Games Corner

The Kingdom of Shem Phillips: Explained Architects of the West Kingdom, Explorers of the North Sea… sometimes when I’m talking about these games with folks who don’t play games, I feel like it sounds like every game is super generic. Further, when I talk about it with folks who play modern boar...

My favorite new term to use to describe certain games is Co-petitive. A Co-petitive games still end with an overall winner. The actions you take during the game will help not just you, but your opponents as well. Flamecraft takes that idea of Co-petitive and includes it with its theme, amplif...

I enjoy digital adaptations of board games, but nothing quite like the analog thing. But I think Paper App Dungeon manages to bring that simple, moble-esque game into an analog space. Paper App Dungeon is a small pad of paper and a pencil that you can roll as a six-sided die, and acts as a...

I love two-player games. There is something about sitting across from your opponent and trying to beat them. Patchwork and Onitami have competed for my go-to games for the longest time. But now, there is a new sheriff (or samurai) in town. Kiri-Ai: The Duel is a two-player card...

“In a galaxy, far, far away!” A war is waged a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away: Star Wars Unlimited will be releasing its new game on Friday, March 8th, 2024. In Star Wars Unlimited players will challenge each other to a battle of wits. From space and planetside, players...

A Bit on The Fox Experiment  When Dominion came out in 2008, it was a hit. It took deck building, which is the normal pre-setup for a lot of games (like MTG), and made that the game. Many games came after it and were “deck builders”, in effect, copying what they had done — but soon al...

Five of my Favorite Games of the Year (Or Glen realizes he’s addicted to clever action selection systems.) According to BGStats, I played 40 games that were “new to me” in 2023, which seems a reasonably great number. I figured I’d try and take 5 that I really enjoyed and share them with you....

As the holiday season approaches, there is no better way to spread joy and bring people together than with the gift of board games. Whether you are shopping for seasoned gamers or introducing someone to the world of tabletop fun, this holiday gift guide has something for everyone. These are o...

What do you want in a sequel? When comes to tabletop games, the question is far more open than one might think. Tabletop games do expansions all the time. Expansions add, they adjust, sometimes they overhaul, and sometimes they even expand, adding more while maybe stan...

Living card games (almost) never die. Instead, they continue to expand, adding new characters, new missions, and new cards to the game. In the Arkham Horror Living Card Game, you and your friends can dive take up those characters, and investigate the mysteries of the elder gods....