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How does injecting your run-of-the-mill board game with adventure, decision making, storytelling, and plot twists sound? Amazing, right? This is what campaign board games are offering to board gamers today. Rather than playing a single game and ending it there, campaign board games offer the chance to play the same game over multiple sessions, each […]

If you’re on this page, I assume you’re looking for a gift for a board game-loving teenager. If they don’t like board or card games, there won’t be anything helpful on this page! Alternatively, you might be a teenager yourself and looking for a game to suit you. In either case, welcome, and I hope

Exit games are an escape room in a box to play at home. You’ve probably seen them around; there are now many of them. We played our first boxed escape room over Christmas a few years ago. I thought it was an excellent cooperative game to play as a family, solving puzzles together. That cooperation is

When we talk about TTRPGs, one of the names always mentioned is Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). This game was the peak of Tabletop Roleplaying Games for the longest time. Nowadays, there are many competitors, and with the number of games, themes, and mechanics to explore, a game exists for everyone. If D&D is fantasy, you

The genres in board games are as broad as the tables we play them on. Franchise-based board games, games that have become household names, and even some cultural and traditional games can be considered board games. There is fun to be had for everyone, and today I will walk you through one style of game

My friends, my other half, and I love Carcassonne. It’s our go-to game. In fact, our close friends are so interested in it that they flew there for a weekend trip and took photos to mirror the box art. Yes. We’re cool. Carcassonne genuinely is an excellent game for all the family. It’s enjoyable as

If you are a board game designer, one of the hardest aspects of breaking the mold is breathing life into an unknown entity, an intellectual property that no one knows anything about. Want to know why any Disney movie sells tickets regardless of how poor the initial reviews are? Put simply; the past tends to

If you look back through the annals of history, you will see that mainstream media and board games have always gone hand in hand. Whether it’s movies like Jumanji and Zathura that inspired real-life board games, or established board games like Monopoly offering up special versions of their classic game, such as Mario Monopoly, Pokemon

If you like Twilight Imperium, you might be searching for other games similar to it. Whether you’re looking for something fresh and new or want to try something similar, there are plenty of options to choose from. Board games are a favorite of mine. For years, I’ve been a part of a local board game

Cards Against Humanity has become a world-renowned card game, with nearly everyone recognizing it. For over ten years, it has kept growing, with new expansion packs coming out continuously to keep the fun going. Therefore, it only makes sense that people want to wear Cards Against Humanity on a shirt. It can be challenging to