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Guides to Gaming View all
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The Joy of Curating: The Checklist
There are many characteristics to our hobby. Board and role-playing games are about entertainment, creativity,→
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The Joy of Curating: Jumping Hurdles
There are many characteristics to our hobby. Board and role-playing games are about entertainment, creativity,→
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The Joy of Curating: The Tipping Point
There are many characteristics to our hobby. Board and role-playing games are about entertainment, creativity,→
Mechanisms View all
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Bolding Going… (A Guide to the 4X Genre)
When we dig into the details of board games beneath ground level, we often talk→
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Round and Round (A Guide to the Rondel Mechanic)
Every once in a while, even still in the 21stcentury, a game designer creates and→
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A Guide to Pressing Your Luck
How far can you go? How long can you last? How much can you take?→
Teaching Games View all
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To Teach, Perchance to Learn: Part II (A Guide to Teaching Games)
So you’ve gotten through the initial rules explanation and you are ready to start the→
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To Teach, Perchance to Learn: Part I(A Guide on Teaching Games)
One of the biggest barriers of getting into a new game is learning how to→
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Who Teaches the Teacher?
There’s a scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where Indiana Jones is brought→