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Stoyan Todorov

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Stoyan entered the hobby over seven years ago and his collection has been growing at a pace his spouse has described as “concerning.” Willing to push the boundaries of the connubial bliss to its extremes, Stoyan is here to bring you the latest updates and developments from the world of board games.
A bunch of Calico components and board game, one of the best family board games of all time.

Best Family Board Games

No matter what time of the year it is, you may find yourself at home and ask the proverbial question: what are the best family board games you could play right know? Whether you want to feud with your family members, have a great time together in a cooperative experience, or put your thinking hats on and outsmart your...
Monopoly Scrabble board game.

Hasbro and Winning Moves Introduce Monopoly Scrabble

Hasbro and Winning Moves, the publishers and owners of the Monopoly and Scrabble IPs respectively, have banded together to create a new Frankenstein crossover, Monopoly Scrabble. The game comes as a bit of an oddball at first, combining the core concept of securing the finest plots of real estate and competing in producing the highest-scoring words.  Two of the Best Classic Board Games...
The Tyranids vs Space Marines battle.

Warhammer 40K Leviathan Box Won’t Be Available as Made to Order

Interest in the Leviathan Box, the new gateway to the Warhammer 40,000 hobby and the 10th edition of the game, has been sold out, and Games Workshop has said that it will not be accepting made-to-order requests. Leviathan Box Isn’t Coming Back The company received a tremendous influx of requests from hobby stores and enthusiasts who emptied the warehouse in just hours...
Magic the Gathering

MagicCon to Feature $100K Magic The Gathering Tournament in September

Wizards of the Coast has announced a new $100,000 open Magic: The Gathering tournament that will take place at MagicCon: Las Vegas on September 22-24, 2023. The event is designed to reunite and gather fans of the MTG franchise and update players on what’s good and what’s next for the game, mingle with Wizards of the Coast, and generally have a blast revelling in...
Fort Circle Games Halls of Montenzuma

Fort Circle Games Kickstarter for Halls of Montezuma Gathers Momentum

Fort Circle Games, a company that designs historically accurate and playable games, has been able to reach the funding goal for its latest board game, The Halls of Montezuma, following the success of its first Kickstarter campaign, Votes for Women.   This is the latest game by the designers and the fast up-and-coming studio that now focuses on a 1-2-player experience...
Two Warhammer 40K armies fighting with marines on one side.

Games Workshop Expects to See Revenue Hit $560M

Games Workshop is caught in the midst of excitement as the company’s signature game, Warhammer 40,000, is launching its 10th season. This is happening as the manufacturer has reported mounting sales, with Games Workshop confirming that it expects its full-year revenue to hit £440 ($560m), up from £387 million last year. Closing a Strong Year Despite Some Performance Shortcomings The 10th...
Spikey-Eared Pikachu, second-grader card design.

Pikachu Card Drawn by Second Grader Fetches $25,800

The world of trading card games is filled with excitement and valuable purchases. The latest pricey card to be sold over the weekend was a Pikachu pre-evolution Pichu Pokémon card which sold for $25,800 and marked the highest price tag commanded for this type of card. The card was illustrated by a second-grade student who submitted the card to...
Two people playing Monopoly board game.

95% of All Americans Play Board Games Today 

Monopoly’s favor with Gen Z consumers has inched downwards, a new survey by Cribbage, an online website that shows interest in all things old and nostalgic, has revealed. According to a recent survey, which focused on what the most fun classic board games are, and general board game consumer habits, Gen Z respondents said that they did not care...
Black Friday's 2023 cover box.

Power Grid Designer to Redesign 2010 Classic Black Friday

You may know Friedmann Friese or, as is the curse of our hobby, you may be better familiar with his excellent games, among which Power Grid, Famiglia, Fabled Fruit, and Friday, among many others. Now, Friese is going back to basics with a new version of the 2010 classic Black Friday, a game about stock market manipulation and trading...
Hasbro's Heroscape game.

Renegade Picks Heroscape Banner from Hasbro

Heroscape may be making a return after all with Renegade Game Studios picking up the baton from Hasbro and seeking to reproduce the popular miniatures games that has not seen any new iterations, bar fan-made ones, since 2010. A recent attempt to reintroduce the game in 2022 by Avalon Hill fell utterly short, with the $2 million campaign missing the...