9 Best Articles in 2021
Ars Technica
Game on! The best board games of 2016
Ars Technica
~19 min read · 53 saves · From 2017 · Here's what hit our tabletops most in 2016.
In Culture
The Verge
Sex, Lies, and Video Games
The Verge
119 saves · 2020-11-23 · Strip clubs, board games, sugar babies, an office coup — and a whole lot of money
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
Table-top generals
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
8 min read · 34 saves · From 2017 · Board games are back, thanks to the lessons their designers have learned from computer games. Tim Cross rolls the dice
Ars Technica
The best board games to play with your quarantined housemates
Ars Technica
20+ min read · 72 saves · 2020-04-26 · It's the perfect time to sucker those you live with into playing games with you.
In Design
FiveThirtyEight
The Worst Board Games Ever Invented
FiveThirtyEight
6 min read · 15 saves · From 2016 · Last week, I dove into the data and design of Twilight Struggle — the best board game on the planet, according to the popular gaming site BoardGameGeek. I spoke with game’s designer, and tapp…
The Atlantic
The Invasion of the German Board Games
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 124 saves · From 2018 · Their peaceful premises and intricate rule systems are changing the way Americans play—and helping shape an industry in the process.
In Gaming
Smithsonian Magazine
The Best Board Games of the Ancient World
Smithsonian Magazine
~14 min read · 47 saves · 2020-02-06 · Thousands of years before Monopoly, people were playing games like Senet, Patolli and Chaturanga
In Gaming
BBC Future
How to win Monopoly in the shortest possible time
BBC Future
6 min read · 32 saves · 2020-02-25 · One of the best-selling board games of all time makes several cardinal sins of good design, which means it has attracted a great deal of ire over the years.
Quartz
Playing board games can make you a nicer person with better relationships
Quartz
5 min read · 31 saves · From 2017 · Board games are all about competition—but they force us to question the idea that the world is divided into winners and losers.
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TNW
I’m so excited about this board games console I just peed a little
TNW
1 min read · 2020-12-14 · The SquareOne is a brand new board games console that's set to hit the market — and I, for one, cannot wait to play with this thing.
WIRED UK
How to use maths to win at any board game over Christmas
WIRED UK
6 min read · 2020-12-21 · Christmas isn’t about making friends, it’s about winning. Here’s how to use maths to succeed at any board game and drive your family into despair
Creative Bloq
The best board games of 2021
Creative Bloq
9 min read · Jan 8th · Tom May · We reveal the best board games available today, for kids, adults and families.
Time Out New York
The most exciting online board games to play with friends
Time Out New York
1 min read · 2020-12-13 · Discover the very best online board games, including Monopoly, Risk and Catan, and have an epic virtual evening with friends.
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Wirecutter
Our Favorite Board Games for Adults
Wirecutter
20+ min read · 18 saves · From 2018 · We spent 54 hours researching 115 board games. Here are our picks for new gamers, more-advanced players, and party, cooperative, and two-player games.
Ars Technica
The best board games of 2017
Ars Technica
~17 min read · 12 saves · From 2017 · This was a great year for board games. Here are our favorites.
In Digital Life
Lifehacker
How to Play Your Favorite Board Games Online
Lifehacker
1 min read · 31 saves · 2020-05-07 · Don’t let the pandemic ruin your weekly board game nights. In the video above, I share some ways I’ve been playing some of my favorite board games—including RISK, Monopoly and Settlers of…
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Singularity Hub
What Games Are Humans Still Better at Than AI?
Singularity Hub
4 min read · 26 saves · 2019-02-10 · Marc Prosser · AI has bested us at board games like chess and Go, and set astronomically high scores in classic computer games like Ms. Pacman.
In Gaming
WIRED
Board Games Are Getting Really, Really Popular
WIRED
3 min read · 25 saves · 2019-12-21 · Tabletop gaming has seen a surge in recent years.
The Guardian
The board games turning science into playtime
The Guardian
6 min read · 10 saves · 2019-04-20 · Dan Jolin · Science-themed board games are an increasingly popular way to learn about everything from atom building to colonising space
Ars Technica
The CIA uses board games to train officers—and I got to play them
Ars Technica
8 min read · 41 saves · From 2017 · Also: why the CIA embraces training game cheaters, whether El Chapo hit a fire alarm.
Big Think
7 best board games to help children think big
Big Think
6 min read · 12 saves · 2019-03-04 · Like sneaking veggies into dessert, these board games teach STEM, strategy, and executive functions through the joys of play.
