5 Worker Placement Games to Play This Labor Day Weekend
What better way to celebrate Labor Day than with some really good, family-friendly worker placement games. We’ve got some recommendations!
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Gather Around, Architects and Ledgermen — It’s a Kickstarter Alert for Cones of Dunshire
The Cones of Dunshire comes to Kickstarter. But is it worth it?
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The “Very Best Stuff We Saw at Gen Con” Post
Another Gen Con is in the books. We have lots of games to be telling you about in the days and weeks to come, but here are just a handful of the things that really caught our eyes this past weekend.
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Fun Facts About Gen Con 2013
This year was my first year at Gen Con, the annual tabletop gaming convention held in Indianapolis, and it was pretty overwhelming. With over 12,000 ticketed events listed, I ended up just showing up and walking the hall most of the time it was open, and staying up late playing games and talking to people after the exhibit hall closed. I did take some time on Thursday to attend the Gen Con Press Conference, because I realized there’s a lot I just didn’t know about the show.
Continue ReadingGo All in for ‘Lords of Vegas’
Before Las Vegas became a world-famous destination, it was just a bunch of desert. In Lords of Vegas, you play as developers and casino bosses, building up the Las Vegas Strip. Will you strike it rich or lose …
Continue ReadingGood Board Games Are Hitting Target, But Are They Missing the Point?
Last month Mayfair Games announced that they would be introducing Star Trek: Catan at Gen Con to be sold exclusively at Target. Then, as Dave Banks told you on this site last week, Geek & Sundry announced that they had …
Continue ReadingReview: The Struggle for Catan, the Card Game
A final guest post from my 18-year-old son John before he heads off to college! The Struggle for Catan is a new card game from Mayfair Games, based on the popular board game The Settlers of Catan. It’s a simplified version …
Continue ReadingLearn U.S. History or Just Have Fun: Settlers of America
Overview: Settlers Of America, the latest Catan game from superstar designer Klaus Teuber, is a boardgame version of Manifest Destiny. Move your pioneers along the trails, found cities, build railroads, and deliver goods to cities—all while taking part in the …
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