Board Gamers Anonymous

This week we’re revisiting the hot games preview for this summer and discussing 15 of the hottest games added to the list since last month. Preorders, Gen Con releases keeping to their dates and much more.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: What's the most replayable game in your collection? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at Daimyo: Rebirth of the Empire, which just...

This week we’re taking a deep dive into remote gaming. How do you play with real components against your friends from afar in this age of social distancing? Let's take a closer look at three steps to get you there.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: What's a game that gets better with one minor change? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at the new expansions for Tokyo M...

This week we’re looking at some of the games in our collections that we stand by but that rank fairly low on BGG. Call them hidden gems. Call them bad games. Either way, we love 'em!  But first, we discuss our question of the week: Is there a game you love but have never won? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony Overlord: A Boss Monster Adventure and Chris looks at Roll Player Adventures - b...

This week we’re looking at one of our all-time favorite designers ahead of a slew of new releases coming from him this fall - Stefan Feld. But first, we discuss our question of the week: What's the current number 1 game on your wishlist? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at Imperial Struggle, the long (looooong) awaited sequel to Twilight Struggle from GMT Games, and Chris looks at...

This week we’re looking at the BGG list of upcoming releases for this summer. With conventions canceled or only-online, we're in for a strange release schedule. Let's see what it looks like through August.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: What board game drew you into the hobby? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at...not an 18xx game! He's interested in Crash!, the n...

This week we’re looking at the other massive top 100 board games list on the Internet - courtesy of Reddit's users. We review and compare the list to the BGG list in its entirety.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: Have you tried any print and play games or expansions in the last few weeks? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at yet ANOTHER 18xx game - this time with the...

This week we’re looking at some of the games players have indicated most wanting to see on BoardGameArena.com, including the top seven from a years old list on BGG and our own top four.  But first, we discuss our question of the week: What's a game that you hated after the first play but eventually came to love? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at another 18xx game currently on Kic...

This week we're looking at the peculiar clump of recent Kickstarters, award nominees, and good old favorites that are on the BGG Hotness at the end of May moving into June.  But first, we discuss some recent news, including the cancelation of Gen Con, the slew of upcoming online conventions that have been announced, and our Question of the Week, asking: What Games are Good for Backyard Play? In ac...

This week we have a special quarantine edition Top Ten list, looking at ten of the best euros with built-in solo modes.  But first, we discuss some recent news, including the cancelation of Spiel (we recorded the day before Gen Con canceled, so some dated conversation on this one), and the recently announced Spiel des Jahres nominees for 2020.  In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at M...

This week we have another special guest on – Tony Gullotti, from CGE Games. In our feature, we discuss his favorite game, Yashima Legend of the Kami Masters and the game that inspired him to co-design it. But first, we discuss the question of the week: What's the best-written rulebook you've ever read? What's the worst? In acquisition disorders this week Anthony looks at Mercado de Lisboa, a think...

This week we have another special guest on – Steph Hodge from Board Game Geek. In our feature, we discuss her favorite game, Ginkgopolis plus a few of her recent favorites and upcoming games to watch. But first, we discuss the question of the week: If you're playing games online at all, are there any new ones you've discovered and enjoy that you hadn't played before? In acquisition disorders this...

This week we have another special guest on – our good friend Liz Davidson from The Dice Tower and Beyond Solitaire. In our feature, we discuss her favorite game, Mage Knight, plus a recent shift towards more historical games.  But first, we discuss the question of the week: What are the top three games you would recommend to reflect your taste in board games?  In acquisition disorders this week An...

This week we have another special guest on – our good friend Bruce Voge from The Party Game Cast. In our feature, we discuss his favorite games including Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective But first, we read your answers to last week’s question of the week: What would you like to see from a digital board game convention? Chris is flying solo at the table this week, but brings the heat with prev...

We're back! This week we have a special guest on - the designer of our #1 game of 2019, City of the Big Shoulders: Raymond Chandler III. In our feature we discuss his influences, favorite games and plans for the future. But first, we read your answers to last week's question of the week and share a new one, What would you like to see from a digital board game convention? For Acquisition Disorder t...

So we're all at home and that means playing board games online if anywhere. This week we're looking at the best places to play those games online, with some suggestions based on the types of games available and their costs.  But first, we answer the question of the week: What's the first game you'll play when the quarantine is lifted? For Acquisition Disorder this week, Anthony looks at a newly an...

To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week, asking what people are doing to cope and relax in this time of high stress and being stuck indoors.  We don't have much in the way of new games to talk about this week, so we invited on good friend Jason Perez, the host of Every Night is Game Night to talk about gaming, working at home with small children...

As March wraps up, we have one more segment in our annual March Gamer Madness. Check out the finals and learn which game takes home the title of Top Kickstarter Campaign of All Time! Also joining us this week is Ryan from The Whole Card. We discuss Kickstarter Hype and let down, including some of the campaigns that didn't live up to the Hype and the impact of backing a game on our perceptions of t...

The NCAA tournament may be canceled, but we're not! BGA is back with rounds 2 and 3 of March Gamer Madness - our epic rundown of the top 64 Kickstarter campaigns of all time. We're whittling 32 down to 8 this week - join us to learn if your favorite makes the cut.  Special thanks go out to everyone who voted in our poll to help break ties. We’ll be in touch real soon for the winner!  If you haven’...

Stuck inside? Working at home? BGA has your back! We're recording every week and have our biggest episode of the year for you right now - the first round of the 2020 March Gamer Madness.  Join us as we run through the top 64 Kickstarter campaigns of all time, from Kingdom: Death Monster to Root, Brass to Zombicide. We've got them all and we'll be pitting them one-on-one until we there's just one l...

To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week around their responses to the Asmodee parts replacement policy change.  In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Tumble Town, a new dice stacking game on Kickstarter now, and Chris looks at the Merlin Deluxe Big Box from Queen Games, the all-in-collection for Stefan Feld's Merlin.  At the table...

To kick things off this week Chris continues to try and push Anthony off the cliff that is the Marvel United Kickstarter.  In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at The Ming Voyages and The March of Progress on Kickstarter right now, and Chris looks at Gladius, with some familiar mechanics from an oldie.  At the table this week, Anthony played Pipeline for the first time, one of ten pla...

To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week: “What's a game you hated at first but later came to love?" In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at the third expansion for War of the Ring: Kings of Middle Earth, and Chris looks at Of Knights and Ninjas - Medieval Card Game, on Kickstarter now.  At the table this week, Anthony played Root: T...

To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week: “What's the best game for limited or no setup required?” In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at the expansion for PARKS, Nightfall, along with the memory game companion, and Chris looks at the newest miniatures-explosion on Kickstarter from CMON - Marvel United. At the table this week, Antho...

To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week: "What's your favorite "feeling" you get from a game - for me it's solving a particularly tough puzzle. Do you enjoy the feeling of a perfect die roll? A cascade of effects from a tableau you've built, the awe of a board covered in miniatures?" In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at the likel...

To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week, asking about games that people feel don't get enough love.  In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at the long-awaited (but likely very expensive) reprint of Clash of Cultures and its expansions. Chris looks at Alma Mater, the followup from the design team behind Coimbra and Lorenzo il Magnific...