ORBIT Review
ORBIT is a fast hand management race in space, where nobody can plan five turns ahead and the standings can shift on a dime.
The Guild of Merchant Explorers Review
The Guild of Merchant Explorers is a route-building puzzle game that's pure multiplayer solitaire, and pure solitaire is where it shines brightest.
Taco Loco Review
Taco Loco is a dead-simple card game that's easy to learn, impossible to care about, and not worth your table time.
Moonrollers Review
Moonrollers is a dice-chucking push-your-luck game with a genuinely addictive re-roll loop. It earns its spot on my shelf.
Codenames: Duet Review
Codenames: Duet is a cooperative word game that clicks instantly for the right two people... and falls flat for everyone else.
Scout Review
Scout is a ladder-climbing card game with a novel twist and a great first impression, but it unravels with every subsequent play.
Ito Review
Ito is a cooperative party game that's charming in theory, frustrating in practice, and only worth owning in one specific situation.
The Isle of Cats Duel Review
The Isle of Cats Duel has a great polyomino puzzle at its core. Too bad the "Duel" part barely shows up.
Jaipur Review
Jaipur earns its reputation as the perfect couples game, but can a game this simple have much staying power?
Where I Buy Board Games Online: The Sites I Trust and Don't Trust
Here are the most reputable online board game retailers and sites that I've actually shopped at and haven't been let down by.
Mille Fiori Review
Mille Fiori is a deceptively simple draft-and-place game that hides more tension than some games twice its weight.
Push Review
Push is a fast card game that makes gamblers out of everyone at the table... and somehow never wears out its welcome.
Chronicles of Crime Review
Chronicles of Crime puts you in charge of a murder mystery case and trusts you to solve it on your own—perhaps a bit too much.
Take Time Review
On paper, Take Time sounded like the perfect cooperative card game. Plus, it's gorgeous. But in practice, it has too many fatal flaws.
Kronologic: Cuzco 1450 Review
Kronologic: Cuzco 1450 is not the mystery deduction game it promises to be. You expect Clue, but you get sudoku... and not in a good way.
Fantastic Factories Review
Fantastic Factories is an engine-building race with dice placement. The simultaneous play is fun, if you can look past the shoddy artwork.
Cozy Stickerville Review
Cozy Stickerville is a cooperative choose-your-own-adventure game where you place hundreds of stickers on a board... and it's surprisingly addictive.
Century: Golem Edition Review
Century: Golem Edition is pure engine-building card play. Unfortunately, its gorgeous production doesn't make up for thin gameplay.
A Place for All My Books Review
A Place for All My Books is a cozy twist on worker placement, in which you play as an introverted bookworm cooped up in your apartment.
Dungeons, Dice & Danger Review
Dungeons, Dice & Danger is an adventurous romp through a dungeon, driven by smart dice manipulation and clever strategy.
Turing Machine Review
I've never played a deduction game like Turing Machine before. It's impressive, thinky, creative, and worthy of all the accolades.
The Vale of Eternity Review
The Vale of Eternity distills TCG gameplay into a pure engine builder that sounds awesome on paper but lacks that special sauce.
Junk Art Review
Junk Art has all the elements of a family classic. It's fast, fresh, and fun—with lots of variety and only a few flaws worth noting.
Décorum Review
"A game of passive aggressive cohabitation" is the perfect tagline for this game—and perhaps a bit too accurate for its own good.
50+ Tips for Couples Who Play Board Games Together
My wife and I have been gaming for years. Here are my best tips for playing together, handling frustrations, and keeping game nights fun.
Duel for Cardia Review
Duel for Cardia is one of the cleanest, fastest, and most replayable 2-player card duels ever made—and it only gets better the more you play it.
Lure Review
Lure is a chill push-your-luck dice-chucking game where you need to outwit your opponents for first dibs at the fishing pond.
11 Deadly Sins of Board Gaming Etiquette
Game night misbehaviors cause friction. If you're committing these common sins, don't be surprised if you're uninvited by your game group.
Tag Team Review
Build your deck and see where fate takes you! Tag Team is my favorite 2-player dueling card game of all time.