When you do anything long enough you will reach a natural point where you feel that you need to stretch your efforts in order to maintain the same level of passion and enthusiasm it once brought as a novice. At...
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There is no shortage of dungeon crawlers in board gaming. They have been a popular mainstay genre in the hobby for decades, functioning as a hybrid model between truly open-ended tabletop RPG style expeditions and combat-driven board games that highlight...
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Well, here we are. Today is sort of an auspicious article posting because it happens to coincide with several overlapping moments in the importance of this series, and to some degree, here at the CR as a whole. It’s a...
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If someone ever has any conflicting thoughts as to whether game design is as much art as it is product development, all you have to do is dive into the litany of inspirations that lead to such games in the...
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Today we’re here to talk about politics. Wait, wait wait! Come back. It’ll be ok. We promise. Throughout human civilization we’ve experimented with one form after another on how different societies of sometimes disparate groups of people came to collectively...
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There is a pervasive thought that exists, not just in gaming but in the entire concept of competition in general, that competing against others must inherently be one of aggressive conflict. To many, even benign contests against an opponent are...
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Just as no two people completely encapsulate the entire human experience, so too is it the same with the games people make. Throughout the course of human civilization, games stand out as an excellent example of the progress of cultural...
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Despite being a subgenre that’s existed for several decades, co-op games have to occasionally re-prove themselves as to be somehow to be worthy of a player’s time. Part of this is because there is a small but vocal part of...
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Board games are known for many things. They are known for their creativity of mechanics and flavor. They are known as an excellent source of social interaction and group-based entertainment. They are even known for being educational, either directly as...
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Milestones are an important aspect to everyday life. They represent key moments to individuals and groups that bear attention in some fashion. Whether it’s meritorious exploits or simply reaching a notable achievement over a particular period of time, milestones are...
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