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BGA Episode 213 - March Gamer Madness 2019 Rounds 2-3 Mar 21, 2019

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Week 2 of our March Gamer Madness bracket features 32 games across four regions representing different historical eras. We have Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, and Late Modern era games duking it out.

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

Round 2 Games Remaining

Ancient Era:

7 Wonders
Concordia
Trajan
Inis
Teotihuacan
Command & Colors: Ancients
Hannibal and Hamilcar
The Great Zimbabwe

Medieval Era:

The Voyages of Marco Polo
The Castles of Burgundy
A Feast for Odin
Troyes
Shogun
Raiders of the North Sea
The Pillars of the Earth
878 Vikings

Early Modern Era:

Goa
Keyflower
Lorenzo Il Magnifico
Fresco
Navegador
Notre Dame
Rajas of the Ganges
Shakespeare

Late Modern Era:

Brass: Birmingham
Lisboa
Rococo
1775 Rebellion
Lewis & Clark
Clans of Caledonia
Obsession
Arkwright

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Episode 212 - March Gamer Madness 2019 Round 1 Mar 14, 2019

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It's that time of year again - BGA is back with our March Gamer Madness bracket. This time around, we're looking at the top board games by historical era, featuring Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, and Late Modern.

This is the first of three episodes and features us going through all the first round matchups - all 64 games in the bracket. Read the full list of games included below:

Ancient Era: 7 Wonders Concordia Trajan Tigris & Euphrates Glory to Rome Amun-Re Inis Zhanguo Teotihuacan Imhotep Command & Colors: Ancients Hannibal and Hamilcar The Great Zimbabwe Antike II Colosseum Roll Through the Ages

Medieval Era:

The Voyages of Marco Polo Orleans The Castles of Burgundy A Feast for Odin El Grande Troyes Dominion Antiquity Shogun Raiders of the North Sea Carcassone The Pillars of the Earth Alhambra Caylus 878 Vikings Lancaster

Early Modern Era:

Goa Keyflower Lorenzo Il Magnifico Endeavor Age of Sale Fresco Bruges Navegador The Princes of Florence Notre Dame Coimbra Rajas of the Ganges Amerigo Shakespeare Gugong The Palaces of Carrara Here I Stand

Late Modern Era:

Brass: Birmingham Lisboa Rococo Saint Petersburg 1775 Rebellion Yokohama Newton Nippon Lewis & Clark Clans of Caledonia Obsession John Company Arkwright Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy 1830: Railways and Robber Barons Louis XIV

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211 - If You Like Imperial Settlers, Try... Mar 07, 2019

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So many contests!

If you haven't yet, check out the BGA Patreon (patreon.com/bga). We've unlocked weekly game giveaways that you're automatically entered into as a backer of the show.

We've also launched the annual Board Game Bracket contest, now live on our website (http://boardgamersanonymous.com/2019-board-game-bracket-contest/).

For the show this week, we kick things off with our question of the week, asking the listeners "What's your favorite non-playing part of your board game collection (e.g. punching, sorting, painting, etc.)?"

For acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at the new expansion for Teotihuacan, Late Classical Period, and Chris looks at the expansion for Feudum, Rudders and Ramparts.

At the table, Anthony digs into Reykholt, the lighter new game from Uwe Rosenberg via Renegade Games, and Chris looks at CVliziations, the civ-themed take on a show-favorite, CV.

Finally, for our feature, we're looking at six games you might like if you're a big fan of Imperial Settlers.

Question of the Week: 6:18
Acquisition Disorders: 10:02
Reykholt Review: 16:23
CVlizations Review: 22:57
If You Like Imperial Settlers, Try: 28:14

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Episode 210 - BGG Hotness, February 2019 Feb 28, 2019

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Hey everyone, we're back with another look at the BGG Hotness, this time for February 2019.

First up, we name the winner of this week's Patreon contest - congratulations Adrienne! If you haven't yet and want to be part of our weekly giveaways, signup at https://patreon.com/bga.

For our question of the week, we asked the listeners, "What game in your collection is the biggest headache to teach to new players?"

In acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Terramara, a new game from Quined featuring the designers of Coimbra and part of Lorenzo il Magnifico. Chris looks at Tiny Epic Tactics.

At the Table this week, Anthony reviews A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians and Caverna: Forgotten Folk, while Chris looks at a boatload of games he played at Dreamation in New Jersey last week, including: Strasbourg, Scoville, Paper Tales, Patchistory, Panamax, and Auztralia.

Finally, for our feature, we look at the 15 games currently atop the BGG Hotness and why they are there.

Question of the Week: 7:32
Acquisition Disorders: 10:52
A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians Review: 15:45
Caverna: Forgotten Folk Review: 20:15
Strasbourg Review: 22:84
Scoville Review: 28:07
Paper Tales Review: 29:00
Patchistory Review: 30:30
Panamax Review: 32:43
Feature: BGG Hotness Review: 34:41

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Episode 209 - Best Female Characterizations in Gaming 2019 Feb 21, 2019

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This week, we're revisiting a past topic through 2019 with the best female characterization in gaming. We're also excited to have launched our Patreon contests last week - congratulations to our first winner, Jon who took home Root, and this week's winner Jeremy.

For our question of the week, we asked the listeners "What's your favorite video game that feels and plays like a board game (not a board game app)?"

For our acquisition disorders, Anthony looked at Newdale, the new Oh My Goods universe game from Alexander Pfister coming out soon, and Chris looked at the Kickstarter campaign for Millennium Blades: Collusion from Level 99 Games.

At the table, the guys review Gugong and Scorpius Freighter, a pair of mid-weight games that are getting some buzz. Find out if they're worth tracking down.

Finally, in our feature, we look at six games that handle female representation and characterization well in gaming from the last 9 months.

Question of the Week: 4:07
Acquisition Disorders: 7:02
Gugong Review: 14:42
Scorpius Freighter Review: 23:04
Female Characterization in Gaming 2019: 30:11

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Episode 208 - Top Ten Games for Valentine's Day Feb 14, 2019

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Happy Valentine's Day!

This year we're looking at the top 10 games you can play with your partner on the day all about love - from low key themes to romantic experiences.

For our question of the week, we ask a question from Niko: During a long game (1+ hour), how do you deal with a player who becomes uninterested, overwhelmed, unhappy, or otherwise unengaged with the game?

For acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at the newly announced Star Wars Game, Outer Rim and Chris looks at PARKS: the Board Game.

At the table, we're reviewing Trapwords and Decrypto, two recently released party games that are super popular right now.

Finally, in our feature, we're looking at the top 10 games for Valentine's Day.

Question of the Week: 5:25
Acquisition Disorders: 10:18
Trapwords Review: 18:44
Decrypto Review: 24:01
Top Ten Games for Valentine's Day: 27:21

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Episode 207 - If You Like Teotihuacan, Try... Feb 08, 2019

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This week, Anthony and Chris take a closer look at Teotihuacan, the hottest euro game released in the last 6 months, and share some other games you might also like if you're a fan.

First, though, they dive into the question of the week, asking listeners, "

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BGA Episode 206 - BGG Hotness Jan 31, 2019

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It's that time of the month again - time to dig in and check out the hotness for January. But first off, we're psyched to announce that we've hit our goal on Patreon to launch our weekly contests! Back us at patreon.com/bga to join the party!

First up, we ask everyone the question of the week: With so many reprints and reimplementations lately, what do you still have on your grail game list?

For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony digs into a line of Imperial Settlers and Detective content coming from Portal Games and Chris looks at the new expansion for Food Chain Magnate recently added to the Splotter website.

At the table, Anthony reviews Blackout: Hong Kong and Chris finally gets a chance to bring Newton to the table.

Finally, in our feature, we dig through the top 15 games on BGG and share why they are on the hotness this month.

Question of the Week: 4:12
Acquisition Disorders: 12:35
Blackout: Hong Kong Review: 21:56
Newton Review: 35:35
BGG Hotness Review: 43:49

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BGA Episode 205 - Social Justice in Board Gaming Jan 24, 2019

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Thanks to our new Patreon backer this week, Andrew. We’re only $9 away from our next milestone – which would mean contests every week for backers. Check it out!

To kick things off this week, we asked the listeners our question of the week: What's your go to digital board game when on a bus, in a line, or otherwise, whiling away time?

Then we dive into acquisition disorders, in which Anthony looks at the slate of new digital games coming soon from Dire Wolf Digital, and Chris looks at Rio Grande's big slate of games for 2019, highlighted by Roll for the Galaxy: Rivals.

At the table this week, Anthony reviews Victorian Masterminds and New Frontiers, while Chris looks at Dinosaur Island: Totally Liquid and Franchise.

For our feature, we're diving into an important topic, talking about social justice in board games and how it impacts the subjects, gameplay and processes in the games we love, with six examples of how it can be done right.

Question of the Week: 2:35
Acquisition Disorders: 7:16
Victorian Masterminds Review: 13:48
New Frontiers Review: 23:18
Dinosaur Island Totally Liquid Review: 33:19
Franchise Review: 43:28
Social Justice in Board Gaming: 48:53

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Episode 204 - 2019's Most Anticipated Games Jan 17, 2019

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Thanks to our new Patreon backer this week, Jim. Special thanks as well to Martin for his upgraded pledge. We’re only $13 away from our next milestone – which would mean contests every week for backers. Check it out!

It's that time of year again - we're looking forward to the games we already know are on the horizon to share what we're most looking forward to.

We kick off this week's episode with our question of the week, "What are your board game resolutions for 2019?" and then dive into the big question - what games are we most looking forward to. Chris and Anthony run through 20 or so that are on the horizon.

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