Red Carpet Game Review

I’ve never wanted to be famous. Certainly not stalked-by-the-paparazzi famous, where photographers end up perched outside my kitchen window, trying to get pictures of me eating my breakfast every day. Heck, I don’t even like the idea of being “board game famous”; sometimes, I see my content creation peers, or board game designers and publishers, being asked for autographs at conventions, and even that makes me nervous. (Yes, this is part of the reason why I will always be a tabletop media writer, not a YouTube personality.)

In the board game Red Carpet (2025, Devir Games), players take on the roles of celebrity photographers, but with a fun twist. It’s April of 1956, and outside what certainly appears to be the Academy Awards (my guess, although the rules don’t specifically say it this way), photographers must jockey for the best positions along the red carpet, to get pictures of superstars for their respective newspapers as the stars exit their limousines and make their way into the auditorium.

Even after my first play, a three-player game that included fellow Meeple Mountaineer Kev Brantley, we all agreed: whether you love the game or not, Red Carpet is going to make a sizable impression on the convention circuit this fall. That’s because the game’s table presence is excellent and everyone loves…

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