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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In Disney’s Villainous board game, it’s time to cross over to the dark side. After all, aren’t you a little bored of rooting for the good guys? I know I am – that’s why I love the idea behind this game. From Maleficent to the Queen of Hearts, all the most iconic Disney villains are
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Ah, board game cafés. Such a simple concept, and yet so effective. For those of us who love both board games and delicious drinks, there’s no greater sanctuary. It’s the perfect place to just relax and have fun for a few hours. But what exactly are they? What can you do there? How should you
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Patchwork is a game of Tetris without the speed stresses. It’s literally all about “knitting” a quilt from pieces of “patchwork”. Does it get any more granny-zen than that? (No offense, knitters!) It’s a two-player game I’ve found great for whipping out on a relaxed evening in. There’s nothing too intense going on here. Patchwork
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If you’ve ever played Avalon, The Resistance, Mafia, or One Night Ultimate Werewolf, the objectives of Secret Hitler will be familiar. It’s a deception game. You try to pass enough Policies for your team to win the game. Secret Hitler is a hidden-role game. Playing these well means deceiving your friends and lying or bluffing
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Sci-fi as a genre is hugely popular, but in my experience, there aren’t many board games that capture the thrilling possibilities of space travel the same way a movie or TV show could. Something always seemed to be missing…until I played Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy, and my understanding of what board games can
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