This week we're looking at the 20 games and expansions we're most excited to see and play through the end of 2024. There's a lot of good stuff on the horizon. Let's dig in!

• Acquisition Disorders - Everdell Duo, BOOM Patrol - Arcade-style Tank Battling Action!
• At the Table Reviews - Star Wars Shatterpoint, Dune: Imperium - Uprising, Munchkin: Clerical Errors Expansion (Steam)

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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 work in the gaming community, and his own favorite game. Find out more at www.davengdesign.com 

Acquisition Disorders - River Glassworks, DC Heroes United, Stefan Feld City Collection - Classic: Special Edition

At the Table Reviews - The Beacon Patrol, Cascadia Rolling Rivers and Rolling Hills, Silver & Gold

Feature Review - Dave Eng's Favorite Game: Trio

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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 these things have become.

• Acquisition Disorders: Saltfjord, Defenders of the Wild
• At the Table Reviews: Digsaw, Arcs, Self Careless, Twilight Inscription

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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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Acquisition Disorders: Harmonies, Kemet: Rise of the Gods

At the Table Reviews: Root: Marauder Hirelings Pack & Hireling Box, Food Chain Magnate, Marrakesh, Tsuro

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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 upcoming Board Game Academics conference plus the recent filing for a trademark of the word "meeple."

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• Acquisition Disorders: Gentle Rain, Trekking the World 2nd Edition & Bucket List Expansion
• At the Table Reviews: Sea Salt & Paper & Extra Salt, Kingsburg (2nd Edition), Ethnos, Fanasty Realms & App

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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.

• Question of the Week: Anthony’s away, so what did YOU play this week? And how would YOU rate it?
• Acquisition Disorders: Sovereign: Fall of Wormwood, Ada's Dream
• At the Table Reviews: Thunder Road: Vendetta, Clank!: Catacombs

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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 the most complex game you know how to play without looking at the rules?
• Acquisition Disorders: Nucleum: Court of Progress, Star Trek Captain Chair, King of Tokyo Duel
• At the Table Reviews: Slay the Spire, Star Tycoon, The Vale of Eternity

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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 games that need more content!

• Acquisition Disorders: Oath New Foundations, Star Trek: Star Realms
• At the Table Reviews: Cat in the Box Deluxe, Mini Rogue

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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 previews and reviews of what's coming out soon.

• Question of the Week: What is the most challenging aspect of the board gaming hobby? (e.g. finding players, managing budget, finding space)
• Acquisition Disorders: Ironwood, Yonder
• At the Table Reviews: Mage Knight Ultimate Edition, Tesseract, Behext, Skyrise

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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 Golden Geek Award winners at the top of the show, plus give our thoughts on X-Men '97 and the newly announced Lord of the Rings movie coming in 2 (!) years.

• Acquisition Disorders: Vicious Gardens, Black Forest
• At the Table Reviews: Tolerance

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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.

• Question of the Week: What game makes you saltier than any other game? Do you avoid playing it?
• Acquisition Disorders: Dune: War for Arrakis - Desert War, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game - Clone Wars Expansion
• At the Table Reviews: Nucleum Australia, After the Empire

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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 Week - What's a game for which the retail edition is just as good as the crowdfunded version (or close enough)? Let's talk about games that didn't need to be crowdfunded.
• Acquisition Disorders - Keyforge Aember vs. Mindbug Battlefruits, Feudum Big Box, Munchkin Big Box, Canvas Big Box
• At the Table Reviews - Books of Time, Fractured Sky

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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, Slay the Spire: The Board Game, 2025 Board Game Mosaic Calendar, Earth Abundance Expansion
• At the Table Reviews: Trailblazers, Expeditions: Around the World

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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 did we all hoard? We take a deep dive to find out.

• Question of the Week: What's the most complex game you'd comfortable recommend for people new(ish) to gaming?
• Acquisition Disorders: We All Take from the River, Bloomchasers: Delightful 3D Tree Game of Flowers and Wits
• At the Table Reviews: Rising Waters, Defenders of the Realm expansions

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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 games, plus previews of DC Heroes United and Bebop.

* Acquisition Disorders: DC Heroes United, Bebop

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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 table.

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Acquisition Disorders: Rebirth, Millennium Blades...Again!

At the Table Reviews: Star Wars Unlimited, Castle Up, Star Trek Away Mission Kirk & Scotty, Terraforming Mars on BGA

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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 showdown.

This year, we're looking at the most popular non-IP-based themes, meaning the best games featuring:

Cats

Zombies

Aliens

Robots

Samurai

Knights

Vikings

Cowboys

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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're looking at the most popular non-IP based themes, meaning the best games featuring:

Cats

Zombies

Aliens

Robots

Samurai

Knights

Vikings

Cowboys

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CONTEST!

Our annual March Gamer Madness bracket is now live. Enter your picks for a chance to win a game and to help break ties on the episodes:

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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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* Acquisition Disorders - Queen's Blood (Final Fantasy VIII Rebirth, UniVersus CCG: Godzilla, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Tekken 8, Star Trek Star Realms

* At the Table Reviews: Evacuation, Wings of Glory (WWI)

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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 generative AI or will it outsmart us with clever designs? 

* Question of the Week: What's the best thing you've ever purchased for your board game collection?

* Acquisition Disorders: Mage Knight: The Apocalypse Dragon, Mass Effect: The Board Game – Priority: Hagalaz

* At the Table Reviews: Wyrmspan, Glitch Squad, Kite

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