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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    11 board games you should be playing as an adult
    Best game for aspiring German bureaucrats: Power GridBest game for aspiring German bureaucrats: Power Grid
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult

    Funkenschlag!

    By Dylan Matthews
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult
    Best mashup of Dungeons & Dragons and Risk: Small WorldBest mashup of Dungeons & Dragons and Risk: Small World
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult

    Strategy, plus monsters!

    By Dylan Matthews
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult
    Best game if you need to get people to play with you: CatanBest game if you need to get people to play with you: Catan
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult

    It’s a classic for a reason.

    By Dylan Matthews
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult
    Best card game: DominionBest card game: Dominion
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult

    Probably my favorite board/card game of all.

    By Dylan Matthews
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult
    Best combination of simple gameplay and over-the-top premise: Lost CitiesBest combination of simple gameplay and over-the-top premise: Lost Cities
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult

    This card game is one of the best casual two-player games around.

    By Dylan Matthews
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult
    Best game with a morally repugnant premise: San JuanBest game with a morally repugnant premise: San Juan
    11 board games you should be playing as an adult

    It’s weird and creepy and colonialist but … well-designed.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    And the bill that will probably replace it.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    Reports suggest he sexually abused a man while a high school teacher/coach in Illinois.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Life
    America is too big. Here’s how to split it into five UK-sized countries.America is too big. Here’s how to split it into five UK-sized countries.
    Life

    The US is now nearly five times bigger than the UK.

    By Dylan Matthews

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