Hosting a game night in a small apartment
Table size, noise, seating and snacks decide more game nights than game choice does. Practical constraints, and what to buy around them.
Games for a table of mixed ages
A ten-year-old and three adults is the hardest table to buy for. What works, what does not, and why handicaps are the wrong answer.
Cooperative games for groups
Everybody on the same side sounds like it removes the competition. It removes the losing, which is a different thing — and it introduces one specific problem.
Dice games explained
Push-your-luck, roll-and-write and set collection all use the same five dice very differently. A short guide to what you are actually buying.
Why word games travel so well
Word and association games need almost no components, work at almost any player count, and survive a mixed table. What to look for in one.
Games that fit in twenty minutes
The gap between dinner finishing and people leaving is about twenty minutes long. Which games fit into it, and which only pretend to.