Board Gamers Anonymous

Episode 539 - Games that Fight the Power! - Board Gamers Anonymous This week, we’re looking at games that stand up and push back against the status quo, putting players in a ...

Episode 539 is up featuring our look at games that allow players to fight the power: www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-539-...

Episode 538 - Gen Con 2025 Preview - Board Gamers Anonymous This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the new games that will be available at Gen Con later this ...

Episode 538 is up with our preview of Gen Con, plus a review of The Anarchy www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-538-...

#QuestionoftheWeek What new game(s) are you most looking forward to through the end of 2025?

Episode 537 - Board Game: Face-Off or Team Up?! - Board Gamers Anonymous This week, we’re tapping into the Voice of the Gamers to discuss games that would be interesting with coop modes ...

Episode 537 is up featuring a discussion games that would be interesting with coop modes (or coop games that would be interesting with competitive modes), plus a review of Shackleton Base www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-537-...

Episode 536 - Most Buck for Your Bang! - Board Gamers Anonymous This week, we take a look at the games that have the most buck associated with a whole lot of ...

Episode 536 is up featuring our look at the big, expensive games that offer the most buck for your bang (but still work!) Plus a review of Wroth and discussion of the Sail Legacy Kickstarter campaign and SdJ winners www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-536-...

#questionoftheweek: What competitive game deserves a cooperative mode? (or vice versa!)

Episode 535 - BGG Hotness and Draft Update - Board Gamers Anonymous It’s that time again – let’s take a deep dive into the BGG Hotness for June and into July and ...

Episode 535 is up featuring the BGG Hotness for this month, plus a review of Creature Caravan and a discussion of Blood Rage Valhalla www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-535-...

Question of the Week: What game costs the most buck for its bang? (e.g., over the top production, unnecessary upgrades, etc.

Episode 534 - Let them Fight: Andromeda's Edge vs. Dwellings of Eldervale - Board Gamers Anonymous This week we’re pitting two heavy weights of recent gaming against one another, both with a similar design and common ...

Episode 534 is up, featuring a showdown between Dwellings of Eldervale and Andromeda's Edge www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-534-...

Episode 533 - Best Bang for Your Buck Games - Board Gamers Anonymous This week, we asked all the listeners for the games they own that offer the best bang for their buck ...

Episode 533 is up with a Voice of the Gamer feature: Best Bang for Your Buck Games, plus a rundown of the Obsession expansions and a chat about the ridiculous Ultimate Edition of the Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation. www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-533-...

Episode 532 - Board Game Club: Terraforming Mars - Board Gamers Anonymous This week, Anthony and Chris do a deep dive into all things Terraforming Mars, along with the listeners, in our ...

Episode 532 is up, featuring our first Board Game Club with Terraforming Mars www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-532-...

#QuestionoftheWeek What game in your collection gives the best bang for your buck?

Episode 531 - BGG Hotness and Board Game Draft Update! - Board Gamers Anonymous Anthony is back this week with a big update on the BGG hotness, our board game draft, and all the ...

Episode 531 is up featuring a look at the current BGG Hotness, plus an update on the 2025 Fantasy Draft and discussions of Agricola Special Edition, Hobbit: There and Back Again and Nova Era. www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-531-...

#QuestionOfTheWeek We need your comments and stories! What is your take on Terraforming Mars? First play, last play, hot takes or anything in between, tell us your history with the game.

Episode 530 - The Top 10 Games on Everyone’s Shelf - Board Gamers Anonymous Chris is joined again this week by Chris Rodriguez from Board Games for the Better to discuss the top “owned” ...

Episode 530 is up featuring Chris Rodriguez of Board Games for the Better chatting with Chris about the top owned board games out there: www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-530-...

Our first Board Game Club will feature Terraforming Mars; in the next two weeks, get your plays in and let us know your thoughts, questions, hot takes, and whatever else is on your mind about Terraforming Mars.

Drop a comment here with your thoughts, and we'll read them on the show.

Episode 529 - Top Ten Dexterity Games - Board Gamers Anonymous Chris is joined this week by Chris Rodriguez from Board Games for the Better to talk about the top 10 ...

Episode 529 is up featuring special guest Chris Rodriguez from Board Games for the Better talking about the best dexterity games: www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-529-...

Episode 528 - Our Favorite Games Gone Digital - Board Gamers Anonymous This week we’re turning to the voice of the gamers for a rundown of the games that we love that ...

We go digital with our favorite game apps and online versions, plus voice of the gamer: www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-528-...

Episode 527 - Expansions that Fix Games You Now Love - Board Gamers Anonymous (Apologies for the audio! Anthony’s microphone had an oopsie this week, so his audio is the backup). This week, we ...

Episode 527 is up featuring a look at games made into all timers by their expansions, plus a review of Galileo Galilei and a discussion of the BGG award winners. (apologies for Anthony's audio - it's a bit off this week) www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-527-...

#questionoftheweek The Golden Geek Award winners included a bunch of games with digital implementations, showing the importance of the reach sites like BoardGameArena have.

What's the best digital implementation of one of your favorite games and why?

Episode 526 - Games that Need a Crowdfunded Redux - Board Gamers Anonymous This week we’re looking at games that could use a revisit, revamp, or fancy, expensive redux on Kickstarter or Gamefound. ...

Episode 526 is up featuring our look at some games that would benefit from a crowdfunding redux: www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-526-...

#questionoftheweek What expansion fixed a game that you now love?

Episode 525 - April BGG Hotness and Fantasy Draft - Board Gamers Anonymous This we take a deep dive into the BGG Hotness for April 2025, plus give an update on month four ...

Episode 525 is up featuring the April BGG Hotness + fantasy draft update, more tariff talk, and a review of Stupor Mundi. www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-525-...

#questionoftheweek: What's your best/worst crowdfunding moment?

Episode 524 - 25 Most Acquired Games of March 2025 - Board Gamers Anonymous This week we’re looking at the most purchased or otherwise acquired games from March 2025 according to @MaaloxVoltaren (Andrea Bertani)’s ...

Episode 524 is up featuring a rundown of last month's biggest sellers, plus a review of Beyond the Horizon and preview of Battle of Hoth www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-524-...

#questionoftheweek There's a trend of converting existing formulas into co-op, including co-op modes in big competitive games, and translating video games into co-op.

What are some big competitive games that you think would benefit from a cooperative version?

Episode 523 - Top 100 Strategy Games (on BGG) - Board Gamers Anonymous On episode 523, we take a deep dive into the top 100 strategy games as listed on Board Game Geek, ...

Episode 523 is up, featuring a rundown of the top 100 strategy games on Board Game Geek, plus more tariff talk and a review of Creature Kitchen: www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-523-...

#QuestionoftheWeek What's on your shelf this week? Anything new, exciting, classic or otherwise you'd like to shout out for feature on the show?

Episode 522 - Top Ten Magic The Gathering: Universes Beyond - Board Gamers Anonymous This week, we take a deep dive into the ten set supplements and full sets that have been released or ...

Episode 522 is up featuring our ranking of the sets and inserts from Magic the Gathering: Universes Beyond, plus a review of Galactic Cruise www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-522-...

Episode 521 - BGG Hotness and Fantasy Draft Update - April - Board Gamers Anonymous We take a look at the BGG hotness and discuss the hottest upcoming games, plus provide an update of the ...

Episode 521 features a look at this month's BGG Hotness plus a Fantasy Draft update, review of Biome, and discussion of Sanctuary: www.boardgamersanonymous.com/episode-521-...