In Between Games – quick games while you wait
I think many of us like games that take an hour or two to play, maybe even longer.
Prey Another Day
The forest is dark and eerie.
Pixies
As we were walking through the forest on a mild, damp spring morning, with the mist still rising and the trees and other plants slowly waking up as the sun was peeking over the horizon, we saw, to our great surprise, little creatures emerging from flowers and the hollows of the trees.
Not for the Win – games aren’t necessarily about winning
If you're a competitive person, you want to win.
Hidden Agendas
We all had our different plans.
Cultural Games – board games as cultural assets
The term Kulturgut is very hard to translate into English.
Berlin Brettspiel Con 2024
Over the weekend during a hot July in Germany at a different, but much cooler location compared to last year, around 16,000 people attended the "big summer board game festival for gamers, geeks and the whole family", as the event describes itself.
Knarr
Vikings were known for plundering, but what many people forget is that they also did a lot of trade.
Flamme Rouge
We had started in Florence when everyone was still fresh and raring to go.
Early Finish – why we don’t always have to finish games
There is an unwritten social contract that, when you choose to play a board game, you agree to play it to its conclusion.