Board Gamers Anonymous

It's a new year! And that means a whole bunch of new games on the horizon to look forward to. This week, we're diving into more than 50 upcoming releases that we're excited to see in 2021. Join us for a rundown of everything we already know is coming out this year (and there will be more!) First up, though, is our question of the week: What game releases are you most looking forward to in 2021? An...

Whelp, it's over!  In many ways, that's the nicest thing we can say about 2020. But let's not be too hasty.  While board gamers have weathered a year without conventions, game groups, and many delays in new releases, there were quite a few really solid releases. We ran through the 32 best of those in last week's awards episode, and this week, we look back at what we had been most anticipating.  Fi...

2020 has been a year unlike any other! For most things, that's not a ringing endorsement, but for board games, it's been a pretty solid year! Listen as we rundown our Games of the Year in eight categories, with nominees including: Best Online Implementation: Santorini, Teotihuacan, 7 Wonders Duel, Potion Explosion Best App: Root, Spirit Island, Wingspan, Roll for the Galaxy Family Game: Mariposas,...

This week we're looking at eight games you might like if you also like Among Us, the pop culture phenomenon video game experience that swept Twitch in 2020.  On the show this week, we cover: Acquisition Disorders: Ugly Gryphon Inn, The Last Brave At the Table: Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road, Tungaru Feature: If You Like Among Us, Try... Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You...

This week we’re running down the 10 best board game box covers and why you should definitely judge these games by their covers. On the show this week, we cover: Acquisition Disorders: Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road, Momiji At the Table: Whistle Mountain, The Ruhr: A Story of Coal Trade Feature: Top Ten Board Game Bo Covers Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch us 8...

This week we’re running down 20 games in 8 categories in our annual holiday gift guide. Learn which games we recommend for gift giving (and receiving!) Check the list below for every game covered, and the episodes on which they were reviewed.  Digital Games: CC: Wingspan (Steam) (284), Root (Steam) (289) Family Games: Mysterium Park (298), Draftosaurus (272), Truffle Shuffle (293) Solo Games: Sanc...

This week we’re running down your top 20 games of all time! Thank you to all 240+ of you who completed our survey to help build this list and congratulations to Damian for winning a game in the contest! Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch us 8:30pm EDT every Wednesday on twitch.com/bgapodcast and on boardgamearena.com’s homepage. If you haven’t yet, be sure to conn...

It's Episode 300! In our biggest, longest episode ever(!!), we run through both Anthony's and Chris's top 100 games of all time. Strap in - this is a long one. First up, don’t miss your chance to win a game from our Listeners’ Top 20 Contest, ending today! https://boardgamersanonymous.com/2020-listeners-top-20-games-time-contest/ Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch...

This week we're running down 15 of the most essential board game expansions of all time.  First up, don’t miss your chance to win a game from our Listeners’ Top 20 Contest, running now through November 18: https://boardgamersanonymous.com/2020-listeners-top-20-games-time-contest/ On the show this week, we cover: Acquisition Disorders: Draftosaurus: Aerial Park/Marina, Concordia: Digital Edition At...

This week we're looking at the top 10 games that can keep you busy forever(!) if you're stuck inside. These are big, long, highly replayable games, often with solo components.  First up, don’t miss your chance to win a game from our Listeners’ Top 20 Contest, running now through November 7: https://boardgamersanonymous.com/2020-listeners-top-20-games-time-contest/ On the show this week, we cover:...

Spiel. Digital was this last weekend and it was loaded with events, new game announcements, and new games shipping all over the world. We're here to discuss all the best stuff to come out of the four day event and the current hotness.  First up, don’t miss your chance to win a game from our Listeners’ Top 20 Contest, running now through November 7: https://boardgamersanonymous.com/2020-listeners-t...

We’re finishing up our run through the Board Game Geek’s Top 100 list to tell you which games we think are buys, plays, dodges or “2020 games” (you know, burns). This week we’re running through #50-1. Lots of announcements this week! First up, don't miss your chance to win a game from our Listeners' Top 20 Contest, running now through November 7: https://boardgamersanonymous.com/2020-listeners-top...

This week we're running through the Board Game Geek's Top 100 list to tell you which games we think are buys, plays, dodges or "2020 games" (you know, burns). This week we're hitting up #100-51 and then next week the rest up to #1.  Don’t miss BGA Live! on BoardGameArena.com and Twitch. You can catch us 8:30pm EDT every Wednesday on twitch.com/bgapodcast and on boardgamearena.com’s homepage. If yo...

This week we’re looking at another batch of games on the fall release radar from BoardGameGeek's preview list. It's the final pre-Essen hotness! But first, we discuss our question of the week: What's your spooky game of choice for the Halloween season? In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at the Princess Bride Adventure Book - is it any good? And Chris looks at Untamed: Feral Factions...

This week we're looking at the best of the best Second Editions of board games. Which game's first major revision does the best job of updating and upgrading the experience?  But first, we discuss our question of the week: What game do you actively enjoy teaching to new players? In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at a tile-laying puzzle game currently on Kickstarter - Cascadia. Chri...

It's a big week on Kickstarter so we're talking all about it - the biggest and best new games on crowdfunding for September.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: Have you purchased or avoided purchasing a game solely because of the theme? Did you ever regret the decision? And then in our feature, we look at 6 games on Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms that are blowing up rig...

We’re back this week with our picks for the best releases by Eagle-Gryphon games (with one very special exception for our newest Hall of Fame entry).  But first, we discuss our question of the week: With the announcement that we're finally getting a Heroquest reboot, what's another old game that's yet to be rebooted that you'd like to see? In Acquisition Disorders this week, Anthony looks at Deck...

We're back with another preview of all the hot games coming your way in 2020. Check out our initial preview list of September-October releases (you guessed it - Essen!) plus a review of Mariposas and a preview of Coatl.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: If you had to choose one game to represent the state of hobby board gaming today, what would it be and why? Don't miss BGA Live! la...

This week we have a brand new feature, in which we look at the various versions, expansions, and promos for some of the biggest games out there and tell you the unequivocal, best (seriously, we know our stuff!) version of that game. This week, Ticket to Ride. But first, we discuss our question of the week: What makes your favorite game fun? Is it a unique mechanic? The feeling it gives you at the...

This week we're going down the rabbit hole, looking at 12 games that we've collected incessantly, why we've done it and whether those extras, expansions, and promos will ever actually get played.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: What's the most replayable game you can recommend for less than $40? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at CloudAge - the newest game from Al...

This week we’re celebrating as we mark the 7th year since we started the podcast! That means looking back at our favorite acquisition disorders, at the tables and features of the last 12 months.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: What's your game of the year so far for 2020 (among those already released)? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at Dune Imperium, and Chris lo...

It's one of our favorite episodes of the year - our chance to answer your questions!  Thanks to everyone out there who submitted questions for the episode. We had a blast reading through them and answering everything. It's always great to hear from our listeners and we appreciate you all for everything you do! If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamers...

This week Anthony is camping! So friend of the show, Chris Champ joins Chris to discuss some of our favorite game designers - the T's! Tascini and Turczi.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: What games are you most excited about from Gen Con? If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and...

This week we’re looking at our favorite light, medium, and heavy games from Queen Games in the first of our retrospective episodes on individual publishers.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: What game would benefit most from a ground-up retheming? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at Renature, a new game of reclaiming the land with plants and animals from Capstone Gam...

This week we’re looking at the best of the best board game artists, featuring 10 who have created sensational work for some of our favorite games.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: What game has surprised you the most so far in 2020, and what's your favorite mid-week through the year? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at Civilization: A New Dawn - Terra Incognita and...