Three great games I played recently

And then three more, briefly

Understanding the trick-taking renaissance

Looking at the rise of trick-taking games from a data-driven perspective

Three things on my mind this week

A bit of a grab-bag Thursday for you

How Scout influenced climbing games

Did the 2019 climbing game lead to an influx of admirers?

Why I track my played board games

H-index, BG Stats and me

Friedemann Friese's trick-taking games

One of the great German designers has some excellent trick-taking games in his roster.

Looking back at 2006 in board games

Surely 2006 wasn’t actually 20 years ago. Surely not. That would mean — well, you know what it would mean, don’t you? If you were gaming in 2006, you’re probably also thinking about that. Or maybe if you were in college. Or even high school. Time, you know,

Five up-and-coming designers to know

These five newcomer designers are doing fascinating things in board games.

Three easy-to-teach games to replace classic board games

Move on to bigger and better games with these three classic designer board games.

The 33 trick-taking games I played last weekend

I spent four days in Austin at T3C playing trick-takers.

Why Vantage fits in the canon of classic adventure games

Vantage belongs on the shelf next to the King's Quest games.

12 more great games from 2025

Rounding out a great year