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.
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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?
Great Games
11 great games from 2015
Let's take a look back at the games from a decade ago.
Card Games
Why we need simple board games
Plus, four great card games from CMYK's new Magenta line
Great Games
10 great trick-taking and climbing games from 2024
Plus, 10 honorable mentions — because, well, why not?
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What I've been playing lately
Reflecting on The Lord of the Rings in board game form, Eternal Decks, Fromage and Twinkle Twinkle