In the 80’s I spent a lot of time and quarters at local arcades. I couldn’t get enough of Zaxxon, Defender, Centipede, Pac-Man and Missile Command. One of my all-time favorites was Dig Dug. It’s a simple game of diggi ...
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 ...
A year ago around this time, we had a friend craft a story about his recent travels and shared places and games relating to Florence, Italy. I love the idea of traveling using board games which was the catalyst for sharing our list of Japan ...
Halloween is upon us, along with cooler weather and the beginning of autumn. All this month we’ve tried to find new game titles that fit the theme of the season. First we built up the community pumpkin patch by playing Pumpkin Patch: ...
One of the hottest trends in board games right now is a genre being called “roll and write”. This style of game typically has players rolling one or more dice and recording the results on their own score sheet. The term has beco ...
About that list you’ve been working on… You know, the one with games that you want to purchase? You’ve been working on it for the last couple of days by using our list of the best games debuting for sale at Gen Con Part 1 ...
Have you ever noticed that Scott tends to go in phases? While his favorite games fall into a few categories including abstract games and anything from Stefan Feld or Reiner Knizia, he likes to find similar types of games and play them withi ...
Before we moved back to Iowa from California, we decided to take a vacation to Hawaii. We knew it would be much cheaper to fly out of Los Angeles than to wait until later and have to make a connection there anyhow. We chose to stay in the N ...
There’s a game designer whose games are appearing in our game night bag more often than any other. For our weekly game night sessions we typically look for engaging titles that play more than four players, are quick to teach and still ...
It seems as of late all the space-themed games coming onto the market are marketed towards an older audience. Tabletop games like Fantasy Flight’s X-Wing and Armada certainly require deep pockets in order for your team to remain relev ...
