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A Year of Transition and Great Expectations
One of the things that will be racing through my mind as I attend this year’s Gen Con is how much has changed. My...
Board Game LYFE!!!
I want my readers to know how old I am. It will help stave off the flood of negative comments and rage-infested emails when...
Safe Breaker, Break Free, and Operation: Escape Room
There clearly aren’t enough games to teach kids how to be crimin..., err... spies. Readers who agree with this statement or even those looking...
Awesome Games from 2016
For me, 2016 was a strange year in gaming. I got into formally reviewing games, and I’ve begun to participate as a playtester and...
Why Games Work: Tammany Hall, Cosmic Encounter, Chinatown
Some games test our skills at evaluating the abstract movement of playing pieces on a board. Some games judge a player's ability to calculate...
What Makes A Great (2nd Edition) Game
Games, like any media, are about selling product. You don’t have to make a lot of money, but what do you do if you’re...
Why We Play
As I write this, much of the world is in the grips of dealing with the COVID-19 (aka Coronavirus) pandemic. The impact of “social...
