The Game Mechanics

GenCon is right around the corner and there are many hundreds of games being released and even more for sale. Navigating this surmountable amount of games is no easy task. I have complied a list of games that I am excited to see at GenCon this year.

The Pirate Borg Starter Set is the way to go if you want to hop into this RPG and immerse yourself into the world Immediately. The Starter Set box is packed full of content and everything you need to play. When I say packed I mean it, everywhere there could have been blank space has something including the inside of the box and the first page of the rulebook (before you get to the title page). This is a pirate themed RPG that adds in its own flavor to the genre that makes mem

Quantitative Easing is what QE stands for. What does that even mean? Its a monetary policy Central Banks use to help combat deflation and keep money flowing during economic down turns. In QE players will take on the role of a Central Bank and buy up assets to keep their country's economy going. They have to be careful to not spend too much money while doing this. QE is far less complicated that this paragraph was. Lets take a look at QE from All Play games.

Quantitative Easing is what QE stands for. What does that even mean? Its a monetary policy Central Banks use to help combat deflation and keep money flowing during economic down turns. In QE players will take on the role of a Central Bank and buy up assets to keep their country's economy going. They have to be careful to not spend too much money while doing this. QE is far less complicated that this paragraph was. Lets take a look at QE from All Play games.

Variable setup appears near the top used mechanic of board games on boardgamegeek.com Variable setup is exactly how it sounds, every time you start a new game the game is different somehow. I know that there can be a barrier to entry with the jargon people use to describe games. So as part of what I do with Bert’s Tabletop Games I want to reduce that barrier to entry by explaining it in plain language though my series call The Game Mechanics.

The title Toy Battle might not immediately grab your attention, but the game itself certainly will. This two-player game is fast-paced, fun, and full of strategic depth. Let's dive into why Toy Battle deserves a spot on your gaming shelf. It's a two-player game where players battle to control areas of the map. One thing is that the game is as fast as it is fun. Toy Battle can be played in under 15 minutes.

Andon Labs has created a store run by AI . What does this mean? Well the store's 3 year lease was obtained by Alton Labs for a store-front space in San Francisco. The AI called Luna was given $100,000 USD to create and run a retail space. The AI came up with the concept for the shop and hired employees and contractors to build out the shop and run it. The shop is called Andon Market and its concept is a "slow life" store so not exactly a board game store. This is what the AI

I have been going to the Field Museum in Chicago since I was a little boy. I remember going to the museum with a note pad and my grandfather's fedora pretending I was a reporter and taking notes on all the exhibits. So when this opportunity came up you know I was excited to do this in a professional adult capacity. Game Night: Clues from the Curator featured demonstrations of many historical board games. We spent a night at the museum playing games. The docents were very kno

On Friday February 20th 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the law (IEEPA) the President was using to manipulate tariffs did not grant the power to tax the US people to the President for more than 150 days. International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is a law (passed in 1977) that authorizes the president to regulate international commerce after declaring a national emergency in response to any unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States

You have finally done it. You are in charge of Portland's newest airline. In PDX the newest game from Waterworks players must build out their concourse to expand for larger planes, and gather all the resources they need to build the best air routes for their airlines. PDX is a worker placement game where players seek to build out the best airline out of the Portland International Airport. PDX is coming to Kickstarter on February 24th, do go ahead and hit that "notify me" butt