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Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 5/18/26by Tony Mastrangeli on May 18, 2026Welcome 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 Source
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Top Ten Board Games You Should Let Your Cat Destroyby Emma Fish on May 15, 2026There is a tiny Kaiju spirit locked inside your cat. I’m pretty sure this isn’t scientifically verifiable, but it is anecdotally recognized by anyone who has spent any amount of time with a house cat. In their hearts, they long for destruction, and your board game is an ideal realm for them to wreak havoc. Source
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Skull King Reviewby AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps on May 14, 2026To create balance and ensure that no one class, move, or play dominates a table, the gaming community has adopted several eternal triangles: Scissors beats paper beats rock beats scissors Fighter bests ranger bests mages bests fighter Pirate King defeats pirate defeats mermaid defeats Pirate King. You haven’t heard of the last one? Allow me Source
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Take a Seat Reviewby Victoria Stefanelli on May 13, 2026I’ve organized my fair share of group theater excursions, and I’ve always selected a block of seats either in a single row or back-to-back across two rows. How basic of me. Of course, I’ve never had to worry about packing a theater for a world premiere, ensuring celebrities are surrounded by enthusiastic fans, and convincing Source
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Cthulhu Dark Providence Reviewby Spencer Harstead on May 12, 2026Close your eyes and imagine the United States of America on the verge of collapse. Greed, selfishness, and dark deeds are running rampant. Now, open your eyes and experience it firsthand. Cthulhu Dark Providence harkens back to the post-Great Depression era of the US and adds in a sinister twist—great old ones. In this game, Source
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A chat with Julie Ahern – Cephalofair’s New COOby AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps on May 11, 2026After sixteen years in the industry, Julie Ahern has worn all the hats. From writing to project management to podcasting to marketing, she’s been part of every step of the game-making process and has helped create some new ones along the way. She’s worked for Greenbriar, Van Ryder Games, and starts her tenure as COO Source
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Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 5/11/26by Tony Mastrangeli on May 11, 2026Welcome 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 Source
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Top 10 Storytelling Board Gamesby AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps on May 8, 2026Humans have been telling stories as long as we can remember. From aboriginal cave drawings to folklore to dime-store novels, we’ve always found a way to weave narrative through our existence. Something about us craves the shared experience of a story. There’s something magical about walking out of a movie or finishing a book and Source
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Sanibel Reviewby Victoria Stefanelli on May 7, 2026I may be a board game collector now, but my collecting predilection started at the age of 7 with seashells. Specifically, I loved collecting the vibrantly colored and variously shaped shells that could be found along Florida’s Gulf of MEXICO coast from Marco Island up through Sanibel Island, the latter also being the home of Source
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REM Racers The Card Game Reviewby James Wolff on May 6, 2026At Gen Con 2024, I had a chance to demo REM Racers and thought it was a fun mix of Mario Kart and X-Wing, using templates to move cars along a track while also trying to blow your friends’ little remote-controlled cars up with various weapons. The game had a fun art style, but I Source
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