Board Games

Gen Con 2026: The Biggest Tabletop Event of the Year Is One Month Away

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Gen Con opens in Indianapolis on July 30 — one month from today — and for four days the Indiana Convention Center becomes the closest thing tabletop gaming has to a world capital. Last year drew a record 72,000 attendees. This year’s lineup gives them good reason to return. What Gen Con Is Gen Con … Read more

Board Game History Trivia: From Monopoly to Modern Hobby Games

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Board games have a longer and stranger history than most players realize. The same era that gave us Monopoly and chess clubs also gave us the precursors to every worker placement, deck-building, and legacy game on the shelf today. This quiz covers that full arc: Easy questions handle the classics most people have played; Medium … Read more