Articles – Board Game Newbie

Best Carcassonne Expansions

14/06/202114/06/2021 by Víctor M. Martínez Valero

Carcassonne expansion, Hills & Sheep. © 2014 Hubert Figuière CC BY-SA 2.0.

Let me guess! You got a copy of Carcassonne, one of the 10 easiest board games for beginners, and you want to add the best Carcassonne expansions to it. Maybe you got Carcassonne as a gift from a friend or family member. You were quickly hooked on it, but you played it so much that … Read more

Easy Board Games for Beginners: What to Play After Monopoly & Risk (My 10 Picks)

24/07/202608/03/2021 by Víctor M. Martínez Valero

If you enjoy Monopoly or Risk, you already like board games — you’ve just been playing older designs that tend to feel slow, luck-heavy, or long for what they actually deliver. Modern “gateway” board games keep what’s fun (tension, interaction, satisfying choices) while cutting the parts that frustrate new players: downtime, rule arguments, endless turns, … Read more