GAMING & GEEK CULTURE BLOG

The Fourth Place creates spaces where geeks feel at home, and everyone is welcome to play!

We write about everything geek culture, including tabletop gaming, comic books, roleplaying games, game design, and game nights— plus our news about online community, original products and our upcoming physical space.

Recent Blog Articles

SHORT REVIEWS: FAVORITE BOARD GAMES FOR TWO PLAYERS

February 8, 2019Ian Struckhoff

ENTER PLAYER TWO! With Valentine’s Day coming up, it seems like the perfect time to tell you all about some of my absolute favorite tabletop games for two players— especially...

(GAME NIGHT READY)™ REVIEW OF HARRY POTTER: HOGWARTS BATTLE (USAOPOLY)

January 28, 2019Ian Struckhoff

I ONLY SELL GAMES I LOVE My first rule for the (Game Night Ready)™ line of upgraded and protected games is that I only sell games that I love. The...

SHELF OF SHAME REVIEW: MONARCH (RESONYM)

January 22, 2019Ian Struckhoff

FROM MY SHELF OF SHAME, A BEAUTIFUL GAME I think every gamer has a collection of games they know they will love, but they haven’t had a chance to play...

GAMING ENAMEL PINS & STICKERS KICKSTARTER (VOL. 1) PRELAUNCH!

January 11, 2019Ian Struckhoff

I am proud to officially announce the prelaunch of a Kickstarter campaign I have been working on for the past few weeks! THE BIG NEWS: This post is coming now...

BOARD GAME NIGHT SNACKS (PART 1): DRINKS!

January 9, 2019Ian Struckhoff

If there are three things that are dear to my heart, they are playing games, hanging out with friends, and eating! That makes a blog series on snacks for board...

2019: HAPPY NEW YEAR

December 31, 2018Ian Struckhoff

2018 was a big year for us:Our first.Thank you for being there at the beginning! Let’s take a quick look back at this year, and a peek at the year...