This panel sits at the intersection between learning and play and fun. We explore the sneaky ways we learn through play. How games promote this type of learning and how to achieve it.

Michael Schacht, Bruno Faidutti, and Martin Wallace have a special perspective on the playful world we live in. They helped create it. Listen and learn from some of the masters of modern game design.

A snapshot look at the state of games from many different perspectives - as members of the media, as players, as designers, as manufacturers.

In Calimala, you hope to spread a network of Italian cloth merchants across medieval Europe. If all goes well you'll take your place on the city council and contribute to cathedrals under construction. Which merchant family will rise above the rest?

A review of Flamme Rouge and Peloton written by Stephen Conway.

Using your fingers like chopsticks, listen close and see if you can stack your wooden maki faster than the other team. Then try it blindfolded! So much Major Fun packed into a simple set of blocks and cards.

A review of Drop It written by Stephen Conway.

In Ya Blew It, you roll your stick of dynamite (a nifty 8-sided die!) trying to scoop up the best claims of gems before the prospector decides to nab them all.

Hardback is a delightful, fun and challenging twist on both deck and word building. It will make you look at the simple task of spelling in a totally new way. Each word is an engine that drives your novel forward generating income, abilities, and points.

We recap our impressions of GenCon 2018, including discussions of industry news and games of note. Special Guests: Darrell Ottery, Gubbins Boffin