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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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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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?

Acquisition Disorders: Puerto Rico Special Edition, Star Trek Ascendancy on Game Found, Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition Reprint, Cascadia Rolling

At the Table Reviews: Rats of Wistar, Cats and Quilts of Calico, Shelfie, Surfosaurus

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This week, Anthony and Chris are looking at some of the many games to hit big box stores as exclusives or limited time releases (or streamlined versions of long time classics), in particular, Target and its long run of hobby games. 

Question of the Week: What's the best designer/publisher combo?

Acquisition Disorders: King of Tokyo: Origins, Fled, Feudum

At the Table Reviews: Federation, Imperial Miners

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We're looking at the best of the best from Vladimir Suchy this week, running down our top 10 of his very diverse ludography. 

• Question of the Week: What's a game you think should be in the upper pantheon of board games that everyone stopped talking about?
• Acquisition Disorders: Inferno Deluxe Edition, Dante: Inferno
• At the Table Reviews: Flamecraft, Canvas: Finishing Touches – Deluxe Edition, Dominion (App)

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Anthony and Chris run through the catalog of Stonemaier Games and put them on a tier list using our review rating scale. Plus:

• Question of the Week: What do you do in support of tabletop gaming? Organize? Design? Publish? Media? Events? DM? Teach games? 
• Acquisition Disorders: Speakeasy, Stefan Feld City Collection Nassau & Kathmandu, Kemet Blood and Sand expansions
• At the Table Reviews: Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa, Age of Rome, Think Like a Shrink

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It's that time again; we take a deep dive into the best games currently listed on BoardGameGeek's hotness list, plus we have fresh new reviews and previews: 

• Question of the Week: Let's talk expansions: what new elements added to a game have the best chance to wow you and enter rotation? (e.g. asymmetry, new cards, the dreaded 5th player) 
• Acquisition Disorders: A Song of Ice & Fire Tactics, TOKYO HIGHWAY Rainbow City
• At the Table Reviews: Barcelona, Scarface 1920

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This week, we're looking at the top 100 thematic games as listed on BoardGameGeek.com. Which ones deserve to be ranked so high and which would we drop lower? Find out in a full rundown of the top 100 listing on BGG. 

• Question of the Week: What's your favorite thematic game and why?
• Acquisition Disorder: Steam Power, EVE: War for New Eden, Conan by Monolith: Red Nails Expansion and Versus Mode
• At the Table Review: Oranienburger Kanal, Undaunted: Normandy

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Over the last 10+ years, we've reviewed a lot of games. Hundreds of experiences, many of which we really enjoyed. But every now and then, a game hits just wrong, and we can't help but give it our dreaded "burn" rating. 

This week, we're taking a look back at some of these duds, and discussing why they fell flat for us. For those eager to hear more negative reviews, this is for you! 

• Acquisition Disorders: Meeple Inc., G.I. JOE Battle for the Arctic Circle, Powered by Axis & Allies & Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition
• At the Table Reviews: Apiary, Triqueta

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We run through our favorite games of 2023, with our top 10 games of the year and awards for:

• Best Digital Implementation
• Best Family Game
• Best Strategic Gameplay
• Overlooked Gem
• Best Kickstarter
• Best 2.0 Release
• Best Solo Game
• Best Expansion

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The new year is here and we have a list of the 50 (give or take) most anticipated games of the upcoming year. It's our supersized, mega-acquisition disorder!

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This week, we're taking a look back at the year that was 2023, with a rundown of the games we played, the ones that didn't come out (and some that will never come out), and our overall thoughts of the year as a whole. 

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We're back with another episode of hot takes, looking at the games that people may not be as generally positive on but that we love. Plus reviews of Horrified: Greek Monsters and Hexarchy. 

Acquisition Disorders: Fief England - Alliances, Treachery, And Power, Stormgate

At the Table Reviews: Horrified: Greek Monsters, Hexarchy

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This week we're looking at some of the truly great games out there that just don't click for us and discuss what about them doesn't work (and if either of us disagrees). 

Question of the Week: What's a game that completely upended your expectations (good or bad)? How so?

Acquisition Disorders: Nucleum: Australia, Star Realms Deluxe Colonial Collection, Adventure Time Card Wars 10th Anniversary

At the Table Review: Junk Drawer

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Another PAX Unplugged has come and gone, and we're discussing all the cool things we saw, did, and played over the three-day gaming weekend in Philadelphia. 

Games discussed:

- Defenders of the Realm 2.0

- Dune Imperium: Uprising

- Undergrove

- Cascadia Flip and Roll and Write Games

- Evacuation

- Nucleum

- Star Wars Unlimited

- Evil Corp.

- Nautilus Island

- In the Footsteps of Darwin

- CATastrophe: A Game of 9 Lives

- House of Cats

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