Idavoll Games

Dice, maps, minis, and table gear for the group that meets every week.

Iðavöllr, the field where the gods played tafl, and where the golden pieces were found again after the end.

Picks

One Game Holds Five Slots on the Dice ChartLCR and its dice take five of the top twenty dice game slots. Thirteen of the twenty tie at 4.8 stars, and number fourteen got there on nine ratings.Read →
The Puzzle Chart Sells Glue and BoardsFive of the top twenty puzzle best-sellers are not puzzles, three of them glue. Only five are adult jigsaws, and number three is furniture.Read →
The Card Game Chart Is Pokémon and Empty BoxesTen of the top twenty collectible card game best-sellers are Pokémon and seven are storage. Magic's only established presence on the chart is empty deck boxes.Read →
What the Puzzle Chart Says People FinishAmazon's puzzle chart opens with a puzzle board, a Rubik's Cube and a brain teaser. A baby play mat sits at seven. Actual jigsaws are the minority on it.Read →
Best Board Games for Two PlayersThe only strictly two-player games in Amazon's board game top twenty are two Hasbro classics from the 1970s. What to buy instead, and why a deck of cards wins.Read →
Best Board Games Under an HourThe board game chart sorts by the age of the player and tells you nothing about play time, which is the thing that actually decides a weeknight.Read →
Best Board Games by Age: How to Pick for Your TableCandy Land, Sorry! and Trouble hold the top three. Family game night starts at number seven, and the rank is telling you an age, not a verdict.Read →
Game Accessories Past Sleeves and DiceThe game accessories chart is dice, dice trays, table mats, score pads and a card holder for small hands: a list of what a game table wears out.Read →
Every Board Game in the Top Five Is Decades OldThe board game chart is not where new games go. The top of it is four titles that have been in print since before most of their buyers were born.Read →
The Cheap Card Games That Actually Hit the TableA shop owner ranked board games a distant third. The cheap card games are the ones that actually get opened — including one that lives on our own shelf.Read →
D&D Dice and Minis: What a Table Actually NeedsDice and miniatures were the number two seller in our shop years. Here is the bulk-versus-individual decision on both, and what a table genuinely needs.Read →
MTG Sleeves and Deck Boxes: What a Game Shop Actually SoldOne of us ran a game shop for four years. Magic was the number one seller — but the volume was in sleeves and deck boxes, not cards.Read →
Game Table Gear for a Weekly GroupAfter years of a weekly table: the map, the markers, the dice, and the one thing that saved every session from a lost initiative order.Read →

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