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Eight great games from 2024
These eight games showcase the way board games push boundaries to create new experiences.
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The Gang shines in its simplicity
The Gang's cooperative poker is intuitive and stimulating.
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Seven more great games from 2023
These great board games from last year are standing strong.
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The weird stories of Wilmot's Warehouse
This cooperative memory board game will get you to tell the strangest stories.
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How Dominion changed board games
In introducing deck-building to the masses, Dominion created a genre of both board games and video games.
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Daybreak's shining cooperative play
Thematic integration is a hallmark of Daybreak's board game successes.
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Sky Team takes cooperative board games to new heights
The two-player cooperative game is simple and elegant.
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Schadenfreude is a surprising trick-taking game worth the pain
This Japanese import will have you taking joy in the suffering of your opponents.
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Theme, mechanics and Fit to Print: An interview with designer Peter McPherson
I sat down virtually with the designer of the latest Flatout Games release.
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Mists Over Carcassonne is a cooperative spin on the classic
Can you save the French countryside from a ghost infestation?
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American Bookshop: A new twist on an old trick
Taiki Shinzawa's American Bookshop takes a standard format and adds two fun twists.
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Why I love Flamme Rouge
In Flamme Rouge, it pays to be part of the crowd.
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