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Understanding Reiner Knizia, board gaming's most prolific designer
I'm diving deep into the data.
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Board Games
Why are great flicking games hard to come by?
Flicking games underwent a small resurgence, but why aren't there more of them?
Newsletter
Flip 7, Looot stand out among 2025 Spiel des Jahres nominees
The annual gaming award nominees were announced.
Retrospectives
Looking back at 2005 in board games
2005 wasn't the strongest year in games — the best was very much yet to come.
What Makes a Game?
Risk as an essential feature in games
We start to try to answer an age-old question: What makes a game?
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How tariffs are impacting board game publishers
It's not pretty.
Trick-Taking and Climbing
Four games to replace the classic card game Hearts
Hearts is great, but these four games are newer and shinier.
Great Games
Guiding newcomers into deck-building board games
There's a wide world of exciting deck-building games out there, but finding the right entry points for newcomers isn't always straightforward.
Newsletter
Five great games on Board Game Arena, plus a discussion on U.S. tariffs
It's an awful week for publishers and players alike.
Card Games
Four games from Japan I played last week
Two dexterity games and two card games: There's a lot to love.
Cooperative Games
Mitigating quarterbacking in cooperative games
A persistent issue in cooperative board gaming has led to several solutions.
Great Games
A brief history of the top-ranked game on BoardGameGeek
Why does a game hit #1, and what can we learn from the games that have been there?