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How to Talk Yourself Out of Buying Games
Once upon a time I struggled with buying way too many games. More than I could reasonably store, or even→
The Village Square: October 14, 2019
Cooperative kingdom buildingSteamforged Games announced the release of their new Ni no Kuni II board game for next month. Based→
Review: Crusader Kings: the Board Game
Marriage. Marriage is what brings us together today. Because war isn’t always easy. You can’t just go off attacking whoever→
Review: Heul Doch! Mau Mau
I reviewed Reiner Knizia’s LAMA earlier this year, and despite its being nominated for the Spiel des Jahres, I wasn’t→
Review: Songbirds
The small card game field is a crowded one. There’s something familiar about a group of people sitting around a→
The Village Square: September 30, 2019
More MadnessCapstone Games will release Feuerland Spiele’s Crystal Palace after Essen. The unique dice placement Euro design (because players choose→
Expansion Exhaustion: The Mental Cost of “More”
I used to suffer from an acute case of “completion-itis.” And FOMO. If I loved a game (and sometimes even→
Review: Adventure Games: The Dungeon
You wake up in a strange dungeon with no memory of how you got there. The only way out? Your→
The Village Square: September 23, 2018
American Tabletop AwardsThe inaugural American Tabletop Awards winners were announced last week (Full Disclosure: I’m on the committee). Awards were→
Gaming With a Foggy Brain
Board games are great exercise for our brains. Playing board games has been shown (at least according to some studies)→
Review: The 7th Continent
I’m a mechanics-first gamer. My attempts to short-change theme are legendary in my lunch games group at work. But every→
The Village Square: September 9, 2019
Don’t forget to play Name That Board Game (wrong answers only) on our Twitter feed! Terra Mystica on the OceanAccording→