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Last-minute gift ideas for the gamer in your life
When you can't find the new hotness, there are still plenty of options.
Board Games
Replace Yahtzee with these five great dice-rolling games
Inject some strategy, lose the downtime: These five games can help you move past the classic dice-rolling game.
Party Games
Five party games your family will love
These party games are fun, engaging and inclusive.
Trick-Taking and Climbing
Six more great cooperative games
From trick-taking to a noisy party game, these cooperative games delight me with every play.
Board Games
Five games to topple Jenga
It's not all about the destructive act. These five games are great Jenga substitutes.
Card Games
Games for gathering: 7 small-box games I'm taking to Thanksgiving
These games are approachable and clever — could they work for your group?
Card Games
Schadenfreude is a surprising trick-taking game worth the pain
This Japanese import will have you taking joy in the suffering of your opponents.
Board Games
Seven exciting real-time games to liven up game night
There's nothing like intentional, organized chaos: Here are seven games that bring that to your table.
Card Games
Replace Scrabble with these seven great word-building games
There's nothing wrong with Scrabble, but there's joy in expanding your view of games.
Card Games
Five great simple card games
Some of the best games need only short explanations.
Board Games
Four games to kick off spooky season
October brings a haunting chill in the air. Here are four games to kick off the season.
Card Games
The rise of imported trick-taking games
Plus: a discussion on "the Root of trick-taking games," TRICKTAKERs.