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Anthony is back this week with a big update on the BGG hotness, our board game draft, and all the amazing stuff on Gamefound that's calling for his wallet. Plus a review of Nova Era from Chris and previous discussion of Hobbit: There and Back Again (roll and write for the win!)
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Our first Board Game Club will feature Terraforming Mars. Play the game and prepare to submit your comments, questions, and hot takes before June 13.
Episode Notes:
Roll for Preview: Agricola Special Edition, The Hobbit: There & Back Again
Roll for Review: Nova Era
Feature: BGG Hotness and BGA Fantasy Board Game Draft: Month 5
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Chris is joined again this week by Chris Rodriguez from Board Games for the Better to discuss the top "owned" games on BoardGameGeek, what makes these games so lasting and sought after.
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Our first Board Game Club will feature Terraforming Mars. Play the game and prepare to submit your comments, questions, and hot takes before June 13.
Episode Notes:
Roll for Preview: Tomb Raider: The Crypt of Chronos
Roll for Review: Mystical Vale Essential Edition
Feature: The Top 10 Games on Everyone’s Shelf
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Chris is joined this week by Chris Rodriguez from Board Games for the Better to talk about the top 10 dexterity games.
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Our first Board Game Club will feature Terraforming Mars. Play the game and prepare to submit your comments, questions, and hot takes before June 13.
Episode Notes:
Spiel des Jahres Nominations
Roll for Preview: Trismegistus: New Special Edition
Roll for Review: Flip 7,
Rummikub
Feature: Top Ten Dexterity Games
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This week we're turning to the voice of the gamers for a rundown of the games that we love that only got better through their digital implementations.
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Our first Board Game Club will feature Terraforming Mars. Play the game and prepare to submit your comments, questions, and hot takes before June 13.
Episode Notes:
Roll for Preview: Lightning Train
Roll for Review: Kutna Hora: The City of Silver, Toy Battle, Murano
Feature: Our Favorite Games Gone Digital
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(Apologies for the audio! Anthony's microphone had an oopsie this week, so his audio is the backup).
This week, we asked the gamers among you to tell us which games were made all-time greats because of their expansions. Not just better, but to the top of your list. Plus we chat Golden Geek winners
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Our first Board Game Club will feature Terraforming Mars. Play the game and prepare to submit your comments, questions, and hot takes before June 13.
Episode Notes:
Roll for Preview: 7 Wonders Dice, Slam Throne
Roll for Review: Galileo Galilei
Feature: Expansions that Fix Games You Now Love
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This week we're looking at games that could use a revisit, revamp, or fancy, expensive redux on Kickstarter or Gamefound.
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Episode Notes:
Roll for Preview: SETI: Space Agencies
Roll for Review: Shipyard (Second Edition)
Feature: Games that Need a Crowdfunded Redux
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This we take a deep dive into the BGG Hotness for April 2025, plus give an update on month four of the Fantasy Board Game Draft and review Stupor Mundi.
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Episode Notes:
Roll for Preview: The Great Library
Roll for Review: Stupor Mundi
Feature: April BGG Hotness and Fantasy Draft
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This week we're looking at the most purchased or otherwise acquired games from March 2025 according to @MaaloxVoltaren (Andrea Bertani)'s Geek List on Board Game Geek. Link below.
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Episode Notes:
Roll for Preview: Battle of Hoth
Roll for Review: Beyond the Horizon
Feature: 25 Most Acquired Games of March 2025 (https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/356200/most-acquired-games-march-2025)
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On episode 523, we take a deep dive into the top 100 strategy games as listed on Board Game Geek, discussing which we've played, and whether we think they should be higher or lower.
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Episode Notes:
Roll for Preview: Dragons of Etchinstone
Roll for Review: Critter Kitchen
Feature: Top 100 Strategy Games (on BGG)
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This week, we take a deep dive into the ten set supplements and full sets that have been released or announced for Magic the Gathering, as the classic CCG digs into all the IPs.
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Episode Notes:
Roll for Preview: Æterna
Roll for Review: Galactic Cruise
Feature: Top Ten Magic The Gathering: Universes Beyond
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We take a look at the BGG hotness and discuss the hottest upcoming games, plus provide an update of the 2025 Fantasy Board Game draft to see where everyone’s picks have landed so far.
Patreon this week: No After Hours episode this week due to technical issues, but stay tuned for next week!
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Roll for Preview: Sanctuary
Roll for Review: Biome
Feature: Fantasy Draft update + BGG Hotness review
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This week, we're excited to welcome Geof Gambill to the show to help us wrap up the March Gamer Madness rundown of the best Civilization Games. Find out which game comes out on top as our pick for the all-time best Civ game.
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It's March, and you know what that means! We're back with another March Gamer Madness, running down the best of the best games in the Civilization genre. We start with 64 games this week and whittle the list down to 32. Be sure to join us next week when Geof Gambill, formerly of the Longview Podcast, joins us to narrow the list down to one and crown a champion.
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This week, we're looking at a bunch of games that didn't work for us on a thematic level, but that were updated in a way that resolved those issues and became much more interesting games. Plus a rundown of the recently announced Origins Awards nominations.
Patreon this week: BGA After Hours digs into some of the recent best (and worst) viewing in our lives.
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Roll for Preview: Manhattan Project: Energy Empire
Roll for Review: Star Trek: Captain's Chair
Feature: New Theme, Same Great Game!
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We take a look at the BGG hotness and discuss the hottest upcoming games, plus provide an update of the 2025 Fantasy Board Game draft to see where everyone's picks have landed so far.
Patreon this week: More BGA After Hours, with game discussions, what we’ve been watching and reading, and more.
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Roll for Preview: Agricola: Special Edition & Dead Harvest
Roll for Review: Mesos
Feature: Fantasy Draft update + BGG Hotness review
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This week, we asked the listeners (yes you!) to tell us your favorite game companies. Here are the companies that got the most shoutouts, organized into a Top 10 list. Plus, more duel games!
Patreon this week: More BGA After Hours, with game discussions, what we've been watching and reading, and more.
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Roll for Preview: Star Trek Ascendancy Final Frontier
Roll for Review: Azul Duel
Feature: Top Ten Game Companies
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What are the current trends driving the way games are being made and promoted? We take a look at 10 of the hottest and discuss why they're hot and whether we're ready to move on. What are your favorite (and least favorite) current game trends?
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Check out the upcoming Catan Masterpiece Series, featuring dozens of carefully crafted upgrades for the all-time classic: https://www.boardgamersanonymous.com/catan.
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After Hours (Patreon bonus) this week: Chris and Anthony chat about the Super Bowl, Captain America: Brave New World, Solo Leveling, and Invincible.
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Roll for Preview: Bullet Cubed
Roll for Review: King of Tokyo Duel
Feature: 10 Hottest Trends in Board Gaming
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We take a look at the Board Game Geek inaugural Hall of Fame class, discussing the 25 games that made it and asking you all what games they missed and which ones would need to be removed to make room for them.
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Check out the upcoming Catan Masterpiece Series, featuring dozens of carefully crafted upgrades for the all-time classic: https://www.boardgamersanonymous.com/catan.
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Patreon this week: The first episode of BGAfter Hours drops tomorrow, featuring Anthony and Chris discussing their recent watches and reviews on movies and TV.
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Roll for Preview: Massive Darkness: Dungeons of Shadowreach
Roll for Review: Endeavor Deep Sea
Feature: BGG Hall of Fame: Hits and Misses
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This week, we're diving into the first month's results for the Fantasy Board Game Draft, with a rundown of everyone's teams, how the draft went down, and the next steps as we track the winners each month.
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Patreon this week: Don't miss Chris and Anthony's Top 10 lists from the last few weeks; next week, tune in for BGAfter Hours
We rundown the games we played and enjoyed at Level Up Retreat last weekend
Roll for Preview: The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
Roll for Review: Golden Cup
Feature: Fantasy Board Game Draft Month 1
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This week we asked you all what games have an overabundance of 10 or 1 point ratings in Board Game Geek, and we explore why this happens, some of the funny things people have to say about these games, and how to navigate the crowdfundification of online board game ratings.
Patreon this week: Backers check out Chris's top 20 TV shows of all time
Join us at Level Up Retreat in Woodbridge, NJ this weekend
Roll for Preview: Darwin's Journey Oceania
Roll for Review: The Fellowship of the Ring Trick Taking Game
Feature: Best or Worst Game Ever?
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