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June 2025

Why Haggis is the greatest modern climbing game
What makes Haggis such an enduring game? I'm diving in.
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Matt Montgomery
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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Matt Montgomery
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May 2025

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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Matt Montgomery
Flip 7, Looot stand out among 2025 Spiel des Jahres nominees
The annual gaming award nominees were announced.
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Matt Montgomery
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Looking back at 2005 in board games
2005 wasn't the strongest year in games — the best was very much yet to come.
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Matt Montgomery
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Risk as an essential feature in games
We start to try to answer an age-old question: What makes a game?
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Matt Montgomery

April 2025

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