Board Gamers Anonymous

We have an extra special episode this week with Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games joining us to discuss acquisition disorders, news, recent playthroughs, and his soon to be launched Kickstarter project, Scythe. 

• Intro: Special Co-Host Jamey Stegmaier
• ​Shout it From the Tabletop​ Acquisition Disorder:  The Gallerist,   The Prodigals Club,  Tiny Epic Galaxies, Pandemic Legacy
• At the Table:  Tiny Epic Kingdoms, Conquest of Planet Earth: Apocalypse, Resistor_, Funemployed
• Feature: If You Like ____, Try Scythe
• Final Round: What word do you want to see added to the dictionary from gaming?

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This week, we're talking about Essen! Listen for a whole bunch of games we'd love to be able to pick up there next week. Join us for Essen, recent plays of Codenames and The Game, and Samurai, and much more. 

• Intro: Email newsletter
• ​Shout it From the Tabletop: 
• Acquisition Disorder:  Power Grid:The Stock Companies, The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Argo
• At the Table:  Codenames, The Game, Samurai reprint  
• Feature: Essen Acquisition Disorder 
• Final Round: Unfair Moments in Gaming
• Outro: Wir werden Sie am Tisch Platz zu sparen!​

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This week on Episode 89, join Chris, Anthony, Drew and Daniel as we discuss some of the recent stories in board gaming, three big (some quite literally) games we're eager to pick up, three recent (euros!) we got to the table and our feature - how we rate our games on Board Game Geek:

• ​Shout it From the Tabletop: 
• Acquisition Disorder: Epic, Mega Civilization, ...and then we held hands
• At the Table:  The Princes of Florence, Shipyard, Caylus
• Feature: Gamer FAQ: How Do You Rate Your Games?
• Final Round: What other ratings would you like to see in games?

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This week, Anthony, Chris and Daniel sit down and discuss one of the hottest games of the last 12 months, Dead of Winter, and 9 games you might like if you also like this instant classic. We're also reviewing Tides of Time, Telestrations After Dark, and Daniel's new favorite obsession - Heroes of the Storm, plus in our Acquisition Disorder Corner this week, some new Star Wars, more Arcadia Quest, and a fun (and pretty) new take on time travel:

• Acquisition Disorder Corner: Star Wars Edition, Loopin' Chewie,  Arcadia Quest: Inferno,  T.I.M.E. Stories​
• At the Table: Tides of Time, Telestrations After Dark, Heroes of the Storm
• Feature: If You Like Dead of Winter, Try...

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This wseek, Chris and Daniel discuss the top 10 games that our listeners noted as their favorites in our recent survey. Learn which games hit the top of the list - there were some expected and a few surprises on the list. We also discuss a couple of games we got to the table recently, two hot new games we're interested in picking up and much more on this week's new episode:

• ​Intro: The Mystery of the Disappearing & Reappearing Podcasters
• Acquisition Disorder: The Others: 7 Sins, Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – The Force Awakens Core Set
• At the Table:  Domaine, Flip City
• Feature: BGA Fan Top Ten
• Solo Gaming: XenoShyft: Onslaught
• Final Round: National Dog Week

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It's a big month for us! We're two years old and still growing with so many opportunities to try and do new things (especially with listener feedback provided in our recent survey). Join Anthony, Chris, Daniel and Drew this week as they discuss:

• ​Intro: BGA is 2 years old and still growing and moving!
• ​Shout it From the Tabletop: Kickstarter Million Dollar Blunder & Survey Results
• Acquisition Disorder: Pandemic Legacy, AD: Abyss: Kraken, Gloomhaven
• At the Table:  Discoveries, Arcadia Quest: Beyond the Grave
• Feature: Our 2nd Birthday: Our Favorite Games & Episodes
• Solo Gaming: Imperial Settlers Atlanteans
• Final Round: One Game Marathons ​

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This week, in a special, extra awesome episode, we announce the winner of our CoolStuffInc $50 giveaway, talk about three amazing new games, and discuss an important topic in the hobby - the representation of women in board games.    ​Intro: Cool Stuff Inc Contest Winner!!!! ​Shout it From the Tabletop:  Acquisition Disorder: Roll for the Galaxy: Ambition, Tabletopia, Forbidden Stars At the Table:  AT:The World of Smog: On Her Maj​esty's Service, Dingominos, Mission: Red Planet (2nd Ed) Feature: Best Games for Female Representation Final Round: Back to School Essentials: Binders, Plano Organizer, Rubber Band-Its   Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and BoardGameGeek, and make sure to check us out on Patreon, where you can back an episode for $1 to show your support.

This week, join Anthony, Chris and Daniel to talk about 9 games you might like if you also like Munchkin, along with reviews of recent releases Nevermore and The Voyages of Marco Polo, and ruminations on a couple of games headed our way after Essen. 

• ​Intro: Cool Stuff Inc. Contest! ​Shout it From the Tabletop: New Origin Awards
• Acquisition Disorder: German Railroads, CVlizations,Doomtown Premium Edition
• At the Table: Creative Clash,The Voyages of Marco Polo, Nevermore
• Feature: If You Like Munchkin, try...
• Final Round: Where is Drew?!

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This week we're looking at games that replace other games, and boy are there are a lot of them! In just the last year the reprints, reimplementations and updates are getting out of control. Join Anthony, Chris, Daniel and Drew as we discuss 10 games that bumped other games from our shelves:

• Intro: Cool Stuff Inc. Contest!
• ​Shout it From the Tabletop 
• Interview: Mensa Mind Games Chief Judge Greg Webster
• Acquisition Disorder
• Solo Gaming with Anthony: Hostage Negotiator - 
• At the Table: Doomtown: Reloaded, Game of Thrones 2nd, Broken Token 7 Wonders & Coins
• Feature: Top 10 Games that Bumped Other Games Off Our Shelves
• Final Round: Games That You Can Play While Traveling

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This week Anthony, Chris, Daniel and Drew are discussing some of the biggest surprises we ran across at GenCon, the games we were able to play and the long list of new games that we are eager to play when they release later this year. Plus week two of our CoolStuffInc contest!

• Intro: Cool Stuff Inc. Contest!
• Shout it From the Tabletop: 3:24
• Acquisition Disorder: 7:28
• At the Table: 20:34
• Feature: Gen Con Surprises: 42:49
• Final Round: Gen Con Changes: 1:06:52

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