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The Board Soul
Two characters that resemble D&D party members climbing up a mountain with a large red dragon coming up behind them.

The Board Soul – Focus

By Jeremy Signor • December 7th, 2017

Deck building games usually focus on the murky, random world of building up your own deck. Clank shifts that focus to something more tangible and communal.

A pair of hands holding cards from the game Gunsword, with a large shield like logo across the image that reads "Gunsword" in old timey font.

Gunsword, Casual Repartee, Chess and Dragonlance

By Levi Rubeck • November 28th, 2017

Gunsword whipped my head right over with delicious high fantasy visuals that brought to mind the Larry Elmore Dragonlance covers of my youth, and the only thing better than guns and swords is the fusion of the two.

80's affected text on a pixelated screen reading Lazer Ryderz

Lazer Ryderz Bring Light Cycle Racing to Tabletop

By Levi Rubeck • November 21st, 2017

Lazer Ryderz is loud: it blasts your eyes with glimmering color, and each surfer praises their luck for snatching glory and curses their competitors for sniping it away

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A board for Settlers of Catan.

Fuck Colonialism

By Jeremy Signor • November 16th, 2017

Board gaming’s obsession with romanticizing colonialism is harmful and holding the medium back.

A box that reads "Snake Oil" with a subtitle "It cures what ails you"

Snake Oil: The Only Party Game You’ll Ever Need

By Sam Desatoff • November 9th, 2017

The pantheon of party games holds esteemed company, and Snake Oil assuredly belongs the upper echelons among Scattergories, Pictionary and Charades.

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red haired man with blue skin and white hair. This is the cover art for the game Sentient.

Manipulate Fate

By Jeremy Signor • November 9th, 2017

Giving luck the finger never felt so good.

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The box for Food Chain Magnate shown over a board of the game being played.

Food Wars

By Jeremy Signor • November 2nd, 2017

Board games can be obsessed with war, but some themes are just as cutthroat.

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Queen Elizabeth 1 looking very serious and stern.

Heavier Things

By Jeremy Signor • October 26th, 2017

Heavy asymmetric wargames can be intimidating, but exploring their many layers can be extremely rewarding.

Robinson Crusoe solo on an island, standing on a bright yellow beach

Cardboard for One: Embracing the Solo Game

By Sam Desatoff • October 26th, 2017

Board games are a group activity, something that friends and family can use as a tool for bonding. At least traditionally.

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Heroes’ Folly

By Jeremy Signor • October 6th, 2017

Sometimes something in a game can feel like it doesn’t belong, an orphan lost within the tight clockwork of a game’s rules.

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