{"podcast":{"title":"Board Gamers Anonymous","slug":"board-gamers-anonymous-169326","podcast_index_feed_id":169326,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/bga","website_url":"https://www.boardgamersanonymous.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3b8f2b2e-d1cd-11ef-b06d-9b211e49182e/image/ae0fe15ee406c1c7a84ed7b73110940d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Board Gamers Anonymous","episode_count":586,"summary":"Board Gamers Anonymous is a podcast about tabletop board gamers and the insane fun they have at the table together - from Euros like Food Chain Magnate, Caverna, and Gaia Project to American Style games like Rising Sun, Gloomhaven, and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T02:17:52.232444+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/board-gamers-anonymous-169326"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 566 - Top 10 Games Saved by  One Brilliant Mechanic","slug":"episode-566-top-10-games-saved-by-one-brilliant-mechanic","published_at":"2026-02-11T19:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/board-gamers-anonymous-169326/episode-566-top-10-games-saved-by-one-brilliant-mechanic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/board-gamers-anonymous-169326","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD5948412904.mp3?updated=1776784308","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD5948412904.mp3?updated=1776784308","summary":"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 out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join us over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgameacademics.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Registration is now open for Tabletop Scholars, and the CFP is up for Volume IV of the journal. Contents Roll for Preview: Rurik Second Edition Roll for Review: Tea Garden Feature: Critiquing BGG’s 2026 Hall of Fame Class If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous),⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/bganonymous.bsky.social), and our website (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"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 becaus…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4217,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/board-gamers-anonymous-169326/episodes/episode-566-top-10-games-saved-by-one-brilliant-mechanic/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/board-gamers-anonymous-169326/episode-566-top-10-games-saved-by-one-brilliant-mechanic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}