Author: Joel Lee
Joel Lee
Joel is an omnigamer who unrepentantly lives for family-style board games, but also enjoys everything from lighter fare to midweight titles. All game mechanics are fair game and the entire spectrum of Euro-style to American-style games are fun under the right circumstances. He's based in the Philadelphia area and loves to play, watch, research, buy, trade, and write about board games and card games.
Love Letter is a tiny game comprised of just 16 cards for 2 to 4 players. How well does it hold up after all these years?
Is there more to the board gaming hobby than just buying more games? Turns out, yes! The hobby has quite a lot to offer.
Waterfall Park is a brilliant trading and negotiation game that pretty much nails everything. If you want player interaction, it's here.
I used to prefer video games. Here are the reasons why I now prefer to play board games instead.
FUSE is a real-time dice drafting game played cooperatively. Can you defuse all the bomb cards together before time runs out?
I'm giving away a brand new copy of Welcome To... to one lucky winner. See how you can enter now!
Does this acclaimed flip-and-write game deserve its status as a trendsetter? How well does it really hold up after five years?
Coup is a fun game, but the official rules for two players aren't so great. Here's a variant that's actually really fun. Maybe even more so than the normal game!
Timeline: Inventions is a quick micro card game that's better than you might expect from its premise. It certainly surprised me.
It's been an exciting year! A lot of games entered and left my collection. Here's a rundown of each one.