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Society: We live in it. At least, if you're reading this article you probably do. Being social and pack creatures, humans have formed societies and civilizations for thousands of years, culminating in the towns, cities, and communities we have on planet earth today. It's what we're best at as a species, making it no surprise the number of games all about creating your own town or civilization. This week, we're honing in on one of those games, popular in its own right: Machi Koro. It's a town-building game that is mostly luck-based, unlike other popular strategy building games. Machi Koro...

Happy February from Funny Bones! We're finally open again for in-store play, and what perfect timing for couples looking to break out of hibernation. The season of love is upon us, and while a third Valentine's Day during Covid may not sound wholly romantic, there's always a way to find joy in the tough moments, especially if you have someone who loves you enough to play board games with you. Love is so coveted in our society that it's the subject of most songs on the radio and a major plot in most movies, so why wouldn't there be some...

Pokémon: It’s quite possibly the biggest franchise in the world, if not the most valuable. Ever since 1997, children and adults alike have been captivated by capturing creatures and facing off against their friends and foes. It’s a tried-and-true formula that has developed hundreds of favourite characters in the hearts of fans, and it makes for fantastic merchandising. With the long-anticipated Pokémon Legends: Arceus releasing this week on the Nintendo Switch, and our Pokémon Trivia happening soon, it seemed fitting to take a short dive into the many, many Pokémon board games that exist for fans out there to play. Not...

Let’s face it: If you’re a board game fan, then you’ve probably already exhausted your library of favourite board games during the first several lockdowns of COVID. Scrabble is a classic, of course, but there’s only so many times someone can come up with fake words before you start slinging tiles across the table. Play Connect 4 too many times and you’ll start seeing the pieces in your dreams, and Monopoly can be a relationship ender at worst. So, it might be time to expand your palette with some new board games, and for that, Funny Bones has you covered....

Only a few board games ever reach worldwide fame and notoriety. The world is vast and humans play in such different ways that it seems rare a game could reach all corners of the world. However, some do make it pretty far, selling 150 million copies in 15 different languages during its existence. Can you guess the game I’m talking about? Maybe you need a hint…or perhaps a clue? Clue (or Cluedo worldwide) is a murder mystery game that has 3-6 players competing against each other to figure out which guest killed Mr. Boddy. The gameplay consists of travelling through...