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BGA Episode 154 - BGG Hotness Jan 29, 2018

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What's hot on BGG right now? Join us for our monthly BGG Hotness review. Chris and Anthony delve into the 15 games atop the hotness this week, along with a pair of new reviews and much more.

To kick things off, we asked the listeners for the most important things a FLGS can do to earn their patronage.

In our acquisition disorder this week, Anthony digs into UBOOT and Chris looks at the lighter, but still very pretty new game from Eagle Gryphon Games - The Scarlet Pimpernel.

At the Table this week, Anthony reviews the long awaited reprinting of The Pillars of the Earth, a first time play for him. Chris digs into Spirit Island and shares his thoughts on one of our top games from 2017.

Finally, we delve into the top 15 games on the BGG hotness right now and share why they are there, whether we're equally interested, and what you should keep an eye out for.

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BGA Episode 153 - If You Like Twilight Imperium 4th Edition, Try... Jan 24, 2018

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It's time for another If You Like episode. This week, we're digging into the biggest of them all - Twilight Imperium 4th Edition and six games you might like (at varying weights) if you're a fan of this epic experience.

Before we dive into that, however, we asked our question of the week - your favorite asymmetrical implementation of player powers or starting conditions.

Next up, we dove into our Acquisition Disorders, discussing Everdell and Fields of Arle: Tea & Trade. Then our At the Table reviews for this week, featuring Gaia Project and Dinosaur Island.

Finally, we shared six games you ought to try if you're also a fan of Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition.

Question of the Week: 3:51
Acquisition Disorders: 7:14
Gaia Project Review: 12:03
Dinosaur Island Review: 19:09
If You Like Twilight Imperium 4th Edition, Try...: 30:27

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BGA Episode 152 - Most Anticipated Games of 2018 Jan 15, 2018

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It's that time of year again - time for us to run wild with our acquisition disorders and list off 25+ games that we're excited to play in 2018. This year, the list was extra long so we had to do some pruning to make it manageable.

Before we dive into our most anticipated, we asked the listeners what their most anticipated were and the answers were extremely varied. We then dove into our recent plays with reviews of Rajas of the Ganges and Azul.

Finally, we shared the 30 games we're most excited to see in 2018. Check them out:

Question of the Week: 6:25
Rajas of the Ganges Review: 8:45
Azul Review: 14:05
Most Anticipated Games of 2018: 19:56

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BGA Episode 151 - 2017 Year in Review Jan 08, 2018

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2017 is finally over and before we look too far into the future for 2018, we wanted to take a moment and review the year that was. This week, Chris and Anthony dive into 2017 in review, including a look at our most anticipated games of last year and how they performed.

First up, we asked the listeners which game they would like to see have a campaign-style expansion added to.

Next up we dive into our acquisition disorders, including Gentes Deluxe and Scythe: Rise of Fenris.

For our At the Table segment this week, Anthony reviews Civilization: A New Dawn and Chris dives into Calimala.

Finally, in our feature, we look at the games we thought we'd be most excited for in 2017 and discuss how they performed, followed by a run through of our gaming resolutions for 2018, our biggest surprise of last year and the favorite con of the year.

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BGA Episode 150 - Our New Top 100 Games of All Time Dec 31, 2017

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Episode 150! It's a big one for us, so we wanted to do something extra special. Join Chris and Anthony as they revisit and rework the BGA Top 100 games of all time, in a brand new, very-euro heavy list.

Listen to hear if your favorites made it, and where they fell. And if they didn't, let us know which games SHOULD have made it.

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BGA Episode 149 - BGG Hotness w/ Reviews of Otys and The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 Dec 26, 2017

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A belated Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to everyone out there! We're a day late in getting this week's episode up, but know you'll appreciate having some extra content to listen to mid-week with the holiday break upon us.

Kicking things off this week, we asked you, the listeners, what games they had spent the most hours playing this year.

Next up, we dive into our biggest acquisition disorders of the last couple weeks, including the hotly anticipated digital implementation of Lord of the Rings Card Game and Uwe Rosenberg's newest, Reykholt.

Anthony Talks about his recent at the table play through of OTYS and Chris discusses The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 from USAopoly.

Finally, we dive into the final Hotness review of the year, including some recently buzzing games and a few oddballs.

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BGA 148 - Best Games of 2017 Dec 18, 2017

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Another year, another batch of amazing board games. Chris and Anthony pored over a huge list of 2017 releases (hundreds, you guys!) and chose 25 games they liked above all the rest as the top releases of the last year - some big names and a handful of hidden gems.

At the top of the list, each of us chose two games to be our best of the best for the year, with a couple of no brainers and some surprises. Check out the full list and our thoughts on each of these amazing games and why 2017 was a pretty good year for board games.

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BGA Episode 147 - Top Ten 3 Player Games Dec 11, 2017

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Chris and Anthony share their top ten 3 player games this week, diving into the board games that play best (or only) with three players.

First up, though, we dive into the question of the week, asking everyone out there (including you!), with TI4 released and Eclipse 2E coming next year, what other massive game do you think is due for a major design refresh?

Then we dive into this week's acquisition disorders, including Anthony's first pass at the new Imperial Assault: Legends of the Alliance app, and Chris's interest in the newest Cathala game coming next year, Imaginarium.

At the table this week, Anthony played This Belongs in a Museum, and Chris got a chance to try the greatest hits mashup of euro mechanics, Clans of Caledonia.

Finally, we dive into our top 10 three player games, sharing the games that we feel are the best fit for your game nights if you only have three people at the table.

Question of the Week: 5:35
Acquisition Disorders: 9:53
This Belongs in a Museum: 18:43
Clans of Caledonia: 24:44
Top Ten 3-Player Games: 34:34

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BGA Episode 146: If You (or your friends) Like Classic Games, Try... Dec 04, 2017

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Chris and Anthony are going old school this week with a rundown of 25 classic board games and their modern, gateway alternatives if you're trying to convert your friends to something newer.

First up, we look at our question of the week, asking you the listeners what game you have equal fun losing as winning.

Next up, we hit the acquisition disorders. Anthony talks about Mac Gerdts' Transatlantic, and Chris touches on Tripods & Triplanes, the new elseworlds take on Wings of Glory from Ares Games.

At the table this week, the guys review The Masters' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth from AEG and Terraforming Mars: Venus Next from Stronghold Games.

Finally, we dig into some of the all time classic mass market board games and their hobby alternatives in our if you like feature:

Question of the Week: 5:58
Acquisition Disorders: 10:41
The Masters' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth: 17:53
Terraforming Mars: Venus Next: 25:39
If You (or your friends) Like Classic Games, Try...: 32:14

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BGA Episode 145 - Holiday Shopping Guide 2017 Nov 27, 2017

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It's that time year again - gift giving! Chris and Anthony share their 24 games of the holiday season, with an epic list of board games you should check out for gift ideas. These games are all currently available in one form or another and came out or were first available in their current form in 2017.

Don't miss out holiday themed questions of the week as well. We ask about what everyone is thankful for, followed by a question about deep discounting on Cyber Monday.

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