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Last week I got to play a game that has been sitting on the shelf since I picked it up at Gen Con: Holotype, the first release from Brexwerx Games. It's a worker-placement game about dinosaur science. I mean, they had me at the dinosaurs! The science is valid, and...

I've come to realize in recent years that there's an emotion I don't really feel too much anymore unless I purposefully try: boredom. This compares to my childhood, where I remember countless hours being bored out of my skull. This was an era where "portable gaming device" didn't mean "Gameboy"...

Here's a tip that's making the rounds on social media. I've had to do in-depth Internet searches for years, often trying to track down the source of quotes or specific phrases. Many moons ago, Google would treat quotation marks in a search query as text that must be there; thus,...

We are undeniably living in the digital age: The age of streaming content, of cell phones, of computers, of video games, and of amazing technology. But how do we stay connected in person with our family in a world where so much of our time is spent looking at screens?...

Every day, somebody does a crazy thing about the Illuminati. It's not every day that somebody does a COOL one. A couple of days ago, Irene told you about "True Tales of the Illuminati." I just finished backing . . . and pushed them over the goal! Not telling you...

Our big new release for March is Frag! Introduced more than 20 years ago, this game is a tribute to first-person shooters – but it plays without a computer! It's fast-playing, perfect for a lunch hour slugfest or a multi-bout marathon. Move your fighter and frag your foes; draw cards...

There are certain things we sell that I'm honestly kind of in awe of. Like Mini Car Wars. What is Mini Car Wars, you might ask? Well, it's a complete pamphlet-sized version of the classic Car Wars game. The print version of this game was given to me by a...

True Tales of the Illuminati is a full-cast audio drama podcast about conspiracies gone wrong, currently in the final week of a crowdfunding campaign to produce a third season. The show follows a team of hapless Illuminati goons, bouncing through history, snatching defeat from the jaws of other, weirder defeat.    Discerning...