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Howdy Gamers! Have you ever been playing a board game and thought to yourself, “Wow, this would be so much better with a miniature instead of this boring pawn!” ?  Me too! Well, sometimes. Playing pieces are an obviously huge part of so many games and can really affect how you feel when playing, as well as about the game as a whole. I’ve been thinking about that a lot, and I want to take a look at some of the biggest gaming factors (in my opinion, of course) influenced by playing pieces! Let’s Gooooo!

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Remember when you were a kid and everything being in your favorite color was such a big deal? Your cup, your plate, your shoelaces…everything needed to be your favorite color, and you’d love it so much more. Well, in my board game enthusiast days of now, I can tell you not much has changed.

Red is by far my favorite color and basically a given that I must be red in every single game, so long as it is a playable color. I started thinking about this the other day, and said to myself how weird it is that player color could have such an impact on a game for me. Without further ado, let me take you on a little walk through the varying layers of why player color matters, … or maybe doesn’t, for some gamers.

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Soooo, in case the title did not ruin it – I recently got engaged!  Please, stay seated, no need for clapping, oh, oh, aww thank you very much!

Normally I don’t tell my own personal stories, but I wanted to put it on here because it is thematically appropriate, being that my fiance (what a fancy word!) used a board game present to disguise the proposal. So, if you’re interested, please read forward! And if not, see ya next time!

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Alas, I don’t have much of a witty title for this one; I don’t feel there’s any way to go about that without making it seem like a joke, which it most certainly is not.

Women in the board game hobby has been a heavy subject that I’ve seen quite a lot of discussion on ever since I entered the hobby. Being a women  myself – I know, shocker! – I’ve seen a lot of those discussed topics up close and personal, and I have a lot of thoughts on the subject overall. While this kind of discussion could go on for pages and days, and trust me, I’ve talked myself blue in the face about it sometimes, I’ll try to keep it brief. Here are just a few of my thoughts and opinions on the subject. And, please, keep in mind that I do not by any means think that all gamers treat women like this, nor do I think that the hobby is overall a crappy one to be involved in; I am merely contributing to a bigger conversation that I’ve seen.

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