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This Card Game Brings My Tween, Teen, & Grandma Together—and It's Only $20

When my daughters were little, they always loved having me join their games and adventures. We'd pull out board games, make the biggest and...

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Neuroscience News

Board Game Helps Autistic Players Express Emotions Through Images

A new study finds that the storytelling board game Dixit may help people with autism express their thoughts and emotions.

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Tatler Asia

8 historic board games that originated in Asia

These board games aren't just games. They're centuries' worth of beliefs, strategies and stories encoded into boards.

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Wargamer

Star Wars: Battle of Hoth preview – just the ‘Empire’ wargame I was looking for

I played a demo game of The Empire Strikes Back: tabletop edition, and it certainly destroys my shield generators, if you know what I mean.

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BBC

Hull tabletop gamers level up struggling high street

With Warhammer creator Games Workshop riding high on the success of videogame Space Marine II and recently joining the FTSE 100,...

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WJON

Dive Into Board Game News And Trends With Table Talk's Latest Episode

Roseville-based Asmodee Games has announced that it plans to start up its strategy of buying up smaller game publishers and distributors...

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Polygon

The best new board games of 2025 so far

We're barely four and a half months into the year, and our list of the best board games of the year is already shaping up nicely.

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WBUR

Tariffs against China threaten the booming board game industry | Here & Now

Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site ... Board games have been booming. But the industry is starting to collapse under...

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Business Insider

A new board game simulates how a US-China war would be fought

A new board game simulates how a US-China war would be fought.

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WBUR

Board game designer suing the Trump administration reacts to lowered tariffs against China

Stegmaier's company, known for deluxe strategy games like “Wingspan” and “Scythe,” operates out of St. Louis, Missouri, but manufactures games...

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GamesRadar+

The 12 best board games in 2025 | Reviewed by GamesRadar+ experts

Quick list · 1. Catan. View at Amazon · View at Target · 2. Pandemic. View at Amazon · View at Target · 3. Life in Reterra. View at Target · Preorder at Amazon.

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Medical Marketing and Media

Game On: MM+M’s top 10 board games

We asked Agency 100 honorees to a board game. Here are 10 of our favorites.

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ICv2

TABLETOP TYCOON ACQUIRES FIVE BOARD GAMES FROM CMON

Three of the newly acquired games were solely designed by Eric M. Lang: Blood Rage, Rising Sun, and ANKH: Gods of Egypt (see "'Ankh'"). The other two games...

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www.wargamer.com

First look at Lost Lumina, a tiny board game with Game of Thrones level combat

A quick demo of the soon-to-release Lost Lumina sparked memories of the killer combat from the classic Game of Thrones board game.

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Travel + Leisure

The 25 Best Travel Games for Plane Rides, Road Trips, and Beach Vacations—All Recommended by a Toy Expert

Whether you're looking for something to keep kids entertained on long plane or car rides or a fun way to pass time with friends, there's a travel game to...

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Medical Xpress

Board game enables autistic people to create stories about their condition

A board game through which players use images on cards to develop and tell their own stories could be particularly appreciated among people with autism as...

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Axios

Rook Room opens Saturday with 700+ board games

The new board game café is the first of its kind in Des Moines.

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CNET

As Trump Moves Tariff Pieces Around the Board, Tabletop Games Face Calamity

Unique needs for plastic parts have kept board game production in China -- and publishers are already folding from being locked out of the market.

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Parents

This Card Game Brings My Tween, Teen, & Grandma Together—and It's Only $20

When my daughters were little, they always loved having me join their games and adventures. We'd pull out board games, make the biggest and fluffiest pallet...

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GameSpot

Joe Manganiello Designed HeroQuest Board Game's Latest Quest Pack

HeroQuest: The Crypt of Perpetual Darkness Quest Pack · $35 | Releases August 1 · Preorder at Amazon. The classic dungeon-crawling fantasy board game...

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