It’s hard to believe it’s only been a few years since Phantom Ink debuted at Gen Con 2022. It feels so much longer ago for some reason. But I fondly recall demoing it in the dealer hall as the exhibitor used a giant whiteboard to spell out clues. It was a fun game that, while […]

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Wavelength is an elite party game. It features energetic team play, interesting discussion, and a monolithic plastic dial that generates a random position along a spectrum. All of these contribute to its success. I was intrigued when I heard that publisher CMYK was issuing a diminutive card-based version of this game. I wondered how it…

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My family consists of my wife, my 10-year-old daughter, my 16-year-old son, and my 19-year-old son—and my mother-in-law joins in when she’s around, too. Finding a game that everyone across those wide age gaps and varying board game experience can play and genuinely enjoy is always a challenge. Usually, the most effective hits are easy […]

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Every year, Allplay seems to dig up the most random games for their Gen Con releases. They are tiny boxes that sell for $9, and yet they are also some of our most talked-about games at the convention. Fellow BGQ reviewer Brand already gave his thoughts on Stonk Market (which I absolutely love), but today […]

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Wer kennt es nicht: Ein bestimmter Song läuft im Radio oder auf einer Party, und sofort schießen Erinnerungen im Kopf hoch – doch in welchem Jahr kam der Hit eigentlich heraus? Mit PLAY – The Music Party Game bringt Kosmos

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“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if you only try.” Party games often get short shrift. But it’s a difficult genre for innovative work. The majority of titles in this category are word games springing off the popularity of Codenames, or selection and…

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