{"id":2594,"date":"2019-07-29T18:05:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T18:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/?p=2594"},"modified":"2019-07-29T18:05:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T18:05:36","slug":"a-place-at-the-table-subscription-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/29\/a-place-at-the-table-subscription-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"A Place at the Table: Subscription Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello all! I hope that the summer is going well for everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a household with three kids ranging in age from 15 all the way down to 2, summer can be a crazy time for our family. It seems like all I do is drive kids around from one activity to another. That doesn\u2019t exactly leave a lot of time to write, or sleep, or even explore new board games. That got me thinking about subscription boxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>We are a subscription box household. Peep gets a learning box every month from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiwico.com\/\">Kiwi Crate<\/a> which he loves. My mom gifts us the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalyums.com\/\">Universal Yums<\/a> box every month that lets us try snacks from around the world.\u00a0 Number One and I have even done a date night in a box subscription box. A subscription box for board games sounds like it would be a cool thing. The appeal of subscription boxes is that they are delivered directly to your door. In most cases, you get sample size things, but sometimes you get full-sized items (usually if you purchase the largest box available.) So, with the help of my good friend, Google, I dove into the internet to see if this was actually a thing. Lo and behold, board game subscription boxes ARE actually a thing. I did have to wade through some other game type boxes to find one or two that seemed to be sending actual board games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are boxes for <a href=\"https:\/\/escape-the-crate.com\/\">escape room activities<\/a> that you can make at home. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpgcrate.com\/\">RPG<\/a> boxes. Boxes for <a href=\"https:\/\/diceenvy.com\/\">dice lovers.<\/a> And finally, I found a box that seemed to be focused more on board games. This service is called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unboxboardom.com\/\">Unbox Boardom<\/a>.\u201d Seems interesting. I\u2019ll admit that the word nerd in me enjoyed the play on board\/bored especially since I\u2019ve heard many comments about playing \u201cbored games.\u201d We obviously don\u2019t feel that way at our house. Let\u2019s be serious, I write blogs for the website of a board game group. I have a love for board games. It appears that Unbox Boardom has 3 different levels of subscription plans that range in price from $29.99 to $31.99. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/phil_board_games-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2618\" width=\"398\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/phil_board_games-3.jpg 531w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/phil_board_games-3-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption>Founder &amp; CEO of Unbox Boardom, Phil Jacobs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I think that this idea of subscription boxes for board games is a good idea for people who are new into the world of board gaming. Someone who doesn\u2019t have a lot of games and is still learning about the style and type of game that he or she enjoys playing. From the website, it looks like Unbox Boardom provides 1 game per month with the customer picking between 3 different games. There is a &#8216;Trust the Experts&#8217; option if you have no clue what you are looking for in a game. I don\u2019t know how well it would work for more experienced gamers who already have a lot of games. Personally, I\u2019d be worried about getting repeats of games that I already own, but that\u2019s just me. As I haven\u2019t personally used this subscription box service, I can\u2019t give you a fully formed definitive answer on that area. But, if you like subscription boxes and you want to try out a new way of getting a board game, then I\u2019d check it out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy gaming everyone. See you soon! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello all! I hope that the summer is going well for everyone. 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