Root's beautiful woodland aesthetic belies its complexity, with unique victory conditions adding to the challenge. Wingspan's stunning bird artwork and aesthetics are unparalleled, despite a deep ...

Modern games are mostly the product of a design trend that dates back to the mid-'90s. So it's of particular interest to go digging for gold in the years prior to that explosion. Here, presented in ...

In Gameological Unplugged, Samantha Nelson looks at trends and new developments in the vast world of tabletop games. During middle school, I carried a deck of playing cards almost everywhere I went.

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Many of the most ancient and enduring board games around, from chess to checkers, are for two players only, and with good reason. Two going head-to-head is an undiluted contest of skill and, sometimes ...