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The Board Game Blog

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What’s Up with Ms Monopoly?

Board game creator Hasbro recently released a completely new take on an old classic and rebranded the game with Ms Monopoly on the box –
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Board Game Lounges Are Cool

Board game lounges date back several hundred years - being anywhere people can get together to play board games – from Dungeons & Dragons through
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Good Times with Betrayal – Board Game Review

If you're somebody who enjoys a game that changes every time you play it, or who enjoys to role-play when you play games, or if
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Going Down Memory Lane With 1313 Dead End Drive

13 Dead End Drive is a fun, deduction-style murder mystery game that will give you the challenge of learning how to bluff convincingly. You have
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Ditch The Screens: 5 Key Benefits To Playing Games With Your Kids  

It’d be so easy to bring out the iPads and let everyone entertain themselves. But, here are five great reasons to ditch the screens and
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Brush Up on Your Detective Skills And Solve the Chronicles of Crime

If you’re a police procedural fan and love solving mysteries, check out Chronicles of Crime. Developed thanks to a Kickstarter campaign, this game combines co-operative
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Building Your Own Spice Trade Route with Century: Spice Road

Have you had the chance to explore any games that focus specifically on deck building? On a recent trip to try out some new board
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Can’t Stop Playing Catan!

Catan’s got it all: strategy, skill, competition and fun — the perfect combination in a board game.
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Weird Board Game Commercials

Board games are cool - but sometimes their TV commercials are even cooler. Or weirder. And you know how those commercials just kind of stick
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Exploring Magic Kits

Many professional magicians consider magic kits corny, but they can still remember their first one! If you buy the right kit, it can be a great
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Oregon Trail – Card Game Review

This card game is an enjoyably frustrating reimagining of the Oregon Trail computer game where players work together to move along the trail, fording rivers
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Duelling Nexus: Yu-Gi-Oh’s Duel Monsters Online

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters is one of the most popular trading card games of all time - but did you know you can now play online?
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