Board Gamers Anonymous
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Board Gamers Anonymous is a podcast about tabletop board gamers and the insane fun they have at the table together, from Euros like Catan, Carcassone, and Agricola to American Style games like Battlestar Galactica, Rune Wars and more. It is a network of board game lovers who write, record and publish reviews and articles about their favorite games.
Board Gamers Anonymous
3d ago
This week we're revisiting the best of the best games of 2023 to discuss what games we will be nominating for the Golden Geek Awards (and why). Check out all of our picks for the last year's best games, plus previews of DC Heroes United and Bebop.
* Acquisition Disorders: DC Heroes United, Bebop
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Nominate us for a Golden Geek Award! The nominations are now open here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame
We’d appreciate your support as we aim to make this podcast a little bit less anonymous in 2024.
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Board Gamers Anonymous
1w ago
This week we take you on an epic tabletop odyssey into the worlds of Star Wars and Star Trek board games and RPGs. Find out how to string together some of the best experiences from both IPs at your table.
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Nominate us for a Golden Geek Award! The nominations are now open here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame
We'd appreciate your support as we aim to make this podcast a little bit less anonymous in 2024.
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Acquisition Disorders: Rebirth, Millennium Blades...Again!
At the Table Reviews: Star Wars Unlimited, Castle Up, Star Trek Away Mission Kirk & Scotty, Terraforming Mar ..read more
Board Gamers Anonymous
2w ago
Part two of March Gamer Madness is now! Enjoy our rundown of the 32 best-remaining games from the top non-IP-based themes in board games. Find out which one comes out on top in this year's bracket showdown.
This year, we're looking at the most popular non-IP-based themes, meaning the best games featuring:
Cats
Zombies
Aliens
Robots
Samurai
Knights
Vikings
Cowboys
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If you’re attending Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo, be sure to stop by and say hi, or attend one of our two panels over the weekend: Long Island Tabletop: Level Up Your Teach & Your Mental Health
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Board Gamers Anonymous
3w ago
It's time again for March Gamer Madness! Our annual bracket face off challenge pitting 64 board games against each other to find the very best of a very particular set of requirements.
This year, we're looking at the most popular non-IP based themes, meaning the best games featuring:
Cats
Zombies
Aliens
Robots
Samurai
Knights
Vikings
Cowboys
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If you’re attending Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo, be sure to stop by and say hi, or attend one of our two panels over the weekend: Long Island Tabletop: Level Up Your Teach & Your Mental Health
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CONTEST!
Our annual March Gamer Madness bracke ..read more
Board Gamers Anonymous
1M ago
We're going digital this week with a look at some of the best all-digital deck builders, card flippers, and more.
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If you're attending Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo, be sure to stop by and say hi, or attend one of our two panels over the weekend: Long Island Tabletop: Level Up Your Teach & Your Mental Health
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CONTEST!
Our annual March Gamer Madness bracket is now live. Enter your picks for a chance to win a game, and to help break ties on the episodes:
https://woobox.com/8avpq2
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* Acquisition Disorders - Queen's Blood (Final Fantasy VIII Rebirth, UniVersus CCG ..read more
Board Gamers Anonymous
1M ago
This week, we give ChatGPT a series of prompts and pitches board games based on those prompts. Chris guesses what input led to the description written by the AI. Can we guess the direction of the generative AI or will it outsmart us with clever designs?
* Question of the Week: What's the best thing you've ever purchased for your board game collection?
* Acquisition Disorders: Mage Knight: The Apocalypse Dragon, Mass Effect: The Board Game – Priority: Hagalaz
* At the Table Reviews: Wyrmspan, Glitch Squad, Kite
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Board Gamers Anonymous
1M ago
We're looking at games that spin off from and are often better than the board game they are based on (dice games, card games, and everything in between). What are some of your favorites that fit this?
Acquisition Disorders: Puerto Rico Special Edition, Star Trek Ascendancy on Game Found, Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition Reprint, Cascadia Rolling
At the Table Reviews: Rats of Wistar, Cats and Quilts of Calico, Shelfie, Surfosaurus
If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and our website (www ..read more
Board Gamers Anonymous
1M ago
This week, Anthony and Chris are looking at some of the many games to hit big box stores as exclusives or limited time releases (or streamlined versions of long time classics), in particular, Target and its long run of hobby games.
Question of the Week: What's the best designer/publisher combo?
Acquisition Disorders: King of Tokyo: Origins, Fled, Feudum
At the Table Reviews: Federation, Imperial Miners
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Board Gamers Anonymous
2M ago
We're looking at the best of the best from Vladimir Suchy this week, running down our top 10 of his very diverse ludography.
Question of the Week: What's a game you think should be in the upper pantheon of board games that everyone stopped talking about?
Acquisition Disorders: Inferno Deluxe Edition, Dante: Inferno
At the Table Reviews: Flamecraft, Canvas: Finishing Touches – Deluxe Edition, Dominion (App)
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Board Gamers Anonymous
2M ago
It's that time again; we take a deep dive into the best games currently listed on BoardGameGeek's hotness list, plus we have fresh new reviews and previews:
Question of the Week: Let's talk expansions: what new elements added to a game have the best chance to wow you and enter rotation? (e.g. asymmetry, new cards, the dreaded 5th player)
Acquisition Disorders: A Song of Ice & Fire Tactics, TOKYO HIGHWAY Rainbow City
At the Table Reviews: Barcelona, Scarface 1920
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