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BGA Ep 65 - How to: Gaming Groups Apr 14, 2015

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This week Chris and Drew get together to talk about How to: Gaming Groups. How to Find them...How to Join then...How to Start them...How to Manage them...How to Do Some Good (Charity, Networking, Business, Purchases)...

4:36 – Shout From The Tabletop: Cardboard! Rich Summoner

19:30 – At the Table: The Palaces of Carrara

23:50 – At the Table: 12 Realms

23:50 – At the Table: Cash & Guns (2nd Edition)

34:16 – Acquisition Disorder Corner: Gloom Fairytale

34:16 – Acquisition Disorder Corner: 504

42:55 – FEATURE: HOW TO: Gaming Groups

1:06:33 – Final Round - King of the Throne Games

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BGA Ep 64 - Controversy in Tabletop Gaming Apr 05, 2015

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This week Chris and Daniel review recent controversies in tabletop gaming. It is guarantee to be controversial in its controversy. In particular, we will look at a gamer's perspective on freedom and what does that mean at the table. Freedom vs Responsibility in creating a game, playing a game and our part in the gaming industry. With great asymmetrical powers comes great asymmetrical responsibility!

We also discuss Machi Koro: The Harbor Expansion and Burgle Brothers. Plus announcing MALESTROM 2015! http://www.dexposure.com/ms2015.html

02:45 – Shout it from the Tabletop: DiceTower.com, Malestrom 2015, The Winner of the 2015 Tabletop Madness

12:29 – At the Table: Machi Koro Harbor Expansion

20:15 – Acquisition Disorder Corner: Burgle Bros.

23:40 – BGA Court: Controversy in Tabletop Gaming

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BGA Ep 63 - Best Gimmicks in Gaming Mar 28, 2015

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This week Chris, Daniel, and Drew join together for a very gimmicky episode. Our Final Round will be the Final (Fab) Four. Listen to us beg, plead and crack wise at each other's choices. Shout it From the Table Top: 1:55 (News!) Acquisition Disorder: 11:25 At the Table: Dead of Winter: 15:45 Spy Ally: 19:31 Puerto Rico: 22:28 Feature: Best Gimmicks in Gaming: Chris: 33:45 Abyss 7 Wonders Babel Dungeon Fighter Hanabi Colosseum Terror in Meeple City/Rampage Daniel: 40:01 Love Letter Dungeon Roll Diamonds Francis Drake Mice & Mystics Drew:44:25 The Game of Life Operation Mousetrap Word for Word Beat the Market THE WINNER: DARK TOWER! Final Round: 2015 Tabletop Madness: Dead of WInter: 50:21 Race For The Galaxy: 53:19 Caverna: The Cave Farmers: 56:49 Mice & Mystics: 1:00:11
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BGA Ep. 62 - Tabletop Madness Part 2 - The Round of 16 & 8 Mar 25, 2015

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This week Anthony, Chris, Daniel, and Drew join together to record ANOTHER very special episode. We’re pitting the best games of all time against each other (along with a few favorites from our list and our listeners) in Tabletop Madness 2015 – a 16 game bracket and 8 game bracket battles it out down to our Final (Fab) Four. You can see the first, second, and third round match-ups on our website as well or you can listen to Round 4 below in which we tackle the Round of 16 and Round of 8.

Shout it From the Table Top: 2:30 (News!) Acquisition Disorder: 14:20 At the Table: 20:07 Analyze Dweomer: Paladins: 28:50 Feature: 2015 Tabletop Madness: 37:37 Euro Game Bracket, Americlash, Card & Dice Games, Gateway Game x2 And make sure to follow us on Twitter (@BGAPodcast), on Facebook, on BoardGameGeek, and on our website at BoardGamersAnonymous.com.
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BGA Ep 61 - Tabletop Madness 2015 Mar 16, 2015

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This week Anthony, Chris, Daniel, and Drew join together to record a very special episode. We're pitting the best games of all time against each other (along with a few favorites from our list and our listeners) in Tabletop Madness 2015 - a 68 game bracket that we'll be playing off over the next 3 weeks. You can see the first and second round matchups on our website as well or you can listen to Round 3 below in which we tackle the Round of 32.

Shout it From the Table Top: 3:25 Analyze Dweomer: 12:05 Feature: 2015 Tabletop Madness: 18:01 Euro Game Bracket: 24:05 Americlash: 36:21 Card & Dice Games: 53:03 Gateway Game: 1:04:44 Final Round: 1:19:35 Make sure to follow us on Twitter, connect with us on Facebook, join our guild on BoardGameGeek, and if you're feeling really generous, back us on Patreon (patreon.com/bga).
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BGA Ep 60 - If You Like Ticket to Ride, Try.... Mar 08, 2015

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This week, Chris, Anthony, Daniel and Drew get together to Shout it From the Table Top and super size our Final Round with games that need to be convention size!

Chris, Anthony, and Daniel take a trip all over gaming with our Feature, If you Like Ticket to Ride, Try... We give nine great next step games that take TTR to the next level!

We’re also talking about Baseball Highlights 2045, Flea Marketeers, and Courtier.

06:04 – Shout it from the Tabletop!

19:37 – Acquisition Disorder Corner

26:05 – At the Table: Baseball Highlights

33:15 – At the Table: Flea Marketeers

39:20 – At the Table: Courtier

47:35 – Feature: If You Like Ticket To Ride, Try…

1:02:16 – Final Round: Super Size Convention Games

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BGA Ep 59 - Between Two Cities Feb 26, 2015

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This was a very special week for us. Not only were we able to come together for the first time in nearly three months at Dreamation 2015 in Morristown, NJ, but we had the opportunity to play a number of fantastic new games, including our feature review for this week’s episode, Between Two Cities.

This week we also discuss the ridiculous grabs we made at the convention auction and some of the other games we got to the table, including Roll for the Galaxy, Pandemic Survival, and Diamonds. We had a blast and are extremely excited for the next Double Exposure convention in April, Maelstrom.

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BGA Ep. 58 - Top Ten Games that Need to Be App Games Feb 20, 2015

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This week the BGA team with Chris and Daniel sit down to discuss the Top Ten Games that Need to be App Games! Our At the Table is all Euro this week as Chris talks about Rococo, Concordia, Yedo, and Keyflower with a new D&D segment from Daniel called, Analyze Dweomer. Shout it From the Tabletop: Dreamation 2015, 7 Wonders App Game, & Online D&D Acquisition Disorder Corner: Elysium & Deus At the Table Review: Yedo: 16:20 KeyFlower: 22:53 Concordia: 26:10 Rococo: 28:40 33:40: Analyze Dweomer: D&D 5E: The Cleric Class 45:30: Top Ten: Games that Need to Be App Games Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@BGAPodcast), on Facebook, and on our guild on BoardGameGeek.
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BGA Ep. 57 - Board Gamers Anonymous Assemble! Feb 10, 2015

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This week, Anthony, Chris, Daniel, and Drew all come together for the first time in nearly three months! This week we take a look back and discuss all the things that attract us to gaming, along with some of our favorites, least favorites, and thoughts on the hobby as a whole.

Want to connect with the BGA crew? Hit us up on BoardGamersAnonymous.com, Twitter(@BGAPodcast), Facebook, or on Board Game Geek in our guild.

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BGA Ep. 56 - Boss Monster vs. Munchkin Feb 03, 2015

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This week Chris and Daniel get together to compare two dungeon crawling, friend stabbing good times in Boss Monster (with the Tools of Hero Kind expansion) vs. Munchkin Deluxe. They also discuss recent plays of Dungeons & Dragons tth Edition and Amun-Re, and discuss some of what they're excited to see in the weeks to come, including new D&D 5E accessories, the Boss Monster video game and more.

02:38 – Shout it from the Tabletop: D&D 5 Edition: Player Feedback & Dreamation 2015

8:48 – Acquisition Disorder Corner: D&D 5 Edition: Accessories: DM Screen & Spell Cards. Also, Munchkin #1 Comic Book & Boss Monster the Video Game

23:22 – At the Table: D&D 5 Edition: Warlock Class

28:10 – At the Table: Amun-Re

33:15 – Kicking the Habit:Epic PvP: Fanatasy

39:30 – Boss Monster w/Expansion vs. Munchkin Deluxe

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Epic PvP Fantasy Kickstarter: (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1225737959/epic-pvp-fantasy)

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