Summer is in the air, and in Wisconsin that means the familiar and delectable scent of bratwurst cooking on the grill. It can also mean the inevitable tug to be outside is stewing deep inside you. While struggling to start… Read More ›
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Extreme Survival Depicted in Donner Party, Questions and Answers with Greg Porter
Before we get into the Donner Party game itself, tell us a little about your background in tabletop games. I’m mostly into role-playing games as my business (BTRC.net), but I’ve been playing board games of all sorts as far back… Read More ›
A Warfighter Story and Review — Baker and the Drug Huts
What follows is a thematic story “review” based on my recent solitaire session of Warfighter by DVG. Warfighter is a card-based tactical game of modern warfare, focusing on smaller groups of soldiers who are undertaking missions through enemy territory. As… Read More ›
Sans Alliés Solitaire Game of War Q&A with Geoffrey Greer
Scott Bogen of The Board Game Show interviews Sans Alliés designer Geoffrey Greer. This beautiful-looking game is portable, war-themed and solitaire. Sans Alliés sets out to capture the feel of a grand-strategy, area-movement war game in a solo package, and… Read More ›
The Philosophy of Tabletop Terrain Design
This article originally appeared on The Roving Hobbyist and has been re-posted here with permission and for your interminable enjoyment. Yes, I love playing miniatures. Gazing at little landscapes of roads, villages, hills and forests compels me to shrink down… Read More ›
The Dungeon Crawl Classics Community Is Rad
Written by Mike Loew There are many power chords in the epic symphony that is the Dungeon Crawl Classics Roleplaying Game. There’s the foundation of classic Appendix N fantasy literature, the inspirational reading list of Gary Gygax. The 1970s heavy-metal… Read More ›
“Totally Awesome” Board Games Played in the 80’s
Written by Scott Bogen of The Board Game Show When not fantasizing about every-other-girl in junior high and high school in the 1980’s — and being too shy to do anything more than that — I was shoveling quarters into… Read More ›
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