My 12-year-old son creates some wacky board games. When he was younger, there was Pillow Fight, where players spin a wheel to collect pillows to smack people, build a fort, or knock down pins. Then ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The Hobby” is an affectionate, character-driven portrait of the subculture of board games, covering the World Series of Board ...

Complex tabletop games are becoming more niche as designers focus on creating smaller, less dense experiences for newcomers to the hobby. Games like Star Wars: Rebellion, Root, and Gloomhaven provide ...

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The '90s was really the birthplace of the modern board game hobby. Yes, timeless artifacts such as Go, Mahjong, and even Cosmic Encounter pre-exist the post-Cold War decade, yet the groundswell of ...

Back in May of 2023, I wrote this editorial sharing a frustration with the board gaming trend of adopting extremely lengthy multi-session campaigns. With the advent of crowdfunding and the explosion ...

Talk to two different board game fans, and you’ll likely get two completely different all-time top-10 lists to pick through. But talk to enough gamers, and you’ll find patterns start to emerge. Some ...

For generations, when you thought of board games, you’d probably think of the same old titles: Household names like “Monopoly,” “Scrabble” or “Risk.” But the market began to transform in the 1990s: ...

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There’s something fun and nostalgic about playing board games, which offer a welcome break from screens of every kind. Not only are board games a great way to spend some time with friends and family, ...

Board game cafes have grown into a $2.84 billion North American hobby market, serving as hubs for both casual and competitive tabletop play. Industry data shows over 1,200 cafes worldwide, with many ...

Ennis says: “One of the most fun and exciting events we visited was the first ever World Series of Board Games held in Las Vegas in 2022. In this clip, one of our main subjects, Dan Corbett is up all ...