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Nina
7 min read
Making Your Own Game Cards: Crafting, Printing and the Road to Your Own Card Game
How we started making and printing our own game cards. With kids, a laminator, and more ambition than planned.
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Stefan
6 min read
Why Every Board Game Seems to Be "Game of the Year"
Every box in the store carries that red logo. But what's actually behind Germany's Spiel des Jahres, how many games really get the award, and is it worth buying by the sticker?
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Ayla
5 min read
The Game Night Nobody Wanted
Everyone wanted to cancel, nobody had the energy, and in the end it was one of the best evenings in months. Why showing up is always worth it.
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Ayla
6 min read
Playing Games Over Video Call: Does It Actually Work?
Game night over Zoom when not everyone can be there in person. What works, what fails, and why some games actually play better remotely.
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Nina
6 min read
Rainy Day Saved: Three Games Against Boredom
It's been raining since breakfast, the kids are bouncing off the walls, and the TV is no longer an option. How three board games saved a rainy Saturday.
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Stefan
5 min read
The Perfect Nightcap Game: Games for After Midnight
It's late, everyone's tired, but nobody wants to go home. Three games made for exactly this moment. Short, simple, and surprisingly good when you should already be asleep.
Stefan
7 min read
Games for People Who Don't Like Games
How to win over board game skeptics without annoying them. What worked with Tobi and which games hook even the most stubborn non-gamers.
Nina
6 min read
New Year's Eve with Kids: Playing Until Midnight
New Year's Eve with small children and the question of how to make it to midnight. Three games, lots of confetti, and an evening that went differently than planned.
Stefan
6 min read
Game Night with the In-Laws at Christmas: A Survival Report
Game night with the in-laws sounds risky. Which games actually work when three generations sit at the same table.
Ayla
5 min read
Phones at Game Night: Distraction or Game Device?
Phones at game night cause debates. When they get in the way, when they ARE the game, and the rules that work for us.
Ayla
5 min read
Snacks That Won't Ruin Your Games (and Ones That Will)
Which snacks actually work at game night without destroying cards or flooding the table? An honest assessment based on real experience.
Ayla
6 min read
The First Game Night After Moving: New Group, New Dynamic
After moving to a new city I invited complete strangers to a game night. What happens when you play with people you barely know, and which games actually break the ice.
Stefan
6 min read
Only Games Under 15 Minutes: Our Experiment
An entire game night with nothing but short games under 15 minutes. What worked, what didn't, and why Let's Fib stole the show.
Stefan
5 min read
Game Night for 10 People: What Actually Works
10 people at game night? What works, what fails and which games are actually good for big groups. Our experiences.
Stefan
6 min read
Why We Stopped Playing Monopoly
Monopoly has damaged more friendships in our group than any other game night ever could. Here's why we banned it for good and what we play instead.