Lets face it, picking board games to play with kids is not easy. Either the game length is tremendous, or takes too long to set up, or the rules are simply too complicated. We believe it’s possible for board games to not only be fun but be a unique way…
Library Update – Abstract Day! Othello and Onitama
We’ve added a classic abstract to our library called Othello and Onitama. Come play them today!
Absolute top 10 Husband/Wife casual board games our library has to offer.
Do you need lots of people to enjoy board games? The ideal number still feels like 4 happy little individuals however we do have a very large number of board games designed to work very well with 2 players. This is not an inclusive list; we have many others not…
Good, Great and Really Bad Examples of Board Game Rule Books
I never like to judge a book by it’s cover, or in this case a board game. However, after precariously opening the lid, I usually find myself judging games by the coherency of it’s rule book. I should make this clear right now, this is not always a deal breaker…
Solitaire Board Gamers
What to do if you have a significant collection of board games but have no one to play them with? Looking for someone to grind a 3 hour marathon of Star Wars Rebellion? At the Board Game House, we are frequently asked the question, “do people come by themselves and…
Store Notice
Two important notices! Starting Tuesday April 4th we will be switching to our summer hours! This means more board game time later in the evenings on weekdays! No changes to Saturday or Sunday. Also starting with our change of hours, game time will be free between 12:00 – 2:00pm with…
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Library Update – Secret Hitler
Library update day! Something really special this time. We were able to get our hands on a copy of Secret Hitler. We do NOT have this game available for sale as we had to pull some strings from some lovely friends in the states to get it here for our…
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Library Update – Power Grid: The Card Game and 6 Nimmt!
Time for another library update! This time it’s card game day! Today we’ve added Power Grid: The Card Game and 6 Nimmt! Power Grid: The Card Game offers all the tension and tactics well-known of its two big brothers — Power Grid and Power Grid deluxe — without using the…
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Takenoko Colour Blindness
Accessibility of any board game is incredibly important. While introducing Takenoko to our library, we found it to be an absolutely amazing game but we noticed one particularly glaring flaw while play testing. The game is not colour blind friendly; particularly the red and green objective cards. Colour blindness is…
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Library Update – Kanagawa and Scrabble Slam
Library Update Day! We’ve added Kanagawa and Scrabble Slam! “In Kanagawa, the great bay of Tokyo, the Master Hokusai decided to open a painting school to share his art with his disciples. You are one of these disciples, and more than anything, you want to prove yourself worthy of the…
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