You’ve heard us rant about the benefits of board games on more than one occasion. For quite some time we have been encouraging people to learn about the board game renaissance and about the vast array of themes, game styles and abilities. In our exclusive interview with Steve Jackson earlier this year, he said, “It’s all been said ...
I’m always caught off guard when I hear “non-gamer” friends talking about games I wouldn’t expect to them to know. Not only did a friend recently play Werewolf with guests that came into town for his wedding, but many of those same friends said playing Werewolf during media events was one of their favorite memories. It makes ...
There is no reason that learning has to be boring. We have talked endlessly about how board games can be educational and spur conversations about science and history. In fact, we craft a STEAM or STEM gift guide each year filled with gift ideas specifically with this in mind. You can start those discussions at any age if you incorporate the r ...
During the holiday season it can be more difficult to find unique games at thrift. The lack of selection probably has more to do with the cold weather and the passing of yard sale season rather than more customers buying used games to put under the Christmas tree. Maybe it is a little of both. We hadn’t been to our Goodwill in two weeks, an e ...
In case you don’t recall our article about gourmet root beer, I kind of have a love for it. There’s a place in a nearby town that’s like a bar but it serves multiple types of root beer on-tap! We haven’t made it there yet, but it’s on my bucket list because ROOT BEER. Naturally, a game about root beer was sure to find ...