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  • An Interview with Gigamic
    • Aug 17th 2020
    • Posted by NELLY STEINER

    An Interview with Gigamic

    All month long we are highlighting Gigamic, our Publisher Spotlight for August. Gigamic is a French company started by three brothers in 1991. Their game lineup includes some excellent abstract strategy games like Quoridor, Katamino, and Quarto. More recent games that we love include Hellapagos and Yogi. These games are perfect for the whole family and as quick pick up games to get the game night started. Adrien Crochette is the US Sales Manager at Gigamic and kindly took some time out to answer our burning questions about what’s new and exciting at Gigamic.(Mox) Gigamic has been around for almost 30 years! What was the brand focus when you began and how has that changed over time? (Adrien Crochette) Our first game was Quarto (which is miraculously still going strong after 30 years!
  • Cosmic Factory Giveaways
    • Aug 14th 2020
    • Posted by KATIE MORANHA

    Cosmic Factory Giveaways

    Gigamic is our wonderful publisher spotlight this month, and in honor of this, we are hosting a few giveaways! We will be giving away 19 copies of Cosmic Factory by the end of this month. The best part? All of our giveaways will be online, and easy to enter in. We will be using our local Discords (Seattle/Bellevue/Portland) and Mox Twitter account to select winners throughout the month, and have a live board game demo of Cosmic Factory on our Seattle Facebook Page to give you a better feel for the game. Follow us on our local channels to stay up to date, and get notifications about each giveaway. Here are the full terms and conditions:Full Terms and Conditions: Mox Boarding House is the promoter and sponsor of this promotion – 220 West Mercer Street, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98119
  • PubSpot August – Gigamic
    • Aug 1st 2020
    • Posted by NELLY STEINER

    PubSpot August – Gigamic

    As we move into August it is time for a new Publisher Spotlight! Drumroll please: It is Gigamic! Gigamic was established back in 1991 with their first game Quarto, a staple on our shelves even today. Their games are known for simple, easy to learn rules for games that play quickly. Perfect for people on the move, and families that don’t have time for complicated rules. The games are always designed to get you playing in no time. Here are some of our favorite board games that will be sold at a 10% discount this month. Hellapagos In this game, each player assumes the role of a shipwreck survivor that has washed up on the shores of Hellapagos. This is a delightful survivor game that is cooperative until it is not. Everyone has to work together to s