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When Ticket to Ride was released in 2004, it became popular the world over. That year, it was nominated for numerous international awards, even winning the prestigious

A new Earthborne Rangers campaign? You don’t have to tell me twice. It is hard to get me to play the same game more than a few times, but I will drop any and everything to spend more time in—or, in this case, under—the Valley.

While the b...

Games like Tulikko are challenging to review because they are generic. Games like this embody much of what a particular genre of game attempts to do; and it’s very similar to a lot of other games of that genre. It’s another personal board tile placement puzzle. I don’t know if that’s bad or good anymore.

Tulikko is a game of a...

The Stormlamp Rituals is billed as an "Illustrated Puzzle Narrative." At this point, you might be asking, "So what does that mean?" It's a hardcover book containing eighteen chapters, and each chapter consists of a series of clues to follow and puzzles you must solve in order to complete the main character’s adventure by the end of the book.

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This is the third (and final) part of my series on how to get back into board gaming after a long hiatus. In Part One I looked at how to rebuild your gaming skill set.