Blog Tag - board games

Go International: Games From Around the World That Can Be Played on a Go Board
Submitted on Apr 11, 2023
If you're anything like me, you're likely intrigued by the ancient Chinese game of 围棋 wéiqí go, yet baffled by the rules. However, the simplicity of...
A Few Chinese Tabletop Games to Learn Over Break (or Lockdown)
Submitted on Nov 23, 2022
Board games are interesting pieces of work. Some – like chess – are appreciated for the time and skill it takes to master them. Others, like Monopoly...
20 for 20: Dan Bass's Beijing Gambit
Submitted on Nov 16, 2021
In 20 for 20, we profile 20 movers and shakers who, like The Beijinger, have called the capital home for 20 years or more. The first time I met Dan...
Kapital Koopas: Annual Board Game Convention Returns And Meet Some Local Designers!
Submitted on Oct 21, 2021
With the wind howling and the temperature quickly dropping, it looks like it's about time for some indoor fun here in Beijing. And the place to go...
Kapital Koopas: Games for Kids, or the Inner Child That Never Ages
Submitted on Jun 05, 2021
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas....
Kapital Koopas: Drive Your Virtual Mario Kart to Win Physical Tournament Medals
Submitted on Mar 25, 2021
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. Tencent...
The Battleground Hidden Within Chaowai SOHO
Submitted on Mar 10, 2021
This great blue ball hurdling through the cosmos can hardly be regarded as a peaceful paradise as long as wars and skirmishes abound on its soil and...
Shuffle the Deck, Roll the Dice, Turn Boring Stuck-in-the-City CNY Into Fun Board Game Nights
Submitted on Feb 09, 2021
For those of you who have a penchant for analog gaming and happen to be staying in Beijing during the holidays, there's a bit of good news: Quite a...
TaoBrowser: Where To Find English Board Games for Your Next Fireside Gathering
Submitted on Jan 10, 2021
Where can you buy that? You already know the answer: Taobao. But navigating China’s biggest e-commerce platform can be a nightmare for foreigners, so...
Kapital Koopas: Tencent's Nintendo Switch Celebrates its First Anniversary and Monster Hunter Pisses Off Chinese Audiences
Submitted on Dec 13, 2020
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. New imported...
Kapital Koopas: Beijing Board Game Khan, Weekly Game Rallies and More
Submitted on Oct 28, 2020
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. Carry your...
Wake Up, Meeple! These Are the Best Board Game Cafés in Beijing
Submitted on Oct 25, 2019
Chasing that high that only the roll of the dice can bring? No, we’re not talking craps, but we’re certainly not talking Monopoly either. If you’re a...
Diamond Private Party The Place for Authentic Kopi Luwak and Games
Submitted on Aug 10, 2016
Tired of drunkenly stumbling through hutong gutters from bottle bar to bottle bar, or battling Sanlitun traffic to get to the next speakeasy? For...
Beijing Book Swap Celebrates 8th Anniversary Saturday
Submitted on Jun 04, 2016
Beijing's monthly Book Swap and Board Games meet-up celebrates its eighth anniversary Saturday, June 4 (today), at Caravan. Ironically, in its...
Two-For-One Books as Book Swap and Board Games Holds Final Meeting of 2014 Saturday
Submitted on Dec 05, 2014
If you need books for the long winter nights, you're in luck: it's two for one at Book Swap and Board Games as they host their final event of 2014 on...