Monday, February 10, 2025

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Modern, Magical Jigsaw Puzzles Are the Hot New Thing

In 2020 the newly-established Magic Puzzle Company raised over $3 million dollars on Kickstarter selling a set of three 1000-piece puzzles that promised they had a magical “twist ending.” …what? I...

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Modern, Magical Jigsaw Puzzles Are the Hot New Thing

In 2020 the newly-established Magic Puzzle Company raised over $3 million dollars on Kickstarter selling a set of three 1000-piece puzzles that promised they had a magical “twist ending.” …what? I...

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Modern, Magical Jigsaw Puzzles Are the Hot New Thing

In 2020 the newly-established Magic Puzzle Company raised over $3 million dollars on Kickstarter selling a set of three 1000-piece puzzles that promised they had a magical “twist ending.” …what? I...

Setup Time: Board Gaming’s Secret Killer

...and 11 games that get it right. I love board games. You probably do, too.  But there are some drawbacks to the hobby. Especially when compared...

These Mini Bricks Might Become a Lego Fans’ New Obsession

One particularly fun discovery I made while learning more about generic Lego alternatives over the last year or so was a line of mini-size bricks from...

20 Excellent Board Games That Cost Under $20

Modern board games are great, but they are not cheap. In some ways it's a miracle of global supply chains that they don’t cost...

The Many Shades of Grey in the Questionable World of Lego Knock-Offs and Alt-Bricks

Several years ago there was a knock-off Lego band called Lepin. Lepin sold copies of popular Lego building sets direct-from-China for half (or less) of...

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