What is 2D6.org?:
Founded in November 2009, 2D6.org is a board gaming site dedicated to providing gamers with a source of high quality, video-based board game reviews and tutorials. Drafting from a production staff with varying levels of gaming experience, 2D6 attempts to provide thorough, well rounded opinions for board gamers looking to get the best game for their buck.

What does 2D6 stand for?:
Often affiliated with role playing games, the term “2D6″ is dice notation for two six-sided dice. Being that many designer board games incorporate a 2D6 mechanic, the site name and URL were selected as our way of paying homage.

How often does 2D6 release new content?:
As a production team, our goal is to not only provide opinions using a high quality visual medium, but also entertain when the opportunity arises. As such, we’re not an organization that intends to produce a metric ton of content each month at the cost of reducing the quality of each video (or our sanity). Rather, our mission is to release 2 entertaining reviews and tutorials each month, specifically focused on games that we are particularly excited about. Make note that, when the mood strikes us, we will also publish a musing or two in the blog section.

What do 2D6.org reviews consist of?:
Each review is broken up and collaboratively discussed based on the following categories…

Craftsmanship – The quality of the components, story (if applicable), and overall presentation.
Accessibility – Ease to learn / set up. Whether the theme or game type could be a deterrent. Time duration.
Gameplay – Player interaction / strategy involved. Most importantly, whether or not the game is fun.
Replayability – The replay value. How much table time the game could see.
Final Verdict: Whether or not the game is worth buying.

In order to help the board gaming community wade through the mountains of other reviews found on the web, at the bottom of each review, we also attempt to improve upon the noise-to-signal ratio by briefly showcasing the reviews of other members of the board gaming community that we felt did a particularly excellent job.

What’s the point of 2D6 tutorials?:
When we started doing video board game reviews, one of the first things that we noticed was that most videos that claimed to be reviews, tended to be tutorials in disguise. More over, these “reviews” didn’t seem to convey the basic information needed to jump start the learning process in a relatively short amount of time. That being said, on top of providing our own brand of video reviews, we also produce concise board game audio / video tutorials that focus on providing the bare essentials necessary for bringing a new player up to speed. Moving forward, our hope is that 2D6 tutorials will not only prove to be a source for teaching your chums how to play your favorite game in under 5 minutes, but also help supplement a basic understanding of the play incorporated in the games that we review.

How do I go about suggesting a game for 2D6 to review?:
Hop over to the feedback forum and let us know! If you’re a publisher looking to acquire some PR or a designer seeking feedback, email us and let us know that you’re interested in sending us a copy of your game. If one or all of us enjoy playing the game in question, we’ll most likely shoot a review of it.