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BGA Episode 174 - How to Have a Good Time at a Con Jun 19, 2018

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Convention season is here! So to help you have the best time possible at any cons you might attend this summer or into the fall, we've collected advice from our listeners on how to have a great con.

To kick things off this week, thank you to Kyle - our newest Patreon backer!

For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony discusses Neta-Tanka on Kickstarter now and Chris looks at Heroes of Terinnoth - a new take on the Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game formula that was so short lived.

At the Table this week, Anthony reviews Istanbul The Dice Game and Chris looks at a classic Feld game, It Happens...

Finally, we go through answers from the listeners on how to have a good time at a con, and share a few of our own.

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BGA Episode 173 - World Cup of Science Fiction Board Games Jun 11, 2018

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It's time for another bracket!

This time around, Anthony and Chris are delving into the top 32 sci fi board games out there, whittling them down in our World Cup of Science Fiction Board Games.

We've created eight pools of four games each. We selected two games from each pool (with the help of the dreaded die!) and then ran them through a single elimination tournament of sixteen games to find the winner.

Listen to find out which game came out on top, and to hear which of our listeners came out on top with their picks in our World Cup contest.

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BGA Episode 172 - BGA's Big Summer Preview Jun 06, 2018

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Convention season has started!

Anthony and Chris kick off the season of many cons with their rundown of the games they are most looking forward to seeing this summer. Is the list complete? Probably not, but we're excited for every game on it.

Before we kick things off, make sure to enter our World Cup of Sci Fi Games contest, ending on June 9th. You can find more information here.

2018 World Cup of Science Fiction Board Games Contest

To start the episode, we ask our question of the week and listeners share how many plays they will give a game before they feel they have made their mind up about it.

For Acquisition Disorders this week, Anthony looks at the final game in Uwe Rosenberg's puzzle trilogy, Spring Meadow, and Chris looks at the new Vast game, The Mysterious Manor.

At the table, we're reviewing Dragon Castle, the new tile placement game from CMON and Argent: The Consortium, the second edition of which just shipped from Level 99 Games. Finally, we have our big run down of 16 games we're excited to see this summer at the cons we'll be attending.

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BGA Episode 171 - BGG Hotness Review May 28, 2018

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It's the end of May, and that means time to look back at the hotness for this month and why some games have jumped into the limelight (and others remain).

First up this week, we're talking about our World Cup contest for Sci Fi games, coming up in 2 weeks. You can enter the contest here for a chance to win a free sci fi board game.

2018 World Cup of Science Fiction Board Games Contest

Our question of the week this week asked everyone what games they have replaced components for and why (in honor of the horrible little coins in Nusfjord).

For our acquisition disorders, Anthony looked at the new Vital Lacerda game, On Wars, and Chris looked at the recently SdJ nominated Luxor: Forgotten Treasures.

At the Table, Anthony reviews Kashgar and Chris looks at 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon.

Finally, we delve into the 15 games at the top of the BGG Hotness during the week of 5/25.

Question of the Week: 7:43
Acquisition Disorders: 11:05
Kashgar Review: 17:36
7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon Review: 21:26
BGG Hotness Review: 27:15

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BGA Episode 170 - 2018 Awards Season Preview (Origins, Dice Tower, Spiel des Jahres) May 22, 2018

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Don't miss out on our new contest for June! We're running a 2018 World Cup contest for best sci fi games and you can win a game! Check it out here:

http://boardgamersanonymous.com/2018-world-cup-science-fiction-board-games-contest/

This week on BGA, we're looking at the slew of award nominations that were announced the last two weeks, including Origins Games Awards, Dice Tower Awards, and Spiel des Jahres.

For our question of the week this week, we asked people what game people would never get rid of from their collection.

For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looked at Jurassic Park: Danger! Adventure Strategy Game and Chris looks at The Forbidden City.

At the Table this week, Anthony reviews Pioneer Days from Tasty Minstrel Games and Chris reviews Vanuatu from Quined.

Finally, we look at all of the games nominated this year for the Spiel des Jahres, the Origins Awards and the Dice Tower Awards.

Question of the Week: 3:50
Acquisition Disorder Corner: 6:17
Pioneer Days Review: 12:48
Vanuatu Review: 17:40
2018 Awards Preview: 21:02

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BGA Episode 169 - Top 10 Themes in Board Games May 14, 2018

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Thank you to Christian for joining us on Patreon! Welcome to the BGA-Team!

On this week's episode, Anthony and Chris are delving into the top 10 themes in board games - where do your favorites rank, and which didn't make the list at all (you know there are a couple).

For our question of the week, we asked the listeners what their most anticipated game of the summer was - hear some of the big games coming out shortly, as well as a couple of our most anticipated.

For our acquisition disorders, Anthony discusses the newest from Rio Grande releasing at Origins, Epoch: Early Inventors, and Chris discusses Martin Wallace's Lincoln from ACW on Kickstarter now.

At the table this week, Anthony had a chance to play and review Iki, and Chris gets out a classic in Walnut Grove.

Finally we delve into the top 10 themes in board games with examples of some of our favorites for each.

Question of the Week: 5:45
Acquisition Disorders: 8:26
Iki Review: 13:37
Walnut Grove Review: 20:36
Top 10 Themes in Board Games: 25:43

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BGA Episode 168 - If You Like Orleans, Try... May 08, 2018

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If you like Orleans, try out these seven games we've looked over - many of them bag building or similar in style and weight to the modern classic.

Before we get to the feature, Anthony and Chris delve into the question of the week, asking the listeners what game they think most needs a second edition relaunch, in light of the recent announcement about X-Wing Miniatures Game 2nd Edition.

For our acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at My Little Scythe, and Chris digs into both Arcadia Quest Rider and Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden.

At the table this week, Anthony reviews the new game from AEG and John D. Clair, Space Base, and Chris gets the new expansion for Lorenzo il Magnifico, House of Rennaissance to the table.

Finally, we look at seven games you should check out if you also like Orleans.

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BGA Episode 167 - Blood Rage vs. Rising Sun May 01, 2018

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It's been a little while since the last versus episode we did, and what better time to bring it back than to compare the mega behemoth games from Eric Lang, Blood Rage and Rising Sun?

To kick things off this episode, we share the answers from listeners for our question of the week, "What's a game you can win while ignoring key components of the game?"

For our acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at Treasure Island and Chris looks at the Alhambra Designer's Edition.

At the Table this week, Anthony reviews City of Iron Second Edition and Chris looks at Manhattan Project 2: Minutes to Midnight.

Finally, we delve into Rising Sun and Blood Rage to answer the question of whether you can own both, and under what circumstances you'd consider one over the other.

Question of the Week: 3:55
Acquisition Disorders: 7:47
City of Iron Second Edition Review: 12:39
Manhattan Project 2: Minutes to Midnight Review: 19:23
Blood Rage vs. Rising Sun: 26:49

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BGA Episode 166 - Best and Worst of Kickstarter Apr 23, 2018

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Kickstarter is ubiquitous with board gaming as a hobby, so we're taking a look this week at the two best and two worst campaigns we have each personally backed on Kickstarter thus far. Plus we ask the listeners about their own KS wins and fails.

Don't miss your chance to enter our board game giveaway, exclusively for Producer-level Patreon backers (https://www.patreon.com/bga).

For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony offers an early hands on impression of Thanos Rising, the new avengers game out this week, and Chris digs into Rice Dice - A Spirits of the Rice Paddy Dice Game.

At the Table, we review Rising 5 and Roccoco: Jewelry Box this week as well.

Finally, we dig into eight games - four good and four not so good - that we backed on Kickstarter in our time as gamers. Yes we've backed more, but these ones stand out for either great or a not so great experience.

Question of the Week: 3:05
Acquisition Disorders: 5:55
Rising 5 Review: 16:24
Rococo: Jewelry Box Review: 22:46
Best and Worst of Kickstarter: 27:30

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BGA Episode 165 - Top 10 Games that Need an Expansion Apr 16, 2018

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This week on BGA, Anthony and Chris are looking at 10 games that need expansions. Seriously, get on it. Make these!

First up, though, we have three new Patreon backers - thank you to William, Michael and Antoine. You guys rock!

If you haven't yet, make sure to check out our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/bga. We're having a contest the end of this month only for Producer-level backers and higher. Get in on it now.

We also take a look at the new Terraforming Mars steam beta, and then read listener answers to our question of the week, "what game would you seriously consider buying a giant version of?"

For our acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at The Estates from Simply Complex, and Chris digs into Kick-Ass: The Board Game, coming soon from CMON.

At the Table this week, we have new reviews of Stuffed Fables and Castell as well.

Question of the Week: 9:24
Acquisition Disorders: 12:18
Stuffed Fables Review: 15:37
Castell Review: 21:16
Feature: 25:49

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