Candy Critters to exhibit Mancala-inspired card game at PAX Unplugged
Candy Critters builds on Mancala's mechanic by replacing its game pieces with cards that have different strengths and abilities.
Author: Eli Richman
Eli is a freelance journalist and policy expert based in Washington, D.C. He loves games of all kinds but found a lack of hard board game news on the internet. He runs and edits The Tabletop Tribune in his spare time.
Best places to buy board games that aren’t Amazon
As the holiday season approaches, I leave you with my best annual board game purchasing advice: Don’t buy board games from Amazon! The money you spend could be going to your friendly local game store or an friendly online game store, both of which are probably
A semi-comprehensive list of all third-party board game emulators
Digital board game adaptations generally fall into one of two categories: emulator programs and publisher-supported apps. Whereas publisher-supported applications often have original animations and come at a premium for each game, emulators are, broadly speaking, a more
A semi-comprehensive list of all digital board game adaptations
Like so many things during the pandemic, board games have surged online. Today, it's quite easy to have a virtual board game night either using an emulator or a publisher-produced application.
War crimes in the Imperium: Prophecy of Kings addendum
The events in Prophecy of Kings—which for the purposes of this article occurred consecutively exactly five minutes ago—began with a Ghost-led expedition to a dead planet called Acheron. On Acheron they found a dormant portal, and like all responsible horror protagonists,
KeyForge gets the co-op/solo treatment
Competitive KeyForge has been on the rocks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. So the cooperative "KeyForge Adventures" mode is a boon to those with few other players in their household.
Banned from BGG and Kickstarter: How Golden Bell broke its reputation with the board game community
Several of Golden Bell's content creators have spoken out about feeling manipulated by the company or taken advantage of. This has happened enough times to create a small community of people who feel wronged by Golden Bell. The company has sometimes been confronted with
Boardgame insert and organizer roundup
To help better organize a complicated game's components, an industry of aftermarket insert designers has cropped up. Here are some pros and cons of the product lines I am aware of.
All 17 base Twilight Imperium factions, ranked by number of war crimes (Updated)
In a fit of masochism, I studied the lore behind the 17 base factions in Twilight Imperium 4, and to put it in context, I accused each faction of various violations of the Geneva Convention. This is what I managed to track down, from least war crimes to most.
Magic: The Gathering is Dice Masters now
Many (most?) attempted collectible card games are clones of Magic as it is. So in some ways, it makes sense for card games featuring other popular intellectual properties to cut the pretense and just be Magic. But the move to license other IPs is a big shift for the