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In the hyper-connected and always-in-touch world we live in, we think it’s a welcome breath of fresh air to spend time with our families actually looking up, laughing, and talking to each other and not looking down at screens. Not only that, playing games offers...

Long before Harry Potter made Wizarding a common verb in the lexicon of America’s youth, Wizards were enchanting young people with their mystical and magical powers. Obviously, Wizards have played a major role in popular entertainment via film and television. Gandolf of the Lord of the...

Younger Gamers and the Return to Physical or Low Tech Games Whenever I meet a parent anywhere and tell them I am in the board game business, among the first comments I hear is "wow, thank you for helping to offer an alternative to 'screen time'...

Cooperative Board Games Are Changing The Way We Play We all remember playing games like Monopoly when we were growing up. Monopoly, like most of the games of that time, is designed as a competitive game where players are pitted against one another to either win...

Hackaday.com has some great ideas on expanding your tabletop gaming experience. Check out the article from hackaday.com "Delve into the mysterious world of tabletop roleplaying games. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Shadowrun, Pathfinder, Ars Magica, Vampire, whatever gets your dice rollin’ — metaphorically in the case of a diceless...

GeekDad.com runs down the weeks news for tabletop gaming! Get the news from GeekDad.com "It’s submarines at Target, a nearly sold out Gen Con, apes, killers, demons, dragons, sheep, and much more in this week’s edition of the tabletop game news roundup. Let’s Re-Roll things… DIVE! DIVE! Target...

Be sure to keep an eye on the ENnie winners being announced at Gen Con 50! Check out this article by Polygon.com "The ENnie nominations for 2017 are out, and they include some of the best new products in the world of tabletop role-playing. The capstone award is...

Today is National Coloringbook Day 2017! In the spirit of Bob Ross, be sure to do a little coloring today to release those creative juices. Don't forget the Bob Ross: Art of Chill Game will be available at Target on Oct 1. So make sure to follow...

Good read for those of you getting prepared for Gen Con 50! Check out this round up from dtreviews.com "Gen Con is the biggest tabletop gaming convention in North America, and if you love board games, RPG or miniatures games, you should definitely consider attending! I love Gen...