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  Endeavor: Deep Sea Review

  by Andrea Champagne on March 17, 2026

  Endeavor: Deep Sea puts you in charge of a research vessel exploring the ocean both on the surface and at increasing depths. Recruit specialists, publish your research, and perform conservation activities while you are at it. This game has been on my wish list since it hit the Hotness. It checked a lot of boxes. Source

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  Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 3/16/26

  by Tony Mastrangeli on March 16, 2026

  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. Or, if Facebook is Source

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  Top 10 Influential Years in Board Gaming History

  by Bailey Dunn on March 13, 2026

  The history of the board gaming hobby is something I’ve paid close attention to over my 10+ years in the hobby. Remembering the hype of the past, understanding why certain games were so popular in their time, and identifying why certain games are lost to time are just some of the factors that keep me Source

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  Shallow Regrets Review

  by Victoria Stefanelli on March 12, 2026

  Working in the biomedical field, I’ve developed a pretty strong stomach for blood, guts, and gore. But going fishing? Eughhh! That’s where I draw the line for grossness. Shoving a hook through your helplessly wriggling bait, smelling the putrid sourness of dying flesh as fish get gutted, and having hours on end of nothingness to Source

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  Unlock!: Short Adventures Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes Review

  by Andrea Champagne on March 11, 2026

  There have been plenty of times in my life when I wished I was as smart as Sherlock Holmes. Or at the very least, had his memory for details and facts. It would certainly make parts of my day job a lot easier. Alas, I don’t have his brain. But Unlock!: Short Adventures, Inside the Source

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  Ratzia Review

  by Tony Mastrangeli on March 10, 2026

  You are a Ratzia boss, head of a family in the secretive rat mafia. To stop in-fighting and prevent any family from getting cheesed off, Ratzia bosses use a system of auctions to decide who gets which job or territory. Welcome to life in Ratzia, a retheme of the classic Knizia auction game RA. But Source

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  Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 3/9/26

  by Tony Mastrangeli on March 9, 2026

  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. Or, if Facebook is Source

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  Top Ten (Unexpected) Board Game Side Effects

  by Andrea Champagne on March 6, 2026

  I don’t think I knew what I was getting into with this hobby. At first, it seemed like an interesting way to spend some free time. There’s more here, though. A lot more. It didn’t take long to figure out the biggest pitfalls: FOMO, expense, and loss of shelf space. I expected those. Five years Source

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  Neko Syndicate Review

  by Andrea Champagne on March 5, 2026

  Neko Syndicate had me at cat clans. The premise is that a feline-led organized crime clan is vying to take over the sushi trade in Japan. Anyone who has spent any time around cats knows they are diabolical. Cute. But diabolical. Cats are furry little overlords who demand our attention, food, and devotion; on their Source

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  Dawnmaker Digital Review

  by Tony Mastrangeli on March 4, 2026

  As most regular readers here probably know, city-building games are my jam. Foundations of Rome is one of my top 5 board games of all time, and I love Frostpunk both in digital format and the board game adaptation. So when I found out about Dawnmaker, a city-building and deck-building game set in a smog-filled Source