Theme Attracts You, But Mechanics Keep You
I was discussing the age-old hot potato of theme vs mechanics the other day with the Boardgame Opinions team. The question had been phrased as, “Which is more important: theme or mechanics?” Not surprisingly,...
Two-Player Games
Recently, my local boardgame café (The Dice Cup) started running a two-player games night. My initial reaction was, “Eh? Why would you want to get a bunch of people together only to play two-player...
Why don’t abstract games have theme?
Abstract games, by definition, have very little (or no) theme. I’ve always just taken that for granted. “Of course it doesn’t have any theme – it’s an abstract game!” But recently, I’ve started questioning...
