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Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2026 (Part 16)

Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2026 (Part 16)   New-to-me games played recently include … 216 (2026): Rank 25178, Rating 6.0 Roll three dice. If you can fulfil one of the 4 contracts in the open draft, score it. If … Continue reading →

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Endplay – A Daily Puzzle for Trick Taker Lovers

So, each day, I go to work and then fill up the holes in my schedule with little daily puzzles – things like Wordle, Catalogues, Connections, etc. Each of these games is a two to three minute brain teaser – … Continue reading →

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Solo Gaming 2026: The First Eight Months

The new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to someone (me!) who finds something very satisfying about physically playing a game: shuffling cards, moving pieces, … Continue reading →

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Amazon Prime Day Boardgames on Sale – all at least 30% off

If you’re not interested in buying games on sale, then please ignore this…  But it’s time for the annual Amazon Prime day (well 4 day) sale, and lots of bargains to be had on games. Below is a list of … Continue reading →

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Mark’s Top 100 Games: The 2026 Edition

Every couple of years (or so) I blog through my top 50 or top 100 games over on my personal blog, akapastorguy. In 2022 and 2024, I shared that list with our faithful readers here at the OG… and I’m back … Continue reading →

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Solo Gaming 2026: The First Four Months

The new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to someone (me!) who finds something very satisfying about physically playing a game: shuffling cards, moving pieces, … Continue reading →

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