Opening a new board game can be exciting and daunting. You have a rulebook, a bunch of stuff on the table, and you need to learn all these different game pieces and rules that you’ve never seen before, and somehow, in those first few minutes, things can get more confusing than the actual game. The trick is that you don’t actually need to know all…
In most board games, it’s tempting to believe that victory is determined by a single outstanding move. However, good strategy usually involves a string of incremental decisions. Knowing when to make a move, when not to, and when to adjust your strategy can mean more than any one great play. Begin With Your Endgame Prior to making any decisions, consider what you’re attempting to accomplish.…
If you’ve ever played a strategy board game, you know that it can be overwhelming at first. You need to know the rules, keep track of resources, watch what your opponents are doing, and make decisions at every turn. However, getting better at board gaming isn’t just about memorizing the rules or memorizing an opening sequence. It’s about understanding why certain moves work, and knowing…
Finding the best board game might seem like a trivial task, until you begin exploring your choices. There are strategy games, party games, cooperative games, deckbuilding games and countless other themes to choose from. This variety makes picking the right game a bit of a challenge. It is not always the best game to go with the most popular or most complex game. The best…