Quite often we learn about licensed IPs by playing games. If it weren’t for board and card games like Red Rising or SuperHot, we would have never known about the book or video game, respectively. Loyal fans of those properties will in ...
I almost set a record this week when purchasing this copy of Kuba at a Half Price Books in Cedar Rapids. Previously, the most I had spent on a game at thrift was $6.99 for a like-new copy of Dominion. I usually refuse to pay more than $5 fo ...
It’s been nearly four years since we first introduced you to CardLords and their very first game, BattleGoats. If you don’t recall, it is an inexpensive card game featuring battling goats (duh) and utilizing recognizable game me ...
Over the years we’ve found quite a few variations of the game of UNO at our thrift stores. Not just official ones like UNO Madness or UNO Wild Tiles, but others that use similar mechanics with their own twist. Kaboodl and O’NO 9 ...
It has been kind of cool to see the resurgence of interest in board games. The increase in shelf space for games at Target, Walmart and Barnes and Noble are a clear indication that people are finding time to gather around the table for this ...
Typically, when we find a game at thrift, we want to make sure everything is present inside the box. Custom parts and pieces can be difficult to replace or substitute. And rulebooks are just as important if we want to find an inventory list ...
Do you ever find yourself going down a rabbit hole and wonder how you ended up so far off on a tangent from where you started? I had that happen recently… I went from The Mandalorian show on Disney+ to Under Falling Skies, a board gam ...
Something I enjoy about shopping for games at thrift is the off chance we’ll find something we’ve never seen before. This happens quite often. There have been so many games published over the years there is no way one could be f ...
One of the cool things I love about finding older games at thrift stores is the fact that the industry went through a phase when bigger was better. When plastic was introduced to board games, publishers raced to see what crazy things they c ...
Are you one of those people that reads the synopsis on the book jacket or do you just open it up and start reading? I’ve noticed that board gamers have similar engagement patterns. Some open the box, set it up and go. Others embrace t ...
