https://www.boardgamequest.com Board Game Reviews, News and More Fri, 05 May 2023 12:51:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 38014872 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-thematic-solo-games/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-thematic-solo-games/#comments Fri, 05 May 2023 12:51:16 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52625 Interest in solo gaming has picked up in recent years and for us 1-player gamers, it’s been great to benefit from the boom. Most board games these days include some sort of solo mode, and if there isn’t an official one, there are likely several fan-made options posted to BGG. But that’s not to say […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-thematic-solo-games/feed/ 5 52625 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-crowdfunding-games-that-just-missed-the-mark/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-crowdfunding-games-that-just-missed-the-mark/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:01:21 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52717 There have been some amazing crowdfunding games along with some not-very-good ones. There are very few games that are perfect and even the best might have one small thing that held them back in some small way. In some cases, it could be the difference between good and great. And in some, maybe it’s the […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-crowdfunding-games-that-just-missed-the-mark/feed/ 2 52717 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-stefan-feld-games/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-stefan-feld-games/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:05:13 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52577 There are few debates around Board Game Quest Headquarters as intense as a discussion of the staff members’ favorite game designers. Veteran editor Andrew Smith, for instance, is a devotee of Vital Lacerda (and often bursts into rooms Kool-Aid Man-style shouting, “Kanban!”), while Brian Biewer—whose favorite game of all time is always the last game […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-stefan-feld-games/feed/ 1 52577 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-ten-designers-with-free-to-play-games-on-yucata-and-my-favorite-yucata-game-by-each/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-ten-designers-with-free-to-play-games-on-yucata-and-my-favorite-yucata-game-by-each/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52282 I love playing games online and while Board Game Arena gets a lot of love these days, one of the best places on the entire internet is the game site called Yucata. Yucata was created by Kay Wilke, a.k.a. Sparhawk, but he now shares the duties with a group of dedicated volunteers. Yucata, which has […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-ten-designers-with-free-to-play-games-on-yucata-and-my-favorite-yucata-game-by-each/feed/ 2 52282 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-trick-taking-and-ladder-climbing-card-games/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-trick-taking-and-ladder-climbing-card-games/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:04:26 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52730 As mentioned (and perhaps coined?) in my recent review of Thrones of Valeria, we are in the midst of a magnificent Trickaissance. There has been an absolute boom in games that rely on the primary mechanic of “trick-taking,” or the adjacent mechanic of “ladder-climbing.” If you’re interested in why that may be, there’s an excellent […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-trick-taking-and-ladder-climbing-card-games/feed/ 0 52730 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-licensed-board-games/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-licensed-board-games/#respond Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:03:26 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52265 Everyone has licensed games. Nowadays there are licensed games for practically everything, and they are getting better. Gone are the days when licensed games were highlighted by such gems as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Heroes in a Halfshell Card Game, X-Men: Crisis in the Danger Room, Batman: The Animated Series 3-D Board Game, Star […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-licensed-board-games/feed/ 0 52265 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-arkham-horror-lcg-scenarios/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-arkham-horror-lcg-scenarios/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:01:31 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52541 This list contains slight spoilers for some of the campaigns in Arkham LCG. Arkham is present in many shapes and forms throughout the gaming industry. The LCG version of the mythos emerged from the void in 2016 and provided a cooperative narrative deck-building exploration game that continues to grow. And advance. And threaten. And OH […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-arkham-horror-lcg-scenarios/feed/ 0 52541 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-5-board-games-designed-by-hjalmar-hach-and-lorenzo-silva/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-5-board-games-designed-by-hjalmar-hach-and-lorenzo-silva/#respond Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:06:46 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=51373 Some game designers have an exceptional talent for creating diverse and unique games that can appeal to family-friendly players to advanced gamer audiences. Hjalmar Hach and Lorenzo Silva are not an exception and have consistently co-developed and delivered well-known popular games, including The King’s Dilemma, The Queen’s Dilemma (yet to be released), Dragon Castle, Railroad […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-5-board-games-designed-by-hjalmar-hach-and-lorenzo-silva/feed/ 0 51373 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-board-games-of-2022/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-board-games-of-2022/#respond Fri, 30 Dec 2022 14:19:26 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=51661 Here we are, new years eve…eve? Regardless, 2022 is just about in the books and as usual, we close out the year with our Top 10 Board Games of 2022 list. Normally fellow BGQer Andrew joins me in making this list, as I like to offer a diverse perspective on games released over the year. […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-board-games-of-2022/feed/ 0 51661 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-characteristics-of-good-board-games-and-expansions/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-characteristics-of-good-board-games-and-expansions/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:54:43 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=50332 The price of buying boardgames is dramatically increasing. Supply chain issues, shipping costs, increases in material costs… none of this is news. Games that used to cost $30-$40 will now cost you $50-$60. Fine. I get it. But if you are going to ask me to spend $60 or more on your game, I certainly […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-characteristics-of-good-board-games-and-expansions/feed/ 3 50332