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Episode 233 - Gen Con Post Show! Aug 08, 2019

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This week, Anthony is back from Gen Con and he's got a boatload of updates to share. Games played, events attended, and announcements witnessed.

To kick things off, we start with our question of the week, for which we asked the listeners "What's a board game for which you'd like to see a direct sequel?"

For acquisition disorders, Anthony looked at Marvel Champions The Card Game, Masters of Rennaissance, Obscurio, Point Salad, and Trismegistus. At the table, Anthony had a chance to play MegaCity Oceania, Old West Impressario and Shobu - check out his first impressions for all three (and which of them he bought on the spot).

Finally, we do a run-through of the con itself and discuss the famous designers met, the experience of the Thursday morning door rush, the hottest booths and games people rushed for and more.

Question of the Week: 4:48
Acquisition Disorders: 11:06
MegaCity Oceania Review: 27:01
Old West Empressario Review: 30:13
Shobu Review: 31:48
Gen Con Post Show: 33:16

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Episode 232 - BGG Hotness July 2019 Aug 01, 2019

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Congratulations to Anthony, our Patreon contest winner from last week for his incredible dad joke caption. It was a blast reading these. We'll definitely do it again!

If you want to join the fun, become a Patreon backer for your chance to enter. Every backer is eligible to enter the contests, which run each week from Thursday until Monday at 8pm EDT when we record. https://www.patreon.com/bga for more information.

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To kick things off, Anthony and Chris read answers to the question of the week, “What's a game for which the reviews are surprising to you (too positive or too negative)?”

For acquisition disorders, this week, Anthony discusses his Gen Con hotness list and Chris looks at Era: Medieval Age.

At the table, Anthony reviews Villagers, and Chris reviews Agricola the Revised edition and discusses his first place of Le Havre.

Finally, in the feature, the guys run through the current top 15 games on Board Game Geek.

Question of the Week: 7:16
Acquisition Disorders: 14:17
Villagers Review: 21:15
Agricola Revised Edition Review: 26:23
Le Havre Discussion: 30:37
BGG Hotness: 34:06

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Episode 231 - Bras and Board Games Jul 26, 2019

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Congratulations to Ryan, our Patreon contest winner from last week for his incredible photo. Make sure to check out this week's contest where Ryan's and five other submissions are available for captioning.

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On this week's episode, Anthony is out of town with the family, so Jenn joins Chris for a special conversation. To kick things off, they read answers to the question of the week, "If you were to design a board game, what would it include (theme, mechanics, artwork)?"

For acquisition disorders, this week, Jenn discusses Treasure Island and Chris flicks his way into Star Trek: Conflick in the Neutral Zone.

At the table, Jenn discusses her recent plays of Hadara, and Chris reviews Lorenzo il Magnifico: Pazzi Conspiracy - the new expansion cards from the recent Kickstarter.

Finally, in the feature, Jenn and Chris discuss Bras and Board Games, and much of what women face in the hobby. You can read Jenn's full article on the topic on boardgamersanonymous.com here:

https://boardgamersanonymous.com/bras-and-boardgames/

Question of the Week: 10:02
Acquisition Disorders: 16:55
Hadara Review: 23:17
Lorenzo il Magnifico: Pazzi Conspiracy Review: 26:58
Bras and Board Games: 31:21

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Episode 230 - Gaming on a Budget Jul 19, 2019

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Congratulations to Chris, our Patreon contest winner from last week for guessing all 8 games from Anthony's Top 100 in our contest this last week.

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To kick things off this week, we look at answers to our question of the week: If you were to recommend one game at $20 or less, what would it be?

For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Dwellings of Eldervale and Chris looks at Yggradisil Chronicles.

At the table, Anthony reviews two games - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Board Game of English Magic and Q.E.

Finally, for our feature, we look at six games that you can get for less than $30 in our budget segment.

Question of the Week: 4:40
Acquisition Disorders: 8:50
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Review: 15:46
Q.E. Review: 23:33
Board Gaming on a Budget: 28:56

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Episode 229 - If You Like Cosmic Encounter, Try... Jul 12, 2019

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No contest winner this week because of the holiday, but be sure to check for next week when we'll have a new one announced and new contests on tap.

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To kick things off this week, we read answers to the question of the week: "What's your favorite gaming experience (not necessarily favorite game, but best mechanic, event, or group dynamic created by a game)?"

For the acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at a game he's sure he won't love, but is still interested anyways because of the theme, Cities: Skyline. Chris looks at the third edition of Pret-a-Porter on Kickstarter right now from Portal Games.

At the table this week, Anthony reviews Crown of Emara, a Pegasus Spiel game that was hot at Essen last year and Chris reviews Jaws, the newest movie tie in game that is very much for fans of the property.

Finally, in our feature, we look at six games you might like if you're a fan of Cosmic Encounter.

Question of the Week: 8:07
Acquisition Disorders: 13:00
Crown of Emara Review: 22:16
Jaws Review: 28:56
If You Like Cosmic Encounter, Try...: 33:54

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Episode 228 - Top Ten Dexterity Games Jul 05, 2019

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Congratulations to Amy, our Patreon contest winner from last week for guessing all 8 currencies shown in our mystery photo before anyone else (we had five people get them all!).

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This week’s episode kicks off with our question of the week: At the table this week, Anthony reviews Pax Pamir: Second Edition, the recent Kickstarter rerelease from Cole Wehrle, and Chris looks at the Lorenzo il Magnifico app, also recently delivered to Kickstarter backers. One of these delivers and the other...not so much. Find out which and by how much.

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Episode 227 - BGG Hotness, June 2019 Jun 27, 2019

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Congratulations to all of our contest winners for last week, including Rico for the World Cup Competition, and Rico (again!), Peter, and Chris for our Patreon contests. Lots of free games going out this week.

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This week's episode kicks off with our question of the week, For our Acquisition Disorders this week, Anthony looks at Watergate, a new one from Frosted Games and Capstone Games, and Chris looks at New Leaders & Wonders, an expansion for Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization from CGE. Both are coming out later this year.

Finally, in our feature, Anthony does a rundown of the top 15 games on BGG as of June 23, 2019. Check out the full list and why each game is getting hype right now in the full episode.

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Episode 226 - Women's World Cup Bracket : Alternate History Jun 21, 2019

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This week's episode is a special contest featuring 32 games that represent alternate histories and tweaks and historical events.

First, congratulations to Drew for winning our first weekly Patreon contest in the new format. And if you haven't yet, check out patreon.com/bga for three new contests going on this week. We'll have one every week, but this is catch up week!

For our question of the week we asked about what video games everyone plays when they don't have a game night scheduled, and there were some good recommendations in there if you are looking for a new game to play.

Finally, we dig into the big topic of the week - the Women's World Cup bracket featuring alternate history games.

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Episode 225 - Reviewer's Dilemma w/Jason Perez Jun 15, 2019

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This week Anthony is on vacation, but the games don't stop, nor do the reviews. Jason Perez from Every Night is Game Night (@engn_podcast) joins Chris to fill in this week and discuss the dilemma of paid and sponsored reviews.

To kick things off, we remind everyone about our revamped Patreon contest, which will be running every week from Thursday to Monday on Patreon.com/bga.

Then we share answers to our question of the week, If you're traveling with minimal luggage, what's your go-to game for the airplane or hotel?

Acquisition disorders this week include Roll Players: Fiends and Familiars from Jason and The Ancient World Second edition from Chris.

At the table, Jason reviews One Key and Chris reviews Batman: Gotham City Chronicles.

Finally, they discuss the big question about reviewers and their approach to paid and sponsored content.

Question of the Week: 8:22
Acquisition Disorders: 12:35
One Key Review: 17:33
Batman: Gotham City Chronicles Review: 23:27
Reviewer's Dilemma: 31:01

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Episode 224 - If You Like Suburbia, Try... Jun 06, 2019

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We're back with another "if you like" feature this week, this time looking at Suburbia and six games you might be interested in if you're a big fan of the city building modern classic.

To kick things off, we have some announcements on the Patreon contest front. Be sure to head over to Patreon.com/bga to learn more about the changes.

For our question of the week, this week, we asked the listeners "How do you decide which games to queue up for the next game night? Hotness? Time since last play? Something else?"

For our acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Sea, and Chris looks at Neom.

At the table, Anthony reviews a trio of small games, with Krass Kariert, Just One and Werewords, and Chris reviews Escape Plan, the newest game from Vital Lacerda and Eagle Gryphon Games.

Finally, in our feature, we dig into the six games you might like if you're a fan of Suburbia.

Question of the Week: 8:02
Acquisition Disorders: 11:48
Krass Kariert Review: 17:04
Just One Review: 20:14
Werewords Review: 21:57
Escape Plan Review: 23:46
If You Like Suburbia, Try...: 30:16

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