What are you playing?
In her TED talk, The Power of Play, Jill Vialet quotes philosopher Bernard Suits who said, “a game is the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles.” (The Grasshopper, 1978) For us,…
From the Game Table: Play by post
An occasional post from Robert Interested in role-playing games (RPGs), but having trouble scheduling a several-hour block of time into your regular schedule to play? I recommend that you try…
Heading the call to adventure
We have been playing Call to Adventure. We play this one asynchronously now (learn more about how we incorporated games into our daily schedule), but we had to start playing together at…
From the game room: Step up your game
An occasional post from Robert Boring board game components got you down? There’s a cure for that - step up your game! There is a large market full of ways…
From the Game Room: Asynchronous play
An occasional post from RobertIt can be hard to find time to sit down to play a board game, particularly if a game takes an hour or more to play.…
From the Game Room: Learning a New Board Game
Want to learn a new board game? There are plenty of resources available to help you learn how to play.
From the Game Room: Ironsworn
Ironsworn stands out from the crowd of recent roleplaying games in that it can be played in three modes: guided, co-op, or solo.
From the Game Room: Catan
An occasional post from Robert First published in 1995, Catan was the game that drew me (and millions of other people) back into boardgaming. It was so different from the…
From the Game Room –The Builders: Middle Ages
Play The Builders with us. This is one of the games that we play asynchronously.
From the Game Room: Splendor
Splendor set up for four players. Splendor is a modern classic board game for 2-4 players, who assume the role of Renaissance gem merchants, building up their wealth in gemstones,…