Play more weird games
Seven great games that are just a bit weird.
Matt Montgomery
Four modern board games to introduce to new gamers
Introducing new games comes with a measure of responsibility.
My Favorite Games
My five favorite cooperative games
Plus more than 18 honorable mentions, because I can't not.
Suboptimal play, Dominion and me
Do I love playing games poorly, or do I love to experiment? You be the judge.
2025 Games
Seven great games from 2025
We're 75 percent through 2025. Some great games have emerged.
My Favorite Games
My five favorite roll-and-write games
Plus nine honorable mentions, because there are too many great games to limit myself
What makes a great word game?
Three great word games that don’t demand a thorough reading of the dictionary
Five games to replace Mouse Trap
I wanted to love Mouse Trap as a kid. I wish I'd had these five games instead.
Great Games
Fate of the Fellowship is an impressive Pandemic spin-off
Matt Leacock's latest Pandemic offering tells the story The Lord of the Rings, piece by piece.
Trick-Taking and Climbing
Taiki Shinzawa, trick-taking innovator
Few people have pushed trick-taking in new directions quite like Taiki Shinzawa. Let's explore his catalog together.
Worker Placement
Three hidden gem worker placement games
These three worker placement games have flown under the radar.
Trick-Taking and Climbing
The 24 trick-taking games I played in one weekend
TTUTCON II introduced me to so many amazing games.