This week, we're taking a deep dive into the new games that will be available at Gen Con later this week, which we'd like to play and track down.

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Episode Notes:

 * Roll for Review: The Anarchy
 * Feature: Gen Con Preview

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Episode 538 - Gen Con 2025 Preview

This week, we're tapping into the Voice of the Gamers to discuss games that would be interesting with coop modes (or coop games that would be interesting with competitive modes).

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Episode Notes:

 * Roll for Preview: Ark Nova 3dition, Roll for Inclusion: A Board Game Café
 * Roll for Review: Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon
 * Feature: Board Game: Face-Off or Team-Up?!

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BGA Episode 537 - Board Game: Face-Off or Team-Up?!

This week, we take a look at the games that have the most buck associated with a whole lot of bang—e.g. the big, expensive, massive, sprawling games that live on the top shelf of our game rooms but are still somehow worth it.

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Episode Notes:

 * Gamelyn Games acquired by Tycoon Games
 * 2025 Spiel des Jahres winners
 * Roll for Preview: Sail Legacy
 * Roll for Review: Wroth
 * Feature: Most Buck for Your Bang!

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Episode 536 - Most Buck for Your Bang! 

It's that time again - let's take a deep dive into the BGG Hotness for June and into July and discuss what games everyone is getting psyched for going into the convention season. Plus, an update on the status of the BGA draft.

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Episode Notes:

 * Roll for Preview: Blood Rage Valhalla
 * Roll for Review: Creature Caravan
 * Feature: BGG Hotness and Draft Update

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Episode 535 - BGG Hotness and Draft Update

This week we're pitting two heavy weights of recent gaming against one another, both with a similar design and common designer: Andromeda's Edge and Dwellings of Eldervale. Which is worth tracking down? Find out in our newest VS. episode.

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Episode Notes:

 * Roll for Preview: Dungeons & Dragons: Builders of Baldur's Gate
 * Roll for Review: Urbion Second Edition
 * Feature: Andromeda's Edge vs. Dwellings of Eldervale

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Episode 534 - Let them Fight: Andromeda's Edge vs. Dwellings of Eldervale

This week, we asked all the listeners for the games they own that offer the best bang for their buck - the games you play a lot, were inexpensive, or have additional value outside of just playing them. We got a ton of great answers!

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Episode Notes:

 * Origins Game Awards rundown
 * Roll for Preview: Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation Ultimate Edition
 * Roll for Review: Obsession: Upstairs Downstairs and Character Expansions
 * Feature: Best Bang for Your Buck Games

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Episode 533 - Best Bang for Your Buck Games

This week, Anthony and Chris do a deep dive into all things Terraforming Mars, along with the listeners, in our first Board Game Club presentation. We rereview each of the games and expansions, hear your stories and feedback, share a few of our own hot takes and generally talk all things Terraforming Mars for much of the episode:

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Episode Notes:

 * Roll for Preview: The Game Makers
 * Roll for Review: All Things Terraforming Mars!
 * Feature: Board Game Club: Terraforming Mars

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Episode 532 - Board Game Club: Terraforming Mars

Anthony is back this week with a big update on the BGG hotness, our board game draft, and all the amazing stuff on Gamefound that's calling for his wallet. Plus a review of Nova Era from Chris and previous discussion of Hobbit: There and Back Again (roll and write for the win!)

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Our first Board Game Club will feature Terraforming Mars. Play the game and prepare to submit your comments, questions, and hot takes before June 13.

Episode Notes:

 * Roll for Preview: Agricola Special Edition, The Hobbit: There & Back Again
 * Roll for Review: Nova Era
 * Feature: BGG Hotness and BGA Fantasy Board Game Draft: Month 5

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Episode 531 - BGG Hotness + Board Game Draft Update! 

Chris is joined again this week by Chris Rodriguez from Board Games for the Better to discuss the top "owned" games on BoardGameGeek, what makes these games so lasting and sought after.

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Our first Board Game Club will feature Terraforming Mars. Play the game and prepare to submit your comments, questions, and hot takes before June 13.

Episode Notes:

 * Roll for Preview: Tomb Raider: The Crypt of Chronos
 * Roll for Review: Mystical Vale Essential Edition
 * Feature: The Top 10 Games on Everyone’s Shelf

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Episode 530 - The Top 10 Games on Everyone’s Shelf 

Chris is joined this week by Chris Rodriguez from Board Games for the Better to talk about the top 10 dexterity games.

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Our first Board Game Club will feature Terraforming Mars. Play the game and prepare to submit your comments, questions, and hot takes before June 13.

Episode Notes:

 * Spiel des Jahres Nominations
 * Roll for Preview: Trismegistus: New Special Edition
 * Roll for Review: Flip 7,
 * Rummikub
 * Feature: Top Ten Dexterity Games

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Episode 529 - Top Ten Dexterity Games

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