I’m a gamer, always have been. Problem is for a large number of years that’s really just consisted of the video variety. That’s a huge mistake on my part, to not enjoy the video game’s analog brethren… the board game. There’s actually a vibrant and intense board game world out there that’s been pushed to the sidelines by game players such as ourselves for too long. In this column I’ll be diving into this world, looking at games that hopefully you’d like to try out for yourself.

The Climbers is a board game with no board. Players build a mountain out of blocks, and then move and manipulate pieces of that structure in order to move their piece as high as they can. The board becomes a living part of the game, changing shape and growing taller as the game progresses. It’s fascinating to watch it in action.
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