Over the past several years, I’ve noticed that board games are mentioned quite often in modern television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Parks & Rec and South Park. While many shows still depict the standard Yahtzee, Risk, Monopo ...
In case you hadn’t figured it out when we’ve mentioned it previously, we really like games designed by Stefan Feld. We’ve only mentioned it like 3.2 bajillion times. Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but we have ...
Just the other day I was talking about game themes and how well they are or are not integrated into gameplay. Cindr takes cues from a popular dating app with a similar name by requiring you to swipe cards left or right. Today I want to ment ...
When I was a kid, my brother bought me a dictionary for Christmas because I was obsessed with doing different types of crossword puzzles in our local newspaper. I used to keep it readily available on the shelf and would grab it whenever I w ...
♪ ♫ “Over the river and through the woods…” ♫ ♪ Is it too early to start singing that? Hey. We’ve moved past Halloween and have already had snow on the ground. I’m not really ready for the holidays, but when we ...
Seeing so many board game bits and pieces scattered around the table can be overwhelming. I really enjoy strategy games like Lisboa, Lorenzo il Magnifico and Tapestry, even thought they take up the better portion of a large table. But ...
Yesterday Scott pointed out the variety of dragon-themed games we’ve been playing lately and even touched on some we had played a while back. Some (like Dragon Strike), are actually focused around a dragon. Others (like Dragon Market) ...
With a never-ending supply of information available on the internet, people naturally have no lack of ability to discover something new. Whether you want to learn what to pack for a cruise, how to host a sushi-themed party, read about new c ...
With some 3,000+ games in our collection, you could say that Scott and I have played a few. While there are types of games I prefer, I am always willing to try new ones. Even as a seasoned gamer, I see how people can easily feel overwhelmed ...
I’ve always been a collector. I probably picked up the trait from my father who shared his love for collecting stamps and coins with me from a very young age. If he could have afforded it, he would have collected cars. Instead he woul ...