Boards aren’t cheap but they’re lovely ... which anticipated the revelatory mathematical design concepts of games like Hoity Toity and Settlers of Catan by decades, yet has been frequently ...

who teaches board-game design at New York University and co-authored the encyclopedia of game mechanics, told me. In older games, he said, such as Risk and Monopoly, the goal was, frequently ...

Medvedovski likened single-player board games of this style to deck-building ... which can be overwhelming. So we aimed to design tighter gameplay loops — smaller core decisions that still ...

The game is expected to release at most major retailers this August for $24.99, though the mobile app that will accompany it is free. Monopoly App Banking has a similar board layout to the ...

My recent review of Rock Hard 1977, which is one of the best combinations of theming and game design I’ve ever seen in a board game, got me thinking: what are the best thematic games I’ve ...