Blizzards are a real-life example of what game theorists call the “snowdrift problem,” a cousin of the prisoner’s dilemma ...

While a lot of the mistakes in Dungeons & Dragons are made during sessions, you should be careful to not fall into pitfalls ...

It was the summer of 2020, and researcher Walter Crist was wandering around the exhibits inside a Dutch museum dedicated to the presence of the ancient Roman empire in the Netherlands. As a scientist ...

It never ceases to amaze me all the different types of games that designers can create from the same source material. One property that exemplifies that in recent years is The Lord of the Rings. Last ...

Ever since Super Mario Bros. Wonder launched in 2023, I’ve been dying to see how Nintendo would follow up one of its most inventive platformers. Surely there were enough unused Wonder Effects in the ...

Traffic is seen outside of the Target Center in Minneapolis on Jan. 8, 2026. The NBA postponed the scheduled Golden State Warriors-Minnesota Timberwolves game on Jan. 24, 2026, in the aftermath of a ...

Xbox studio Ninja Theory is working on a third major Hellblade game, a new report has suggested — this time with more interactive elements. Two Hellblade titles have released to date, featuring celtic ...

A veteran’s shortlist of tabletop games that help you come down to baseline, reconnect with the people at your table, and make downtime feel like actual decompression. I’m a veteran, and like a lot of ...

The Game Awards will air this Thursday, Geoff Keighley’s yearly awards show that mainly serves as a sort of winter E3 with the biggest stage for reveals of the year (now that E3 is fully dead). But ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Nemesis is one of the best space board games money can buy. The gorgeous miniatures will pull you in, but the staggering depth and freedom that the "mostly co-op" gameplay offers will keep you coming ...