Knavecon

14/08/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Friday, 14 August 2026

A decent week in board games, not the busiest of the summer but a few stories with real substance. Gen Con dust is still settling, Shut Up & Sit Down wrapped up their Board Games Direct 2026 series, and one story out of Ukraine hit harder than anything else this month. The Rozum warehouse attack is the story of the week....

A decent week in board games, not the busiest of the summer but a few stories with real substance. Gen Con dust is still settling, Shut Up & Sit Down wrapped up their Board Games Direct 2026 se…

11/08/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Quiet couple of days in board game news, which is typical for mid-August when everyone is still digesting the Gen Con haul and waiting for Essen announcements to start rolling in. A few things worth knowing about though. The big release this week is Duel of Meloch hitting local retail shelves. Stonemaier shipped direct orders back in July, and it was available at Gen Con, but this is when your FLGS should start getting copies....

Quiet couple of days in board game news, which is typical for mid-August when everyone is still digesting the Gen Con haul and waiting for Essen announcements to start rolling in. A few things wort…

07/08/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Friday, 07 August 2026

Big week. Gen Con just wrapped up last weekend in Indianapolis and the dust is still settling — the recaps, the hype, the "this is the next Arnak" chatter are all rolling in. Meanwhile Shut Up & Sit Down ran their Board Games Direct event showcasing over 50 new and upcoming games across themed days, and the BGG Hotness is buzzing with fresh Gen Con releases....

Big week. Gen Con just wrapped up last weekend in Indianapolis and the dust is still settling — the recaps, the hype, the “this is the next Arnak” chatter are all rolling in. Meanwhile …

04/08/2026

Sincere apologies to anyone who contacted the page over the summer and didn't get a response yet. I was busy doing stuff with things at the time, but that's all done now so get in touch again.

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04/08/2026

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04/08/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Tuesday, 04 August 2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Tuesday, 4 August 2026 Quiet enough start to the week, which isn't surprising — everyone's still digesting the Gen Con firehose. But there are a few things worth your attention as August gets going. The big news from last Thursday is the Dice Tower Awards. Galactic Cruise took Game of the Year, which is a genuinely interesting pick....

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Tuesday, 4 August 2026 Quiet enough start to the week, which isn’t surprising — everyone’s still digesting the Gen Con firehose. But there are a few things…

01/08/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Saturday, 01 August 2026

Saturday Briefing — 1 August 2026 It's Gen Con weekend and the news firehose is on full blast. If you're not in Indianapolis, here's what matters from your couch. Gen Con is live. The show opened Thursday and runs through tomorrow. BGG has published the full list of new releases dropping this week and there's a lot to sift through. The names I keep seeing pop up are…...

Saturday Briefing — 1 August 2026 It’s Gen Con weekend and the news firehose is on full blast. If you’re not in Indianapolis, here’s what matters from your couch. Gen Con is live.…

24/07/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Friday, 24 July 2026

Decent week. Not a blockbuster, but Gen Con is six days away and that's colouring everything — publishers are holding their biggest announcements, reviewers are packing bags, and BGG is filling up with preview lists. In the meantime, we got SUSD's Board Games Direct, a strong Dice Tower roundup, some crowdfunding worth noting, and the ongoing glow from Knizia's Spiel des Jahres clean sweep....

Decent week. Not a blockbuster, but Gen Con is six days away and that’s colouring everything — publishers are holding their biggest announcements, reviewers are packing bags, and BGG is filli…

21/07/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Tuesday, 21 July 2026

A decent mid-July Tuesday with a few things worth knowing about, most of them pointing towards Gen Con in ten days' time. Dice Tower's Week in Review just dropped and it's a hefty one. Tom and crew covered Wingspan Pocket, Aqua Garden Trilogy Edition, Fliptown: New Frontier, and a bunch more. The Wingspan Pocket coverage is timely — Stonemaier launched it on their webstore last Tuesday (July 15) and…...

A decent mid-July Tuesday with a few things worth knowing about, most of them pointing towards Gen Con in ten days’ time. Dice Tower’s Week in Review just dropped and it’s a hefty…

20/07/2026

Knavecon Boardgame Briefing — Monday, 20 July 2026

Monday 20 July 2026 — Daily Briefing Fairly quiet weekend in terms of breaking news, but there's a good bit bubbling away under the surface with Gen Con now just ten days out. The pre-Gen Con announcement season is in full swing and a few things are worth your attention this Monday morning. The big story still reverberating from the last week is the…...

Monday 20 July 2026 — Daily Briefing Fairly quiet weekend in terms of breaking news, but there’s a good bit bubbling away under the surface with Gen Con now just ten days out. The pre-Gen Con…