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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 dissatisfaction in today...

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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 medium has to offer ...

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The Biggest Board Games in the World

Glenn WhiteJuly 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, what about the oppos...

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Who are the board game curious?

Glenn WhiteJuly 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 has experienced those ...

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5 of the best tiny travel games

Glenn WhiteJuly 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 why we wanted to look...

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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 game curious with simpl...

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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 board games. The ori...

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The Best Multiplayer games that also work for couples

Glenn WhiteJune 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 partner, and then pepper...

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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, leaving the back door of ...

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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 than a few hours witho...

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