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Chris and Anthony share their top ten 3 player games this week, diving into the board games that play best (or only) with three players.  First up, though, we dive into the question of the week, asking everyone out there (including you!), with TI4 released and Eclipse 2E coming next year, what other massive game do you think is due for a major design refresh? Then we dive into this week's acquisition disorders, including Anthony's first pass at the new Imperial Assault: Legends of the Alliance app, and Chris's interest in the newest Cathala game coming next year, Imaginarium.  At the table this week, Anthony played This Belongs in a Museum, and Chris got a chance to try the greatest hits mashup of euro mechanics, Clans of Caledonia.  Finally, we dive into our top 10 three player games, sharing the games that we feel are the best fit for your game nights if you only have three people at the table.  Question of the Week: 5:35 Acquisition Disorders: 9:53 This Belongs in a Museum: 18:43 Clans of Caledoni

Chris and Anthony are going old school this week with a rundown of 25 classic board games and their modern, gateway alternatives if you're trying to convert your friends to something newer.  First up, we look at our question of the week, asking you the listeners what game you have equal fun losing as winning.  Next up, we hit the acquisition disorders. Anthony talks about Mac Gerdts' Transatlantic, and Chris touches on Tripods & Triplanes, the new elseworlds take on Wings of Glory from Ares Games.  At the table this week, the guys review The Masters' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth from AEG and Terraforming Mars: Venus Next from Stronghold Games.  Finally, we dig into some of the all time classic mass market board games and their hobby alternatives in our if you like feature: Question of the Week: 5:58 Acquisition Disorders: 10:41 The Masters' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth: 17:53 Terraforming Mars: Venus Next: 25:39 If You (or your friends) Like Classic Games, Try...: 32:14 If you haven’t yet, be sure to

It's that time year again - gift giving! Chris and Anthony share their 24 games of the holiday season, with an epic list of board games you should check out for gift ideas. These games are all currently available in one form or another and came out or were first available in their current form in 2017. Don't miss out holiday themed questions of the week as well. We ask about what everyone is thankful for, followed by a question about deep discounting on Cyber Monday. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris and Anthony recorded from Pax Unplugged 2017, the very first board game only convention run by Pax, and they have a bunch to talk about.  Join us for our question of the week asking about the most anticipated releases of next year, our acquisition disorders, including Chronicles of Crime and Meeple Circus, and our At the Table reviews of Nusfjord and Majesty: For the Realm. Finally we give our full overview of the very first Pax Unplugged convention Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on BGA, Chris and Anthony look at games you can introduce to your non-gamer friends if they've started to dip their toe in the water with games like Exploding Kittens.  Before diving into our feature, we look at our question of the week. Listeners answered what they do with their old board games they no longer want or need in their collection.  Next up, with our acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at the new legacy game from Inka and Marcus Brand, Queensdale, coming next year from Alea and Ravensburger. Chris delves into Pocket Mars.  At the Table, Anthony reviews the newest game from Stefan Feld and Queen Games, Merlin, and Chris looks at the most recent expansion for Evolution, Climate.  Finally, in our feature, we look at games you should consider if trying to coax your non-gamer friends into the hobby from entry level games like Exploding Kittens.  Question of the Week: 4:11 Acquisition Disorders: 6:55 Merlin Review: 10:56 Evolution: Climate Review: 9:15 Upgrading from Exploding Kitte

It's that time of year again - sports are everywhere. From the recent conclusion of an all time great World Series to the midst of Football season and the onset of both Basketball and Hockey seasons (yes, I know, we're very American), it's time to talk sports with our top 10 sports games.  First on the episode, we look at common mechanics or tropes in video games listeners want to see in board games in our question of the week.  Next up, we dig into Root from Leder Games and Batman: The Board Game from Monolithic Games in our Acquisition Disorder Corner.  Then, At the Table, we review London, the new edition of Martin Wallace's tableau builder from Osprey Publishing, and Word Domination, from Uproarious Games and designer Jeff Beck.  Finally, we dig into our Top 10 Sports Games. Find out which ones make the cut: Question of the Week: 3:04 Acquisition Disorders: 5:02, 7:21 London Review: 11:48 Word Domination Review: 17:05 Top 10 Sports Games: 22:10​ If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us o

We're a little late this week due to some technical difficulties, but we have a bunch of new games to talk about, so the show must go on! We may not have made it to Essen last week, but we sure watched the hot games as they hit the show. This week we have a rundown of which games were hottest and which ones we're most excited to have in hand in the future.  First up is our question of the week, in which we asked you what games you want to see out of Fantasy Flight Interactive, the first video game studio from Asmodee NA.  We then dive into our acquisition disorders, including Altiplano and Imhotep: A New Dynasty. Anthony then reviews his recent plays of Anachrony and Chris shares his thoughts on the newest from Ryan Laukat, Klondike Rush.  For our feature, we look at some of the hottest games at Essen this year.  Question of the Week: 2:42 Acquisition Disorders: 5:49 At the Table: 9:48 Essen Hotness Review: 18:02 If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgame

This week we feature part two of our conversation about the BGG.com Top 100 games of all time and our quick take reviews on each of them. Find out which of these are plays and buys, and what one game made it to the dodge list (for one of us).  Before that, dive into our question of the week. Anthony asks the listeners how they handle next play selection in their game groups. Some interesting answers about friendly dictatorships.  For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony discusses the newest game from Vladimir Suchy (Shipyard, Last Will) - Pulsar 2849 - and Chris looks at the new Kickstarter for Too Many Bones: Undertow, the standalone expansion for Too Many Bones from Chip Theory Games.  At the Table this week Anthony dives into another future sci fi euro with Kepler 3042 and Chris looks at Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (as well as the app).  Finally, we delve into the top 50 games in our continuing look at the top games on BGG.  Question of the Week: 3:20 Acquisition Disorders:

Chris and Anthony are back this week to discuss the BGG.com top 100 board games. We get asked a lot which of these we've played and which we haven't, and whether we'd recommend one particular hot game or another. So, we figured, why not do them all! To kick things off, we ask everyone our question of the week, "What game has been sitting on your shelf unplayed the longest?" We got dozens of responses - apparently a lot of games are going unplayed out there! Next up, we dove into our acquisition disorders for the week. Anthony looked at Detective: City of Angels, and Chris looked at Small World: Sky Islands - another round of new content for the classic Days of Wonder game.  At the table this week, ANThony reviews BrilliAnts, a game he's been filled with ANTicipation about for weeks. Chris discusses Fog of Love and The Terrifying Girl Disorder, both unique themes with clever takes on mechanics you may know from others in the genre.  Finally, we dig into the first five of the BGG.com top 100 and let you kno

Chris and Anthony are talking about word games this week! Check out our top 10 games all about words and wordplay, plus reviews of recent plays and our question of the week.  We kick things off by asking the listeners how many times they play a game before they feel comfortable remembering the rules in our question of the week.  For acquisition disorders this week, Anthony digs into the new game from Horrible Games - Dragon Castle - a beautiful, modern take on majhong. Chris then looks at the 7 Wonders Anniversary Packs for both Cities and Leaders.  At the Table this week, we review Oath of the Brotherhood, a new worker placement game with pirates from AEG, and Dice City with all of its many expansions (also from AEG).  Finally, we dig into our top 10 word games - some classic dictionary tapping games and others more gameplay oriented and party style. Find out which options might be the best fit for your game group.  ​Question of the Week: 5:55 Acquisition Disorders: 9:50 Oath of the Brotherhood: 16:0

Chris and Anthony are back this week with another if you like... episode. This week, we're looking at Stefan Feld's The Castles of Burgundy - one of the highest rated point salad games every made!  Specifically, we're going to dive into six games you might like if you also like Castles of Burgundy, with two lighter games, two medium games, and two slightly heavier games.  In addition, we have our question of the week, asking people what games they consider average that they are tired of others heaping praise on.  Then Anthony dives into his acquisition disorder with Artificial Intelligence, the new What's Your Game? release scheduled for 2018, and Chris looks at the new game from the designer of Splendor, Marc Andre, Majesty: For the Realm.  At the table this week, we look at Attack on Titan: The Last Stand, and Tiny Epic Quest.  ​Question of the Week: 6:25 Acquisition Disorders: 10:05 Attack on Titan: The Last Stand: 15:02 Tiny Epic Quest: 24:50 If You Like Castles of Burgundy, Try...: 32:19  If

Chris and Anthony are back with another BGG Hotness review, giving you a rundown of the 15 hottest games on BGG right now, why they're there, and whether we're equally hyped about them.  To kick this week's episode off, we announced a brand new contest. If you haven't yet, make sure to check out our Fix My Game! Contest, sponsored by Geeks 1st. You can win a gift certificate to Geeks 1st for modular game organizers of your choice.  Our question of the week this week asked listeners what game they are tired of hearing other people dump on. Find out what they thought as well as our choices for games that don't deserve the dumping.  For our acquisition disorders, Anthony dives into Spy Club, now on Kickstarter, while Chris looked at Coaster Park, the newest from Scott Almes.  At the table, Anthony reviews Affliction: Salem 1692 and Chris reviews EVERYTHING else in his party game roundup, see the list below for each game and their timecodes.  Finally, we delve into the 15 games atop the BGG hotness this mont

On this week's episode, Chris and Anthony are looking at 10 games that have unique end-game conditions. Whoever gets their first! We're talking about games built around a race - to build something, reach a destination, or achieve something first.  In addition, we ask the listeners whether they prefer photographs or poorly made artwork in our question of the week, then dive into acquisition disorders, including Cerebria: The Inside World, now on Kickstarter, and a pair of expansions for very popular euros - The Companions of Marco Polo and Lorenzo il Magnifico: Houses of Renaissance.  At the table this week, Anthony reviews Master of Orion: The Board Game from Cryptozoic, and Chris looks and Down Force and Magic Maze, all recent hot releases this summer.  Question of the Week: 4:30 Acquisition Disorder: 12:37, 14:13 Master of Orion: The Board Game: 16:30 Down Force: 22:38 Magic Maze: 28:15 Top 10 Race Games: 32:52   If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardga

This week, Chris and Anthony look at one of the most successful euros of the last 10 years - Uwe Rosenberg's Agricola - and discuss some games you might like if you also like this one.  To kick things off, we asked listeners what games they had purchased because they were worried about future availability with our question of the week.  Next up, we look at some of the upcoming games we're excited about, including two new Uwe Rosenberg titles, Nusfjord and Indian Summer, releasing at Essen (or shortly after) this year, and ZiPang Portable, now on Kickstarter.  We then delve into a deep dive review of 878 Vikings and all of its expansion materials. The new game from Academy Games, and the first in the Birth of Europe series is a spin on the formula in 1775 Rebellion, one of our favorites.  Finally, we look at 6 games you might like if you also like Agricola, including some games with starkly different mechanics, but very similar feels.  If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebo

Four years! We've been doing this for a while, so we took a few minutes this week to think back on what's happened over those four years, and specifically what we have enjoyed most about the last year.  We kick things off with some news, including the winners of our recent contest, discussion of FFG's Force Friday release, and the upcoming Pax Unplugged.  For our question of the week, we asked the listeners what Kickstarter they are most pleased with to date that they have backed. And then we dive into our favorite acquisition disorders, at the tables and features for the last year.  Question of the Week: 10:17 Favorite Acquisition Disorders: 15:00, 16:48 Favorite At the Tables: 18:46, 23:36 Favorite Features: 27:20 If you haven't yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and on our website (www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bga), or using our Amazon af

This week, we're looking at the top 10 board game dice mechanics. These are not necessarily the top 10 dice games, but the strategy board games and card games that have the most innovative and interesting dice mechanics.  In addition to our top ten list, we have our question of the week, asking the listeners what their most anticipated games announced or released at Gen Con are.  Next up, we dig into acquisition disorders. Anthony talks about the new miniatures game from Fantasy Flight Games, Star Wars: Legion, and Chris digs into new card crafting games from AEG - Edge of Darkness and Manastorm for Mystic Vale.  At our table this week, Anthony had a chance to play The Climbers and Chris shares his feedback about the first two expansions for Mystic Vale, as well as the newest card crafting game from AEG, Custom Heroes.  Finally, we share our top 10 board game dice mechanics.  You still have a few days to enter our Summer Upgrade contest as well - make sure to visit the contest page and signup for a chanc

Gen Con is over and we're recording live from the hotel room the morning after! We're talking about the games we saw, the (few) games we were able to play, and all the stuff that was hot for purchase at the show.  We kick things off with a big announcement - you can check out our new website here, or enter our contest for a chance to win $50 directly here.  Our acquisition disorders included the new release for 2017 from Quined, Agra, and the newest civilization game from Fantasy Flight Games, Civilization: New Dawn.  We also chat about some of the games we played this week, including the new Munchkin CCG, and Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Card Game.  Finally, we dig into the 18 hottest games we saw for sale at the con this year, including some of the quickest sellouts, surprise releases, and more.  Make sure to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and on www.boardgamersanonymous.com. You can also find us on BoardGameGeek, and if you want to support the show, you can donate a dollar on Patreon. Thanks

This week, Chris and Anthony sit down to discuss CMON's must buy games - the five titles you should check out from their catalog.  In addition, we have the question of the week, this week asking what factors people consider when choosing a game for their collection. Our Acquisition Disorders include Isle of Skye: Journeyman and Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time, and at the table this week, Anthony reviews First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet while Chris looks at two Dr. Who games: Dr. Who The Card Game & Dr. Who The Card Game Time Clash Starter Set.  Finally, in our feature, we look at five must buy games from CMON across different categories and for different play styles.  Question of the Week: 3:27 ​ Acquisition Disorders: 6:35 At the Table: 11:14 Must Buy Games: CMON: 26:05 (Thanks Matt for your awesome bit of code to help determine when to buy a game): IF newgame = SoloMode THEN  IF variability of  SoloMode  => 5 plays THEN $$$ ELSE GOTO  FamilyPlay FamilyPlay IF newgame =  FamilyFun

On Episode 129 of BGA, Anthony and Chris dig into Five Tribes and share 6 games you might like if you also like this one - breaking them down by lighter, similar, and heavier weights.  To start, we'll dig into our question of the week, asking you, the listeners what game mechanic you use to introduce people to board gaming. Next, we dive into our acquisition disorders, including Queendomino and Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium.  Then we dive into our recent plays with The Quest for El Dorado and In the Year of the Dragon: 10th Anniversary Edition.  Finally, we look at Five Tribes and share with you six games that make similar use of the Mancala mechanic - games you should give a shot if you also like this one.  Make sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (www.twitter.com/bgapodcast) and on our website (www.boardgamersanonymous.com).  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad

In a special fifth episode this month, we're taking questions from the listeners! Thanks to everyone who shared their questions on Facebook and Twitter.  In addition to listener questions, we are looking at some upcoming acquisition disorders, including the expansion for Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, Mario Level Up!, and Bob Ross: Art of Chill. Then we dig into reviews of recent plays including The Godfather: Corleone's Empire and Lignum.  Make sure to connect with us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (@bgapodcast), and on www.boardgamersanonymous.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices