Boardgaming in 2020: the year of the, uh, post-minis era? We can only hope!

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Archipelago perhaps? Tom Chick at one point called it “probably my favorite boardgame.”

Archipelago - Exploiting paradise one wooden cube at a time

I’ve probably gotten this to the table maybe 20 times, often through bullying, cajoling, wheedling, bribery, extortion, or some combination thereof. It’s probably my favorite boardgame. One of the many things I love about Archipelago is how different every play sessions is. In any given game, you don’t know what systems are going to be important, or what tools will be available, or what victory conditions will determine the win. Because of the way the scoring works and the way the evolution …