My Board Gaming Future

Courtesy Theology of Games For those of you who don’t know, Shut Up & Sit Down is an excellent show about board games. Most of them are reviews, but there are a few Let’s Plays and specials sprinkled in. Paul and Quinns are great hosts, breaking down game mechanics and thematic elements in concise and… Continue reading My Board Gaming Future

Board or Bored?

“I don’t play board games,” my lovely wife says. “They’re boring.” In the case of ‘older’ board games, the ones I and most kids grew up with, like Monopoly or Risk or Chutes’n’Ladders, I’d be inclined to agree. Chutes’n’Ladders is an extremely randomized game. Risk involves a great deal of downtime between turns, provided you’re… Continue reading Board or Bored?