Recent Writing
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How Sail succeeds as a two-player cooperative game
This trick-taking game is constantly making players reprioritize.
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RSL struggles against LA Galaxy for second consecutive loss
Marco Reus scored both goals against RSL, but finishing was at a premium throughout.
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Understanding the trick-taking renaissance
Looking at the rise of trick-taking games from a data-driven perspective
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How Scout influenced climbing games
Did the 2019 climbing game lead to an influx of admirers?
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Friedemann Friese's trick-taking games
One of the great German designers has some excellent trick-taking games in his roster.
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Looking back at 2006 in board games
Surely 2006 wasn’t actually 20 years ago. Surely not. That would mean — well, you know what it would mean, don’t you? If you were gaming in 2006, you’re probably also thinking about that. Or maybe if you were in college. Or even high
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Five up-and-coming designers to know
These five newcomer designers are doing fascinating things in board games.
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Three easy-to-teach games to replace classic board games
Move on to bigger and better games with these three classic designer board games.
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The 33 trick-taking games I played last weekend
I spent four days in Austin at T3C playing trick-takers.
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Why Vantage fits in the canon of classic adventure games
Vantage belongs on the shelf next to the King's Quest games.
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Six great cooperative games from 2025
Hello, and a happy Wednesday to you all! I hope the day's found you well. I'm continuing to recap some of my favorite games from 2025, and today, I'm talking about some great cooperative games I played. Last week, I wrote about my favorite
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10 great trick-taking and climbing games from 2025
Plus at least 12 more games I enjoyed this year.
