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Clank! and Dominion. Two deck-building titans. One is all about diving into a dragon’s lair for loot, while the other pioneered the entire genre with its medieval card-drafting elegance. You’re standing in the board game aisle, wallet itching. Which one should you grab? Let’s break it down. Category Winner Complexity Clank! Theme & Immersion Clank! 🏆 Replayability Dominion 🏆 Value for Money Dominion Player Count Sweet Spot Clank! Table Presence Clank! 🏆 Learning Curve Dominion 🏆 Complexity Here’s the thing: while both games are deck builders at their core, Clank! throws in a board, a dragon, and a whole lot of noise (literally). The complexity of Clank! lies in its multi-layered gameplay: you’re not only building a deck, you’re also navigating a dungeon and timing your escape. Meanwhile, Dominion keeps it all about the cards. It was the first deck-builder and it sticks to that purity. With 500+ cards to choose from, your brain will get a workout, but it won’t be running a marathon through a monster-infested cavern. ...

Cole Wehrle has a problem. He keeps making masterpieces and forcing us to choose between them. Root and Oath are both Leder Games flagships, both designed by Wehrle, both gorgeous, both critically adored. The BGG forums have been arguing about this for years. So let’s settle it. Category Root Oath Complexity 3.78/5 4.22/5 🏆 Theme & Immersion High (asymmetric factions, Kyle Ferrin art) 🏆 High (legacy storytelling, evolving world) Replayability Massive (factions × expansions) 🏆 Moderate (needs campaign commitment) Value for Money $45-55 🏆 $50-60 Player Count Sweet Spot 3-4 players 🏆 3 players Table Presence Stunning 🏆 Impressive Learning Curve Steep Steeper 🏆 Complexity Winner: Oath 🏆 ...

The BGG Hotness list is one of the best real-time signals for what the hobby is collectively obsessing over. This week, the signal is loud and clear: interaction is back. The Top 5 #1: Concordia Special Edition is holding firm for a second consecutive week. That’s not a fluke. Concordia has always been the euro that euro-sceptics love, precisely because your card plays directly mess with what’s available to opponents. The Special Edition adds enough production value to justify a re-buy for existing fans, and it’s pulling in new players who skipped the understated original box. A 12-year-old design outperforming everything new on the market. Let that sink in. ...

March is historically one of the busiest months for tabletop crowdfunding. Publishers who missed the holiday window and designers fresh from prototype season converge on Kickstarter and GameFound simultaneously. That means a lot of campaigns fighting for your attention and your wallet. Here’s what’s pulling in real money right now. The Big Ones 1. Labyrinth Chronicles (€1.6M+) Platform: GameFound | Publisher: Awaken Realms Awaken Realms doing what Awaken Realms does best: massive production, gorgeous miniatures, and a campaign total that makes your eyes water. Labyrinth Chronicles is their latest narrative dungeon crawler, and the GameFound numbers speak for themselves. ...

There’s a conversation that happens at every board game meetup: “Have you tried it online?” Five years ago, this was almost always a compromise. A pale imitation of the real thing. In 2026, it’s increasingly a genuine recommendation. The Platform Wars Three platforms now dominate digital tabletop, and they’ve taken radically different approaches. Board Game Arena has become the default. Over 500 games, a free tier that’s genuinely usable, and a turn-based system that lets you play Ark Nova with someone in Tokyo across three days. Their secret weapon? Publisher partnerships. When a hot game launches physically, the BGA version often follows within months. The recent additions of Earth and Heat: Pedal to the Metal have been particularly well-received. ...