9 Best Articles in 2021
Ars Technica
Game on! The best board games of 2016
Ars Technica
~20 min read · 53 saves · From 2017 · Here's what hit our tabletops most in 2016.
The Verge
Sex, Lies, and Video Games
The Verge
20+ min read · 123 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
9 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.
FiveThirtyEight
The Worst Board Games Ever Invented
FiveThirtyEight
7 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 · 133 saves · From 2018 · Their peaceful premises and intricate rule systems are changing the way Americans play—and helping shape an industry in the process.
Smithsonian Magazine
The Best Board Games of the Ancient World
Smithsonian Magazine
~14 min read · 49 saves · 2020-02-06 · Thousands of years before Monopoly, people were playing games like Senet, Patolli and Chaturanga
Quartz
Playing board games can make you a nicer person with better relationships
Quartz
5 min read · 33 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.
BBC Future
How to win Monopoly in the shortest possible time
BBC Future
7 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.
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MacStories
Downtime Organizer Sofa Adds Apps, Audiobooks, Board Games, Deeplinking, Backups, and More Themes
MacStories
4 min read · 14 saves · Mar 16th · Sofa is a terrific downtime organizer. Since its release, the app has seen frequent updates that have added features and refinements that make it an excellent one-stop destination for collecting media…
Polygon
The 22 best board games
Polygon
20+ min read · Apr 8th · Spruce up your collection with these essential modern tabletop games
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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
~18 min read · 12 saves · From 2017 · This was a great year for board games. Here are our favorites.
Singularity Hub
What Games Are Humans Still Better at Than AI?
Singularity Hub
5 min read · 26 saves · From 2019 · AI has bested us at board games like chess and Go, and set astronomically high scores in classic computer games like Ms. Pacman.
Lifehacker
How to Play Your Favorite Board Games Online
Lifehacker
2 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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The Guardian
The board games turning science into playtime
The Guardian
7 min read · 2019-04-20 · Science-themed board games are an increasingly popular way to learn about everything from atom building to colonising space
WIRED
Board Games Are Getting Really, Really Popular
WIRED
4 min read · 25 saves · 2019-12-21 · Tabletop gaming has seen a surge in recent years.
The New York Times
Reid Hoffman: ‘You Can’t Just Sit on the Sidelines’
The New York Times
6 min read · 47 saves · 2019-05-31 · An early passion for science fiction and board games led to an influential career in technology.
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.
