Quest Lists – Board Game Quest https://www.boardgamequest.com Board Game Reviews, News and More Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:33:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Most Anticipated Board Games of 2025 https://www.boardgamequest.com/most-anticipated-board-games-of-2025/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/most-anticipated-board-games-of-2025/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:33:18 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=62051 The new year is upon us, and with it comes the promise of brand new board games for our weekly game nights. This is the time of year where releases are slim as publishers are gearing up to have their latest and greatest titles ready for the upcoming convention season. So what games do we […]

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]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/most-anticipated-board-games-of-2025/feed/ 0 The Best Board Games of 2024 https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-board-games-of-2024/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-board-games-of-2024/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:49:34 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=61798 Every new year brings about a fresh start, a chance to improve oneself with new year’s resolutions (spoiler: they’ll be broken by President’s Day) and looking forward to a new year (spoiler: that’ll be a different post from our most anticipated games). It’s also a time to reflect back on the year that was. And […]

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]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-board-games-of-2024/feed/ 2 The Game on Our Shelf of Shame We Really Want to Play https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-game-on-our-shelf-of-shame-we-really-want-to-play/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-game-on-our-shelf-of-shame-we-really-want-to-play/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:52:44 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=60840 Gather round sinners! Draw close and confess your innermost misplaced hopes that drew you and an innocent box of plastic and cardboard to the checkout aisle or screen. Were your hopes honest and without care? Were your assumptions of time and space accurate to the hidden dreams held within that carton of decisions and crunchy […]

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]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-game-on-our-shelf-of-shame-we-really-want-to-play/feed/ 0 The Best Spooky Board Games to Play on Halloween https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-spooky-board-games-to-play-on-halloween/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-spooky-board-games-to-play-on-halloween/#respond Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:33:59 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=60620 There’s something about autumn with the crisp cool air that invokes a certain feeling. And no, it’s not the Pumpkin Spice everything that invades society like a cucurbits and cinnamon-inspired plague. Rather it’s as the days get shorter and leaves change color and fall from the trees, there’s a sense of decay and death. Winds […]

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]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-spooky-board-games-to-play-on-halloween/feed/ 0 The Best Polyomino Board Games https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-polyomino-board-games/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-polyomino-board-games/#comments Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:54:49 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=60344 It’s an old proverb, “How many ways are there to skin a cat?” As a cat owner myself, I can confidently say zero and apologize to other cat lovers. However, when it comes to board games, we can easily change this to “How many ways are there to make polyominoes an interesting board game puzzle?” […]

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]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-polyomino-board-games/feed/ 4 Most Anticipated Games of Gen Con 2024 https://www.boardgamequest.com/most-anticipated-games-of-gen-con-2024/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/most-anticipated-games-of-gen-con-2024/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:34:39 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=59146 Gen Con is fast approaching, and along with the annual Essen Game Faire, it’s one of the biggest times for new board game releases. As of this writing, there are over 500 new tabletop games either being released or demoed at the convention. That’s a lot of new content. For those curious about which games […]

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]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/most-anticipated-games-of-gen-con-2024/feed/ 0 The Best Board Games of 2024… So Far https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-board-games-of-2024-so-far/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-board-games-of-2024-so-far/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:32:26 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=58856 Every year at both the halfway point and the end of the year there’s a struggle for the team to pick their favorite new game. Sometimes it’s a struggle between two titans of excellence while other times it’s a challenge separating the good from the great. We’re pretty fortunate to have an embarrassment of riches […]

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]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-board-games-of-2024-so-far/feed/ 0 Most Anticipated Board Games of 2024 https://www.boardgamequest.com/most-anticipated-board-games-of-2024/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/most-anticipated-board-games-of-2024/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:59:09 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=56757 Board gamers are interesting folks. They like to look back at what was hot or not in the previous year. A second favorite pastime, much like a young Luke Skywalker, is looking forward instead of focusing on the here and now. And while many of us have shelves of shame practically overflowing, what better way […]

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]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/most-anticipated-board-games-of-2024/feed/ 0 The Best Board Games of 2023 https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-board-games-of-2023/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-board-games-of-2023/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:05:58 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=56508 2023 has come and gone, but we decided to take one last look at the year. Tony and Brandon have already given their favorite games from the year in their annual top 10 list. But the rest of the BGQ team wanted a chance to chime in with their favorite games. So below, are what […]

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]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-best-board-games-of-2023/feed/ 0 The Ugliest Board Games We Love https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-ugliest-board-games-we-love/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-ugliest-board-games-we-love/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:33:11 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=55544 Many board gamers are shallow. All they care about is how things look. It’s not what’s on the inside that matters (unless you’re talking components and then we’re back to high snobbery with supreme deluxe big box editions). Oh. My. God. Look at the size of that box. I like big boxes and… *Tony coughs […]

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