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Flip Pick Towers (Saturday Review)
In the kingdom of Pilipalod, a wild, evil magic had erased the royal castle, leaving only the foundations visible. Queen Blodwen, King Llew, and Prin…
7 months, 1 week ago
Killing Me Softly - a look at player elimination (Topic Discussion)
The last time I played 1860: Railways on the Isle of Wight, I found myself in the lead from fairly early on. As the game progressed, that lead only k…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Big Wave (Saturday Review)
Surf was up. We had already checked out Mavericks, Praia do Norte and Mullaghmore Head. All that was left was to ride the big breakers at Pipeline. W…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
ChatGPT as a board game designer? (Topic Discussion)
The following is an English translation of board game designer Peer Sylvester's German article "Chat GPT als Brettspielautor?", which was originally …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Tricky Landing (Saturday Review)
Cards were wildly flying through the air. People were taking turns aiming their cards at the target in the middle of the table. It all looked frightf…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
No Man's Land - historical board games' position between entertainment and education (Topic Discussion)
Historical board games occupy an awkward space in our hobby. They are usually not designed to teach history in any formal sense, and they are also no…
8 months ago
Through Ice and Snow (Saturday Review)
The sea relentlessly froze around our convoy, tightly squeezing the ships' hulls, as if it was testing our resolve. The other ships were holding form…
8 months ago
Finding the Finish Line - fixed rounds vs end game triggers (Topic Discussion)
Finding the time to play board games can be difficult. Working out which games to play in the time you've got together is often even harder. Mostly, …
8 months, 1 week ago
Tranquility: The Ascent (Saturday Review)
The air thins with each step, and talking becomes almost impossible without a rest. The mountain is relentless, and so are those intent on beating it…
8 months, 1 week ago
Anti-Good - there is no such thing as a good game (Topic Discussion)
Let me be clear from the start: there is no such thing as a "good game". I know, it sounds controversial. After all, at the end of every year and oft…
8 months, 2 weeks ago