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The Evolution Of Board Games In North America

Board games reflect our changing times. They’re influenced by our cultural values and innovations in production and distribution. Kickstarter is the latest game changer.

New To Me - September 2021 @ArcaneWonders @ThamesAndKosmos @strongholdgames @gilhova @gmtgames @tired_wings

Another month and another “New to Me” games post. This is the 50th! It feels so good to finally be playing some new games. I’m trying to play some of the many games I bought during the worst of the pandemic (so this is probably where I shouldn’t say that I just bought five more games, right?) The Cult of the New to Me has been pretty quiet during the height of the lockdowns and everything.…

Boardgame Geek Top 300 - Play or Played - #230-221 #boardgames @FFGames @FuntailsGames @RioGrandeGames @EagleGryphon @ThamesAndKosmos @gmtgames @PlaidHatGames @Psycorey

It was a close one this week. Yes, I almost didn’t get this post done so that it would post this week at all. That would break my streak and we know that we can’t have that. But here it is! We’re three episodes away from finishing the series, and my plan is to have it done by early October at the latest. Let’s see if we can keep it up. Am I going to do the Top 400? Hell no! I admit that…

In Alien Frontiers (2-4 players) you’re racing to colonize a newly discovered world. Dice are “ships” and each round you roll and place them on the board, using them to gather resources, turn resources into colonies, and build get more dice. 

Your dice aren’t removed from the board until it’s your turn again, so you can strategically take spots to block other players. As you place colonies on the planet, you can gain powers that increase the benefits of future actions. Tech cards also give you unique abilities that you can either activate each round or discard for a more powerful, one-time use. With the Factions expansion, each player will have a unique board. There’s a lot of variety in this game. Managing your dice and resources as well as timing when and where you place them is super important.