How to play Ticket to Ride: San Francisco

How to play Ticket to Ride: San Francisco

Hot on the heels of Ticket to Ride: New York and Ticket to Ride: London, Ticket to Ride San Francisco is the latest game in the “city” series of Ticket to Ride titles, designed for people who want to play Ticket to Ride in half the time and table space....
How to play Saboteur: the Dark Cave

How to play Saboteur: the Dark Cave

One of the earliest hidden role games (think Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow, Coup, or The Resistance) that i ever played was Saboteur. The original card/”tile”-laying game has a number of sequels. Saboteur: the Dark Cave is the latest installment in...
How to play Splendor Duel

How to play Splendor Duel

Splendor Duel is a 2-player version of the popular gem-themed game that borrows some key elements from its cousin, 7 Wonders Duel: the tableau is a pyramid, and there are now 3 ways to win. (click to view transcript) Take a hike, player 3! It’s Ryan from Nights Around...
How to play Paperback Adventures

How to play Paperback Adventures

Tim Fowers is known for running a scrappy little board game shop producing fun and unique games like Burgle Bros. and Now Boarding. He followed up his original Scrabble-like deck-builder Paperback with a sequel called Hardback, and now Paperback Adventures carries on...
How to play Astra

How to play Astra

Astra is a casual connect-the-dots game where you compete to claim constellations. Each constellation gives you a new ability, but anyone who contributed to its discovery gets a perk, too! (click to view transcript) The night sky is peppered with thousands of stars...
How to play On Mars

How to play On Mars

My Christmas gift in the Long, Long Ago was On Mars, the first game from renowned (and somewhat notorious) designer Vital Lacerda. It took another 6 months to get it played, and nearly a year before i finally finished this: the How to Play video i wish i’d had...