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Read more about the article What are you playing?

What are you playing?

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:October 27, 2022
  • Post category:From the Game Room

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,…

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From the Game Table: Play by post

  • Post author:Robert
  • Post published:April 25, 2022
  • Post category:From the Game Room

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…

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Read more about the article Heading the call to adventure

Heading the call to adventure

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:April 25, 2022
  • Post category:From the Game Room

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…

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From the game room: Step up your game

  • Post author:Robert
  • Post published:January 25, 2022
  • Post category:From the Game Room

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…

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Read more about the article From the Game Room: Asynchronous play

From the Game Room: Asynchronous play

  • Post author:Robert
  • Post published:October 25, 2021
  • Post category:From the Game Room

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.…

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Read more about the article From the Game Room: Learning a New Board Game

From the Game Room: Learning a New Board Game

  • Post author:Robert
  • Post published:August 25, 2021
  • Post category:From the Game Room
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Want to learn a new board game? There are plenty of resources available to help you learn how to play.

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Read more about the article From the Game Room: Ironsworn

From the Game Room: Ironsworn

  • Post author:Robert
  • Post published:July 25, 2021
  • Post category:From the Game Room
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Ironsworn stands out from the crowd of recent roleplaying games in that it can be played in three modes: guided, co-op, or solo.

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Read more about the article From the Game Room: Catan

From the Game Room: Catan

  • Post author:Robert
  • Post published:May 25, 2021
  • Post category:From the Game Room
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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…

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Read more about the article From the Game Room –The Builders: Middle Ages

From the Game Room –The Builders: Middle Ages

  • Post author:Robert
  • Post published:April 25, 2021
  • Post category:From the Game Room
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Play The Builders with us. This is one of the games that we play asynchronously.

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From the Game Room: Splendor

  • Post author:Robert
  • Post published:February 25, 2021
  • Post category:From the Game Room
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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,…

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