but will never play again.
- Question of the Week: 2:42
- Acquisition Disorders: 8:15
- Ishtar Review: 14:18
- Gugong Review: 21:42
- Ten Games We Love But Will Never Play Again: 28:23
53 min - Episode 237 - If You Want to Like 18XX (but don't), Try...
Congratulations to William, our Patreon contest winner from last week who will be receiving a game of his choice from Game Surplus.
If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.
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This week, we kick things off with our question of the week, “What's a game for which you'd like to see a more complex or harder version of?"
For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Gùgōng: Pànjūn, the first expansion for Gùgōng from Game Brewer and designer, Andreas Steding, and Chris looks at Kanban EV, the long awaited update to Kanban being released by Vital Lacerda and Eagle Gryphon Games
At the table this week, Anthony reviews Dark Angel, the sci-fi opus from the design team behind Troyes. Chris reviews Vinhos Deluxe, another Lacerda-Eagle/Gryphon production.
Finally, in our feature, we look at six games you might like if you want to like 18XX and just can't get into it.
- Question of the Week: 8:13
- Acquisition Disorders: 12:40
- Black Angel Review: 21:00
- Vinhos Deluxe Review: 32:59
- If You Want to Like 18XX (but don't), Try...: 41:59
57 min - Episode 236 - The Best of Our Favorite Designers
Congratulations to Drew, our Patreon contest winner from last week who will be receiving a game of his choice from Game Surplus.
If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.
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This week, we kick things off with our question of the week, “What is the best first player token in board games?”
For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Maracaibo, the newest from Alexander Pfister and Capstone Games, and Chris looks at Orleans Stories, a new take on the classic Orleans formula.
At the table this week, Anthony reviews Watergate, the amazing new two-player political game from Capstone. Chris reviews Barrage with the expansion, a recently delivered (and highly controversial) Kickstarter.
Finally, in our feature, we look at the best games from each of our three favorite designers.
- Question of the Week: 8:17
- Acquisition Disorders: 13:53
- Watergate Review: 21:21
- Barrage Review: 29:03
- Feature – Best of Our Favorites: 40:05
1 hr 4 min - Episode 235 - 6 Years and Counting!
Congratulations to Michael, our Patreon contest winner from last week who will be receiving a game of his choice from Game Surplus.
If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.
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This week, we kick things off with our question of the week, “What's your desert island game - the one game you could play forever if stranded with nothing else to do?”
For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Horrified, the new Universal Monsters board game from Ravensburger, and Chris looks at the Funkverse Strategy Game, from...you guessed it, Funko.
At the table this week, Anthony reviews the expansion for Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period. Chris reviews the Scythe Modular Boards and extra encounter cards.
Finally, in our feature, we look back at year 6 of BGA with a retrospective on our favorite acquisition disorders, at the table reviews, and features of the last year.
- Question of the Week: 8:01
- Acquisition Disorders: 12:35 Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period Review: 19:04
- Scythe Modular Board Review: 27:44
- Scythe New Encounter Cards Review: 30:12
- Feature - 6th Birthday!: 34:10
54 min - Episode 234 - Top Ten Older Games Played in 2019
Congratulations to Martin, our Patreon contest winner from last week who will be receiving a copy of My Story.
If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.
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This week, we kick things of with our question of the week, "What are your big acquisition disorders after the summer conventions?"
For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Yedo Deluxe, coming to Kickstarter in September from Board and Dice, and Chris looks at Tapestry, the new civilization game from Stonemaier Games.
At the table this week, Anthony reviews a pair of shorter games he picked up at Gen Con - Point Salad and Amul. Chris reviews Dilluvia Project, a Spielworkxx Game making its way back to tables via Tasty Minstrel.
Finally, in our feature, we look at the top 10 games we've played this year that were released several years ago. These are the games we don't normally talk about on our episodes.
- Question of the Week: 10:04 Acquisition Disorders: 15:13
- Point Salad Review: 27:47
- Amul Review: 31:29
- Dilluvia Project Review: 35:21
- Top Ten Older Games Played in 2019: 42:40
1 hr 3 min - Episode 233 - Gen Con Post Show!
Join the fun and become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter our weekly game giveaway. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.
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This week, Anthony is back from Gen Con and he's got a boatload of updates to share. Games played, events attended, and announcements witnessed.
To kick things off, we start with our question of the week, for which we asked the listeners "What's a board game for which you'd like to see a direct sequel?"
For acquisition disorders, Anthony looked at Marvel Champions The Card Game, Masters of Rennaissance, Obscurio, Point Salad, and Trismegistus. At the table, Anthony had a chance to play MegaCity Oceania, Old West Impressario and Shobu - check out his first impressions for all three (and which of them he bought on the spot).
Finally, we do a run-through of the con itself and discuss the famous designers met, the experience of the Thursday morning door rush, the hottest booths and games people rushed for and more.
- Question of the Week: 4:48
- Acquisition Disorders: 11:06
- MegaCity Oceania Review: 27:01
- Old West Empressario Review: 30:13
- Shobu Review: 31:48
- Gen Con Post Show: 33:16
47 min - Episode 232 - BGG Hotness July 2019
Congratulations to Anthony, our Patreon contest winner from last week for his incredible dad joke caption. It was a blast reading these. We'll definitely do it again!
If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.
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To kick things off, Anthony and Chris read answers to the question of the week, “What's a game for which the reviews are surprising to you (too positive or too negative)?”
For acquisition disorders, this week, Anthony discusses his Gen Con hotness list and Chris looks at Era: Medieval Age.
At the table, Anthony reviews Villagers, and Chris reviews Agricola the Revised edition and discusses his first place of Le Havre.
Finally, in the feature, the guys run through the current top 15 games on Board Game Geek.
- Question of the Week: 7:16
- Acquisition Disorders: 14:17
- Villagers Review: 21:15
- Agricola Revised Edition Review: 26:23
- Le Havre Discussion: 30:37
- BGG Hotness: 34:06
46 min - Episode 231 - Bras and Board Games
Congratulations to Ryan, our Patreon contest winner from last week for his incredible photo. Make sure to check out this week's contest where Ryan's and five other submissions are available for captioning.
If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.
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On this week's episode, Anthony is out of town with the family, so Jenn joins Chris for a special conversation. To kick things off, they read answers to the question of the week, "If you were to design a board game, what would it include (theme, mechanics, artwork)?"
For acquisition disorders, this week, Jenn discusses Treasure Island and Chris flicks his way into Star Trek: Conflick in the Neutral Zone.
At the table, Jenn discusses her recent plays of Hadara, and Chris reviews Lorenzo il Magnifico: Pazzi Conspiracy - the new expansion cards from the recent Kickstarter.
Finally, in the feature, Jenn and Chris discuss Bras and Board Games, and much of what women face in the hobby. You can read Jenn's full article on the topic on boardgamersanonymous.com here:
https://boardgamersanonymous.com/bras-and-boardgames/
- Question of the Week: 10:02
- Acquisition Disorders: 16:55
- Hadara Review: 23:17
- Lorenzo il Magnifico: Pazzi Conspiracy Review: 26:58
- Bras and Board Games: 31:21
54 min - Episode 230 - Gaming on a Budget
Congratulations to Chris, our Patreon contest winner from last week for guessing all 8 games from Anthony's Top 100 in our contest this last week.
If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.
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To kick things off this week, we look at answers to our question of the week: If you were to recommend one game at $20 or less, what would it be?
For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Dwellings of Eldervale and Chris looks at Yggradisil Chronicles.
At the table, Anthony reviews two games - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Board Game of English Magic and Q.E.
Finally, for our feature, we look at six games that you can get for less than $30 in our budget segment.
- Question of the Week: 4:40
- Acquisition Disorders: 8:50
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Review: 15:46
- Q.E. Review: 23:33
- Board Gaming on a Budget: 28:56
42 min
About Board Gamers Anonymous
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Board Gamers Anonymous is a podcast about tabletop board gamers and the insane fun they have at the table together - from Euros like Food Chain Magnate, Caverna, and Gaia Project to American Style…
games like Rising Sun, Gloomhaven, and more.