Last weekend was a blast.
For a couple days I was able to step away from everything else and just play games. It’s something I look I look forward to every year.
And once again, SaltCon hit record attendance. This was the 10th year of SaltCon and attendance clocked in at 1,750!
Without further ado, here’s my recap of this super fun event.
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In Ethnos, by CMON, players channel the help of giants, merfolk, halflings, minotaurs, and other fantasy tribes to help them gain control of the land and gain Glory. After 3 Ages of play, whoever has the most Glory wins!
When we first saw Ethnos, it made us think about Small World – another fun area control game with a variety of fantasy creatures. But once we looked further, we realized both games are vastly different in how they play out.
It’s time to take a closer look at Ethnos, it’ll be worth your while.
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How would you like to play a board game with lasers? Ask that of any kid and I bet you’d
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One of our favorite cooperative board games from last year is Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle.
We really enjoy working together as Hogwarts heroes to defeat the Villains before they can take control of Potter-world locations.
So when we heard USAopoly was publishing an expansion called The Monster Box of Monsters, we were anxious to give it a go.
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If you know someone who thinks board games are as fun as watching trees grow, how about challenging them to a new board game where you watch trees grow!
Ha – wouldn’t that be fun!
Board games come in all shapes and sizes and cover an unending array of themes. So having a game about growing trees isn’t really too surprising. But making such a game good is another matter.
We’re happy to report that Photosynthesis is a fantastic board game!
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Are you ready to find some great board games for your family and friends?
It’s time again for our annual Board Game Gift Guide so you can find the perfect game gift!
This year’s Board Game Gift Guide includes 38 great game ideas!
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Queendomino is a colorful tile-laying game that can be enjoyed by young and old alike.
While Queendomino isn’t an expansion to Kingdomino, both games can be joined together to create even larger kingdoms or play with more players. But that’s just an extra bonus.
Queendomino is a stand-alone game that gets big thumbs up in its own right.
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In Dice Forge players customize their dice throughout the game to make them more powerful as they compete to gain the most Glory points.
But it’s not all about the Glory points.
Players gain Gold, Sun Shards, Moon Shards, and Heroic Feat cards to increase their powers and influence their outcomes.
There are many reasons why we’ve had a blast playing Dice Forge.
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One of our favorite tile-laying games in the last few years has been Between Two Cities by Stonemaier Games.
So when Stonemaier Games published an expansion for Between Two Cities earlier this year, I immediately put it on my “must play” list.
Does Between Two Cities: Capitals live up to my high hopes? Let’s find out.
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Last week we reviewed one of our favorite board games in the last couple years – Abyss.
Well, we’re staying in the depths a little longer because we got a copy of Abyss: Kraken from Miniature Market earlier this year and it’s time to review it!
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