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Cozy Games: HOW ARE THEY SETTLING IN?
Before I got big into board games, I was very big into knitting, cooking, and gardening....When you put those into a board game or a tabletop game, it’s just everything I like.”
6 min |
Summer 2025
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CONQUERING THE CON: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO GAMING CONVENTIONS
Gaming conventions are a wonderful way to explore the hobby, meet new people, and spend hours — sometimes days — completely immersed in board games. But for first timers, these events can also feel overwhelming.
5 min |
Summer 2025
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GAME REVIEWS: SLIDE
Reveal cards one at a time, sliding new numbers into your grid, as you compete for the least points.
1 min |
Summer 2025
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Diatoms is Major Fun!
A diatom is a single-cell microalga, a type of plankton, found in Earth's waterways.
3 min |
Summer 2025
Casual Game Insider
GAME REVIEWS: FLOWER FIELDS
Create a beautiful field of flowers and fill it with bees to encourage its growth and bright colors.
2 min |
Summer 2025
Casual Game Insider
Beyond the Base Game: Do Expansions Really Add Up?
There was a time when a board game was just a board game. You opened the box, read the rules, and dove in.
6 min |
Summer 2025
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INSIDE JOKES: UNBOXING THE HUMOR IN BOARD GAMES
Humor is often thought of as a secondary element in board games — an extra layer of fun rather than a core mechanic.
6 min |
Summer 2025
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GAME REVIEWS: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Shake the bottle, roll the letter dice, and see if you can make a message in the bottle or at least one word.
1 min |
Summer 2025
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GAME REVIEWS: TIC TAC TREK
Everyone knows tic-tac-toe. But can there actually be a fresh spin on it that brings new life to the game?
2 min |
Summer 2025
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GAME REVIEWS: SOLSTIS
Climb a mountain, take in the scenery, meet the spirits of the wilderness, and light fires at the peaks.
2 min |
Summer 2025
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Bringing Horror to the Family Table ...WHERE IT TRULY BELONGS
CAMPERS VS. CREATURES
2 min |
Summer 2025
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Brush, Rinse, Repeat: Crafting Smiles with BITEWING GAMES & Reiner Knizia
A bitewing X-ray provides dentists with a clear and focused view to identify key areas for improvement.
6 min |
Summer 2025
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GAME REVIEWS: HAMSTER ROLL
Place your piece in the hamster wheel and watch it roll! But don't let the pieces fall...
2 min |
Summer 2025
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GAME REVIEWS: MY SHELFIE: THE DICE GAME
Fill your bookshelves with beautiful objects to create the best display at the table.
2 min |
Summer 2025
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Checking Out the Fun
Borrow. Play & Build Community with a Board Game Library
7 min |
Summer 2024
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For Love of the Game
Philosophies of Game Design
6 min |
Summer 2024
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Rebel PRINCESS DELUXE EDITION
Developing a Modern Classic
3 min |
Summer 2024
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REDUCE, REUSE, REPLAY: THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF GAME THRIFTING INT
With almost 3,000 new tabletop games released every year, it's easy to get a little fear of missing out (FOMO).
7 min |
Summer 2024
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Bringing the Heart with Board Games
Whether you are going out for a family camping trip or eagerly awaiting the next big blockbuster, these new casual games offer a little something for anyone! So, grab your strongest SPF, a favorite refreshing beverage, and dive into the waves of new titles this summer.
5 min |
Summer 2024
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Finding a Unique Board Gaming Niche
Mimicking the explosion of board game manufacturing and designs, the expansion of the content creator space has done its own Big Bang in the last decade.
6 min |
Summer 2024
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GAME REVIEWS: SKYTEAM
Mimicking the explosion of board game manufacturing and designs, the expansion of the content creator space has done its own Big Bang in the last decade.
10+ min |
Summer 2024
Reason magazine
50 Years of D&D: You Can't Copyright Fun
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the original edition of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), the granddaddy of tabletop role-playing games and one of the urtexts of nerd culture.
5 min |
May 2024
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GAME REVIEWS
This little card game takes only a couple of minutes to teach, but is surprisingly engaging and full of fun.
10+ min |
Summer 2023
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PASSPORT TO FUN: This Summer's Sizzling New Casual Games
From a quaint festival in Portugal to impending doom in ancient China, or from the peaceful tranquility of a Japanese garden to the tarmac of the Montréal airport, the new casual board games of the summer of 2023 read like a captivating travel brochure
5 min |
Summer 2023
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Scram! CRITTERS VS. CAMPERS
One team faces another in Bezier Games' latest card-shedding gam
2 min |
Summer 2023
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PLAY FUNKOVERSE LIKE A PRO
Have you ever heard about the Funkoverse board game series? If not, then you are in for a real treat
7 min |
Summer 2023
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PAGE TURNERS: Games Unfurl Their Majestic Pages
Have you picked up a good book lately? Perhaps you've struggled to find inspirational reading material
5 min |
Summer 2023
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Josh Cappel: A Man of Many Hats
The name Josh Cappel is synonymous with variety. If you have a shelf of board games, it's likely that at least one of them has been touched by Cappel
6 min |
Summer 2023
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Fun Is No Mystery with: Scorpion masqué
Scorpion Masqué is a Montreal-based board game publisher founded in 2006 by former literature teacher and game enthusiast Christian Lemay
6 min |
Summer 2023
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Back to Nature:
The Spring of Environmental Themes in Board Gaming
6 min |