Where Axis and Allies meets Diplomacy –
I recently got a chance to play another all-day game of the global WWII game War Room. And by all day, the game continued on for about 8 hours before folks decided to wrap it...
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Not an Easy Fea(s)t!
Home Not an easy fea(s)t! Written by Danielle, Behavioral Enrichment & Animal Welfare Coordinator One of the most frequent species-typical behavior, is foraging. Foraging involves searching for food, retrieving or acquiring food, and processing food....
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Building church walls in Russia –
This review of Red Cathedral was featured on Episode 118 of The Five By. Check out the rest of the episode, which also features Lost Ruins of Arnak, Cat Sudoku, Dice Miner and Dale of...
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Board games in Las Vegas –
My husband and I were going back and forth on attending Dice Tower West last weekend as it would be the first major convention we’d attend since the start of the pandemic. I had previously...
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Our local convention is back! –
It’s been over three years since the last Arizona Game Fair. The previous one had been scheduled for March 2020, but we all know what happened two years ago. This year, the Arizona Game Fair...
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The John Muir Trail –
Growing up, my family and I would go camping at Yosemite every summer. We’d have a blast swimming in the river, enjoying the outdoors and hiking up waterfalls. While I haven’t been to Yosemite since...
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Friendship Con 2022: Phoenix –
It’s July and the summer is halfway over! The heat in Phoenix is getting to be unbearable (112 degree days, anyone?), and one way to combat the heat is by staying inside and playing board...
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Wargaming in the desert –
A week before Consimworld, I had mentioned on Twitter that I was excited for the con, and someone had asked if there were any games I was looking forward to playing, and friends, I didn’t...
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