You’ve learned about Canadian board game designers and game designers from Edmonton, so let's move a little south and look at some talented game designers from Calgary! Calgary may have a smaller board game cafe scene than Edmonton, but we still have a very talented…
We recently featured some wonderful Canadian games and designers which you can check out here if you missed it. There are some awesome games grown here on Canadian soil and sometimes you need to look no further for them than your own backyard in Edmonton.…
To earn the title “_______ of the Year” is always impressive, and there is likely a category for almost anything you can think of, including board games. In 1978 Germany created the Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) award in an effort to promote…
You’ve played Chess and Checkers, Connect Four, and maybe even Chinese Checkers or Reversi. You’re kind of good at them, but now you’re looking for something new, challenging, and equally strategic. What do those games have in common? They are all part of a broad…
When it comes to board games, Canada isn’t the first country most people think of. People will think of Germany maybe, or the U.S. But in recent years, Canada has been slowly collecting board-game acclaim, so for this Canada Day week, we’re going to highlight…
