Episode 591 – What If?! Tabletop Twists What if one moment in tabletop gaming history had gone differently? This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, Chris and Tim are messing with the timeline. In our Voi...

Board Game Red Flags: When We Know a Game Isn’t for Us We all have them: those little warning signs that make us look at a board game and immediately start planning our escape from the table. This wee...

Episode 589 – Roll for Initiative…With Strangers! This week, Chris is joined by our good friend Chris Rodriguez from Board Games for the Better to tackle something almost every gamer has experienced a...

Episode 588: 13 Years of BGA — Taking on the BGG Top 100 Board Gamers Anonymous is officially 13 years old! To celebrate, Chris is joined by Tim and Game Master Dave, together on the podcast for the v...

Episode 587: The Clue Is…10 Games That Keep You Guessing The clue is…a great game night! Chris and Tim count down 10 games built around giving clues, deciphering hints, and guessing the right words or...

Chris is joined by Game Master Dave for an episode packed with previews, reviews, and a dive into the world of solitaire gaming. Roll for Preview: Chris checks out Reiner Knizia’s Medici Traders, a ti...

Gen Con 2026 Postgame Report! Gen Con is in the books, and Chris and Tim are breaking down the biggest news, announcements, and games coming out of another record-breaking year in Indianapolis. More t...

With the release of Christopher Nolan’s epic take on The Odyssey, Chris and Tim set sail in search of board games that capture the timeless themes of Homer’s legendary journey. From perilous voyages a...

Love Cascadia but looking for your next favorite game? Chris and Tim explore a collection of board games that share a satisfying blend of thoughtful decision-making, relaxing gameplay, and rewarding p...

The World Cup has come to the tabletop! In this special tournament episode of Board Gamers Anonymous, Chris and Tim continue their World Cup of Board Game Designers, where the greatest designers from ...

This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, Game Master Dave returns from the convention circuit with tales from the gaming tables, standout discoveries, and memorable moments in our feature segment, Game Ma...

Building Up! This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, we’re reaching new heights with our feature review of the Top 10 Games That Build Skyward! From towering structures to layered landscapes, we’re celeb...

The Sweet Spot: Six Players What’s the ideal player count for a board game? This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, Chris and Tim dive into one of gaming’s most debated topics: games that are at their ab...

If You Like Point Salad, Try… takes a look at some of our favorite games that scratch that same satisfying combo-building, engine-crafting, and point-chasing itch! We dive into a variety of games that...

Welcome to the table! This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, Tim joins us for a deep dive into his gaming history and experiences. for the Voice of our Gamers! Roll for Preview: The Lord of the Rings: A...

Welcome to the table! This week on Board Gamers Anonymous, Game Master Dave joins us for an in-depth round of board game reviews and previews. Dave breaks down a diverse lineup of tabletop games, incl...

This week, we preview The Lord of the Rings: The King’s Gambit and review Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends, Trismegistus (2026)! Our feature is Anthony’s Final Top 100 update, all-time! If you haven’t ye...

It all comes down to this! The 64 of the greatest board game mechanics, down to our Sweet 16, Final Four, and then, our Number 1 Board Game Mechanic! Which mechanic is top?! Find out now, with Chris &...

This week on the podcast, we go a bit mad with our yearly Board Game Bracket. This year, it is the best board game mechanics! And we also get a bit sad with Anthony’s announcement. If you haven’t yet,...

Anthony and Chris take a look at some of their favorite types of games: tableau builders set in nature. Find out which ten games make the list and why they’re the best of the bunch. If you haven’t yet...

Anthony and Chris dig into the full list of nominees (all 120 of them!!) for the Origins Awards, recently announced of June’s Origins Game Fair. Plus more discussion of AI’s impact on the industry, an...

Dave Master Dave joins Chris this week to talk about the nuts and bolts of running a board game convention in the lead up to Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo. If you haven’t yet, check out the recentl...

This week, Anthony and Chris take a deep dive into 10 of their favorite designers, and identify the game that represents them at the peak of their designer game. Plus discussions on the good, the bad,...

This week, Anthony and Chris look at 11 games that act as the magical bridge between medium and big, crunchy Euro games. Which heavy games come first? We have you covered. If you haven’t yet, check ou...

This week, Anthony and Chris delve into ten games that are not just defined by one central mechanic, but that are as good as they are almost solely because of that mechanic. If you haven’t yet, check ...

This week, Anthony and Chris delve into the five games added to the BGG Hall of Fame this year, with plenty of controversy and concern on display. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BG...

This week, Anthony and Chris are joined by Will and Megan to talk about a whole bunch of games we’ve all been playing lately, plus some corrections and additions to our board game cinematic universe l...

This week, Anthony and Chris dig into a big list of questions, asking each other some truly impossible ones about what they would rather do, plus discussions of recent games hitting the table and more...

The year is just getting started, and we have a dozen spicy predictions about how it will go in the next eleven and a half months. Check out Anthony and Chris’s thoughts for the year ahead, plus new r...

Every year, I have a blast pulling together a huge list of all the board games currently scheduled to come out in the upcoming year that we’re excited about. There are hundreds of new games every year...

It’s that time of year again – we’re looking at the most anticipated games on the upcoming year’s release calendar. Check out more than 50 games, expansions, and rereleases we’re excited to see, play,...

2025 was an interesting year for board games, impacted by a range of factors, including the tariffs that started in April, the shift in crowdfunding volume, and the continued contraction of the indust...

It’s time for the 2025 BGA Awards, in which we choose our top picks in 10 different categories for the year. Find out which game takes home our game of the year award, plus so much more in this year’s...

We take a look back at all the games we thought would be in the hotness in 2025, discuss the ones we played, the ones we didn’t, and the surprises along the way. A great way to recap and prepare for n...

This week, Chris and Anthony dig into the paradox that is AI and how it is impacting and influencing tabletop gaming. We have pros, cons, and a few extra thoughts on the future of AI in our hobby. Rol...

This week on BGA, Chris and Anthony are joined by Will to talk about conventions and what makes for a ...

This week, Chris and Anthony are joined by special guests and BGA cohorts Will and Meghan, who attended PAX Unplugged ...

Anthony and Chris are back from PAX Unplugged this year and have a whole bunch of games to talk about, ...

Anthony and Chris are back with another annual holiday gift guide, featuring our top picks in nearly a dozen categories ...

This week, Chris is joined by Will Nation to discuss all things dice and defiance, including a preview of next ...

This week, Anthony and Chris dig into the games that we think have a shot at game of the year ...

This week, we take a dive into the hottest games out of Essen SPIEL 2025, looking at the games that ...

This week, we hit a big round number (550) and talk about the five games that have had a lasting ...

This week, Anthony and Chris are looking back at all of the Versus episodes they’ve done to reflect on which ...

This week, we take a look at the 10 most influential games of the 20th century, fresh off our visit ...

This week, we do a deep dive on the games that use deckbuilding most effectively in 2025, plus reflect on ...

This week, Anthony and Chris revisit a popular topic and update their 2018 list of top 10 heavy euros. See ...

Episode 545 is up featuring our rundown of the most funded games of all time on Gamefound, which hold up, ...

This week, Anthony and Chris do a deep dive into the games that rank highest on Board Game Geek in ...