Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy

Must-try games at the biggest tabletop convention in North America include adaptations of Star Trek and The Lord of the Rings.

With MagicCon Amsterdam right around the corner, Wizards of the Coast has begun spoiler season for their next crossover set in Magic: The Gathering: Star Trek. While the legendary science-fiction franchise may seem like an odd fit for a trading card game that’s ultimately about wizards flinging spells at each other, space (aka the final frontier) is no stranger to the game. Just last year Magic went to space with the excellent Edge of Eternities set, and the gameplay design was so good it ended up being my favorite set of the year. What’s odd about Star Trek spoiler season though is a particul

Diplomacy: The Golden Blade is a card game that slims down and shortens the gameplay of the original Diplomacy board game, but it's not necessarily the better for it.

An animator who worked on Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender posted an early version of a cut scene featuring some gruesome deaths.

From Rhystic Study to Counterspell, blue is home to some wildly annoying cards and effects that can change a game in an instant.