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Unlock! vs. EXIT: Which escape room board game series reigns supreme?

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Taking Trick-taking to Task – how I rate trick-taking games

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Climbing and shedding card games: Revisiting the Classics

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Ark Nova (and how that compares with Terraforming Mars)

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What I learned playing board games with my kid

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The complexity of simplicity

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Ranking nostalgia

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Is my love for Knizia just a big lie?

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Can we please leave the artwork alone?

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The lost art of the written word

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Top 5 games I regret selling

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The travesty of packaging air

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In defense of the sporadic gamer

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Musings on a Quartet of Classic Card Games: Snap, Happy Family, Old Maid and Donkey.

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There and back again: my journey with the trick-taking mechanism

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Boards vs. Bytes: The digital evolution of board gaming

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IV. Commentary on Board Game Add-ons: Spin-offs

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III. A commentary on board game add-ons: Expansions

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II: A commentary on board game add-ons : Modules

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I: A commentary on board game add-ons – Promos

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Why Mahjong is a timeless classic

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Top 5 Fillers

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The Many Styles of Play

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The Long and Short of Memory Games

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My Top 5 Reiner Knizia Board Games

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6 steps to turn your kids into board game fanatics

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A trip down board gaming memory lane