As I read over Scott’s Filler game overview last week, I came to the realization that a lot of game-related vocabulary has crept into our everyday conversation. In addition, we tend to reference game-related terms when writing article ...
Being part of the board game community sure has opened my eyes to all that goes into the creation of a game. Like an author writing a book, it doesn’t go from the imagination to hardback. There are several steps in-between that involve the ...
There’s a trend we’ve been enjoying over the past few years – escape rooms. Our first experience was at a small one in Huntsville, Alabama. We’ve also tried out a number of escape rooms in the Quad Cities. Our oldest ...
I find it so interesting to see how people incorporate their passions into the rest of their lives. As an example, a typical person might own a traditional waffle maker. However, someone obsessed with Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, a sports tea ...
Our absolute favorite board game convention to attend is Geekway to the West, even though it’s much smaller by comparison to Origins Game Fair or Gen Con. The simple fact that the convention focuses on playing games over selling them ...
When it comes to playing games, word games are among my least favorite. Not because they aren’t fun, it’s because I know I won’t have a chance of winning or even being in the running. I believe I have an average vocabulary ...
The expansion of the board game hobby has brought with it a number of new game publishers. Thanks to crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, getting a product in the hands of customers has never been easier. We’re always on the lookout f ...
I came across Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell when I was browsing Netflix one weekend looking for something of interest. England of the early 1800’s where magic is a part of the world? I was sold. Imagine Harry Potter as written by Jane ...
We might have gotten a little ahead of ourselves when we published our list of board games all about trees in May. We should have expected there to be more titles issued with timber as a theme. What we didn’t expect is how quickl ...
We often talk about the various things that excite us about playing a specific game. Whether it’s the type of game (press your luck, logic, strategy) or the theme (nature, Marvel, whatever), there’s typically something that stan ...
