Awesome Gaming 101 helps readers discover games, compare their options, and understand what they need to play. We cover screen-based games, tabletop games, cards, puzzles, classic games, outdoor play, and the equipment that supports them.
A useful starting point for your next game
Our guides begin with practical questions: who will play, what they enjoy, how much time and space they have, and which version or accessories they need. We explain unfamiliar terms and distinguish a complete game from an expansion, a required purchase from an optional upgrade, and one platform or edition from another.
Browse the guides index or explore board games, video games, tabletop RPGs, and our other departments. The selection grows as individual products and buying questions are researched.
What the guidance is based on
Awesome Gaming 101 is the editorial organization responsible for the site’s research-based guides. The starting sources are publisher rules, manufacturer documentation, official support material, and exact retailer listings. Product pages explain their evidence and identify the edition being discussed. Editorial judgments explain the circumstances that make an option worth considering.
A research-based guide does not imply product ownership or a physical play session. We use hands-on or testing labels only when the relevant work has actually been documented. Read our editorial methodology for the distinctions we make.
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