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Review: Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition

The cold dusty surface of Mars is no place for humankind to live. There needs to be change, to make it hospitable to life. Players take...

Preview: Chateau

Building a castle isn't easy. You need a great architect and a vision. Martin van Rossum's upcoming roll and write Château will put you...

Preview: Hoki

Review: Community Garden

Review: Hero Forge (part 2)

Gen Con '22 Coverage

Review: TrollFest

Your garage band is ready to come out from under the bridge and play the fabled Trollfest concert. Take your band on tour through the...

Rollacrit - Accessories (and Games) for the (Nerdy) People

Chances are you have heard of Rollacrit if you have been to Gen Con in the last 2 years. In 2021 Rollacrit became the official...

Review: TrollFest

Preview: Fortify

Gen Con 22: Food Trucks

Gen Con 22: Drinks

Interviews

Designer Interview: TJ Swing

The Great Smokey Mountains are amongst the worlds oldest on earth and the most visited national park in the US National Park System. This...

Designer Interview: Vincent Baker - Spellslingers and more

We are back with Vincent Baker today and we are talking all things Spellslingers and we get a peek into whats coming from Vindicated....

Designer Interview: Jesper Bennhult

Artist Interview: Kelly Forrest

Designer Interview: Brad Hiscock

News and More

Open Game License: Leaks and Course Corrections

January 7th 2023 confirmed a bunch of rumors that had been floating around the RPG community of creators when the new version of the Open...

2022 Ultimate Holiday Buying Guide

Looking for that gift for that special board gamer in your life? Well this year we have complied a list of fantastic things to get them....

Rollacrit - Accessories (and Games) for the (Nerdy) People

Chances are you have heard of Rollacrit if you have been to Gen Con in the last 2 years. In 2021 Rollacrit became the official...

Bert's Game Design Journal

Ruck! 7s: Tracking Field Position

One of the key features of the game was tracking where on the field the ball is and who has possession. These are very common things to...

Ruck! 7s: Intro

I played rugby all through my 30s and really enjoy the sport. I learned so much about the sport through my local men's club The Chicago...

Untitled Space Race Game: Intro

Space... I have always loved space and space themed games. Recently I had a night where my brain was keeping me up at night. Basically...

The Game Mechanics

The Game Mechanics: Hand Management

Hand management is used in games to reward players for playing a sequence or series of cards from their hands. Hand management is often...

The Game Mechanics: Set Collection

Set Collection is another popular mechanic in board games. Set collection can be defined by the act of collecting groups of cards or...

The Game Mechanics: Roll and Write

Have you ever played Yahtzee or Bingo? Then you have played a roll and write game. Roll and write is exactly as it sounds. During a roll...

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