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Gaming Canon: Dungeons & Dragons
I recently watched a series of videos on YouTube from a professor's class on game design. One of the core curricula of the course...
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...
Middle Earth Meets Dungeons and Dragons
I used to play roleplaying games. I’ve been a Dungeon Master for Dungeons & Dragons (Basic, Advanced, 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition), Shadowrun, d20 Modern,...
HASCON… Worth it?
As one of the largest toy companies in the world, HASBRO knows a thing or two about childhood fun. They also happen to own...
Gaming Canon: Stone Age
Everyone has a game that they've played more than all their other games. Perhaps it's for the pure enjoyment of the game mechanisms or...
Lessons Learned: When Not To Back
While Kickstarter may be the best place for publishers to nurture a game idea into existence, it presents some challenges for consumers. Instead of...
What Makes A Good Auction Game?
Here at the Board Game Quest bunker/headquarters/nail salon, we’re hard at work endlessly discussing games. We take them apart. We beat them ‘til they...
