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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Bursting at The Seams
Tom’s been gaming, Julie’s been gaming, and Eric will be gaming soon. The topic today is what happens when a game outgrows its original box. What do you do with too much gaming goodness? Plus, we have a double dose of Horror, and a usual quantity of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
Questions for The Bits: My Answers (Part 1)
I love listening to publishers speak publicly, frankly, and openly about their business decisions. Two such publishers are Joe from Allplay and Nick from Bitewing, both of whom share their thoughts and often field questions from guests on a podcast called The Bits. I also love asking questions, so I reached out to Joe and
Mind the Lines Review
My family consists of my wife, my 10-year-old daughter, my 16-year-old son, and my 19-year-old son—and my mother-in-law joins in when she’s around, too. Finding a game that everyone across those wide age gaps and varying board game experience can play and genuinely enjoy is always a challenge. Usually, the most effective hits are easy […] Source
New ‘Pokémon’ 30th Anniversary TCG Deal Almost Sounds Too Good To Be True
For collectors, the only thing harder than finding Pokémon 30th Anniversary trading card products is purchasing the collection for a reasonable price. Nearly every major retailer that carries Pokémon cards charges above the manufacturer's suggested retail price, whereas local card shops are starting to make scalper prices sound like a steal. Amid this chaos, there's one retailer that is unexpectedly offering a deal on 30th Anniversary products that's so good, it almost sounds like a scam. Somehow, it isn't.
New US CATAN Champion 2026!
New US CATAN Champion 2026! Bianca Mon 5 Oct 2026 - 14:06 Read news Image
Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 10/5/26
Welcome to this week’s batch of crowdfunding campaigns. We have a variety of offerings here, so we hope you will find something that catches your eye. Also, if you want to chat with the BGQ team, join our Discord Server where we talk about games, movies, sports, and other fun stuff. Check it out and […] Source
Please Pass the Combo
by Justin Bell “I mean…how are you DOING all of that???” The exasperated player to my right had finished their turn, and they were staring at my player board as I was finishing up a very long turn of my own. The game we were playing: Timespan, the upcoming SPIEL Essen release from the team at Alion—by Dr. Ø…the same publisher that gave us last year’s strategy title Recall. As profiled by the designers themselves in a recent Designer Diary posted here on BGG, Timespan is a peaceful, simultaneous play civilization game.
Terravista - Tutorial & Playthrough
Terravista - Tutorial & Playthrough Gaming Rules! is a channel providing you with How-to-Play videos, Playthroughs, and other content. Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules Find out more about the game here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/469668/terravista If you are on boardgamegeek, please join and subscribe to the Gaming Rules! guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258 This is a sponsored video. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher. All advertising revenue from this video is donated to charity and other good causes. #gamingrules #boardgame #terravista
60 degrees - Tutorial & Playthrough
-60 degrees - Tutorial & Playthrough Gaming Rules! is a channel providing you with How-to-Play videos, Playthroughs, and other content. Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules Find out more about the game here:https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/474125/60deg If you are on boardgamegeek, please join and subscribe to the Gaming Rules! guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258 This is a sponsored video. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher. All advertising revenue from this video is donated to charity and other good causes. #gamingrules #boardgame #-60degrees
Publisher Diary: Fadenfroh
by Julian Steindorfer Where and when does this story start? Let me try to untangle the thread and tell you how Fadenfroh* came to be. *(a German word creation merging the words “thread” (Faden) and “colorful” (farbenfroh). Does this story start in June 2025 at the Austrian Game Design meeting? I walked by Alexander Pfister's table and saw a game I had never heard of before, even though we playtest together every week.
Medico - Tutorial & Playthrough
Medico - Tutorial & Playthrough Gaming Rules! is a channel providing you with How-to-Play videos, Playthroughs, and other content. Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules Find out more about the game here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/472021/medico If you are on boardgamegeek, please join and subscribe to the Gaming Rules! guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258 This is a sponsored video. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher. All advertising revenue from this video is donated to charity and other good causes. #gamingrules #boardgame #Medico
New TI Streaming: Community Games!
Hey everyone! Tomorrow we're launching our new Twilight Imperium streaming channel with the first of our new Community Games. Would love to have as many people chatting to us on stream and we also have a super cool overlay that could really change how you watch a TI game! (the video is just a taster!) Sunday the 4th of October, 10am UK time The Muaat Rebellion: 6 players, 10 points, 8-hour limit
— Cardboard Edison
A short video about what the play time listed on a board game box means and how publishers arrive at that number: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eooPhrvPmKc
Best Buy’s Official ‘Pokémon’ 30th Anniversary TCG Event Details
Best Buy is keeping the Pokémon30th Anniversary trading card game festivities going in October with a new "Trade and Play" event. Here's what you need to know.
Designer Diary: From Spore to Underwood
by Remo Conzadori By Remo Conzadori & Andrea Mainini Sometimes, a game begins with a simple idea that refuses to grow. Other times, it just needs the right collaboration to finally take root. A Mechanic Looking for a Game For a few months, I had been experimenting with a “sowing” mechanic. I was intrigued by the idea, but all my attempts felt flat—confined to abstract hex grids that never quite came alive. I knew there was potential, but I couldn’t find the right direction.
For the Gods - Tutorial & Playthrough - Production copy
For the Gods - Tutorial & Playthrough - Production copy Gaming Rules! is a channel providing you with How-to-Play videos, Playthroughs, and other content. Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules Find out more about the game here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/444234/for-the-gods If you are on boardgamegeek, please join and subscribe to the Gaming Rules! guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258 This is not a sponsored video. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher. All advertising revenue from this video is donated to charity and other good causes. Timestamps 00:00:00 Countdown & Opening Credits 00:01:15 Introduction 00:02:31 Tutorial 00:05:29 Playthrough 00:25:30 End Game Scoring 00:25:42 End Game Discussion 00:27:34 End Credits #gamingrules #boardgame #ForTheGods
How to Get Pokémon’s Special Mewtwo 30th Anniversary Card
The hyped release of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's 30th anniversary set is nearly here, and fans intent on catching them all have one more item to add to the checklist. In addition to securing pre-orders, beating the overnight lines, and avoiding scalpers, dedicated fans may want to seek out a special Mewtwo card that won't come in any of the standard 30th anniversary products.
Prague Unseen - Tutorial & Playthrough
Prague Unseen - Tutorial & Playthrough Gaming Rules! is a channel providing you with How-to-Play videos, Playthroughs, and other content. Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules Find out more about the game here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/457410/prague-unseen If you are on boardgamegeek, please join and subscribe to the Gaming Rules! guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258 This is a sponsored video. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher. All advertising revenue from this video is donated to charity and other good causes. Timestamps 00:00:00 Countdown & Opening Credits 00:01:37 Introduction 00:02:48 Tutorial 00:12:17 Playthrough Round 1 00:50:13 Round 2 01:22:20 Round 3 01:59:43 End Game Scoring 02:04:02 End Game Discussion 02:08:23 End Credits #gamingrules #boardgame #PragueUnseen
Designer Diary: Triangulation
by Peter Hayward [heading]Triangulation Design Diary[/heading] Triangulation was designed in three years and four hours. During the height of the pandemic, I had the idea: two teams, one leader on each team. The leader of Team A is trying to get their team to guess a word (e.g. orange). They write down two clues, hand them to the leader of Team B. They pick one to show to their team, and the team (without seeing the second word) make a guess. Then, the other team sees the second word and makes a guess. I am a huge fan of Decrypto.
Flamecraft Duals Review
Whether it’s Smaug, Drogon, or Toothless, dragons have conventionally been portrayed as giant, malevolent, fire-breathing beings feared for their ability to maim and murder. What would happen instead if they were more diminutive and used their fire-breathing and magical abilities for good, or at least for good artisanal endeavors? This is the idea that fueled […] Source
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