Some game mechanics are common. Drafting cards. Rolling dice. Choosing actions. Worker placement. They are used in many games for a variety of reasons. But what about the weird ones? Ever play a game...
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These may not be the top 40 games ever designed, nor are they the top 40 influential or otherwise important games. If you aspire to really understand games, or if you have visions of designing your...
Presented by Geeknights at PAX East 2018! These may not be the top 40 board games ever designed, nor is it the top 40 influential or otherwise important games. If you aspire to really understand...
These may not be the top 40 board games ever designed, nor is it the top 40 influential or otherwise important games. If you aspire to really understand tabletop, or if you have visions of designing...
Balancing games is deceptively difficult. Even worse, there are subtle reasons why even if a game is perfectly, mathematically, demonstrably balanced, players will likely have even LESS fun. From...
Go deep on the strategy of Carcassonne with a lecture from Rym and Scott, hosts of the Geeknights podcast. Then stick around for a special single-elimination Carcassonne tournament and put those tips...