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Q&A Session with Jamey Stegmaier (Stonemaier Games)

Posted by mi

Hello TAGsters! I’m happy to announce that Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games has offered to participate in a question-and-answer session for TAG!
Jamey runs the day-to-day operations of Stonemaier Games and designed the board games Scythe, Viticulture, Charterstone, and Euphoria. His eight crowdfunding campaigns have raised over $3.2 million, and he shares his insights, mistakes, and lessons learned on his blog. Jamey’s passion for crowdfunding led him to author A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide, a book …

Gloomhaven: Rip it into Pieces

Posted by mi

Over the first two play sessions of Gloomhaven, my group found themselves completely incapable of following one of the game’s core rules. Gloomhaven made a request of us that none of us were willing to complete – a blasphemous task that flew in the face of all of our previously acquired board game etiquette. It asked us to rip a card into pieces.
“What if someone else wanted to play the game after us?” “What if …

Board Games are here!

Posted by wbarobinson

Dear Everyone,
You may now refer to me as “Oh Glorious Keeper of Games Made of Cardboard.” Funding has been awarded to me to start a library of board games. I have chosen games which span designers, artists, producers, themes, mechanics, dynamics, time to play, and number of players. However, I have not chosen entry level games… The following games demand the excitement and glee that comes with learning a new rule set. I will be …