The Mayday Games Blog

Greetings ladies, gentlemen, goblins, trolls, etc... - I'm pleased to announce that we're working with the folks at EpicShelfie.com to bring you a halloween-themed, ghoultastic shelfie contest for another chance to win free card sleeves for your entire board game collection! How do you enter the contest? Just post a shelfie between now and Halloween! Lots of fun entries already from "Link's boardgame awakening" to the Lumberjack shelfie! Click here to enter! Good luck to all!

Welcome to AssassinCon at BGG.CON, the time each year when all the cloaks and daggers gather to attend seminars on practical invisibility and browse the latest in ninja hoods. But the real action is in the games, sneaking silently through the shadowed corridors. Pursue as you are pursued! Eliminate your opponents! In this game, skill and strategy mean the difference between success and a truly heinous headache. Good luck! And may the best Assassin win! How do I play: Just like in the board game you are trying to find and eliminate your target without getting eliminated yourself. All of...

I recently attended a game night that was like no other. The entire night was themed, enhancing the atmosphere and making game night that much more enjoyable. So that got me thinking about what makes a good game night and what can we do to make our game sessions more memorable. Here's what I came up with. What makes a good game night? I think there are a lot of factors to take into account when planning a game night, not just what game we will be playing. Personally, I like when the host has a game picked out, maybe partially...

My family and I travel a lot.

Being the board game fanatic I am, while packing, I'm always think about what games I can stuff in my bag. I like to have variety, so I'll bring a crunchy game, and social game and, a dexterity game. Here's my top 5 games to hit the road with.