Episodes

  • Episode 493 - Top 100 Part 3: 80-71
    Sep 18 2024

    Over the next 10 weeks, we’re counting down our top 100 games of all time, in anticipation of Episode 500 in November. Join us as we discuss ten games from our list each week, with deep dives into what made the list and why.

    This week we’re looking at games from 80-71

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Episode 492 - Top 100 Part 2: 90-81
    Sep 11 2024

    Over the next 10 weeks, we’re counting down our top 100 games of all time, in anticipation of Episode 500 in November. Join us as we discuss ten games from our list each week, with deep dives into what made the list and why.

    This week we're looking at games from 90-81.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Episode 491 - Top 100 Part 1: 100-91
    Sep 4 2024

    Over the next 10 weeks, we're counting down our top 100 games of all time, in anticipation of Episode 500 in November. Join us as we discuss ten games from our list each week, with deep dives into what made the list and why.

    This week, we're kicking things off with 100-91, plus a discussion of the list building process and how we feel about our selections.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Episode 490: BGA's Hall of Fame Games
    Aug 28 2024

    As we prepare for the epic 10 week Top 100 countdown starting on September 3, we look at our current top 100 lists and pull 5 games each to enshrine in the inaugural class of the BGA Hall of Fame.

    • Question of the Week: What game is in your personal hall of fame - an all-timer you'll never not appreciate?
    • Acquisition Disorders: I, Napoleon, Chicago '68
    • At the Table Reviews: Maki Master, Path of Civilization


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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Episode 489 - Our 11th Anniversary!
    Aug 21 2024

    This week we're celebrating 11 years of BGA! As is our annual tradition, we're taking a deep dive into the last year of episodes (and gaming) to look at the acquisition disorders, reviews, and features we loved most, and how we feel about gaming in 2024.

    • Question of the Week: What's your number one game experience of the last 12 months (game played, event attended, moment experienced)?
    • Acquisition Disorders: Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age, Galileo Galilei
    • At the Table Reviews: Ezra and Nehemiah, Comic Hunters


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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Episode 488 - Our Instant Buy, Play, Dodge, Burn!
    Aug 14 2024

    This week we're looking at the games that are instant buys, plays, dodges or burns on our list. What mechanic, designer, theme, or other element automatically puts a game in a category before we even get it to the table (fairly or not)?

    Before diving in, we talk about the Dice Tower Award winners, as well as the numbers from this year's Gen Con.

    Acquisition Disorders: Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere® RPG, Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth

    At the Table Reviews: 9 Card Trilogy (Orchard, Grove, Forage), Doomlings

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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Episode 487 - Going Analog! Translating Video Games to Cardboard
    Aug 7 2024

    This week we're looking at the factors that make a transition from digital to analog work well - from the design aesthetics to the mechanics that stick best.

    • Question of the Week - What's a video game mechanic do you think makes (or would make) the best transition to tabletop?
    • Acquisition Disorders - Comic Hunters, Speakeasy
    • At the Table Reviews - Campaign Trail, Fool's Blade


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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 486 - 2024 Board Game Olympics: Paris
    Jul 31 2024

    This week, we're looking at the best games that feature the city of Paris, where the 2024 Olympic Games are taking place. Which Parisian games stand tall for this year's board game Olympics?

    We also do a deep dive into the recent announcements out of San Diego Comic-Con, plus a discussion of the recently announced Spiel des Jahres winners.

    • Acquisition Disorders: Epos, Rise of Babel
    • At the Table Reviews: Dune War for Arrakis, Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate


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    1 hr and 26 mins