Board Gamers Anonymous

Love Cascadia but looking for your next favorite game? Chris and Tim explore a collection of board games that share a satisfying blend of thoughtful decision-making, relaxing gameplay, and rewarding puzzle-solving. From tile-laying and spatial planning to completing patterns and balancing multiple scoring objectives, they highlight games that scratch the same itch while offering unique twists. Rol...

This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, Game Master Dave returns from the convention circuit with tales from the gaming tables, standout discoveries, and memorable moments in our feature segment, Game Master Dave's Convention Report. In Roll for Preview, Dave looks ahead to the geopolitical strategy game World Order, while Chris previews The Terror: Can You Survive the French Revolution?, a tense his...

Building Up! This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, we're reaching new heights with our feature review of the Top 10 Games That Build Skyward! From towering structures to layered landscapes, we're celebrating games that feature vertical building mechanics—without venturing into dexterity-game territory. In our Roll for Preview segment, Tim takes a look at Hover - A Surprisingly Brutal Hummingbird Ga...

The Sweet Spot: Six Players What's the ideal player count for a board game? This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, Chris and Tim dive into one of gaming's most debated topics: games that are at their absolute best with six players. From epic table experiences to hidden gems that shine with a full group, we discuss what makes six the magic number and highlight some of our favorite titles that hit tha...

If You Like Point Salad, Try… takes a look at some of our favorite games that scratch that same satisfying combo-building, engine-crafting, and point-chasing itch! We dive into a variety of games that offer players meaningful choices, clever synergies, and that ever-important feeling of turning a handful of simple actions into a mountain of points. In our preview segment, we take an early look at...

Welcome to the table! This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, Tim joins us for a deep dive into his gaming history and experiences. for the Voice of our Gamers! Roll for Preview: The Lord of the Rings: Ascension and Reavers of Midgard Roll for Review: Eternal Decks, Magical Athlete, and Planet Unknown If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous...

Welcome to the table! Game Master Dave joins us at the table this week! This week, Dave takes us through a bunch of game reviews: The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, LOTR Duel for Middle Earth, British Tank Ace, Gettysburg: Badges of Courage, Cradle of Civilization, and RA! And Chris previews: Earth Express and Behind the Lens! If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA webs...

Welcome to the table! And join us for a final time with Anthony at the table. This week, we are talking about the Games that change us forever! We preview: The Official Cyberpunk Trading Card Game, Arcs: Beyond the Reach, Barrage: Earned Authority, Clinic Deluxe: the Big box by Alban Viard We review: Druids of Edora If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bo...

This week, we preview The Lord of the Rings: The King's Gambit and review Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends, Trismegistus (2026)! Our feature is Anthony's Final Top 100 update, all-time! If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgameacademics.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and read the newest journal of tabletop gam...

It all comes down to this! 64 of the greatest board game mechanics, down to our Sweet 16, Final Four, and then, our Number 1 Board Game Mechanic! Which mechanic is top?! Find out now, with Chris & Anthony. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join us over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgameacademics.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and read the newest...

This week on the podcast, we go a bit mad with our yearly Board Game Bracket. This year, it is the best board game mechanics! And we also get a bit sad with Anthony's announcement. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join us over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgameacademics.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and read the newest journal of tabletop gami...

(Sorry for the late upload from last week! Stay tuned for this week's regularly scheduled episode in a couple of days). Anthony and Chris take a look at some of their favorite types of games: tableau builders set in nature. Find out which ten games make the list and why they're the best of the bunch. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymo...

Anthony and Chris dig into the full list of nominees (all 120 of them!!) for the Origins Awards, recently announced of June's Origins Game Fair. Plus more discussion of AI's impact on the industry, and Hasbro's recent comments on the future use of AI in MTG and D&D. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join us over at ⁠...

Game Master Dave joins Chris this week to talk about the nuts and bolts of running a board game convention in the lead up to Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join us over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgameacademics.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The CFP is up for Volume IV of the journal. Contents Continue Fallout...

This week, Anthony and Chris take a deep dive into 10 of their favorite designers, and identify the game that represents them at the peak of their designer game. Plus discussions on the good, the bad, and the ugly of the board gaming hobby right now, and previews of Labyrinth Chronicles and Almighty: The Godliest God Game. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠w...

This week, Anthony and Chris look at 11 games that act as the magical bridge between medium and big, crunchy Euro games. Which heavy games come first? We have you covered. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join us over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgameacademics.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Registration is now open for Tabletop Scholars, and the CFP is u...

This week, Anthony and Chris delve into ten games that are not just defined by one central mechanic, but that are as good as they are almost solely because of that mechanic. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join us over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgameacademics.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Registration is now open for Tabletop Scholars, and the CFP is up...

This week, Anthony and Chris delve into the five games added to the BGG Hall of Fame this year, with plenty of controversy and concern on display. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join us over at ⁠⁠⁠www.boardgameacademics.com⁠⁠⁠. Registration is now open for Tabletop Scholars, and the CFP is up for Volume IV of the journal. C...

This week, Anthony and Chris are joined by Will and Megan to talk about a whole bunch of games we've all been playing lately, plus some corrections and additions to our board game cinematic universe last week, and a breakdown of how and why so many board games companies are failing all of a sudden. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠...

This week, Anthony and Chris dig into a big list of questions, asking each other some truly impossible ones about what they would rather do, plus discussions of recent games hitting the table and more. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠! Join us over at ⁠www.boardgameacademics.com⁠. Registration is now open for Tabletop Scholars, an...

The year is just getting started and we have a dozen spicy predictions about how it will go in the next eleven and a half months. Check out Anthony and Chris's thoughts for the year ahead, plus new reviews and discussions. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠! Join us over at www.boardgameacademics.com. Registration is now open for Tabl...

It's that time of year again - we're looking at the most anticipated games on the upcoming year's release calendar. Check out more than 50 games, expansions, and rereleases we're excited to see, play, or purchase in the year ahead. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠! If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's time for the 2025 BGA Awards, in which we choose our top picks in 10 different categories for the year. Find out which game takes home our game of the year award, plus so much more in this year's Awards! If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at www.boardgamersanonymous.com! If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We take a look back at all the games we thought would be in the hotness in 2025, discuss the ones we played, the ones we didn't, and the surprises along the way. A great way to recap and prepare for next week's BGA Awards episode! If you haven't yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at www.boardgamersanonymous.com! If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week, Chris and Anthony dig into the paradox that is AI and how it is impacting and influencing tabletop gaming. We have pros, cons, and a few extra thoughts on the future of AI in our hobby. Roll for Preview: Chess Joker Roll for Review: A Place for All My Books Feature Review: AI in Tabletop Gaming: The Wall-E Paradox If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...