All month long we are highlighting Gigamic, our Publisher Spotlight for August. Gigamic is a French company started by three brothers in 1991. Their game lineup includes some excellent abstract strategy games like Quoridor, Katamino, and Quarto. More recent games that we love include Hellapagos and Yogi. These games are perfect for the whole family and as quick pick up games to get the game night started. Adrien Crochette is the US Sales Manager at Gigamic and kindly took some time out to answer our burning questions about what’s new and exciting at Gigamic.(Mox) Gigamic has been around for almost 30 years! What was the brand focus when you began and how has that changed over time? (Adrien Crochette) Our first game was Quarto (which is miraculously still going strong after 30 years!

Gigamic is our wonderful publisher spotlight this month, and in honor of this, we are hosting a few giveaways! We will be giving away 19 copies of Cosmic Factory by the end of this month. The best part? All of our giveaways will be online, and easy to enter in. We will be using our local Discords (Seattle/Bellevue/Portland) and Mox Twitter account to select winners throughout the month, and have a live board game demo of Cosmic Factory on our Seattle Facebook Page to give you a better feel for the game. Follow us on our local channels to stay up to date, and get notifications about each giveaway. Here are the full terms and conditions:Full Terms and Conditions: Mox Boarding House is the promoter and sponsor of this promotion – 220 West Mercer Street, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98119

As we move into August it is time for a new Publisher Spotlight! Drumroll please: It is Gigamic! Gigamic was established back in 1991 with their first game Quarto, a staple on our shelves even today. Their games are known for simple, easy to learn rules for games that play quickly. Perfect for people on the move, and families that don’t have time for complicated rules. The games are always designed to get you playing in no time. Here are some of our favorite board games that will be sold at a 10% discount this month. Hellapagos In this game, each player assumes the role of a shipwreck survivor that has washed up on the shores of Hellapagos. This is a delightful survivor game that is cooperative until it is not. Everyone has to work together to s

Earlier this month we announced that The Op was our Publisher Spotlight for July. The OP (formerly Usapoloy) not only manages the licenses for many games that we know and grew up with, including Monopoly, Yahtzee, Jenga, and Clue, they have also added some incredible new titles to the line up including Codenames, Hues & Cues, and Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist. Ross Thompson, Marketing & Community Manager of The Op, took some time out to answer our burning questions about what’s new and exciting at The Op. Keep reading to find out more about what The OP is all about.(Mox) What makes The Op unique in the tabletop gaming industry? (Ross Thompson) The Op (Usaopoly) is a leading tabletop game company, with a diverse product line from party games, hobby games, licensed games, and co-brande

Our publisher’s spotlight is back with a classic, The Op (formerly known as Usaopoly). The Op brings our beloved licensed characters to life, with games like Clue: Dungeons & Dragons edition, Operation: Nightmare Before Christmas edition, and Super Mario Chess. They also have created their own unique games, such as Blank Slate, Hues and Clues, and Dungeon Academy. With a blend of the familiar, and our nostalgic love of our favorite movies and TV shows, The Op has a great line up of games and puzzles for everyone to enjoy. Here are some of our favorite board games that will be sold at a 10% discount this month. Hues and Cues great for ages 8 and up Hues and Cues Check out this new party game from The Op. What color comes to mind when you t

It’s a new year and we are so ready for 2020! Let’s kick this year off with an epic publisher, Czech Games Edition (CGE). CGE was first founded in 2007 and hit the market with the popular title Galaxy Trucker. Since then they have released some of our favorite games including Codenames and Through the Ages. To date, their inventory of games includes over 40 titles.Titles to check out next time you visit Through the Ages Through the Ages (2-4 Players) This second edition of Through the Ages has been in the Top 10 overall games on BoardGameGeek since it’s release. A civilization-building game with a high depth of strategy and replayability. Played over multiple rounds called eras, victory goes to the player with the most culture at th

Halloween just passed us by, and we are sad to leave costumes and pumpkins behind us. But that doesn’t mean the fun has to end! Our Publisher Spotlight this month will make sure of that. Blue Orange Games makes some of the most creative, exciting games for all ages, and we are dedicating all of November to their amazing creations. Blue Orange Games was founded in 1999 in San Fransico, CA, with a commitment to making timeless memories around games but also producing components and art to an incredibly high standard. Their games are always easy to pick up, fun to play and great for any age. Games such as Dr. Eureka allow kids and adults to compete without oversimplifying the gameplay. This helps build essential skills such as math, logic, forward-thinking, and dexterity. Some of their m

Gale Force Nine is known not only for quality miniatures and gaming terrain but also board games. The Dune board game just hit our shelves this week and we are so excited to give it a try. An even better surprise? Being able to interview John-Paul Brisigotti, CEO of Gale Force Nine. Check out what he had to say: (Nick Rauzi of Mox Boarding House) Gale Force Nine (GF9) has a great assortment of Sci-Fi themed intellectual property games, and keeps announcing new ones like Dune and Aliens. What are about Sci-Fi themes that makes Gale Force Nine so excited to push and support them? (John-Paul Brisigotti of Gale Force Nine) It was never specifically sci-fi that we went after, D&D being a prime example, but properties with deep history and content to explore was what drove us. Star Trek,