Are board games trendy again?

Modern board games have been on the rise for the last 20 years or so. In the 80s, RPGs and huge tabletop games like Star Fleet Battles, Car Wars, Warhammer, and the like became pretty popular. In the 90s, TCGs got very popular - and in the late 90s, the board game renaissance began in earnest. read more

Sure, the classic board games like Monopoly, Risk, and Battleship are still great fun. But the number of new games has exploded in the last several years as designers dream up space adventures, deck-building sagas, and zombie survival games. So order a pizza, invite over one to three friends, and try out the best board games released this year. read more