Be a trailblazer! Conquer the land and show your friends that you can use your resources the most strategically. If you enjoyed playing Risk as a kid, Catan may be the perfect game for you.  To play...

If you’re like me, you grew up having a complicated relationship with video games. I remember playing on the now old-timey GameBoy, a N64, the PS2, and so on while some family disapproved of any screen...

Are you and your friends constantly comparing IQ’s? Do you swear you could join the CIA and be the smartest analyst they ever had? This is a competitive game for those who love cracking codes and reading...

Split! Hands rearrange tiles into words, shaping and reshaping as ideas are tried and discarded.  The side glances at your opponent and panic when they have more words than you. Are you ready to play...

Happy April Fools' Day, Cougs! It is time to celebrate the one time a year when we can prank our friends and family without an excuse. Check out this list of the best pranks for all ages from children...

Coup is the name and deception is the game. Everyone is out to get you. Trust no one. Every negotiation can be broken at a moment’s notice. Only the most cunning will win. To set up Coup: each player...

Exhilaration and disappointment, all controlled by the all-consuming, increasingly rapid beeping of one word-producing device. Catch Phrase is the game for those who would like to increase their heart...

Welcome back to The Hero’s Journey, a weekly review focusing on video game design. “Ah ... Amaterasu. Origin of all that is good and mother to us all ... For too long, I, Kazegami, god of wind,...

We are all liars. Okay, maybe not all of us, just most of us. And maybe we’re not lying, we just have no idea what we’re talking about. Malarky is a game for people with the enviable skill of talking...

Horizon: Zero Dawn Welcome back to The Hero’s Journey, a weekly review focusing on video game design. “Being smart will count for nothing if you don’t make the world better. You have to use...

What is it that makes a compelling experience in a video game? Developments in both technology and design allow games to become vast, immersive works of interactive art. In this column, I’ll explore...

Rummy is a perfect game to play on a chill afternoon. It incorporates a little strategy while being light enough to have an in-depth conversation. This game needs two or more people, a way to keep score...