7 of the best short board games that take less than 30 minutes Glenn JaumeMay 5, 2018 A guest post from the wonderful Gemma! You can read her previous post on the weird Chavo-poli here. Perhaps it’s my dwindling millennial ... Articles 0
Admitting You Have a Pile of Shame and How to Fix it Glenn JaumeApril 14, 2018 It's weird, but sometimes it feels like hearing about a cool new board game, buying it and maybe even going as far as opening the box is mor... Articles 0
Our top 5 favourite co-operative games Glenn JaumeApril 6, 2018 Board games aren't all about throwing dice at someone's head or setting fire to the board to stop anyone else winning. Nope. Some games are ... Articles 0
6 Great Tips for Saving Shelf Space Glenn JaumeMarch 3, 2018 We've talked before about how yuuuuuge board games can be. They have a habit of slowly taking over your home until you can hardly see the TV... Articles 0
The fool proof guide to buying the board games you never knew you needed Glenn JaumeJanuary 19, 2018 Buying board games. It's not like the old days, down the market, haggling and bartering. Trading your punnet of strawberries for a Catan exp... Articles 0
Welcome to 2018 Glenn JaumeJanuary 13, 2018 Welcome to 2018! Oh. You weren't waiting for us to say that, you already did your big day. Well fine. We have big plans for this year (pr... Articles 0
Which Escape room board game is best? Glenn JaumeDecember 10, 2017 Here at Best Play we love an Escape the Room. Those real-world things where you and your mates have to solve a series of ever elaborate ... ArticlesVideos 0
The Big Best Play Board Game Christmas Gift Guide Glenn JaumeDecember 5, 2017 "Is it a bottle?" your Dad jokes. You nod at him encouraging him to open the large rectangle box. He smiles and chuckles to himself, he ... ArticlesVideos 0
Training a Neural Network on 80,000 Board Games Marcus BeardDecember 1, 2017 No awards were ever given to the 1989 classic board game Indust and Glonty: Referidon. Holding a solid BGG.com rating of 7, the game can fac... Articles 0
Introducing a Board Game That is Almost Literally Magic George FoxNovember 17, 2017 We were very excited to discover 'The Wilson Wolfe Affair' so here is George Fox from Simulacra Games to tell you all about it. Find our mor... Articles 0
The Story of Fatty Glenn JaumeNovember 10, 2017 As a child you wont be surprised to know I loved me some board games. Also you won't be surprised to know I was gullible and naive to the wo... Articles 0
Best Play’s Favourite Spooky Board Games Joel WindelsOctober 31, 2017 It's by far the spookiest day of the year. BY FAR. If you're reading this, you probably like board games, and I'm hoping you probably also l... ArticlesVideos 0
The Best Board Games for Couples, Part 2 Glenn JaumeOctober 7, 2017 It's been about a year since we told you some of our favourite games for couples (or 2 friends that want some cool one-on-one times). Loads ... Articles 0
How Many Players Makes the Perfect Board Game? Joel WindelsOctober 1, 2017 Every so often, we like to inspect the data behind what makes a good game – or indeed, a bad one. Most of you will be familiar with the webs... Articles 0
Identifying the Most Popular Terrible Games Joel WindelsAugust 25, 2017 You can't trust people. People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. For some unknown reason, garbage tends to do well at the box office an... Articles 0
The Art of Losing in Board Games Marcus BeardAugust 18, 2017 Learning about Buddhism has taught me a lot about board games. I think it’s all about expectations One of my theories for the wealth of diss... Articles 1
What’s the Best ‘Simple’ Board Game? Joel WindelsAugust 12, 2017 With a severe risk of sounding like a broken record, at Best Play we're all about making board games more accessible. Bringing the best the ... Articles 0
The Biggest Board Games in the World Glenn JaumeJuly 28, 2017 You might have noticed that we recently covered the best tiny board games - those little boxes of joy you can take with you anywhere. Well, ... Articles 0
Who are the board game curious? Glenn JaumeJuly 7, 2017 When we started Best Play we had one goal in mind, get more people into Board Games. Anyone that has played a modern board game or two ha... Articles 0
5 of the best tiny travel games Glenn JaumeJuly 1, 2017 With rent seemingly marching ever upwards in major cities, it's no surprise that many of us find shelf space something of a luxury. That's w... ArticlesVideos 0
A Love Letter to Complex Board Games Joel WindelsJune 30, 2017 At the risk of repeating ourselves for the millionth time, Best Play is about making board games more accessible. To appeal to the board gam... Articles 0
The Wonderful World of Pandemic Joel WindelsJune 9, 2017 Pandemic is an unusually good game. The legacy version of the title is the best-rated game of all time over on Board Game Geek, the IMDB of ... Articles 0
The Best Multiplayer games that also work for couples Glenn JaumeJune 2, 2017 We hear from many a board game-curious person looking to start their collection. We find it's quite common to play some games with your part... Articles 1
A Funny Old Game: Guess Who Glenn JaumeMay 12, 2017 As a child, Guess Who is an innocent game of trying to decipher who someone is without being able to see them first. A bit like a Tindr date... Articles 0
Crash Course: Czech Games Edition Joel WindelsMay 5, 2017 Board gaming doesn't really 'do' celebrities. But if it did, Vlaada Chvátil would probably be the one caught blurry-eyed and sweating, leavi... Articles 0
Happy Birthday, Best Play Joel WindelsApril 22, 2017 One year old. When humans reach their first birthday, most of them can neither walk or talk, and almost all of them struggle to last more th... ArticlesVideos 0
Crash Course: Oink Games Marcus BeardApril 14, 2017 There's something joyful about perfectly sized, weighty little packages. When I first saw Glenn pack all the ocean-hued tiles of Deep Sea... Articles 0
True Story: How Monopoly Saved Thousands of Lives Joel WindelsApril 9, 2017 If you're a fan of Best Play you should know by now that Monopoly is not only an awful game, but also has a dark, fascinating and cut-throat... ArticlesVideos 0
The Ultimate Guide on the Best Board Game Apps for your Phone Glenn JaumeApril 7, 2017 If there is one problem with board games it is how impractical they can be. You're trying to play Galaxy Trucker in the back of your car ...... Articles 0
UK Board Game Cafes: What They are and Where to Find Them Joel WindelsMarch 31, 2017 Best Play was started by three fellas back in April 2016, synthesised during a chat over a pint, as is tradition in the UK. That chat took p... Articles 0
4 Video Games That Should Be Board Games Marcus BeardMarch 18, 2017 If Superhot can be made into a board game, anything can. Superhot was a breath of fresh air when it emerged as the result of 7 day game deve... Articles 0
The Ultimate Guide to Hidden Role Board Games Joel WindelsMarch 10, 2017 At the risk of repeating ourselves, one of our main jobs here at Best Play is to make sure everyone feels welcome, and that people of all ba... Articles 0
A Funny Old Game: Dream Phone (2012) Joel WindelsFebruary 10, 2017 If you were born in the 1980s, you might remember a certain advert that was shown frequently on kids’ TV when you were just a wee laddie or ... Articles 0
A Brief History of Cards Against Humanity Glenn JaumeFebruary 4, 2017 Cards Against Humanity. The game has shown up at countless parties and been enjoyed by thousands and thousands of horrible people. But wh... ArticlesVideos 0
7 Misconceptions Non-Gamers Have About Board Games Marcus BeardFebruary 3, 2017 Every time the superbowl draws near, my friends and I always need to draw up ‘the rules’. Just to be clear: I live in the United Kingdom,... Articles 0
8 Things We’d Love to See in Pandemic Legacy Season 2 Glenn JaumeJanuary 27, 2017 Pandemic Legacy was named one of our favourite games of all time and we've even dedicated a whole recommendation to it here. It's been annou... Articles 0
The Joy of Dice-Rolling Board Games Marcus BeardJanuary 20, 2017 Property in Westminster, London costs on average £1,571 per square foot. Stacking Twlighlight Imperium, 7 Wonders and Mysterium on top ea... Articles 0
The Moment I Realised Board Games Were Cool Jasmine JaumeJanuary 13, 2017 Five years ago, my experience with board games was mostly limited to childhood memories of fraught Monopoly games and my older brother despe... Articles 0
Board Game Limericks Volume Two Glenn JaumeJanuary 7, 2017 Welcome back! We hope Santa brought you lots of board game treats and you're all ready for 2017. We have lots of big plans for this year and... Articles 0
The Best Games of Forever: for Everyone #1 – #5 Glenn JaumeDecember 31, 2016 The Best Play games of forever, for everyone. These are the best 20 games ever made for any audience. Each of them should be great fun fo... Articles 0
The Best Games of Forever: for the Connoisseur #1 – #5 Glenn JaumeDecember 30, 2016 We think board games are for everyone. That's why we've made our list of Games of Forever for Everyone over here. A part of us couldn't help... Articles 0
The Best Games of Forever: for Everyone #6 – #10 Marcus BeardDecember 28, 2016 The Best Play games of forever, for everyone. These are the best 20 games ever made for any audience. These should be great fun for any grou... Articles 0
The Best Games of Forever: for Everyone #11 – #15 Joel WindelsDecember 24, 2016 The Best Play games of forever, for everyone. These are the best 20 games ever made for any audience. These should be great fun for any grou... Articles 0
The Best Games of Forever: for the Connoisseur #6 – #10 Joel WindelsDecember 23, 2016 We think board games are for everyone. That's why we've made our list of Games of Forever for Everyone over here. A part of us couldn't help... Articles 0
The Best Games of Forever: for Everyone #16 – #20 Joel WindelsDecember 21, 2016 The Best Play games of forever, for everyone. These are the best 20 games ever made for any audience. Each of them should be great fun fo... Articles 0
End of Year Special: Best Play So Far Joel WindelsDecember 16, 2016 We started Best Play because we noticed how mainstream board games had become and that there wasn't really a media site out there for us. ... Articles 0
Why Aren’t We Still Playing Harry Potter’s Levitation Game? Marcus BeardDecember 7, 2016 In 2001, Mattel unleashed one of the most magical hunks of plastic on the planet: Harry Potter's Levitating Challenge. Articles 0
The Best Family Games You Have Take Home This Christmas Glenn JaumeDecember 2, 2016 Christmas is just around the corner and you are probably going to be spending a bunch of it with your family. That’s lovely and all, but ... Articles 0
