When we decided to add Castle Panic to our holiday guide to family games, the plan was to highlight the Castle Panic Big Box. As fate would have it, they sold out! It didn’t make sense for us to talk about something you wouldn’t ...
We had a lot of fun at the last Gen Con we attended. In addition to being able to show off Hues and Cues, we had the opportunity to sit in on pitches with friends who are publishers. Fireside Games ended up signing one that we tested with t ...
Last year at this time we were en route to Gen Con. We usually try to head to conventions a day or two early to get settled in, see some friends and help out with booth setup if any of our publisher friends need a hand. Over the years, we&# ...
One of my favorite things to do at conventions is sit down and kick back with board game designers. Whether it’s a game they had a part in creating or someone else’s, it’s a unique experience when you watch how they absorb ...
I cannot speak highly enough about the team at Fireside Games. Not only do they create excellent games, but they’re simply amazing people. Over the past several years, we’ve told you about their signature game, Castle Panic as w ...
Attending any kind of convention provides perks that are unique to that event and board game conventions are no different. As we have done each year, we’ve put together lists to help our readers who attend Origins and Gen Con find the ...
Ahhh. So glad to see that Siri reminded you to come back today. We only touched the tip of the iceberg yesterday with Part 1 of our list of the best games debuting at Gen Con 2019! They’re alphabetical and the first of our series didn ...
It’s June! And while many are celebrating the end of another school year and the beginning of summer vacation, at our house we’re celebrating another season – game convention season! We’ve already spent four exhausti ...
You have probably figured out that my family plays a lot of games. For as long as I can remember, Mom and Dad have always wanted to play a board game as a family. I feel lucky. My friends don’t talk much about their family time. Most ...
I don’t know anyone who actually HUGS a cat, but there’s apparently a day dedicated to exactly that. Last year when it rolled around, we featured a huge list of cat-themed games to help our cat-friendly readers find the purr-fec ...
