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Walking The Lonely Planet: A Far Away Giveaway

By Staff     On     April 22, 2020
Column: Contests, Spotlight Material

One of the most admirable traits about human beings is our deep-seated, insatiable desire to learn. To explore. To look at what’s over the next hill solely because we can. Whether it’s crossing great continents, taking to the high seas,...
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To Not So Boldly Go: A Far Away Q&A

By Staff     On     April 22, 2020
Column: Interviews, Spotlight Material

As part of our April Spotlight on the Far Away, we strive to inform readers of little extra tidbits surrounding the game. Games are made by people, and one of those tidbits we enjoy is learning a little bit more...
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The Upside To Being Square: A Dungeon Drop Giveaway

By Staff     On     February 28, 2020
Column: Contests, Spotlight Material

Board gaming as a leisure activity has been around for millennia, a social activity nearly as old as civilization itself. These ancient games ranged from deceptively simple to remarkably deep, despite their abstract nature, and the fact that the vast...
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A Sojourn To The East: A Tokyo Series Q&A

By Staff     On     January 29, 2020
Column: Interviews, Spotlight Material

As part of our January Spotlight on the Tokyo Game Series, we strive to inform readers of little extra tidbits surrounding the game. Games are made by people, and one of those tidbits we enjoy is learning a little bit...
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It’s All About The Experience: A Tokyo Series Giveaway

By Staff     On     January 29, 2020
Column: Contests, Spotlight Material

Like many creative enterprises, games are as much a work of art as they a form of entertainment. Every immersive experience, every logic puzzle, every raucous round of laughter is intentional. Although games strive above all to be fun and...
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Cooking Up A Holiday Feast: A Rival Restaurants Giveaway

By Staff     On     December 26, 2019
Column: Contests, Spotlight Material

What makes a game stand out? It’s a deceptively simple question that, on the surface, seems like it would be straightforward enough to answer, and yet it’s not unlike blind men trying to describe an elephant. To some, a game...
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Into the Mixing Bowl: A Rival Restaurants Q&A

By Staff     On     December 26, 2019
Column: Interviews, Spotlight Material

As part of our December Spotlight on Rival Restaurants, we strive to inform readers of little extra tidbits surrounding the game. Games are made by people, and one of those tidbits we enjoy is learning a little bit more about...
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Creating Fantastic Ideas: A Fantastic Factories Design Diary

By Joseph Chen     On     November 26, 2019
Column: Spotlight Material, The Podium

Fantastic Factories is the sort of game that takes a number of fairly familiar concepts and compiles them together in such a way that provides a wholly unique experience of its own. Within the game’s core mechanisms resides a number...
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Import Time, Export Fun: A Fantastic Factories Giveaway

By Staff     On     November 20, 2019
Column: Contests, Spotlight Material

When it comes to choosing a game, be it for a showcase or a retail shelf, understanding distinctions between games that are highly similar in nature is key to finding one that will resonate best for you. This more curated approach...
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Building for Building Buildings: A Fantastic Factories Q&A

By Staff     On     November 20, 2019
Column: Interviews, Spotlight Material

As part of our November Spotlight on Fantastic Factories, we strive to inform readers of little extra tidbits surrounding the game. Games are made by people, and one of those tidbits we enjoy is learning a little bit more about...
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