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BGA Episode 271 - Our Friends' Favorite Games w/ Liz Davidson - Mage Knight Apr 30, 2020

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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 Anthony looks at 1840 Vienna Tramways (yup, 18XX!), Chris looks at Canvas, and Liz looks at Final Girl - you can tell Kickstarter is our only outlet for new games right now!

At the table, Anthony discusses The Isle of Cats - and yes, a polyomino game about cats is in fact quite good.

Finally, in the feature, Liz digs into why Mage Knight is her favorite game, but how she's starting to explore more historical games and what that means to her as a teacher and a scholar.

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BGA Episode 270 - Our Friends' Favorite Games: Bruce with The Party Game Cast Apr 23, 2020

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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 previews of two quarantine-related games: Clinic Deluxe Edition: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cards Against Humanity Free Family.

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BGA Episode 269 - Our Friends' Favorite Games: Raymond Chandler III Apr 17, 2020

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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 this week, Anthony looks at Forgotten Waters, the new Crossroads game from Plaid Hat Games, and Chris looks at Ankh: Gods of Egypt, the newest big box game from Eric Lang and CMON.

At the table, Anthony discusses The Crew: Quest for Planet Nine and Chris looks at the Steam implementation of Through the Ages.

Finally, for our feature, we sit down for a bit with Raymond Chandler III to talk about City of the Big Shoulders, 18xx, Kickstarter and more.

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BGA Episode 268 - Where to Play Board Games Online Apr 09, 2020

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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 announced David Turczi game, Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire and Chris discusses the sequel to a little known dungeon crawler, Frosthaven.

At the table, Anthony even got a chance to play something - unfortunately it wasn't particularly good. Check out his review of Cities: Skylines.

Finally, for our feature, we look at a whole bunch of websites and apps that allow you to play games online with your friends. Check out the full list to learn which are the right fit for you.

Question of the Week: 4:55
Acquisition Disorders: 7:21
Cities Skylines Review: 18:40
Where to Play Games Online: 24:56

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Episode 267 - Our Friends' Favorite Games w/ Jason Perez - Pandemic Apr 02, 2020

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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, and Pandemic - his favorite game and a source of some controversy in the gaming community right now.

Want to join us in our first Tokaido Tournament? It starts April 8th and you can signup now on BoardGameArena.com:

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BGA Episode 266 - March Gamer Madness 2020 - Final Round Mar 26, 2020

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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 that game.

Check out Ryan on his Twitch Channel live every week: https://www.twitch.tv/thewholecard/videos

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!

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BGA Episode 265 - March Gamer Madness 2020 - Top Kickstarter Campaigns Rounds 2-3 Mar 19, 2020

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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!

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BGA Episode 264 - March Gamer Madness 2020 - Top Kickstarter Campaigns of All Time Mar 13, 2020

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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 left. This week, we're running through round 1 with 32 matchups.

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!

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Episode 263 - Our Friends' Favorite Games: War of the Ring with Andrew Parks Mar 05, 2020

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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 this week, Anthony played Little Town, a light and breezy little resource game that he had a blast playing with his son. Chris (and Anthony) both had a chance to play Trial by Trolley as well.

Finally, in the feature, Anthony and Chris are joined by Andrew Parks, founder of Quixotic Games, and a long time game designer and developer. Andrew has worked on Star Trek Frontiers, Dungeon Alliance, Core Worlds, and much more, and joins the guys to talk about two of his favorite games - War of the Ring and Through the Ages.

Plus Andrew has HUGE news about the status of his company, a beloved IP coming home, and some upcoming projects on the horizon.

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Episode 262 - NY Toy Fair Hotness Feb 28, 2020

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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 plays he has planned for 2020, and Chris (and Anthony) played Space Explorers, a recent release that evokes a lot of what made Splendor such a big hit.

Finally, in the feature, Anthony and Chris dig into the games that were featured at this year's NY Toy Fair to see what everyone was buzzing about.

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