• Most Unique Characters in Tabletop RPGs

    There are some who play RPGs wanting to fit comfortably into a familiar archetype. These are the people who always want to be the angry (but lovable) barbarian, the sarcastic freighter pilot, the cold-as-ice sorcerer or whatever their favorite character is. There’s nothing wrong with that, but there are...
  • How to Get Into Board Games

    How to Get Into Board Games By: Lane Martin   I started playing board games as a hobby regularly a few years ago, and in those years, I have made great friends, played a lot of deeply interesting games, and had a good time the whole way. The hobby...
  • Table Top Games that Encourage Collaboration

    First we took a look at board games that will shatter friendships, or in the very least give them a trial by fire. Perhaps though, you feel that the world is divisive enough. You don’t need a board game to come between you and your loved ones. These games...
  • Table Top Games to Play for One or No More than a Few Game Sessions

    Table Top Games to Play for One or No More than a Few Game Sessions Tabletop RPGs are fun and can be a great way to improve social skills, abstract problem solving, and working with a group. They can however, be incredibly time consuming. While there are some players...
  • Five Board Games to Play with Friends The Five By Five Challenge for 2017

    Five Board Games to Play with Friends The Five By Five Challenge for 2017 Chris Palermo   With the 2016 5×5 Challenge successfully completed, thought turned to which games would be included in the 2017 edition.   The process stayed the same. Each member of the Long Island Boardgaming...
  • Five Board Games to Play With Friends-The Five by Five Challenge

    Five Board Games to Play With Friends-The Five by Five Challenge by Chris Palermo   A common concern at many board gaming events is the indecisiveness of players to choose a game. “I don’t know; what do you want to play?” happens all too often.   And, as the...
  • The Best Board Games to play on Halloween

    The Best Board Games to play on Halloween By Richard Lynch If you’re going to find yourself stuck at home this Halloween, here’s a list of some great horror themed board games to guarantee that things stay spooky. 5 – Zombies!!! – while not the most mechanically complex game...
  • Board Games for players with a budget

    Board Games for players with a budget By Richard Lynch In recent years, the board gaming scene has exploded in popularity. Unfortunately, it can be a very expensive hobby for most people. Here’s a list of fun games that won’t have a huge impact on your wallet.   Coup...
  • On the Road Again? The Oregon Trail: The Card Game Review

    On the Road Again? The Oregon Trail: The Card Game Review by Richard Lynch Not too long ago Target released an exclusive $13 card game based on the PC classic the Oregon Trail. A cooperative game about resource management, this game feels like a near perfect recreation of the...