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Board games are a wonderful way to connect with others. Friends, family members, loved ones, and even strangers at gaming events can bond over old favorites and new offerings. However, it isn't always feasible to meet up with a group on a regular basis. Here are a few great single-player...

Dealing out damage in your next game of Ogre? Do it in style with the new set of Ogre Record Cards, available from DriveThruCards! These cards are a great companion for both Ogre Sixth Edition and Ogre Miniatures. Designed to match the format pioneered in Sixth Edition, these cards keep...

While some gamers prefer a silent room, many prefer to set the mood with sound. Enhance your sessions with music and ambient effects to make the experience even more distinctive for all the players. Here are a few suggestions:   The Fantasy Trip   The Fantasy Trip is a tabletop...

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...