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Tagged: board games
Interview: Iraklis Grous
Board gaming can be more than just a hobby. For many enthusiasts, it is a→
Why, Why, Why?! #5: Direct Interaction Makes Games Better
Why, Why, Why?! is a series of highly subjective, perhaps personally charged, and often provocative→
Review: Dice & Daggers
Before there were so-called “micro-games,” there were dice games. Simple, exciting, and fast, the genre→
Preview: War of Kings
[Ed. note: This is a preview of a non-final, non-production Kickstarter prototype of the game.→
Why, Why, Why?! #3: Expansions are Bad
Why, Why, Why?! is a series of highly subjective, perhaps personally charged, and often provocative→
Preview: Manifest
[Ed. note: This is a preview of a non-final, non-production Kickstarter prototype of the game.→
Review: Titanium Wars
The titanium rush is on! No, not for that high strength, low density metal we→
A Progressive Top 10 to Introduce War Gaming
War games. When hearing the very words, many run screaming. Others imagine white-haired men bending→
Interview: Seth Robinson
Looking for a strategic war game that satisfies that epic appetite, yet can be played→
Review: Steam Park
The robo-citizens of Roboburg work hard. Of course, they’re robots… you could say they’re built→
Why, Why, Why?! #2: Games Need Randomness
Why, Why, Why?! is a series of highly subjective, perhaps personally charged, and often→
Preview: Alchemy
Double, double, toil and trouble! It’s not just a phrase for Shakespearean witches, but it→
Why, Why, Why?! #1: Theme Matters
Why, Why, Why?! is a series of highly subjective, perhaps personally charged, and often provocative→
Preview: Zeppeldrome
You know what it means when the Floobian geese begin flying east, don’t you? What’s→
Interview: Anthony Gallela
12SP Entertainment is a new publishing company, founded by Anthony Gallela and Jeff Wilcox, currently→
A Progressive Top 10 to Introduce Player Interaction
Competition is at the heart of any game. Indeed, it’s a characteristic that often defines→
Holiday Gift Guide 2013
Christmas comes but once a year, as does our holiday gift guide. This year it→
Ten Reasons Your Game Console Has 4 Legs
In honor of today’s release of the new Xbox One and last week’s debut of→
Round and Round (A Guide to the Rondel Mechanic)
Every once in a while, even still in the 21stcentury, a game designer creates and→
The Year of the Dragon (Reflections Upon My Anniversary)
One year ago today, I posted my first review on iSlaytheDragon. What a busy year it’s→
The Train Set Syndrome (Another Guide to Gaming with Kids)
You know what I mean, right? Dad buys son a train set for Christmas. Dad→
Tales of Legend and Woe at Gencon 2013
Yesterday, FarmerLenny wrote up his experience at Gen Con, primarily regarding the games he played.→
Who Am I This Time? (a guide on role selection)
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Shakespeare wasn’t→
What’s It Worth to Ya? (a Guide to Auction Mechanics)
It’s no secret around these parts that I love auctions. Love them. Love, love, love→
So Happy Together (A Guide on Cooperative Games)
When non-gamers first hear that I like to play board games, I think one of→
Hit the Deck! (A Guide on Deckbuilding)
Deckbuilding is a pretty popular buzzword in the tabletop community these days, and it almost→
Guide to Gaming: Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd: Good Games for Two (and More)
This is a gaming blog. I don’t think I need to sell you on the→
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→
Run, Salmon, Run! (A review of Salmon Run)
When you hear of a game called Salmon Run, you might think it’s about the→
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→
Review: Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
[Ed. Note: We’d like to welcome our newest reviewer to the team, whom will will→