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With an abundance of downtime, freezing weather perfect for gatherings indoors, and plain seasonal depression, the turn of the new year is the best time to play board games. Much has happened this January to kick off the new year, and here is what made the list: Some Notable Things:
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One of my board gaming friends recently competed in a Splendor tournament in person. I've known and seen the game on shelves and online but never knew the premise of what the game entailed. Better late than never, here are my thoughts about Splendor. What is Splendor? Splendor
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I came into game night thinking I was going to be playing Shikoku 1889, or teaching and playing Root. But it turns out that I was going to be learning to play Dune Imperium - Uprising. A pleasant surprise. Even though I have never seen any of the movies or
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What is Mycelium: A Mushling Game? Mycelium: A Mushling Game is a route building game heavily influenced by the luck of the draw. Players draw from two randomized decks that manipulate where victory tokens will be placed and rearranged on the map, as well as a deck that players draw
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Pasaraya: Supermarket Manager is a game that found its way onto one of my friends' board games shelves because it was given away to them from some other friends that bought the game and determined that it was too tough to learn. Upon initial inspection, the rule book was
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I acquired my copy of Root one year ago around this time. It has sat in its shrink wrap until now. I never thought I would get this much enjoyment out of learning and looking up game references for a board game that was not a trading card game. I
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2024 was an underrated year for board games. I did not have the opportunity to play many of the games that live on my shelf, but I was able to play many new games through attending gaming conventions and hanging out with friends. This initial brain dump of Shikoku 1889
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PAX Unplugged 2024 was my second time at PAX Unplugged (my first time being PAX Unplugged 2022). I just arrived back home from two weeks in Chile and with no bus ticket booked from New York City to Philadelphia, I decided to wake up early and drive to the Pennsylvania