Polygon: All Posts by Charlie Theelhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2024-01-08T09:00:00-05:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/charlie-theel/rss2024-01-08T09:00:00-05:002024-01-08T09:00:00-05:00Warhammer: The Old World is the return of Warhammer Fantasy Battle
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<figcaption>A work-in-progress shot of the Bretonnia faction’s new standard bearer model, riding a white pegasus. | Photo: Charlie Hall/Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>But is The Old World simply too old-fashioned for modern players?</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/24025744/warhammer-the-old-world-reviewCharlie Theel2024-01-03T09:00:00-05:002024-01-03T09:00:00-05:00The most anticipated new board games of 2024
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<img alt="Pawns look on the islands of ancient Britain in an Instagram post for Bretwalda" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/IxIAFDE9LgfABcTDdw9kcLZSp3w=/1x0:1142x642/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73018855/bretwalda.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Phalanx</figcaption>
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<p>Plan your game nights accordingly</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/24016314/most-anticipated-board-games-2024Charlie Theel2023-11-17T08:46:11-05:002023-11-17T08:46:11-05:00The 10 best board games of 2023 so far
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<img alt="Two yellow pawns in the foreground, with gray, delicately sculpted plastic miniatures in the background. From City of the Great Machine." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jBQqktFTyr2DJ6euYid4KvPrDsQ=/0x1:1200x676/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72347916/CityoftheGreatMachine3.0.png" />
<figcaption>Photo: Crowd Games</figcaption>
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<p>These 10 titles grabbed our attention and wouldn’t let go</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/what-to-play/23750051/best-board-games-2023-newCharlie Theel2023-11-09T09:08:50-05:002023-11-09T09:08:50-05:00Wingspan designer’s The Fox Experiment helps evolve nature-themed board games
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<img alt="A selection of colorful cards, including several Soviet soldiers, in Hargrave’s The Fox Experiment." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/VjkpOKDDmP9SlGFmElOGibf599c=/0x0:3000x1688/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72846978/TheFoxExperiment_Pandasaurus_PTG23_16_cropped.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Photo: Pandasaurus Games</figcaption>
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<p>Bringing the fun back to [checks notes]... Soviet Siberia!</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23952260/the-fox-experiment-review-board-game-hargrave-wingspan-creatorCharlie Theel2023-11-06T10:00:00-05:002023-11-06T10:00:00-05:00Daybreak, from the designer of Pandemic, is perhaps a bit too optimistic
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<img alt="A hand reaches out to raise the temperature in a game of Daybreak, moving a tan token across a blue section of the board." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/keaNK7ibXY6ClvBaOMR9J984O0k=/0x0:3840x2160/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72834025/DAY0101_DaybreakQuickstart_e30_clean4k_RAR.00_00_35_13.Still003.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Photo: CMYK</figcaption>
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<p>A sophisticated board game fueled by unending positivity</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23944065/daybreak-board-game-reviewCharlie Theel2023-10-05T10:00:00-04:002023-10-05T10:00:00-04:00Counter-Strike 2 pulls off a monumental task
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<img alt="The silhouettes of two characters, weapons ready, against the Counter-Strike 2 background" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wkn9CJn1rtZ5IgduIaVmCSj8U4s=/828x6:1920x620/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72723836/counter_strike_2_logo_characters.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Valve</figcaption>
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<p>Valve’s shooter is back in style</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23903391/counter-strike-2-cs2-review-updates-patchesCharlie Theel2023-08-08T10:00:00-04:002023-08-08T10:00:00-04:00Sky Team board game sticks the landing at this year’s Gen Con
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<img alt="Cover art for Sky Team shows two pilots back-to-back with an airliner positioned over the runway below them." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-XB17XnphyQ-aCdyLAbRHVxZJI4=/0x1:2176x1225/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72524741/sky_team_board_game_cover_art.0.jpg" />
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<p>Inspired by real-world pilots, it’s easily one of the best board games of the year</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23823139/sky-team-board-game-reviewCharlie Theel2023-08-07T13:30:00-04:002023-08-07T13:30:00-04:00Call of Duty: The Board Game brings FPS excitement to Gen Con
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<img alt="Cards from Call of Duty: The Board Game show stylized, comic-book style art of operators waging war in close quarters." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LJp_UUW2sxga_S7ToaiRmPtA0DE=/0x0:1500x844/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72521733/cod_board_game_card_art.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Arcane Wonders/Activision</figcaption>
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<p>The storied franchise makes an ambitious transition to the tabletop</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23822776/call-of-duty-the-board-game-previewCharlie Theel2023-08-03T10:00:00-04:002023-08-03T10:00:00-04:00Oink Games’ colorful collection of small-box board games wows at this year’s Gen Con
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<img alt="A top-down photograph of the vibrantly colored square tiles that make up Nine Tiles Extreme, spread out on top of a bright yellow table, with the game’s box lying on top of the tiles at the center of the image" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/VwgJBA6eMEe5SH4m2DBzYlGN4_w=/0x47:2000x1172/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72510391/image04_s_copy.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Oink Games</figcaption>
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<p>The quirky Japanese publisher is known for its sharp design</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23811100/oink-games-japanese-board-games-nine-tiles-difference-whale-tiger-dragon-gen-conCharlie Theel2023-07-14T10:00:00-04:002023-07-14T10:00:00-04:00Old-school XCOM-like Xenonauts 2 doesn’t pull any punches
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<img alt="Artwork showing the command room and leaders of the special forces defenses in Xenonauts 2" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JUn2cyGlRrCpOmuIgLI05YYyJyI=/0x244:5040x3079/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72452133/xenonauts_2_command_room_xcom.0.jpg" />
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<p>A richer take on a twice-established formula</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23793993/xenonauts-2-xcom-release-date-pcCharlie Theel