Posts By Dan Edelen
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3.0KReviewsPlaying History – Review of Freedom: The Underground Railroad
When you’re a resident of a little town of about 3,700, it’s unheard of to find anything local on the map of...
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6.1KReviewsIn New Skin – Review of Lords of Xidit
Nowadays, if your favorite game goes out of print, just wait. If it got gamers talking during its first printing, you might...
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3.3KReviewsInstant Fantasy – Review of Eight-Minute Empire: Legends
Forest Pixies, Dire Giants, Cursed Banshees, Ancient Phoenixes, Mountain Dwarves, Noble Unicorns, Night Hydras and others join you as you battle to...
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3.4KReviewsKing of Tombstone? – Review of Desperados of Dice Town
Board gaming has seen an explosion in dice-based games in the last few years, reflecting the popularity of King of Tokyo, Quarriors,...
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5.1KReviewsOoh, la, la, America! – Review of Lewis & Clark: The Expedition
Wine, cuisine, and tires. Whether a luscious white from Alsace or a smooth Bordeaux, wines from France can’t be beat. The finest...
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3.8KReviewsDragons and demons and fairies, oh my! – Review of Fairy Tale
Promise me you’ll keep your pants on for now. Readers make demands of writers, but occasionally the tables turn and the writer...
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2.7KReviews“Always bet on black” – Review of Seasons: Path of Destiny
See my previous review of the Seasons base game and Seasons: Enchanted Kingdom, the first expansion, for rules, game play, component lists,...
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3.7KReviews“Curse You, Red Baron!” – Review of Dawgs of War
I pulled an Immelmann and blew that Fokker out of the sky. My poor brother. Lost again to my Sopwith Camel. The...
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6.9KReviewsWhen less isn’t more – Review of The Builders: Middle Ages
A Kickstarter campaign recently ended successfully for a game that consists of one card. And thus we have reached the lower limit...
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6.0KReviewsWe named a country after him, but… – Review of Amerigo
I asked my 13-year-old son who Amerigo Vespucci was. He didn’t know. Darned American public schools. Perhaps in my kid’s mind the...
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3.3KReviewsYahtzee 3D? – Review of Blueprints
Würfel is the German word for die. Not die as in “die, you gravy-sucking pig,” but as in dice. I also think...
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5.7KReviewsVicious eye candy – Review of Seasons
C20H25N30 — lysergic acid diethylamide. LSD. Acid. Back in the trippy days of LP records, half the experience of visiting a music...
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5.2KNewsPlay This, Not That! – A Dozen Better Board Games
Eat This, Not That! is one of the bestselling books of the last decade. In its pages, you learn how to eat...
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4.4KReviewsLife and Death at the Top of the World – Review of Expedition: Northwest Passage
The HMS Terror. A frightening name–and a premonition. Along with the HMS Erebus, these mid-19th century science ships vanished in the Arctic...
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4.5KReviewsLight up the night! – Review of Hanabi
Set the rocket. Light it. Then step back and watch the fireworks emblazon the night. In board and card game design, no...
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4.3KReviewsThe Golden Spike of deckbuilding and railroad games – review of Trains
At a friendly, local, game store outside Osaka, Japan, board game night had one rule: First game fully set up on the...
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4.8KReviewsHearts of darkness – review of Black Spy
How much do you enjoy playing the card game Hearts? If the answer is “I’d rather chew off my own leg than...
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2.4KInterviewsQ & A with Board Game Designer Phil duBarry
In 2009, Phil duBarry exploded on the board gaming scene through money, blackmail, and violence—in a game, Revolution!, a hit for Steve...
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5.7KEditorialsAre Digital Board Games Better?
Ask most people if they want to play a board game, and few would expect to be handed an iPad. Yet the...
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1.7KNewsSpiel des Jahres Winners Announced
Grammy. Emmy. Tony. Oscar. Spiel des Jahres? Considered the Oscar of the board game industry, the Spiel des Jahres is handed out...
