Battlestar Galactica, Sheriff of Nottingham, Dark Moon, The Resistance, Werewolf, Coup, A Game of Thrones, A Study in Emerald and Dead of Winter all strike a beautiful twisted chord in my brain. It’s that irresistible urge to role play a… Read More ›
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Risk Star Wars Edition — This is not Risk, but…
Written by Dave Shapiro A brand for a company is like the reputation for a person. You earn reputation by doing hard things well. – Jeff Bezos Worldwide there have been more than 50 Risk titles. Hasbro recently released the… Read More ›
Booooooooo! Colosseum’s Cover Art Enters the Arena
Earlier this year Tasty Minstrel Games announced it would use Kickstarter to fund a reprint of the popular Days of Wonder game, Colosseum. Recently, the new cover art was released. If you’ve ever waded into the gladiatorial arena of gamer… Read More ›
Questions and Answers: Comparing 7 Wonders Duel with 7 Wonders
Written by Scott Bogen of The Board Game Show. 7 Wonders is the wildly popular card game by Antoine Bauza, and a game my group returns to time and time again. That’s why my excitement for the upcoming two-player version… Read More ›
The Game of Diplomacy & The Art of Betrayal
Written by Jonathan Holz Diplomacy is a compelling game of seven powers maneuvering to dominate Europe. Using armies and fleets; wits and platitudes; you steer a Great Power through the choppy waters of negotiation and ego in search of the… Read More ›
Agent of Chaos
Written by Ed Gibbs of The Failing Forward Blog, where this feature was originally published. It has been posted here with permission. For my birthday, my dad very graciously got me a copy of Imperial Assault. For those of you… Read More ›
15 Bookish Board Games for Rainy Days
Re-posted with permission from Novelicious. With a few months to go until we can bask in the glory of summer, we still have our fair share of cold and rainy days to get through. To help keep boredom at bay… Read More ›