Have you ever opened a game and been disappointed with the insert? You know, the plastic thing inside the box that is supposed to organize all the components. Sometimes there is just a bent piece of cardboard provided to separate components. While these inserts do...
For the last several days, I have been considering what to write about for this blog. Honestly, I have been playing a ton of new (well, new to me) games in the last week or two, but nothing seemed to be the “right” choice for...
As I am sure for many of you, social distancing has affected the way games can take place. In my situation, getting games to the table hasn’t been nearly as accessible as it was. In an effort to find some new options, I ventured into...
Over the last few weeks, I have been writing almost exclusively about social distancing and its effect on board gaming. While I have mentioned various ways this can be done, I have failed to mention a very important platform that is making it much easier...
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I think we are all in need of a little "pick-me-up" and I've been trying to think about the best way to do this. Inside Up Games started thanks to family, friends and Kickstarter believers, and since the beginning we've been supported by amazing retailers...
Playing board and card games in a completely digital sense has always seemed unappealing to me. While there are tons of resources available that provide access to all sorts of games online, I have rarely played anything beyond the Hearts and Solitaire games that come...
I don’t know about you, but as a kid, I loved playing with and collecting action figures. I had everything from Batman to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Spending afternoons creating epic battles and wars was a true delight. I even went so far as...
Over the years I have backed a few board game Kickstarter projects, but I do remember a time when I was hesitant to do so. After all, I constantly heard people complaining about the shipment date being prolonged, or the fact that some of these...
Ever have a game that just sits on your wish list for months or even years? That game that you want so badly, but it seems to be out of stock everywhere you turn, and the last resort is buying the game on Amazon for...
As an avid board gamer, I get a large variety of games to the table. Engine building, card and dice drafting, worker placements—there’s really a large disparity in the genre of the games that hit my table. But, as I’ve mentioned before, I have a...