Tabletop games are regarded as the progenitors of many gaming genres players have come to know and love today. Without Dungeons And Dragons we’d have no RPGs, without Warhammer, no strategy games.

4X games like Stellaris and Sins of a Solar Empire have long transfixed me. Their massive scale is not only a battleground, but a storytelling canvas. The only problem is that they take forever.

Amazon has introduced a steep price cut for the Star Realms: Rise of Empire board game, which is now available for just $34.96, compared to the usual $60 price. This substantial discount of 42% is ...