A community for Southern California Tabletop Games.
Written by E.R. Burgess
Just a quick update to say that I’ve posted a new auction with more than 100 lots of board games and related items. Promos, OOP games, and more – check it out here. Why am selling so many games? Simply, I did read the Marie Kondo book earlier this year, although I haven’t seen her […]
Written by E.R. Burgess
What can I say about Macaron, a delicious new trick-taking game designed by my friend and sometime collaborator Ta-Te Wu, that hasn’t already been said? I’m not really sure. The game has received really good press so far. My positive review is just adding to a chorus of approval that has been bestowed upon this […]
Written by E.R. Burgess
Editor’s Note: As an avowed content geek, I try new formats. People seem to love our 5 Quick Questions interviewette for tabletop designers that is a quick read. We promise no TL;DR. Let’s see how Ta-Te Wu, the L.A.-based game designer, Cat-Theme Advocate, and the publisher of Sunrise Tornado Games, does, shall we? BGB: Attention is […]
Written by E.R. Burgess
Some readers of the text in this space know that I make software with a cognitive bent as a day job. Well, I’ve been talking to our CEO, Dr. Galen Buckwalter, about doing a study about board games for a while. Dr. Buckwalter was the founding scientist behind eHarmony and I’ve learned so much about […]
Written by E.R. Burgess
Yes, here is a link to buy my novel, Tired of Singing Trouble on Amazon. Before all of my other roles in professional life, I’m a writer. Ages ago, I wrote a novel that was the evolution of my senior thesis in college. Then, I did nothing with it. Sure, some people got a chance […]
Written by E.R. Burgess
Much of the board game community was gripped in grief this week at the loss of a gamer who so many of us truly adored, James Miller. If you didn’t know James, suffice it to say that if you did, you would have loved him, too. He was kindness personified, someone who took an interest […]
Written by E.R. Burgess
Hiring isn’t easy. Lots of books will tell you to hire for culture fit, hire the person and sort out the job for them, or to simply bring in a diverse set of voices that will create the energy and creativity to help you grow your business. How can you tell what really works? I’ve […]
Written by E.R. Burgess
This year, due to COVID-19, was the first Mother’s Day in my life that I did not spend with my loving mother, Lydia. It now seems prescient to what would befall our family yesterday, in that we lost her to natural causes in the depth of the afternoon. My mother was a lovely, beautiful woman, […]
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Launch Trailer: Conquer Midgard and seek victory through battleto earn your place in Valhalla! PARIS – May 27, 2020 – Asmodee Digital, a leader in video game entertainment inspired by board games, is proud to announce the release of Blood Rage: Digital Edition on Steam (PC and Mac, 19,99 € / $19.99). The faithful digital […]
Written by BGB Admin
LAHAINA, HAWAII, April 16, 2020 —Outta Our Shells, the new family-friendly ice-breaker card game developed by Greg Johnson, co-creator and designer of ToeJam & Earl, smashed through its original funding goal and wraps up its Kickstarter campaign with two fully funded stretch goals and launches later this year. The charming, conversation-starting Outta Our Shells has raised over $41,000 over the course of […]
