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Lord of the Rings Fatigue: When Is Too Much of an IP a Bad Thing?
When is too much of a good thing… actually a bad thing? It’s a question I’ve been turning over in my head a lot lately, and like most of my rambling blog posts, the question started with a board game. On March 25th, Restoration Games announced the return of Star Wars:...
Why do People Rate Games a “1”?
Why do people give a game a 1 on BoardGameGeek? It’s a question I’ve been mulling over for years, and one that tends to pop into my head whenever I’m browsing an upcoming release and trying to get a sense of what people are thinking. I scroll past the preview images,...
Why Board Gamers Are Always Chasing the Cult of the New
Imagine this scenario. You're at your friendly local game store. You've just picked up a hot new game off the shelf. You flip it over to check out the back, as if you don't already know everything about the game from the media blitz on BGG/social media, let alone your...
My Rant Against Hidden Trackable Information
Perhaps this is a byproduct of playing entirely too many games on Board Game Arena, or maybe I’ve just become more sensitive to it since having kids and watching my sleep health deteriorate entirely, but I hate hidden trackable information in board games. First, a...
Board Game Golden Age
It’s hard to argue with the idea that board gaming is in a golden age right now. Walk into almost any game store, browse an online retailer, or sit down at a local café, and you’re spoiled for choice in a way that simply didn’t exist 15 or 20 years ago. Some people...
What Does it Mean to be a Board Game Collector – The Thrill of the Chase
What does it mean to be a board game collector? I think most of us in the board game hobby refer to the selection of games that we own as "our collection", I often wonder how much thought is put into curating a collection, versus having an excuse for wanton...
Mid-Year Tabletop Challenge
I love listening/watching the videos by Tea and Games. Her enthusiasm for board games is so genuine and her joy is infectious. So when she posted her mid year Tabletop Challenge video, I was interested in playing along. Then when Kovray posted their video, I knew I...
Top 5 Overrated Board Games (That Everyone Else Seems to Love)
Board Game Geek's game ratings are usually a pretty good barometer for measuring the general quality of a game. My tastes generally align with the wider board game community, but now and then, everyone else gets it wrong. In this list, I'm going to preset the 5 games...
Keep Your Games
I often see people set up arbitrary goals for culling their board game collections. "If I haven't played it in a year, I sell it", is one I've seen a lot, and usually, I'd agree with that. Some people revel in having a shelf of shame, a list of games that they are...
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