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Finding the sweet spot for board game expansions
When are expansions essential, and when are they unnecessary? What's the sweet spot?
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Matt Montgomery
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Two great games to play this summer: Oddland and Hot Streak
These two games offer two sides of the family-weight coin.
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Matt Montgomery
Understanding Reiner Knizia, board gaming's most prolific designer
I'm diving deep into the data.
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Why are great flicking games hard to come by?
Flicking games underwent a small resurgence, but why aren't there more of them?
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Flip 7, Looot stand out among 2025 Spiel des Jahres nominees
The annual gaming award nominees were announced.
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Diving deep into board games every Wednesday morning
Guiding newcomers into deck-building board games
There's a wide world of exciting deck-building games out there, but finding the right entry points for newcomers isn't always straightforward.
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Five great games on Board Game Arena, plus a discussion on U.S. tariffs
It's an awful week for publishers and players alike.
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Four games from Japan I played last week
Two dexterity games and two card games: There's a lot to love.
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Matt Montgomery
Mitigating quarterbacking in cooperative games
A persistent issue in cooperative board gaming has led to several solutions.
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A brief history of the top-ranked game on BoardGameGeek
Why does a game hit #1, and what can we learn from the games that have been there?
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11 great games from 2015
Let's take a look back at the games from a decade ago.
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Why we need simple board games
Plus, four great card games from CMYK's new Magenta line
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10 great trick-taking and climbing games from 2024
Plus, 10 honorable mentions — because, well, why not?
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What I've been playing lately
Reflecting on The Lord of the Rings in board game form, Eternal Decks, Fromage and Twinkle Twinkle
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