Game Reviews: Board Game News

Stonk Market Review
Mon Aug 31 11:03 am
Allplay’s 2026 Gen Con display was stocked with varying sizes of colorful small-box games. The smallest of their boxes featured a cover with the stonk meme illustration as executed by artist Sai Beppu. Then, seeing the good doctor Reiner Knizia’s name attached, I was intrigued. In the tradition of Pit, and reimplemented from Knizia’s earlier […]

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Camp Grizzly 2nd Edition Review
Fri Aug 28 8:05 am
For those of you who read our Gen Con articles (Most Anticipated Games and Recap), you’ll notice that Camp Grizzly: 2nd Edition was my most anticipated game and it was also my pick of the convention. I picked up a copy of it at the con, and I think I must have played it 4-5 […]

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Quick Reviews of New Releases from Ravensburger
Thu Aug 27 9:10 am
At Gen Con this year, we met with Ravensburger to hear about what new games they were releasing at the show. To the surprise of none of us, they had a massive amount of new games to show off. While some of them are the larger titles you’d expect from them, a good amount were […]

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Legends of the Arena Review
Wed Aug 26 9:03 am
There was a time when my boys were young that I handily beat both of them at Super Smash Bros. But as they got older, my grip on guaranteed victory slowly slipped away. Before I knew it, they could both beat me handily, and their only real challenge was playing against one another. When I […]

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Marvel: Crisis Protocol Alliances – Night of the Goblin Review
Tue Aug 25 8:34 am
Superheroes and villains are perfect for a small model count skirmish game, as you can have amazing powers, lots of team-up options, and unique and colorful models to paint. Alliances is the first of several planned boxes that use a lot of core concepts from Marvel Crisis Protocol and convert them into a cooperative experience. […]

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Lost Ruins of Arnak: Surprise Shipment Expansion Review
Mon Aug 24 11:45 am
I’m a huge fan of Lost Ruins of Arnak, even though I was a late adopter. I loved the Indiana Jones theme right away, and the artwork is just fantastic. After a few plays of the base game, it was a keeper for me and started buying the expansions as they came out. Expedition Leaders […]

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Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 8/24/26
Mon Aug 24 9:03 am
Welcome to this week’s batch of crowdfunding campaigns. We have a variety of offerings here, so we hope you will find something that catches your eye. Also, if you want to chat with the BGQ team, join our Discord Server where we talk about games, movies, sports, and other fun stuff. Check it out and […]

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Call of Cthulhu: Campfire Tales – Scouts Against Cthulhu Review
Fri Aug 21 8:15 am
Sitting around the campfire telling scary stories is as old as humanity itself. For some, it evokes camping with close family; for others, it reminds us of a scouting camping trip for another badge. Call of Cthulhu Campfire Tales is a supplement that adds the ability to play younger investigators who are members of a […]

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Malediction Review
Thu Aug 20 9:07 am
“The world’s first 3D-printable Miniatures Card Game” is here in the form of Malediction. Is this game a gimmick to sell miniatures, or is this a tried-and-true games system that could take over the wargaming space? Let’s find out. Malediction is a competitive skirmish wargame that features card play and deck customization, published by Loot […]

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The Battle of Versailles Review
Wed Aug 19 8:26 am
As someone who adamantly enjoys two-player, card-driven games, I was quite excited to have the opportunity to check out The Battle of Versailles. But in a crowded field, how does it stack up against the intense competition? Does it slowly fade away like the French fashion scene, or explode out of nowhere like the American […]

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