Tabletop Wire helps adults find, learn, and share board games, with particular attention to what a game is like with two people. Different articles are based on different kinds of evidence. Here is how to tell them apart.
Research guides
Our rules and equipment guides use published rulebooks, publisher information, and other named sources. We identify the game or edition when it changes the answer, link to material that supports important claims, and note where rules vary. A guide based on those sources is a reference article. It is not a report that we played with, handled, or measured the physical product.
Physical play and measurements
For a future hands-on review, we plan to record the exact edition, player count, dates, and number of plays. We will separate a first learning game from later games and time setup, explanation, play, and packing away. We also plan to measure the table space actually used, including shared components and player areas, in centimeters and inches. With two players, we will document interaction, downtime, cooperation or competition, and any recurring points of confusion.
When we publish those results, the article should show the number of sessions, the range of observed times, relevant photos of the actual setup, and the limits of the sample. Publisher playtime and box dimensions will be labeled as publisher claims, not our measurements. A few games with two people cannot predict every group’s experience.
Current status: Tabletop Wire has not yet published a documented series of physical-game measurements or hands-on purchase reviews. We will not describe a game as tested merely because we read its rules, built a browser game, or used a product listing. Our planned first ten physical-game measurements remain incomplete; purchase reviews and measured comparisons wait for that work and the evidence needed for each article.
Editorial judgment
Whether a game suits a particular evening is an assessment, not a stopwatch reading. A review will explain whose experience informs that assessment and why its recorded setup, play, table space, and two-player interaction support it. “Playable with two” is a rules fact when the edition permits it; “recommended for two” requires a reasoned judgment based on actual play. We will state who may enjoy a game, who may not, and what we did not try.
Updates and corrections
Rules, editions, links, and availability can change. We check substantial revisions against sources and record meaningful corrections on the affected page. A new update date on one guide does not mean the entire site or its historical archive has been rechecked. If you spot an error, send the page URL, the passage, and a supporting source through our contact page.
Commercial relationships
Some pages contain affiliate links. Tabletop Wire may earn a commission from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. We identify commercial links near the relevant purchase options and explain the arrangement in our commercial-link policy. A commission does not turn a research guide into a hands-on review. We will identify a supplied product or sponsorship on the article where it matters.