As part of a campaign with Come Round and University Games, I received a review copy of their Murder Mystery Party game - The Night Hunter in exchange for an honest review. This game is a great fit for fans of 'Mindhunter' or 'Hannibal' or gruesome true crime stories. After opening the first case file,... Continue Reading →
I attended my first UnPub Festival last year and it was a total blast! I played so many games in so many stages of creation, it really made me appreciate how much work goes into designing a board game. https://orangerful.com/2025/04/06/unpub-festival-2025-quick-thoughts/ Playtesting is a very important part of the process and UnPub lets designers get their... Continue Reading →
One of the running jokes among my friends is that I always have a TON of BGA games going. I play my BGA turns at lunch each day, so I say that I need at least 60 games so I can take a turn a minute, filling up my entire break. I've had up to... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that board games have usurped video games as my main form of play over the last five years. Perhaps it was the pandemic year when all I could do was play video games which has made me hunger for gaming with other people. Or maybe I'm just not into the top genres... Continue Reading →
Another week - another list! These are my favorite games I played this year that were published in 2025 (and one sneaky 2024, but I can justify it!). Critter Kitchen - I played this at my regular Ladies+ Table Meet-Up (thoughts here) and I think we played it at least 3 times this year. Each... Continue Reading →
BGStats is a ridiculous app that board gamers love. Why is it so satisfying to see all of the data about the games you played all smooshed into a delicious pie graph? It is pretty great that using this simple tool lets me look back on a year of gaming and see what made it... Continue Reading →
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