Kit Harrison

Before we get started, let me say that you really should just stop reading this right now, get in your car, drive on down to your friendly neighborhood game store and get yourself a copy of Paperback. It’s a little difficult to get a copy, since first time designer

I have the sneaking suspicion that at some level, everyone imagines themselves to be a sort of stock picking savant. With a bit of capital to play with, they would inevitably turn out to be investing geniuses, passing the time (profitably) at the local coffee house while cackling over their

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival is one of the most purely relaxing games I have played in a long while.  If first time designer Christopher Chung was shooting for “sitting on a small dinghy in the middle of a quiet glassy lake while surrounded by colored glowing paper lanterns”, he really

I enjoy the occasional glass of wine. I don’t know much about it though and truth be told I’m probably more of a beer drinker. Sometimes I’ll like one wine more than another, but most of the time I have basically the same reaction: “Pretty good!” Regardless

The great thing about the current (golden?) era in boardgames is there is something for almost every situation, timeframe, preference and mood. “Hey, you didn’t happen to see a light, 30-35 minute, civilization-themed, dice-rolling, engine-building game with limited interaction and a standout solo-variant walking by this way, did you?

Leading up to the release of Imperial Assault during GenCon 2014, many throughout the boardgame world had for a while been openly and loudly wishing for a Star Wars themed version of Twilight Imperium, but turned out it was another Fantasy Flight Games classic, Descent, that got the Star Wars

I remember playing with my chemistry set as a kid and getting the idea to mix together everything that said “poison” or “danger,” which seemed the only natural thing to do. The result was a chalky light blue concoction that was strangely cold to the touch. Thankfully, I had enough