Board games can be intimidating. And if you're an experienced gamer, you want your newbie friends to jump right into your favorites, like Tzol'kin or Dead of Winter, right away!! Bad idea!
Introduce those friends slowly. Build them up to learning the skills needed to play and enjoy board games.
This article suggests the 5 best board games for beginners, and even suggests what games would build on those. Spread the gaming love! Just take it easy on them the first night...
What's a Math Trade? Learn more here: Math Trade Guide
It is a way of trading away old games you don't want and hopefully finding games you want to add to your collection.
We believe we have someone interested in organizing it. Let us know if you would be interested in participating!
March 14, 2015: SXSW Gaming Awards
The nominees are:- Dead of Winter – Plaid Hat Games
- Five Tribes – Days of Wonder
- King of New York – IELLO
- Sheriff of Nottingham – Arcane Wonders
- Star Realms – White Wizard Games
Board Game Family blog gives you:
6 Tips for Learning a New Board Game
Useful if you are learning on your own and don't want to wait until the next FlaMinGoCon or Dice Tower Con to find someone to teach you."The rights to the popular board game Settlers of Catan sold, according to Deadline, to the producer behind “Sacrifice Pawn.” This is just the board game movie we deserve, but probably not the one we need right now."
Spoilers (though keep in mind it is a fake script... we think)