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Board Gamers Anonymous
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Board Gamers Anonymous is a group of gamers in throughout the country who get together every month to talk about board games, card games, and all things tabletop. BGA members Anthony, Chris, Daniel and Drew produce a monthly podcast of the same name, published to iTunes under "Board Gamers Anonymous" and frequently record and upload videos of recent games we've played, unboxings of new games we've just gotten in and much more.
You can watch every new Board Gamers Anonymous episode on our channel the last Sunday of every month or you can connect with us on our website, www.boardgamersanonymous.com where new episodes and articles are posted regularly.
You can watch every new Board Gamers Anonymous episode on our channel the last Sunday of every month or you can connect with us on our website, www.boardgamersanonymous.com where new episodes and articles are posted regularly.
Board Gamers Anonymous (488) - Episode 489 - Our 11th Anniversary!
This week we're celebrating 11 years of BGA! As is our annual tradition, we're taking a deep dive into the last year of episodes (and gaming) to look at the acquisition disorders, reviews, and features we loved most, and how we feel about gaming in 2024.
* Question of the Week: What's your number one game experience of the last 12 months (game played, event attended, moment experienced)?
* Acquisition Disorders: Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age, Galileo Galilei
* At the Table Reviews: Ezra and Nehemiah, Comic Hunters
If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook ( boardgamersanonymous), ( boardgamersanonymous), ) Twitter ( bgapodcast), and our website ( www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com ( www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com/ ) ). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon ( www.patreon.com/bga) ( www.patreon.com/bga) ) or using our Amazon affiliate link.
* Question of the Week: What's your number one game experience of the last 12 months (game played, event attended, moment experienced)?
* Acquisition Disorders: Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age, Galileo Galilei
* At the Table Reviews: Ezra and Nehemiah, Comic Hunters
If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook ( boardgamersanonymous), ( boardgamersanonymous), ) Twitter ( bgapodcast), and our website ( www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com ( www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com/ ) ). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon ( www.patreon.com/bga) ( www.patreon.com/bga) ) or using our Amazon affiliate link.
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Board Gamers Anonymous (488) - Episode 488 - Our Instant Buy, Play, Dodge, Burn!
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This week we're looking at the games that are instant buys, plays, dodges or burns on our list. What mechanic, designer, theme, or other element automatically puts a game in a category before we even get it to the table (fairly or not)? Before diving in, we talk about the Dice Tower Award winners, as well as the numbers from this year's Gen Con. Acquisition Disorders: Brandon Sanderson's Cosmer...
Board Gamers Anonymous (487) - Episode 487 - Going Analog! Translating Video Games to Cardboard
zhlédnutí 26Před 14 dny
This week we're looking at the factors that make a transition from digital to analog work well - from the design aesthetics to the mechanics that stick best. * Question of the Week - What's a video game mechanic do you think makes (or would make) the best transition to tabletop? * Acquisition Disorders - Comic Hunters, Speakeasy * At the Table Reviews - Campaign Trail, Fool's Blade If you haven...
Board Gamers Anonymous (486) - Episode 486 - 2024 Board Game Olympics: Paris
zhlédnutí 18Před 21 dnem
This week, we're looking at the best games that feature the city of Paris, where the 2024 Olympic Games are taking place. Which Parisian games stand tall for this year's board game Olympics? We also do a deep dive into the recent announcements out of San Diego Comic-Con, plus a discussion of the recently announced Spiel des Jahres winners. * Acquisition Disorders: Epos, Rise of Babel * At the T...
Board Gamers Anonymous (485) - Episode 485 - The Most Anticipated Summer and Fall Games
zhlédnutí 17Před 28 dny
This week we're looking at the 20 games and expansions we're most excited to see and play through the end of 2024. There's a lot of good stuff on the horizon. Let's dig in! * Acquisition Disorders - Everdell Duo, BOOM Patrol - Arcade-style Tank Battling Action! * At the Table Reviews - Star Wars Shatterpoint, Dune: Imperium - Uprising, Munchkin: Clerical Errors Expansion (Steam) If you haven’t ...
Board Gamers Anonymous (484) - Episode 484 - Our Friends' Favorite Games w/ Dave Eng
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This week we're joined by Dave Eng, host of the Experience Points podcast, leader of the Games-Based Learning Alliance, and founder of Banditos Gaming. He joins us to chat about recent plays, his work in the gaming community, and his own favorite game. Find out more at www.davengdesign.com ( www.davengdesign.com ) Acquisition Disorders - River Glassworks, DC Heroes United, Stefan Feld City Coll...
Board Gamers Anonymous (483) - Episode 483 - Big Stupid Boxes!
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All the components in one place! What could go wrong. Join us as we explore the monkey's paw situation that is the "big box." Why we wanted them, why we regret buying them, and just how big and dumb these things have become. * Acquisition Disorders: Saltfjord, Defenders of the Wild * At the Table Reviews: Digsaw, Arcs, Self Careless, Twilight Inscription If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect w...
Board Gamers Anonymous (481) - Episode 482 - Dice Tower Award Nominations & Orgins Awards
zhlédnutí 9Před měsícem
This week, Chris from Board Games for the Better joins Chris one more time to discuss another wave of award nominations from The Dice Tower, and the winners of the Origins Awards. The Board Game Academics Conference for 2024 is taking place on July 4 at Dex Lite in Morristown, NJ. Join us live or in person by registering at boardgameacademics.com/register/. Acquisition Disorders: Harmonies, Kem...
Board Gamers Anonymous (481) - Episode 481 - Gen Con 2024 Preview
zhlédnutí 46Před měsícem
Chris is joined this week once again by Chris from Board Games For the Better, to discuss Gen Con 2024 and the preview of new games being released or shown at the convention. They discuss the upcoming Board Game Academics conference plus the recent filing for a trademark of the word "meeple." The Board Game Academics Conference for 2024 is taking place on July 4 at Dex Lite in Morristown, NJ. J...
Board Gamers Anonymous - Episode 480 - Origins & Spiel de Jahres Awards Nominations
zhlédnutí 10Před 2 měsíci
Anthony's away this week, so Chris from Board Games for the Better joins the podcast to discuss the award nominations for Origins Game Fair and the Spiel des Jahres, both recently announced. * Question of the Week: Anthony’s away, so what did YOU play this week? And how would YOU rate it? * Acquisition Disorders: Sovereign: Fall of Wormwood, Ada's Dream * At the Table Reviews: Thunder Road: Ven...
Board Gamers Anonymous (479) - Episode 479 - No More Expansions!
zhlédnutí 24Před 2 měsíci
Last week we talked about games that need more expansions. This week? Which ones have gone too far? We list off 10 games that have too many expansions and need to stop. * Question of the Week: What is the most complex game you know how to play without looking at the rules? * Acquisition Disorders: Nucleum: Court of Progress, Star Trek Captain Chair, King of Tokyo Duel * At the Table Reviews: Sl...
Board Gamers Anonymous (478) - Episode 478 - Games that Need an Expansion
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We revisit our original games that need an expansion list from 2018 to see which games eventually got expansions and which we're still waiting on, plus we add 10 more games to the list - so many games that need more content! * Acquisition Disorders: Oath New Foundations, Star Trek: Star Realms * At the Table Reviews: Cat in the Box Deluxe, Mini Rogue If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with ...
Board Gamers Anonymous (477) - Episode 477 - Top 10 Reiner Knizia Games
zhlédnutí 18Před 2 měsíci
This week we're looking at the best of the best from one of the best: Reiner Knizia. We whittle down our selection of the ten best of his more than 600 game designs from the last 30 years, plus some previews and reviews of what's coming out soon. * Question of the Week: What is the most challenging aspect of the board gaming hobby? (e.g. finding players, managing budget, finding space) * Acquis...
Board Gamers Anonymous (476) - Episode 476 - Origins Game Fair Preview
zhlédnutí 25Před 3 měsíci
Summer is almost upon us and that means convention season! This week we're diving in a bit earlier to look at the games we're expecting to see at Origins Game Fair in June. We also talk about the Golden Geek Award winners at the top of the show, plus give our thoughts on X-Men '97 and the newly announced Lord of the Rings movie coming in 2 (!) years. * Acquisition Disorders: Vicious Gardens, Bl...
Board Gamers Anonymous (475) - Episode 475 - Best of Splotter Spellen
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This week, we're looking at the best of the best from Splotter; the heavy, crunchy, kind of mean, and not always pretty (but frequently brilliant) euro games from Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga. * Question of the Week: What game makes you saltier than any other game? Do you avoid playing it? * Acquisition Disorders: Dune: War for Arrakis - Desert War, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game - Clone...
Board Gamers Anonymous (474) - Episode 474 - BGG Award Nominations
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Board Gamers Anonymous (474) - Episode 474 - BGG Award Nominations
Board Gamers Anonymous (473) - Episode 473 - BGG Hotness April 2024
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Board Gamers Anonymous (473) - Episode 473 - BGG Hotness April 2024
Episode 472 - Top Selling Board Games for 2023
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Episode 472 - Top Selling Board Games for 2023
Golden Geek Awards - Nominations Picks
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Golden Geek Awards - Nominations Picks
Episode 470 - Epic Tabletop Gaming Odyssey: Star Wars and Star Trek
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Episode 470 - Epic Tabletop Gaming Odyssey: Star Wars and Star Trek
Episode 469 - March Gamer Madness Round 2
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Episode 469 - March Gamer Madness Round 2
Episode 468 - March Gamer Madness Round 1
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Episode 468 - March Gamer Madness Round 1
Episode 467 - Top 10 Digital Card Games
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Episode 467 - Top 10 Digital Card Games
Episode 466 - ChatGPT Pitches Board Games!
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Episode 466 - ChatGPT Pitches Board Games!
Episode 465 - Better than the Board Game...
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Episode 465 - Better than the Board Game...
Board Gamers Anonymous (464) - BGA Episode 464 - Big Box Store Games, Now with Crunch!
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Board Gamers Anonymous (464) - BGA Episode 464 - Big Box Store Games, Now with Crunch!
Board Gamers Anonymous (463) - Episode 463 - Top 10 Vladimir Suchy Games
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Board Gamers Anonymous (463) - Episode 463 - Top 10 Vladimir Suchy Games
Board Gamers Anonymous (462) - Episode 462 - Stonemaier Games Tier List
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Board Gamers Anonymous (462) - Episode 462 - Stonemaier Games Tier List
Board Gamers Anonymous (461) - Episode 461 - BGG Hotness for February 2024
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Board Gamers Anonymous (461) - Episode 461 - BGG Hotness for February 2024
Board Gamers Anonymous (460) - Episode 460 - BGG's Top 100 Thematic Games
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Board Gamers Anonymous (460) - Episode 460 - BGG's Top 100 Thematic Games
For gamers, would you recommend throwing in the extra salt expansion on our first game?
The real essential Rosenberg games are: Feast for Odin, Patchwork, Agricola.
It is a shame that this podcast isn't more popular, you guys do stellar work!
Once your subscriber count hits 1000 I am out. The hipstering won't be the same.
Damn, I didnt know Lower Decks got canceled 😔
starts at 17:15
Great listen while at work.
thanks for the shout out...! it was greaet playing games with you over the weekend. to me, teaching a new game is much easier than organizing a group. I run a group in Eastern PA with roughly 100 active players. coordinating multiple game days each week, fighting Facebook spam daily, keeping members egos in check, etc.... can just get tiring over time, but the payoff is great. Teaching games though, that energizes me in ways i never felt before I got into the BG hobby...! we have a local small con here in the Leigh Valley twice a year (MEPACon), and I basically volunteer to teach/run games the entire 3 day weekend. It's so fullfiling, and frankly I would rather teach a game successfully than win a game...
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I prefer LoW over CoM, but the Scoundrels of Skullport expansion is mandatory and I havent played the Valhalla expandion for CoM. I find the player interaction to be much higher in LoW with Intrigue cards and building ownership; the variety to be greater with the hidden Lords cards and sheer quantity of quests and buildings that are different game to game; and while the rules are lighter, the strategy is deeper and less luck-dependant. Great convo!
Uwe Rosenberg : Boring, lackluster, outdated Euro Games with completely uninteresting themes. With early 90s graphics.
Welcome back to CZcams!🎉
Dang, the one Uwe Rosenberg game I own didn’t even make the list! Pour one out for Nottingham
I own hundreds of board games. Agricola is in my top 5 all time. You could give it a decent rating just based on its impact to gaming. The revised edition is better.
Red jasper looks like meat
Enjoyed the video! Surprised y’all didn’t mention that a number of his worker placement games are well regarded at 2p in addition to Fields of Arle, including Hallertau, Agricola, and Le Havre. For what it’s worth, I think Underwater Cities might be my favorite heavier worker placement game for 2p though I haven’t played most of the heavier Uwe games at 2 yet. I also really like Agricola: ACB&S for what it is - quick and light 2p game that is a good filler or way to introduce worker placement to newer players/non-gamers. I play it often with my wife whereas I would not play most of his big-box games with her. It feels more like Caverna than does Cave vs. Cave to me, since Cave vs. Cave is like worker placement meets engine building.
I loved this tier list. I’m relatively new to board gaming but I have to say I just played Feast for Odin and it was my first game I played above the 3 in complexity on BGG, so my first heavy game. I absolutely loved it and it opened my eyes to heavy gaming. Before the most complex thing I played was wingspan and villainous. Now, I’m not a fan of the fiddly nature of feast but I do love it. If there’s another game as great as feast without a million pieces I may love it even more
I was a little surprised that this didn't have many likes. I love it! My sister and I sing this song often, and come back to play it again fairly regularly. It gets us especially excited when we are gearing up for Gen Con. We discovered this song days after we found out last minute that we were going to our first Gen Con, so this song always puts us back there. Thanks for the fun parody!
The four years ago video is really good. 1) pushing North and reveal 2 cities in a solo con with wolfhawk is a very popular strategy now. 2) Wolfhawk, yeah, the best high mark champion. When I see the color white and blue on the champion's figure card, and a bunch of debuff skills and card, I guess she is the best. Blue and white color combo is the most surprising high performance deck in TCG (like magic the gathering) . Automatically win the battle by making enemies far worse than you is a surprisingly good tactic. 3) The core city reveal timing, Day Tactic choose strategy, and level up in first turn in this clip is a classic guide for mage knight guided many guys, and tip explanation orally is what a player really want. It is better than see how people work according to tips without mentioning why. Good job! The game published many years ago, however, its depth is making it popular and high ranking in BGG players. Nice and educational video!
Reykholt does it’s job so well. Family weight version of his bigger box farming games. Great game. Obviously Agricola and Feast for Odin are absolutely amazing and his top two, and you should both feel bad for hating one of the two 😂 Caverna is also amazing but not essential since Agricola and aFfO exist and can scratch that itch on either end of the scale (not that they completely replace it though, sometimes I just want that pared down fusion) I don’t like Le Havre much and am always stunned about how much people like it. But I guess I’m in the vast minority. Le Havre Inland Port though was absolute trash imo and should definitely be burnt. I love small box two player Agricola Indian Summer is the best of the trilogy imo and makes the other two obsolete for me - though I could easily live without any of them so mostly agree with you there I’m curious to try Hengist one day just to see how bad it is lol
vs happens at 39 mins
Hi... enjoyed the broadcast! Quick question - do either or both of you rate games on BGG, and if so, what is your user profile name so that I can take a look? Thanks!
Thanks! Chris is better than anything at keeping up with it, but we both have a fair number of ratings in there. boardgamegeek.com/user/chtfld boardgamegeek.com/user/tricoloredtiger
you guys are really great, awesome discovery
excellent podcast
Awesome
Yuck for talking about politics...
This podcast saved me during the last 18 months. Thank you!
Love the opening graphics!
Hey guys. Want to start off saying I have been listening to your podcast the last few years when I commute back and forth to work on Spotify. Definitely one of my favorites. Just wanted to point out I was confused when you guys were talking about the news. While I was listening if I understand it right you were discussing retheme of Land, Air and Sea but also talking about Heroes of Land, Air and Sea as if they were the same game. I'm sure you probably caught this but still wanted to point it out because it could be very confusing to the listener if they are not familiar with these games.
I like your accent, Chris. :) And thanks for this podcast. It helped me get out of my pandemic funk.
At 31:40 min/sec. I got you point but just wanted to say I always thought Bunker was more the Ironman type than Absolute Zero but I guess either could be considered a spinoff. Though AZ uses tech, I always thought of him as an Iceman hero.
hi guys love your videos and streams, do you plan on making more tier lists I really liked that video :)
A lot of Kickstarters include expansions, but there are still plenty that are just for expansions. Half of the board game Kickstarters that I back are for expansions. Of course I also don't back those giant plastic-filled projects that cost $300...
Oh Anthony, Philadelphia... eeesh. Be safe brother.
You lost a lot of credibility when you started talking about Nusfjord, it’s a solid game and a great design. It felt like mindless bashing...Your critic of A feast for Odin is also weird. I did not like the general vibe of this video.
Weird that you didn’t mention the Agricola and Reykholt hate
Felt super pretentious no?
Nice list. I like the graph a lot. I’d swap Nova Luna and Patchwork personally. It has a similar yet better puzzle with a smaller table footprint and plays 2-4 Nusfjord and Feast would be essential for me as well.<3
I skipped the first one because I thought I didn't really care for a light game and I bought the core box from Walmart. And then I checked the KS and saw all the content and playing through the corebox got boring in 2 weekend. I decided to back the X-Men and all in from previous because of fomo :(
Soooo...if I'm more of an X-men fan then general Marvel, and I'm going to buy Marvel United (MU) off a store shelf... Given I like base MU when I play it & that I'm looking forward to the X-men MU playable villains, anti-heroes, and recently revealed characters (Jubillee, Rogue, Gambit, Psylocke, Banshee, Mister Sinister in Team Blue expansion/ Archangel, Colossus, Iceman, Bishop, Forge, Sebastian Shaw in Team Blue expansion/ Cannonball, Domino, Shatterstar, Cable, and Stryfe for the X-Force expansion)... ...given all that...would you play with back this all-in? Gambit & Rogue got me to back it, at least on the Base X-men + Team Blue + Team Gold
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Took me awhile to spell piepmatz.
Did I miss something? I didn't hear any mention of Aeon's End - even though it was voted #5 in the big poll on BGG
I mean... cmon boys. Masking is extremely questionable as to its effectiveness. Double masking is ludicrous. Double masking after a vaccination is just ... wow. I enjoy your podcasts and you seem like really decent guys. I’m sad now. :( <3
_Six_ Oniverse games? I’ve got Onirim, Aerion, Nautilion, Castellion, and Sylvion… what’s the sixth? I suppose all 45 minutes will reveal this, ack. 🤗
The elusive lost Oniverse is Urbion - Jason insists he's played, but who can tell, haha. I remember seeing it when i first got into the hobby almost a decade ago, but haven't seen a copy since.
@@BoardGamersAnonymous - Thanks! Listening to the whole podcast I did hear Urbion mentioned as one reviewer’s no. 4, but then I was having trouble figuring out the spelling. (Given the nature themes of some of the others - Sylvion, Nautilion - I kept searching “Herbion!”) Thanks for the reply!! There appear to be persistent rumors of a rerelease… I sure hope that happens, buying a copy used in the USA would set me back $75. Yipes!! Too rich for my blood! Sounds fun, though. Cheers!
@Liz, I would have liked to have seen how Thunderbolt Apache Leader and some David Thompson games would have done in the tournament. Maybe next year. ;-). Very entertaining watch.
I got a copy of stardew valley. It has not shipped yet but I love the game and I’m sure I will like this game. My farm sim board game if you could not get a copy of stardew would be agricola. It’s good, make a farm and raise animals.
Love to see different opinions! I totally agree with patchwork, I love Bohnanza every time I play but sadly don't play it often. Feast for Odin and Agricola are my two favorite games, seems I should check out Fields of Arle
Like the show description notes.
Feast for Odin, Agricola, and Nusfjord might very well be Rosenberg's games with the most depth and replayablilty of the lot. I would list them at the very least as "buy", if not "essential". Nevertheless, great and entertaining episode guys.
I agree. Nusfjord is amazing. At first, I was uninterested. Three years later, I'm thouroughly impressed.
Interesting! I would totally swap Patchwork and New York Zoo. Not sure why but PW never clicked but I recently enjoyed a number of plays of NYZ. Thanks for the list! Enjoyed :)
Love the discussion! Uwe has produced some of my favourite games of all time. Enjoyed the show!
Thanks! this was a lot of fun to make - planning a few more of them.