I am not a hardcore historical board gamer by any means, but when you offer me a way to casually dive into them in under two hours of gameplay, I’m more than happy to give it a whirl. What I’ve found with these types of board games is an emphasis on new mechanics that players […]
I always thought hieroglyphics were a pretty cool way to communicate, but if it weren’t for the Rosetta Stone, we’d just have to… guess what those awesome Egyptian reliefs were trying to depict. Glyphics takes that conundrum and gamifies it. Are those two squiggles and a triangle a sailboat at sea, or a chip in […]
How many editions of Pandemic are there now? Ten? Twelve? More?? Do we really need another iteration with a pasted-on theme and modified ruleset? Haven’t we cured all the diseases? Turns out there is one intellectual property (IP) that continues to saturate the market and maintains a rather high level of esteem: The Lord of […]
Welcome to this week’s batch of crowdfunding campaigns. We have a variety of offerings here, so we hope you will find something that catches your eye. Also, if you want to chat with the BGQ team, join our Discord Server where we talk about games, movies, sports, and other fun stuff. Check it out and […]
There is a tiny Kaiju spirit locked inside your cat. I’m pretty sure this isn’t scientifically verifiable, but it is anecdotally recognized by anyone who has spent any amount of time with a house cat. In their hearts, they long for destruction, and your board game is an ideal realm for them to wreak havoc. […]
To create balance and ensure that no one class, move, or play dominates a table, the gaming community has adopted several eternal triangles: Scissors beats paper beats rock beats scissors Fighter bests ranger bests mages bests fighter Pirate King defeats pirate defeats mermaid defeats Pirate King. You haven’t heard of the last one? Allow me […]
I’ve organized my fair share of group theater excursions, and I’ve always selected a block of seats either in a single row or back-to-back across two rows. How basic of me. Of course, I’ve never had to worry about packing a theater for a world premiere, ensuring celebrities are surrounded by enthusiastic fans, and convincing […]
Close your eyes and imagine the United States of America on the verge of collapse. Greed, selfishness, and dark deeds are running rampant. Now, open your eyes and experience it firsthand. Cthulhu Dark Providence harkens back to the post-Great Depression era of the US and adds in a sinister twist—great old ones. In this game, […]
After sixteen years in the industry, Julie Ahern has worn all the hats. From writing to project management to podcasting to marketing, she’s been part of every step of the game-making process and has helped create some new ones along the way. She’s worked for Greenbriar, Van Ryder Games, and starts her tenure as COO […]
Welcome to this week’s batch of crowdfunding campaigns. We have a variety of offerings here, so we hope you will find something that catches your eye. Also, if you want to chat with the BGQ team, join our Discord Server where we talk about games, movies, sports, and other fun stuff. Check it out and […]
Humans have been telling stories as long as we can remember. From aboriginal cave drawings to folklore to dime-store novels, we’ve always found a way to weave narrative through our existence. Something about us craves the shared experience of a story. There’s something magical about walking out of a movie or finishing a book and […]
I may be a board game collector now, but my collecting predilection started at the age of 7 with seashells. Specifically, I loved collecting the vibrantly colored and variously shaped shells that could be found along Florida’s Gulf of MEXICO coast from Marco Island up through Sanibel Island, the latter also being the home of […]
At Gen Con 2024, I had a chance to demo REM Racers and thought it was a fun mix of Mario Kart and X-Wing, using templates to move cars along a track while also trying to blow your friends’ little remote-controlled cars up with various weapons. The game had a fun art style, but I […]
A little over a year ago, I took a dive into the entry-level skirmish game Heroscape. Long considered a “grail game”, Renegade Games Studios brought Heroscape back to the masses with brand new content (fully compatible with the original). Not to be content there, they have since released a number of expansions to keep the […]
Welcome to this week’s batch of crowdfunding campaigns. We have a variety of offerings here, so we hope you will find something that catches your eye. Also, if you want to chat with the BGQ team, join our Discord Server where we talk about games, movies, sports, and other fun stuff. Check it out and […]
Watching our kids grow up is kind of bittersweet. Sometimes you wish they could stay young forever, other times you just want them to grow out of whatever difficult phase they’re currently in! One benefit of your kids growing out of their really little stage is the joy of teaching them new board games, so […]
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