FDQ: Quality or Quantity?
Okay, so the dichotomy isn’t perfect: there are great games that are short, and there→
Browsing: Discussion
FDQ: What Is Player Interaction?
In recent twitter activity, the question came up as to what exactly player interaction is.→
FDQ: What’s Your Favorite Gaming Snack?
It’s game night, finally. Your buddies are on their way over. Your wife finally let→
FDQ: What Theme Grabs Your Attention?
Whether theme or flavor, the package a game comes wrapped in can greatly affect its→
The Art of Sacrifice
Choice is an element of game design that often differentiates a good game from a→
FDQ: Biggest disappointment?
Everyone’s had that experience. They get excited about an upcoming game. They hear the hype.→
FDQ: Expansions or new games?
Board gaming is a pretty great hobby. You get the benefits of getting away from→
FDQ: What Game Do You Wish You Played More Often?
We discussed it earlier—the near tragedy of the box that sits. Variety may be the→
FDQ: What Is Your Gaming Pet Peeve?
We all love board gaming. It’s a great way to kick back, relax, have some→
At the Movies
Did you see the trailer for the Battleship movie? Have you heard about adaptations of Candyland→
FDQ: What Is the Best Party Game?
You’re at a party, and someone suggests a game. That person brings out…Trivial Pursuit, an→
FDQ: What Game Is on Your Radar?
Conventions, blogs, and BGG—they seem like an endless source of inspiration (and temptation). This leads→
FDQ: What Is Your Favorite Team Game?
There is no I in “team” (though if you rearrange the letters, you can get→
Friday Question: Are You a Sleever?
I’ve heard it defended as “protecting your investment.” I’ve heard detractors say, “It’s like your→
FDQ: What do you play on?
Video gamers have their sweet gaming rigs. Readers have a favorite spot to curl up→
Friday Question: What Is Your Favorite Combo?
Synergy. A strategy working in perfect sync. An engine with every part in its place.→
The self-propagation theory
A thought occurred to me after a game of Ascending Empires tonight, as I put→
Friday Question: Are You a Dissenter?
Maybe it’s hipster contrarianism. Maybe you really are special. In any case, for better or→
Flying Solo
Do you ever play board games “solo”? For a very long time, the thought never→
Friday Question: What Is Your Favorite Two-Player Game?
Everyone loves those gaming sessions where the stars align and everyone shows up. Options abound—games→
Forbidden Love, or, The Box That Sits
A brief disclosure: I am a packrat, from a family of packrats. Cleaning out my→
Friday Question: Do You Use House Rules?
We all know the drill. If you go over to Billy’s house, he may play→
When Games are Ruined
A friend, brother-in-law, and occassional board-game opponent of mine (who I will henceforth refer to→
Friday Question: What Game Is the Tensest?
Games are meant to be a medium for fun social get-togethers with friends, family, and→
Friday Question: What Is a Good Family Game?
@Futurewolfie is out camping with his family this week, and I’ve been holding down the fort→
Friday Question: What Was Your Gateway Game?
In the board game community, we often talk about “gateway games,” those games we present→
Friday Question: Is There a Game You Refuse to Play?
No one likes the wet blanket. The spoilsport. The poo-pooer. But sometimes a game is→
No, it’s my turn!
As I continue to develop Armyland (a most complex, challenging, and time-consuming project which will→
Friday Question: What Game Has Produced the Most Memories?
Let’s face it: gaming is not about winning and losing (despite what Scotty Sore-loser-pants says→
Joining In…?
Saturday night should have been an ideal time to game. My wife was having several→