{"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 572 - March Gamer Madness:  “Best Mechanics” Bracket","slug":"episode-572-march-gamer-madness-best-mechanics-bracket","published_at":"2026-03-30T09:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/board-gamers-anonymous-169326/episode-572-march-gamer-madness-best-mechanics-bracket","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/PODERATIONLTD1307602540.mp3?updated=1776785474","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/PODERATIONLTD1307602540.mp3?updated=1776785474","summary":"This week on the podcast, we go a bit mad with our yearly Board Game Bracket. This year, it is the best board game mechanics! And we also get a bit sad with Anthony's announcement. If you haven’t yet, check out the recently updated BGA website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgamersanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join us over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.boardgameacademics.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and read the newest journal of tabletop gaming! Volume 3, Issue 1 is out now! 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 on the podcast, we go a bit mad with our yearly Board Game Bracket. This year, it is the best board game mechanics! And we also get a bit sad wi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6172,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/board-gamers-anonymous-169326/episodes/episode-572-march-gamer-madness-best-mechanics-bracket/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-572-march-gamer-madness-best-mechanics-bracket.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}