Board Gamers Anonymous

This month, the BGA team starts the second hundred episodes with a fan favorite - If you like, try...featuring Terra Mystica. 

We'll take a look at four different mechanisms, themes, or components of the modern classic and share 12 games we think you should check out if you also like this one. In addition, we'll talk about the games we've gotten to the table lately, some recent acquisition disorders, and upcoming awards as the summer convention season gets underway. 

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It's been nearly three years. Three years of Board Gamers Anonymous. As we reach Episode 100, all four of us come together and celebrate with the biggest list we've ever put together. 

It's time for our Top 100 games of all time. In this month's episode, all four guys get together, combining their top 50 lists into a single, massive list of the 100 games we enjoy more than anything else we've ever played. 

Make sure to visit BoardGamersAnonymous.com to read all four Top 50 lists and see which games we loved that didn't make the full list. And if you have comments (or suggestions) of games that should have made it, we want to hear! 

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Tabletop Madness is back and this year we're doing things a bit different. We've taken 64 of the top rated games of 2015 and put them into regions of our bracket based on theme. We then voted them down one at a time (sometimes with the help of our infamous blue die) to choose the game that best embodied its theme as a game. 

Listen to hear which games we considered the most thematic and best fit what they were trying to do in their execution in this year's Tabletop Madness! 

And make sure to tune in for our next episode, number 100. We have a big episode planned, coming March 27th! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, BoardGameGeek, Patreon, and on our website BoardGamersAnonymous.com to learn more. 

Check out our full rundown of predictions and scoring for 2015 as well as 16 new predictions for 2016 from Anthony, Chris, Daniel, and Drew on Episode 98. 

• Scoring our 2015 Predictions
• Top 16 Predictions for 2016
• Final Round: New Year Board Gamer Resolutions!

 

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It's our final show of 2015, and we're back with a look at the year in review. We'll talk about some of the more interesting stories from December, the games we wanted most in our Acquisition Disorder review, the best gaming experiences we had all year at the table, and then four special best of categories as selected by the BGA hosts:

• Intro: Our new release schedule (watch out for surprises too!)
• Shout It From the Table Top: News from around the table
• Acquisition Disorder: Our most wanted of 2015
• At The Table: Our Best Game Experiences at the table
• Feature Review: The best "______" of 2015
• Best "​artistic designs" of 2015 Coolest gimmick of 2015 Best solo game of 2015 Best family game of 2015
• Final Round: Our most memorable moments in 2015

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This week we're back with a special holiday shopping guide edition of Board Gamers Anonymous, featuring all the many things that will fill your own acquisition disorder list this year. We also have a new schedule and will be talking about Thanksgiving games and some interesting stories in the world of board gaming. 

• Intro: New Podcasting Schedule & New Expanded Content from BGA!​
• Shout it From the Tabletop!
• Feature Review: Holiday Shopping Guide 2015
• Final Round: Thanksgiving Games

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We're talking about Splendor and 12 games you might like if you also like this one (or just want to grow beyond it as a gateway game). In addition, we have three new reviews, three new acquisition disorders and a whole bunch of great news from Drew.    Intro: Extra Life Charity: Board Game Geek List Auction! LAST DAY!​ ​Shout it From the Tabletop!​ Acquisition Disorder:Le Havre, Star Wars: Rebellion, Headspace RPG At the Table: Castle Assault, Dark Stories,  Wushu RPG Feature: If you like Splendor,  Try... Final Round: What's Your Favorite "Escape" Themed Game?   Make sure to connect with us on BoardGameGeek, BoardGamersAnonymous.com, Patreon, and on our social media channels.

This week on Episode 94, we're comparing two of our favorite Ted Alspach games to determine once and for all (probably) which is better - Suburbia or The Castles of Mad King Ludwig.

• Intro: Extra Life Charity: Board Game Geek List Auction!
• ​Shout it From the Tabletop!​
• Acquisition Disorder:Super Dungeon Explore Legends,  Porta Nigra, Blackout: Journey into Darkness
• At the Table: T.I.M.E Stories,  
• Munchkin Expansions:
  • Unnatural Ax 
  • Clerical Errors
  • The Need for Steed​​
  • De-Ranged 
  • Demented Dungeons
  • Cheat with Both Hands
  • Half Horse, Will Travel!
• Feature: ​Suburbia vs. Mad King Ludwig
• Final Round: What game components are you planning to give out on Halloween instead of candy?

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This week the crew gets together to talk about one of the hottest trends in board games in recent years - legacy. We'll discuss what it would look like to legacy three of our favorite games, as well as reviews of The Great Dinosaur Rush, Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, Coconuts, and Maha Yodha. 

• Intro: Birthday Boy & Extra Life Online Auction!
• ​Shout it From the Tabletop!​
• Acquisition Disorder:Nippon, Kodama: The Tree Spirits,Steamcraft 
• At the Table: The Great Dinosaur Rush, Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, Coconuts,  Maha Yodha​
• Feature: Legacy...Other Games
• Final Round: What Gamer float would you have in a parade?

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This week, Anthony, Chris, and Drew get together to discuss games fixed by their expansions, as well as some recent play throughs of Empires: Age of Discoveries and Dead Man's Draw. 

• ​Shout it From the Tabletop​
• Acquisition Disorder:  Agility, Fog of Love 
• At the Table:   Empires: Age of Discovery, Dead Man's Draw  
• Feature: Top 10 Games Fixed by Expansions
• Final Round: What would you LARP in life?​

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