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The “T” collection of video games begun in 2012 with the launch of T’zolk’in: The Mayan Calendar. Because that time, developer Daniele Tascini and also a number of co-designers have actually started a repeating thematic tableau connected by the exact same very first letter. There was Teotihuacan: City of Gods in 2018. Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula in 2019. Tekhenu: [ …]
I have an old friend who lives in Zurich, but last Saturday, out of the blue he showed up saying he’d been in town for work and had the afternoon free. So we dove into a game neither of us had ever played, learning it old-school style by reading the rules together as we set […]
I’m at my desk, typing away at this review when the door bursts inward, and two children rush to my side. “Dad! Dad!” shouts the oldest, only five feet away from me. The youngest watches my fingers type this sentence and waits for a reaction. “Dad!” The youngest’s eyes go wide, knowing that the older […]
I opened the door to Tony’s house and was immediately greeted by a flying object. Luckily, my cat-like reflexes allowed me to catch it before it hit my face. I turned the box in my hand over. “Ark… ARK NOVA. Why are you throwing this?? It’s like… THE hotness right now!” “Dude, I live in […]
While I consider myself very much an omnigamer—I’m happy playing anything from party games to 18XX—heavy-ish euro-style games continue to be some of my favorites. And here at BoardGameQuest our series of Top Ten lists is sorely missing a list of the best heavy games out there. Now I will say, “game weight” is a […]
They came from the stars. Who exactly? Well, the Builders from out there in the galaxy. They’ve pointed to a star cluster, but we’ve been unable to spot it in the night sky while their motherships hover above our humble villages. The resulting illumination nearly blinds us if we look up for too long. They […]
A couple of weeks ago we announced our nominees for our 9th Annual Board Game Awards. 2021 was a year we started inching back towards normalcy, with conventions returning and some manufacturing challenges clearing up. So, as usual, we are taking one last look back at the year to recognize the best and most creative games […]
“Are we there yet?” The small voices rise from beneath the heavy blankets that keep the children warm on this journey. It’s been months of grueling travel through inhospitable land, the promise of reaching the fabled uninhabited Boonlake seeming more like a tall tale with each passing day. How did this rumor emerge? Did someone […]
