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Episode 223 - BGG Hotness, June 2019 May 31, 2019

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First up, we have the winner of this week’s Patreon contest – Elise will be getting a game of her choice from Game Surplus.

To kick things off this week, we ask the question of the week, looking at listener answers to "

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Episode 222 - Best Game of Thrones Games w/ Jason Perez May 24, 2019

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Welcome back to another episode of Board Gamers Anonymous. This week we’re joined by Jason from Every Night is Game Night to look at the best of the best Game of Thrones board games.

First up, we have the winner of this week’s Patreon contest – Brian will be getting a game of his choice from Game Surplus.

To kick things off this week, we have a reminisce about the final season of Game of Thrones. Yeah, we have thoughts.

Then we dive into the Spiel des Jahres nominees and the Dice Tower awards nominees to discuss what we like, what we don't like, and what we've never heard of.

Finally, we delve into the big feature - our rundown of the best of the best Game of Thrones board, card, and miniatures games.

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Episode 221 - Top Ten Roll and Write Games May 17, 2019

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Welcome back to another episode of Board Gamers Anonymous. This week we’re looking at some of Anthony's favorite quick play roll and write games.

First up, we have the winner of this week’s Patreon contest – Rico will be getting a game of his choice from Game Surplus.

To kick things off, we ask our question of the week, "Are there any games you used to love that have fallen out of favor, either due to a new game taking their place or just your tastes changing?" For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Clinic Deluxe and Chris looks at Century: A New World. At the Table, Anthony played Tiny Towns and Chris played Century: Eastern Wonders.

Finally, in our feature, Anthony runs down his top ten roll and write games, plus a few on the horizon he's looking forward to.

Question of the Week: 9:08
Acquisition Disorders: 13:01
Tiny Towns Review: 21:45
Century: Eastern Wonders Review: 27:57
Top Ten Roll and Write Games: 32:18

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Episode 220 - If You Like Catan, Try... May 09, 2019

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Welcome back to another episode of Board Gamers Anonymous. This week we're looking at an all-time great game and some other games you might like if you're a fan.

First up, we have the winner of this week's Patreon contest - Kyle will be getting a game of his choice from Game Surplus.

To kick things off this week, we look at the recent Origin's Awards nominees. Which games are up for the first awards of the season this summer and what do we think about them?

Next up, we review some of the games we've been getting to the table lately - Res Arcana and Noctiluca.

Finally, we dig into six games that you might like if you're a fan of Catan (or know someone who is).

Origins Game Fair Award Nominees: 4:17
Res Arcana Review: 17:59
Noctiluca Review: 26:40
If You Like Catan, Try: 31:17

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Episode 219 - Listener Questions May 02, 2019

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We're live! Kind of. Anthony is in Staten Island this week, so the guys recorded in person, a rarity, and a good excuse to pull together a special episode.

First thing's first, thank you to our newest Patreon Producer, John S. who joins us this week. Congratulations as well to Jordan for winning our weekly Patreon contest. Jordan will receive a game of their choice from Game Surplus.

Featured in the episode this week, Anthony looks at Bunny Kingdoms: In the Sky and Chris looks at Takenoko Giant Edition on Kickstarter.

At the table this week, Anthony reviews FFG's new megahit, Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth while Chris looks at Inis.

Finally, in our feature, we look at some of the many questions listeners submitted this past week and discuss our gaming histories, what we love (and sometimes don't) from our favorite designers and much more.

Acquisition Disorders: 6:29
Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth Review: 14:28
Inis Review: 26:13
Listeners' Questions: 34:20

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Episode 218 - Best Earth Day Games Apr 25, 2019

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Thank you so much to this week's new Patreon backer Erik for helping us bring this episode to you.

And congratulations to this week's Patreon contest winner, Peter.

This week on the show, we kick things off with our question of the week, What's your favorite game that is considered very light on BGG (sub-2.0 difficulty rating)?

Next up, for our acquisition disorders, we looked at Barenpark: The Bad News Bears and Anachrony: Fractures of Time Expansion and Infinity Box.

In our At the Table segment, we looked at Mr Cabbagehead's Garden and Monster Lands, and finally in the feature, our picks for the six best Earth Day Games.

Question of the Week: 3:14
Acquisition Disorder: 5:10
Mr. Cabbaghead's Garden Review: 10:12
Monster Lands Review: 15:28
Best Earth Day Games: 21:14

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BGA Episode 217 - BGG Hotness, April 2019 Apr 18, 2019

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Thank you to all of our new Patreon backers this week! Windbag Miles, Michael, Anthony, and Jordan all join us at the Producer level.

And congratulations to this week's Patreon contest winner, Jeremy C, who will be getting a copy of Root, courtesy of Game Surplus.

To kick off this week's episode, we asked listeners our question of the week: What's a long out of print game (board or card) that you'd like to see make a comeback with updated, modern mechanics?

Next up in acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at Aerion, the new solo game from Shadi Torbey, and Chris looks at 18Chesapeake, a new entry-level 18XX game now on Kickstarter.

At the table this week, Anthony reviews Bumuntu, abstract-like tile game from Wizkids, and Chris reviews Clank!: The Mummy's Curse with Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated – Upper Management Pack. Lots of Clank!

Finally, in our feature, we look at the top 15 games currently on the BGG hotness, why there are there, what has some people very upset this week, and much more.

Question of the Week: 5:58 Acquisition Disorders: 10:09 Bumuntu Review: 18:27 Clank! Mummy's Curse Review: 24:25 Feature - BGG Hotness April: 30:17 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 affiliate link.
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BGA Episode 216 - Top Ten Games Set in Cities Apr 11, 2019

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Congratulations to this week’s Patreon contest winner, Keith. Enter by joining us on Patreon at https://patreon.com/bga.

To kick off the show this week, we ask our Facebook Page and twitter followers the question of the week: "What's the worst first play experience you've ever had with a game you ended up enjoying?"

For our acquisition orders this week, Anthony looks at Venice, the new game coming to Kickstarter this fall from Braincrack games, and Chris looks at Dungeons & Dragons: Waterdeep – Dungeon of the Mad Mage, the new big box dungeon crawl from WizKids set in the D&D universe.

At the table this week, Anthony reviews Caverna: Cave vs. Cave Era II The Iron Age and Chris reviews Architects of the West Kingdom.

Finally, in our feature this week, we look at the top 10 games set in cities.

Question of the Week: 7:06
Acquisition Disorders: 12:54
Caverna Cave vs Cave Era II Review 18:35
Architects of the West Kingdom: 25:35
Top Ten Games Set in Cities 31:35

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Episode 215 - If You Like Wingspan, Try... Apr 04, 2019

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Congratulations to this week's Patreon contest winner, William who will get a copy of Root. Enter by joining us on Patreon at https://patreon.com/bga.

Double congratulations to Russ who won our March Gamer Madness contest, getting the closest of anyone to the final bracket results. He'll receive a copy of The Voyages of Marco Polo.

To kick things off this week, we ask our question of the week, What's one game everyone should play at least once?

For acquisition disorders this week, we look at the kickstarter campaigns for Lorenzo il Magnifico Digital and Oceans, the new game in the Evolution line from North Star Games.

At the table, Anthony reviews Stone Age Anniversary edition and Chris looks at Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea.

Finally, in our feature, we look at six games you might like if you are also a fan of Wingspan, the hottest game on the planet right now.

Question of the Week: 5:23
Acquisition Disorders: 9:00
Stone Age Anniversary Review: 17:39
Heroes of Land, Air and Sea Review: 24:51
If You Like Wingspan, Try...: 34:15

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Episode 214 - March Gamer Madness 2019 Rounds 4-6 Mar 28, 2019

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This week on BGA, we're closing out our 2019 March Gamer Madness, winnowing it down to the final game in our historical era brackets.

This week’s contest winner is Amy. Congratulations to Amy! And if you want to get in on the Patreon contest fun, check out patreon.com/bga.

To kick things off, we answer our question of the week, asking the listeners "

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