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The Board Game Blog

Enjoy board game reviews and stories.

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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Risk Legacy: For Seasoned Risk Players Looking For Something New

"Risk: Legacy was one of the best designed board games we have ever had the pleasure of playing together." Love the game of Risk but
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Disturb the Peace with Anomia

Anomia is a hilariously fun card game for family games nights or your buddy's place on the weekend. Check out our review here.
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Bananagrams Take Two

Before Bananagrams came another game called Take Two. If you love Scrabble but hate waiting, then Bananagrams and Take Two are the games for you!
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Wasabi: The Competition Game That Makes You Hungry

Test your sushi-making skills in a lightning fast game of Wasabi with up to 3 friends and I’ll bet it’ll make you hungry. Read on
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Codenames Board Game: Clean, Simple, Strategic

Released in 2015, this board game has quickly become a titan. With minimal pieces and rules, Codenames is quick to learn and mentally stimulating to play.
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