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 →
UnPub Festival 2026 – coming in March!
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 →
My Board Game Arena Games
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 →
2025 in Video Games
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 →
New Board Games – 2025!
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 →
My Most Played Board Games of 2025
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 →
