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by Box of Delights Deckers began as a somewhat different game, way back in 2010. Such is the way with board game design and development. It was a time when the hobby of board games was really starting to hot up. I had recently discovered modern board ...

by Alberto Camaño Pascual Paddy -- Diario del Diseñador (Español) Dear community, I'd like to share with you the design journey of Paddy, both as a thank you to all the players who made this exciting world possible and as a source of inspiration ...

by NicoleMaynard Frog Faire began as a Renaissance Faire/Olympics-themed card game in 2023. Tapping into the athletic nature of frogs and a fairytale setting like Rebel Princess, I brainstormed a list of Olympic-inspired activities frogs might be ...

by Derek Yeung I had the honor of attending Game Market Spring 25 in Japan on May 17-18, 2025, receiving a press pass for the event on behalf of BGG. (I'm a Team Geek volunteer at BGG events and picked up games from this event for the BGG Library.)

by W. Eric Martin - Announcing yet another new edition of a game in the Hasbro catalog, U.S. publisher Renegade Game Studios will re-release Peter Lee and Rodney Thompson's Lords of Waterdeep in April 2026, along with the Scoundrels of Skullport ...

by Greyfax Hey, folks, it's a short column this time as I am hosting an event this weekend and have a ton to do. Here is the question: Can we kick out a player who is in cognitive decline? We've touched on this before, and I'm going to do a ...

by W. Eric Martin PAX Unplugged 2025 takes place on Nov. 21-23 in Philadelphia, and among the 400+ listings on BGG's PAXU 2025 Preview are multiple listings for independent productions that will be available solely at Indie Games Night Market, which ...

by Dominic Crapuchettes How a decade on the Magic Pro Tour and a decade designing the Evolution series led to my grail game. Hello, friends, Dominic here -- designer of Nature, Evolution, Oceans, and Wits & Wagers. I want to share why Nature is my ...

by W. Eric Martin Given how much I liked designer Mark McGee's first release through his company How to Steam Broccoli -- Tether, which I had backed during crowdfunding -- when McGee offered a review copy of his second title ahead of its debut at PAX ...

by Alvaro G. Echave The Origin of the Idea For a long time, I wanted to design a game in which instead of assembling the game, it would gradually disappear. I had several notes, but the spark came when Ricardo, a friend, shared his inner world with ...