Board Gamers Anonymous
Board Gamers Anonymous is a podcast about tabletop board gamers and the insane fun they have at the table together - from Euros like Food Chain Magnate, Caverna, and Gaia Project to American Style games like Rising Sun, Gloomhaven, and more.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 548
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Episode 484 - Our Friends' Favorite Games w/ Dave Eng
This week we're joined by Dave Eng, host of the Experience Points podcast, leader of the Games-Based Learning Alliance, and founder of Banditos Gaming. He joins us to chat about recent plays, his wor…
01:04:15 |
Tue 16 Jul 2024
Episode 483 - Big Stupid Boxes!
All the components in one place! What could go wrong. Join us as we explore the monkey's paw situation that is the "big box." Why we wanted them, why we regret buying them, and just how big and dumb …
01:40:25 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Episode 482 - Dice Tower Award Nominations & Orgins Awards
This week, Chris from Board Games for the Better joins Chris one more time to discuss another wave of award nominations from The Dice Tower, and the winners of the Origins Awards.
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01:42:47 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
Episode 481 - Gen Con 2024 Preview
Chris is joined this week once again by Chris from Board Games For the Better, to discuss Gen Con 2024 and the preview of new games being released or shown at the convention. They discuss the upcomin…
01:43:59 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
Episode 480 - Origins & Spiel de Jahres Awards Nominations
Anthony's away this week, so Chris from Board Games for the Better joins the podcast to discuss the award nominations for Origins Game Fair and the Spiel des Jahres, both recently announced.
Questio…
01:27:16 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Episode 479 - No More Expansions!
Last week we talked about games that need more expansions. This week? Which ones have gone too far? We list off 10 games that have too many expansions and need to stop.
Question of the Week: What is…
01:47:33 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Episode 478 - Games that Need an Expansion
We revisit our original games that need an expansion list from 2018 to see which games eventually got expansions and which we're still waiting on, plus we add 10 more games to the list - so many game…
01:34:25 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Episode 477 - Top 10 Reiner Knizia Games
This week we're looking at the best of the best from one of the best: Reiner Knizia. We whittle down our selection of the ten best of his more than 600 game designs from the last 30 years, plus some …
01:33:43 |
Wed 29 May 2024
Episode 476 - Origins Game Fair Preview
Summer is almost upon us and that means convention season! This week we're diving in a bit earlier to look at the games we're expecting to see at Origins Game Fair in June.
We also talk about the Go…
01:16:55 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Episode 475 - Best of Splotter Spellen
This week, we're looking at the best of the best from Splotter; the heavy, crunchy, kind of mean, and not always pretty (but frequently brilliant) euro games from Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga.
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01:19:00 |
Tue 14 May 2024
Episode 474 - BGG Award Nominations
This week, we take a deep dive into the recently announced BBG award nominations to discuss what we like for the awards and which games we want to track down and play before voting.
Question of the …
01:37:05 |
Tue 07 May 2024
Episode 473 - BGG Hotness April 2024
This week, we're joined by special guest Chris Rodriguez from Board Games for the Better to discuss the hottest games on the April 2024 Board Game Geek hotness list.
Acquisition Disorders: Vantage,…
01:32:23 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Episode 472 - Top Selling Board Games for 2023
This week we look at data from several sources outlining some of the best selling games from 2023, and what we think of how well they sold. What games hit the most tables last year, which expansions …
01:38:16 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Episode 471 - Golden Geek Awards - Nominations Picks
This week we're revisiting the best of the best games of 2023 to discuss what games we will be nominating for the Golden Geek Awards (and why). Check out all of our picks for the last year's best gam…
01:33:54 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Episode 470 - Epic Tabletop Gaming Odyssey: Star Wars and Star Trek
This week we take you on an epic tabletop odyssey into the worlds of Star Wars and Star Trek board games and RPGs. Find out how to string together some of the best experiences from both IPs at your t…
01:20:44 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
Episode 469 - March Gamer Madness Round 2
Part two of March Gamer Madness is now! Enjoy our rundown of the 32 best-remaining games from the top non-IP-based themes in board games. Find out which one comes out on top in this year's bracket sh…
01:25:57 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
Episode 468 - March Gamer Madness Round 1
It's time again for March Gamer Madness! Our annual bracket face off challenge pitting 64 board games against each other to find the very best of a very particular set of requirements.
This year, we'…
01:29:16 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Episode 467 - Top 10 Digital Card Games
We're going digital this week with a look at some of the best all-digital deck builders, card flippers, and more.
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If you're attending Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo, be sure to stop by and say…
01:25:36 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Episode 466 - ChatGPT Pitches Board Games!
This week, we give ChatGPT a series of prompts and pitches board games based on those prompts. Chris guesses what input led to the description written by the AI. Can we guess the direction of the gen…
01:23:56 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Episode 465 - Better than the Board Game...
We're looking at games that spin off from and are often better than the board game they are based on (dice games, card games, and everything in between). What are some of your favorites that fit this…
01:28:18 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
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