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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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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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* 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: InfernoAt 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 expansionsAt 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 CityAt 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 ModeAt 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 EditionAt 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 ImplementationBest Family GameBest Strategic GameplayOverlooked GemBest KickstarterBest 2.0 ReleaseBest Solo GameBest 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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We asked and you answered! This week we've constructed the top 10 games of 2023 according to the listeners. Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey and congratulations to Omar, who won a game as part of that contest. 

Join us for a rundown of these ten, plus a bit of a rant from Anthony on the spiraling of crowdfunding for classic games, and reviews of some recent (and not-so-recent) games.

* Acquisition Disorders: DCeased, KELP - Shark vs. Octopus

* At the Table Reviews: Imperial Miners, Skip-Bo, Disney The Muppet Christmas Carol: Spirit of Giving Game

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It's that time of year again. Games and gifts and gifts that are games! 

Check out our 2023 holiday gift guide, complete with 20 different games, accessories, and apps that you can gift to yourself or a gamer friend for the holiday season. 

Additionally, we chat about the direction of crowdfunded upgrades to classic games and what it will take to make us back Food Chain Magnate on Gamefound, plus our question of the week: "If a group of lions is a pride and a group of crows is a murder, what should we call a group of meeples?"

Contest: 

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This week, we're looking at another collection of mechanics based on a single component: the meeple! Check out 15+ unique uses of meeples and how they represent the hobby as a whole.

* Acquisition Disorders: Cargo Empire, Calimala

* At the Table Reviews: Raiders of the North Sea, Evolution

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Thanks to Ryan for the suggestion on this week's topic! We're looking at different ways dice have been used as a mechanic in board games with 15 different takes (and representative games) from the hobby. 

* Question of the Week: Ouija is a _______ game

* Acquisition Disorders: Cities, Star Trek: Into the Unknown

* At the Table: Tichu, Terraforming Mars The Dice Game, Herstory, Pop in the Box

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This week, we're looking at the best trick (not treat) taking games for the Halloween season. Which small box, quick fun games should you bring to the table (or hand out) on Halloween this year? 

Question of the Week: What game is sneaky in its complexity, offering a lot more depth (or barriers) than you'd expect based on the artwork, presentation, or publisher?Acquisition disorder - Through the Desert, Keep the Heroes Out: Boss BattlesAt the Table reviews - World Wonders

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This week, we take a look at the sequel games that have launched their way up the BoardGameGeek Top 100 list, becoming, at least numerically, better versions. It's not a top 10, because there are 11. Find out how they iterated and changed their own formula and became more popular games. 

Question of the Week: What's your favorite board game production? Not necessarily best artwork or miniatures (though that may be your answer), but the best overall production of a game, from flavor text in the rulebook to table presence or even box design?Acquisition Disorders: World Order, Obsession: Character Expansion (with Metal Coins)At the Table Reviews: Forest Shuffle, Crown of Emara

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This week, Chris welcomes special guests Chris from Board Games for the Better and Game Master Dave to talk games, the upcoming Tabletop Charity Game Day on November 4, and much more!

Acquisition Disorders: Metal Gear Solid The Board Game, Twilight Imperium 4th Edition (BGA), The Night Cage: Shrieking HollowAt the Table Reviews: Tokaido Duo, Advance Civilization (Avalon Hill), Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

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This week, we look from afar at the hotness from Essen Spiel 2023, talking about the games that sold out, the games that hit the BGG hotness, and all the things we're interested in tracking down for ourselves in a few months when they reach the US. 

Question of the Week: What should be a mandatory addition to the side of game boxes (along with player count and length)? Acquisition Disorders: Rats of Wistar, Gamefold: The First Folding Table Designed for GamingAt the Table Reviews: Voidfall, Age of Innovation, Namiji: Deluxe Edition

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We take a look back at the last 10 years and the games we named "best of the year" in each of those years, then discuss if those selections have changed since then. Some years remain strong, others change substantially. Find out which games we're still playing. 

Acquisition disorders: Haggis, Mycelia | The Strategic Mushroom GameAt the Table reviews: Voidfall impressions, Masters of the Universe: The Board Game ? Clash for Eternia

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This week we're talking the BGG hotness as of the end of September. Which games are hot and why? Always a fun discussion. Plus Anthony discusses the process of unpacking and learning Voidfall (it's a lot!)

Acquisition Disorders: Evacuation, Flock Together - An Asymmetric Cooperative GameAt the Table Reviews: Race to the Raft, Heat: Pedal to the Metal

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This week we're talking about all those Roman Empire games we can't get out of our heads, plus a discussion of the Terraforming Mars AI controversy, and an announcement for upcoming NJ gaming goodness.

Acquisition Disorders: Fromage, One Page WarAt the Table Reviews: Moon, Bullet??, Ra (Deluxe Edition)

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This week we're running through the 10 best games that Simone Luciani has worked on. All the best of meeples on maps and dice for actions. 

Question of the Week: In the age of board game sequels, has a new version or sequel truly killed an old game for you? How so?Acquisition Disorders: Planet Nubo, More Terraforming Mars!At the Table Reviews: Number Drop, Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game (solo), Moon

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This week, we're talking about...games that aren't Lorcana! Specifically, we're reminiscing about some of the now defunct CCGs and TCGs that devoured our money in years past. Find out what happened to them and why it seems like every collectible card game that isn't Magic, Pokemon, or Yu Gi Oh eventually folds up shop. 

Question of the Week: What's your favorite game to play in public (malls, restaurants, game cafes, etc.) and why?Acquisition Disorders: Harvest (A Farming Game), Worms?: The Board GameAt the Table Reviews: War of the Ring: The Card Game: Against the Shadow, Sea, Salt & Paper

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We have a special guest this week: Geof Gambill, previously of The Longview Podcast, joins us to discuss all things gaming, including his background in the hobby, some recent reviews, and a rundown of his favorite civilization games.

Acquisition Disorders: Obojima Tales from the Tall Grass: A 5E Campaign Setting, Dungeon Kart, UnsettledAt the Table Reviews: Mindbug First Contact, Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition, Lunar Rush, Aegean Sea, Barcelona

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We're in the heart of Essen announcement season, meaning the BGG hotness is loaded with fresh new games with only tidbits of information to tie us over until the fall. Join us as we run through the top 50 on BGG's hotness list for August.

Question of the Week: What's changed most about you as a gamer since you entered the hobby?Acquisition Disorders: Grand Austria Hotel: Hochsaison, Fool's Blade: A Sword-Crafting Monster-Slaying Card GameAt the Table Reviews: Star Wars The Deckbuilding Game, Star Trek Away Missions

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My how time flies! It's been ten years since Board Gamers Anonymous launched, and over the course of 437 episodes, we've played a bunch of games, talked about a lot in the industry, and experienced a lot in both life and gaming. This week we're looking back, not just at the last year of episodes (as we do every summer), but at the last decade as a podcast. Thank you to everyone who has helped us get here!

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Gen Con 2023 was an amazing time, filled with friends, games, academic discussions, and more! Listen to our rundown of the games played, events attended, and academic conferences run during Gen Con 2023 in this week's episode.

Games discussed:

Terraforming Mars The Dice GamePoint CityWaffle TimeDeep DiveWar of the Ring the Card GameKeyforgeLorcanaNucleumLost Ruins of Arnak expansion

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In just a few weeks, we're celebrating our 10th anniversary as a podcast, so we want to look back at the games and events that made headlines over the last decade. This week we're looking at the last ten winners of the Board Game Geek Game of the Year award. 

Question of the Week: You just got a game you are super excited about?how do you convince your friends to play it?Acquisition Disorders: Unreliable Wizard, Wizards & Co.At the Table Reviews: For Northwood!, Ancient Realms, & River Wild, Challengers!

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It's back! Our world cup bracket, this time for the Women's World Cup (Go Team USA!). This time around, we're featuring video game IP-based board games, and yes, there are a whole bunch of them. Find out which video game IP translated to cardboard (and plastic) holds up best in 2023.

Question of the Week: Favorite player color and why?

Acquisition Disorders: Luddite, Stonespine Architects

At the Table Reviews: The Princes of Florence (2023), Point Salad

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We're back with another episode of "Last 10", this week featuring the last 10 winners of the Kennerspiel des Jahres winners. We recorded this before 2023's winners were announced, so find out if we guessed correctly which games would win plus previews of The White Castle and Calimala's 2023 update, and reviews of Expedition and Earth. 

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* Acquisition Disorders: The White Castle, Calimala (2023)

* At the Table: Expedition, Earth

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This week we're starting the first in a series of Lookback episodes to reflect on the last ten years in gaming, as we've covered it on the podcast and beyond. First up, the last 10 Spiel des Jahres winners.

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Acquisition Disorders ? For Northwood!, Mordred

At the Table Reviews: Newton Expansions (Sun Set Promos, Great Discoveries, New Horizons), Raccoon Tycoon

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On August 2, we're launching the first ever Board Game Academics conference to celebrate the work of the researchers and academics from a range of fields and specialties. Learn more about the event, who will be speaking and what they'll be discussing in this special episode.

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Question of the Week: Time to get spicy! What's your hottest take on board games?Acquisition Disorders - Freelancers: A Crossroads Game, Cyclades Legendary EditionAt the Table Reviews: Stranger Things: Upside Down, The Duke

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Episode 430 is all about the Origins Game Fair, which took place this last weekend in Columbus, Ohio. 

We delve into the online discussion around the event, the games that were released at the event, what new game releases look like in the age of Kickstarter, and the winners of the 2023 Origins Awards. 

We also delve into previews of World Wonders and the new edition of Mystery of the Abbey currently on Kickstarter. 

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This week we're looking at 20 of the hottest games and expansions being released in the next 6 months, with a rundown of why we're excited and when they're expected to hit store shelves.

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* Question of the Week: What game are you most looking forward to in the second half of the year? 

* Acquisition Disorders: Inventions: Evolution of Ideas, Thiefdom 

* At the Table Reviews: Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, Small World

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This week we're looking at the IPs that should have games built around them, but for some reason, still don't, plus what types of games we'd want those to be.

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- Question of the Week: Who is the best original character in a board game and why?

- Acquisition Disorders: Galactic Cruise, Witchcraft!

- At the Table: Revive

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This week, we're looking at the top ten games from Days of Wonder, one of the all-time great publishers, both for quality and production of games, and general attention to their fans and customers. Which game comes out on top?

* Question of the Week: If you could retheme one of your favorite games with one of your favorite IPs, which game/IP combo would you choose and why?

* Acquisition Disorders: Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West, Ruse - Instincts of the Den

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This week we're looking at the top 10 games you can take with you to the beach, on an airplane, or otherwise shove in your pocket for quick, easy gaming on the go.

In addition, we're talking about the recently announced nominees for the Spiel des Jahres, the growing controversy over publisher/reviewer relationships, and a whole lot more.

Acquisition Disorders: Metal Gear Solid The Board Game, Carson City Big Box At the Table Review: Dark Tomb

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It's that time of the month again; we're back with the hottest of hotness games from BGG, discussing what games are new to the top 50, why they're there, and what to keep an eye out for.

- Question of the Week: What's a game that would actually benefit from legacy/campaign treatment that hasn't gotten it yet?

- Acquisition Disorders: War of the Ring The Card Game: Against the Shadow, Terrorscape

- At the Table: Between Two Cities Essential Edition

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This week, we're looking at ten games that take on unique themes to explore mental health. These games bring awareness to the importance of mental health care, not necessarily games that will help or treat.

Question of the Week: What's your favorite tie-breaking mechanism (and why)? Acquisition Disorder: Terraforming Mars Prelude 2, Barcelona At the Table Reviews: Dorfromantik, Horseless Carriage, Amsterdam

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We're closing out our trilogy of game award discussions with a rundown of the recently announced Origins Awards nominees. How did they do this year? Find out, plus reviews of Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game and a revisit to Rebuilding Seattle

- Question of the Week: What original board game IP would best support a movie or television series?

- Acquisition Disorders: Ark Nova Marine Worlds, Botany

- At the Table Reviews: Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, Rebuilding Seattle

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While we will have to wait another year for our death laser, we're still excited to talk about the 2022 Golden Geek awards nominees, recently announced on Board Game Geek. Check out our thoughts and picks from the ample list of nominees. 

Question of the Week ? What's your number 1 deal breaker when it comes to games? A mechanic, theme, art style, player count (or something else entirely) that turns you off from a game before you even sit down? Acquisition Disorders ? Paperback 10th Anniversary + Typewriter, Call of Duty: The Board Game At the Table Reviews ? Distilled, Darwin's Journey: Fireland Expansions

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The Dice Tower award nominations are in, and we're running through them all to discuss what the landscape of 2022 games looked like and which ones we might be leaning toward in the voting.

Question of the Week - What's your biggest "stand up and shout" moment when playing games (good or bad)? Acquisition Disorders - Teotihuacan: City of Gods Deluxe Master Set, They Live: The Card Game - Save The City/Enslave The City At the Table Reviews - Venn, Darwin's Journey

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This week we're looking at the top 10 board games, card games, and miniature games that reflect Marvel and its comic and cinematic universes.

Question of the Week - What's a game you were initially cold on but came around to after multiple plays? Do you feel the game specifically needs multiple plays (and therefore might be underrated broadly), or that you had a rough initial play? Acquisition Disorders - Cascadia Landmarks, Santorini Deluxe & Expansion At the Table Reviews - Naturopolis, Spirit Island: Branch & Claw

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We take a look back at the games that performed best in 2022 in a number of categories. We know what people liked, but what did they actually buy? Plus we remember Klaus Teuber and discuss the success of the Dungeons & Dragons movie.

Question of the Week: What's the highest-rated game (or games if you're feeling wordy today) on Board Game Geek that you haven't played yet, and why haven't you played it? Acquisition Disorders: Age of Innovation, Funko "Star Wars Rivals" At the Table Reviews: Earth, 7 Wonders Leaders & Cities (Second Edition)

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