It’s a new year. Well, it was almost a month ago. It still feels like a new year though. And with this new year comes a new proprietor to Googols of Games. Me. I’m Gary Sonnenberg, father of former Googoler, Matt. Yes, I’m the new kid in town. I feel like a kid when playing games, so...

The Jovial Board Gamers Society was formed in November of 2006. They have met on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month for the past 3 years. JBGS was formed by BoardGameGeek member glsonn (my father). At each Gathering we have anywhere from 6-20 people come and play games for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, sometimes even 7...

Games are my life! OK, well not really, but I would definitely consider myself near that end of the spectrum. Basically I see there being 6 types of board gamers. Unbelievers - These are the people who have never played a board game in their life. They tend to deny the existence of board games and are...

Gateway Games are indeed similar to Gateway drugs, however, they are not nearly as detrimental to your health. Go ahead. Find someone you know who plays Euro games and ask them, “What was the first Euro game you played?” I guarantee you that 9 out of 10 times the answer will be: Settlers of...