Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have proposed a possible set of rules for an ancient board game that dates back more than 4,000 years ago, ...

Complex tabletop games are becoming more niche as designers focus on creating smaller, less dense experiences for newcomers to the hobby. Games like Star Wars: Rebellion, Root, and Gloomhaven provide ...

Video games used to thrive on their iterative feedback loops: a short run, from which you’d learn new skills, then repeat to put those skills into practice and hopefully get a bit further. It’s a ...

The roll and write genre has exploded in recent years. This accessible style of gameplay is derived from the classic board game Yahtzee. Players roll dice or flip cards, and then use the revealed ...

Matthew Weideman is a lifelong nerd who has always had a passion for writing. As a kid, he was always writing fictional stories set in the world of Pokemon or Star Wars, or building worlds of his own.