Sat.Jan 07, 2017 - Fri.Jan 13, 2017

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Love Letter: Elegantly Balancing a Game

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As both a lightweight game and an accurate portrayal of the courtship process, Love Letter is an exemplary work. I often feel that “filler games” aren’t subjected to the same level of analysis and thought that many heavier games like Twilight Struggle or even Pandemic are. That’s a missed opportunity if I ever saw one! Love Letter is the kind of game that you can play while waiting for stragglers to show up at your game night or to give your uninitiated family a taste of

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What is the board game community?

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Ever since I failed to fund my first Kickstarter campaign for War Co. , I’ve been very involved in the board game community. My personal favorite hang-out spots within the board game community are Twitter and Meetup groups. That doesn’t even scratch the surface, though. There’s conventions, Instagram, Facebook, the thriving /r/boardgames subreddit , Board Game Geek , and so much more.

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