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Episode 261 - Our Friends' Favorite Games: WizWar with Curt Covert Feb 20, 2020

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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: The Underworld Expansion as well as the first three games of King's Dilemma, and Chris played Clinic, the newest rerelease from Alban Viard.

Finally, in the feature, Anthony and Chris are joined by Curt Covert, founder of Smirk and Dagger Games to discuss his favorite games, Dungeons and Dragons and WizWar, as well as some of his upcoming projects.

Question of the Week: 2:59
Acquisition Disorders: 7:23
At the Table Reviews: 19:00
Curt Cover on WizWar: 40:12

Cindr Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smirkanddagger/cindr

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BGA Episode 260 - If You Backed Return to Dark Tower, Try... Feb 16, 2020

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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, Anthony played Masters of Rennaisance: Lorenzo il Magnifico The Card Game - a game he had been very excited about - does it live up to the hype? Chris plays Vindication - a big kickstarter release from a couple years ago.

Finally, in the feature, Anthony and Chris dive into 9 games you might like if you backed Return to Dark Tower.

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Episode 259 - Our Friends' Favorite Games: The Great Zimbabwe Feb 06, 2020

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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 likely sequel to Castles of Burgundy, Castles of Tuscany, coming from Alea and Stefan Feld later this year. Chris looks at the newest from Genius Games on Kickstarter, Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game.

At the table this week, Anthony played a short and quick two player co-op trick gaming (really!) - Fox in the Forest: Duet. Chris digs into a pile of games, including Blood Rage with the new Promos Box, Marvel Champions: The Card Game, Quadropolis, and Three Kingdoms Redux

Finally, in the feature, Anthony and Chris welcome Michael - a Patreon Backer and a good friend of Anthony's in Pittsburgh - to the podcast to discuss one of his favorite games, The Great Zimbabwe. Prepare for a deep-dive discussion into an underrated gem in the Splotter lineup.

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Episode 258 - If You Like Marvel Champions: The Card Game, Try... Jan 30, 2020

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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 Magnifico.

At the table this week, Anthony digs into the newest Alexander Pfister release, Expedition to Newdale, and Chris looks at two expansions; Turmoil for Terraforming Mars and the pair of new expansions released in the recent Kickstarter for Trickerion.

Finally, we dig into six games you might like if you enjoy or have been eyeing a new copy of Marvel Champions: The Card Game.

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Episode 257 - BGG Hotness, January 2020 Jan 23, 2020

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To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week, asking about their favorite gaming sub-hobbies.

In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at a pair of tea games, including Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea and Formosa Tea. Chris looks at Here to Slay, a strategic roleplaying card game with some Munchkin vibes.

At the table this week, discusses a trick taking game that he's had a chance to play several times recently - Nokosudice. Chris digs into two games - Western Legends and Everdell: Pearlbrook.

Finally, we dig into the top games on the Board Game Geek hotness as of January 21, 2020.

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Episode 256 - Top Ten Sub-Hobbies of Gaming Jan 18, 2020

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To kick things off this week we look at the listeners’ responses to the question of the week, asking about their most anticipated upcoming releases of 2020.

In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Mariposas - the new game from Elizabeth Hargrave coming this summer - and Chris looks at Paris, the newest collaboration between Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer coming to Kickstarter soon.

At the table this week, Anthony recounts his initial play of Roads and Boats. While not a final review after one play, he offers some insights on who might enjoy it and whether he'd play it again.

Chris then dives into another Splotter game, this time the expansion for Food Chain Magnate: The Ketchup Mechanism and Other Ideas.

Finally, in our feature, we look at 10 sub-hobbies of board gaming in no particular order.

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Episode 255 - Most Anticipated Games of 2020 Jan 10, 2020

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This week we present our massive list of most anticipated upcoming games of 2020, including a healthy list of new IPs, as well as our most anticipated expansions, reboots, and updates to old classics.

To kick things off we look at the listeners' responses to the question of the week, asking about their 2020 gaming resolutions. Then we dive right into a list of 35 upcoming games, expansions and reboots on their way in 2020.

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Episode 254 - BGA Year in Review & Games that We Resolve to Finally Play Jan 02, 2020

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Thank you to Richard Ing - our newest Patreon Producer. You rock!

This week on BGA, we talk about...Star Wars(?)

After a spirited debate to start the podcast over the merits of the last couple of Star Wars sequels, we dive into our question of the week: Where do you listen to podcasts?

For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony discusses The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine and Chris talks about Rococo: Deluxe Edition, going up for preorder soon from Eagle Gryphon Games.

At the table this week, Anthony reviews another big box game from Eagle Gryphon - Vital Lacerda's On Mars, and Chris reviews Lockup: A Roll Player Tale.

Finally, in our feature, we look at the laundry list of games we anticipated for 2019 and what we ended up thinking of them, plus our resolutions and plans for games in 2020.

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Episode 253 - BGA Awards 2019 Dec 26, 2019

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Another year has passed and many games have been played, but which of them are the best?

Join us for this year's iteration of the BGA Awards, featuring our picks for the best of the best games in seven categories to close out 2019.

A special thank you to all of our listeners who helped vote on nominations here on the site and narrow down some pretty big lists.

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Christmas Bonus! BGA Lookback Part 1 - Episodes 1-4 Dec 25, 2019

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It's a Christmas Miracle!

Bonus content to celebrate the holiday season.

Enjoy this special episode we recorded for the Patreon feed - first time released at large.

This is the first in our series of BGA lookback episodes, running through our earliest episodes to discuss the games we reviewed, events we attended, and how we still feel (or don't feel) about our discussions from 6+ years ago.

We hope you enjoy!

(Want to hear more? Join us on Patreon.com/bga for exclusive access to all of our bonus episodes).

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