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A digital native around since the early days of online gaming communities around 2001. An early contributor to the cult gaming site ClanTemplates, Adam has spent years giving free gaming resources to the community. With BoardCards, Adam is most experienced and commonly writing the articles on Strategy multi-player games like Settlers of Catan and Avalon. His first introduction to board games was via Mancala, an Egyptian-origin stone game and one of the oldest known games still played worldwide. Contact me via email

Russian Railroads

Russian Railroads – Rules, Instructions and Winning Strategies, a Guide Introduction Russian Railroads is a competitive board game where players, as one might expect, build railroads across Russia. It’s a game of strategy and planning, and I find it’s pretty fun once you get the hang of it, which doesn’t take too long. The game […]

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Lanterns: The Harvest Festival

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival – 101 Guide to Rules, Strategy & Instructions Introduction Lanterns: The Harvest Festival is a game that I’ve played a fair few times. It’s a tile-placement game where players decorate a lake with floating lanterns and compete to earn the most honor before the festival begins. The game was designed by […]

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The Isle of Cats

The Isle of Cats: A Guide to Strategy and Gameplay Tips, with Rules Introduction The Isle of Cats is a competitive, card-drafting, polyomino (fun word) cat-placement board game for 1-4 players. It’s about rescuing cats from an island before a villain named Vesh arrives. The game combines strategy with a bit of luck and is […]

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