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Wade Monnig  (He/Him)
Staff Board Game Reviewer

In west Saint Louis born and raised
Playing video games is where I spent most of my days
Strafing, Dashing, Adventuring and Looting
Writing reviews between all the Shooting
When a couple of guys reminded me what was so good
About playing games with cardboard and Wood,
Collecting Victory Points and those Miniatures with Flair
It’s not as easy as you think to rhyme with Bel Air.

Wade is the former editor in chief for Silicon Magazine and former senior editor for Gamearefun.com. He currently enjoys his games in the non-video variety, where the odds of a 14 year old questioning the legitimacy of your bloodline is drastically reduced.

“I’ll stop playing as Black when they invent a darker color.”

 

Wade Monnig
Staff Board Game Reviewer
 

 

Articles by Wade Monnig

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Fruit Island is Klassic Knizia in all the right ways. It is rules light with a great push your luck mechanic. Despite coming with a bag and the chi...
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June 01, 2026
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The lightning in a bottle that was Wingspan is something that every publisher strives for. Stamp Swap feels like Stonemaier set out to try to recap...
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May 25, 2026
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It's always exciting watching a game execute what it sets out to do almost flawlessly. I'm not referring to creating a ground breaking game but, in...
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May 18, 2026
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“We're going to need more Birds.” - The Simpson's Movie Tell anyone you have an expansion for Wingspan, inevitably they will ask “How many new bir...
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May 11, 2026
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The core gameplay of Tatsumi centers around Flying, Gathering, and Offering. You'll be moving your dragon around the 5x5 grid and collecting vari...
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April 26, 2026
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I'm out. Two little words that have been inciting rage in card shedding games for generations. “I'm Out” is another fine entry into the CMYK Magent...
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I've usually had a few Exit titles waiting in the wings on my boardgame shelf for when the mood strikes us to work up a little brain burn. Dead Man...
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April 20, 2026
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Five for Less than Ten

Lists & Guides
Are you looking for a good game for less than $10.00? How about five of them? At this low price point, card-only games are king but we managed to t...
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April 16, 2026
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Yes, the Magenta line is scratching that game collector itch, making buyer's think “Ah, But that Magenta box will look so good on a black Kallax......
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We, Mithra and Boog, stood overlooking the valley before us. Our settlement was depending upon it's heroes. We are the brave, the bold, **Checks Ke...
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