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Harry Potter House Cup Competition Review, A gateway worker placement game set in the Wizarding World

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My kids are big Harry Potter fans and when I  heard that The Op was putting out a gateway worker-placement board game with a Harry Potter theme I jumped at a chance to check it out.

Harry Potter House Cup Competion is just that, a light, intro-level, family friendly worker-placement boardgame where players representing each of the four Hogwarts houses face off by completing challenges in order to win the House Cup. [ READ MORE ]

Board Game Review: Viva la revolution in Bastille, a unique influence based worker placement game from Queen Games

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In today's board game review, I look at a boardgame with a unique worker placement system that also combines bidding using influence, Bastille from Queen Games.

It's Paris weeks before The French Revolution, and different factions are using their influence to rally the commoners and gather weapons. Fulfil missions, search the catacombs under Paris, and raid the Bastille, all while trying to manage your dwindling coffers in Bastille.  [ READ MORE ]

The Giant List of Tabletop Game Mechanics

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When talking games a number of board game terms come up that can be confusing to people. A lot of these are board game mechanics that people may not be familiar with. Today I'm going to try to define some of the most common board game mechanics based on a question we received during our first live show.

NecroDaddy80 on Twitch asks,
What game mechanics do you prefer?
There are a ton of different game mechanics, and for someone new to gaming, all these terms can be confusing. So I think it's worth taking some time to talk about the wide variety of mechanics out there as well as discussing those that I enjoy the best. [ READ MORE ]