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Issue 27: Why I play music while playing games
There's value in a great backing track.
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Issue 26: Games I'm packing in my luggage
Well, hello, and a happy Tuesday to you! For the first time in what seems like years (really, it’s about 15 months, I think?), I’ll be flying on an airplane to reach a destination. Normally, if I’ve gone to visit family, I’ll bring a slew of
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Issue 25: 10 board games to play with friends and family this summer
Good morning! Or, if you’re in another time zone in which it is not morning when you’re reading this, good afternoon, good evening, or even good night. It’s been a bit again (I don’t mean for this to be a monthly newsletter, but I’m trying
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Issue 24: Games I'm excited to play with friends
Game nights are on the horizon again, and I'm feeling quite pleased with the potential fun.
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Issue 23: Board games and narratives
Both Pandemic Legacy: Season Zero and Sleeping Gods provide a vantage into how games bring players into narratives, and it highlights areas where games might move in the future.
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Issue 22: Four things soccer taught me about board games
A look at soccer from a board games perspective, and vice versa.
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Issue 21: Weezer's Blue Album as board games
It's one of my favorite albums of all time, so for some reason, I'm turning each track into an iconic board game.
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Issue 20: A Pandemic deep dive
Hello! A happy Monday to you all, and I hope you had a weekend full of games and excitement. Or, barring that, I hope you had a nice weekend with something else you enjoy. And if you had a bad weekend, I hope you have a nice week this week
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Issue 19: What's the best year in board games?
Hello! I hope you’ve had a nice week. I’ve got a bit of a weird newsletter in store for you today, in which I took a look at some data from BoardGameGeek and tried to find the best year in board games. Enjoy it — we’ll be back
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Issue 18: Top five desert island board games
It's a board game thought experiment.
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Issue 17: History of the Meeple
Where did that wonderful portmanteau originate? Let's take a deep dive.
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Issue 16: Board games for a date night at home
A Valentine's Day special