Posts By Nick Dubs
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122ReviewsOmicron Protocol review— new kid on the hex
Dead Alive’s Bernie Lin initially pitched Omicron Protocol to me as the perfect introduction to the minis wargaming hobby, and boy was...
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109PreviewsSCOUT Gen Con 2022 preview— What a show-off
Seems like everyone’s publishing traditional card games with modern game design additions nowadays, and SCOUT is Oink! throwing its hat in the...
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116ReviewsMythic Mischief review— troublesome texts
I’ve spent the better part of my free time time this past week or two in a cycle of rewriting and completely...
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328FeaturesBest of Gen Con 2022
There’s a reason why they call Gen Con “the best four days in gaming”, and while last year could be called subdued,...
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169PreviewsOmicron Protocol Gen Con preview— when Theta Protocol doesn’t cut it
When Bernie of Dead Alive first pitched Omicron Protocol to me, it was as an entry point for the minis hobby, complete...
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153PreviewsTerra Nova Gen Con 2022 preview—Terra Mystica goes supernova
Terra Mystica is inarguably a monolith of a board game. Personally, it was the first heavyweight euro I encountered without the same...
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156PreviewsEvergreen Gen Con Preview- What you should be pining for
A few years ago, Photosynthesis came on the scene with a unique idea that ultimately fell short for a lot of people....
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197ReviewsYosemite review—competitive camping
Back in my Space Station Phoenix review, I patted myself on the back for being more discerning about what winds up in...
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200ReviewsStar Trek Super- Skill Pinball review— space(pin)balls
Last year, WizKids released Ramp It Up, the follow-up to their wildly popular roll and write Super Skill Pinball. I was extremely...
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209ReviewsTower of Madness review— you got Cthulhu in my childhood!
Growing up, a lot of the games I had were gimmicky dexterity games with titles that played on common phrases. Ants in...
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230ReviewsSpace Station Phoenix review—to breathe pink air
As the years go on and my board game collection balloons, I am forced to refine my criteria for picking up a...
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51ReviewsFree Ride review— no free ticket
If you’re reading this, I feel comfortable assuming that you’ve played the introductory route-building game Ticket to Ride. It’s certainly fun enough...
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261ReviewsOld London Bridge review—a study in table presence
As players of Cthulhu Wars can tell you, a strong table presence can make even a lightweight game hit like a truck. ...
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229ReviewsCult of the Deep review— STAB! the dice game
It’s been several years since I last played the classic cowboy social deduction game BANG!. Although it did a few things rather...
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217ReviewsCastles of Tuscany review— belissimo
My family isn’t exactly chock-full of avid board gamers. While it’s never hard to get something simple enough to the table, the...
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258ReviewsFounders of Teotihuacan review— scheme your pyramid
Similar to Meeples and Monsters, I was able to quickly tell that Founders of Teotihuacan isn’t for me, but I was also...
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264ReviewsBatman: Everybody Lies review— get a clue
If you asked me to summarize the experience of playing Batman: Everybody Lies, I would tell you it felt like someone wrote...
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256ReviewsGenesis: Battle of Champions- Jaelara Second Edition Idiris Vs. Ra’Ha Two-Player Starter set review— memories of an old friend
A little over two years ago, my favorite card game ever died. Oversimplified by one of my friends as “Hearthstone on a...
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401ReviewsUnmatched: Jurassic Park- Dr. Sattler vs T. Rex review—awakening my inner five year old
The first thing I did when I got home with my copy of Unmatched: Jurassic Park- Dr. Sattler vs. T. Rex was...
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241ReviewsWise Guys review—when more is less
Publishers Gale Force Nine recently released Wise Guys, an unlicensed reimplementation of their sleeper hit Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem. The...
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307ReviewsSenators review— et tu, olive?
Personally, I don’t have anything against Senators- well actually, the card art that looks like ancient Roman themed stock photos is a...
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358ReviewsAristeia! review—the kids aren’t alright
When I first saw Aristeia, I was extremely hyped. I had been wanting an introductory skirmish-level minis game in a box for...
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411ReviewsStar Trek: Missions review— Sci-Fi realms
Back in 2017, Wizkids came out with Fantasy Realms, a shorter game about optimizing scoring on a hand of cards that have...
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409ReviewsMeeples & Monsters review— Are meeples empty calories?
Recently, there has been a massive increase in both the number and quality of introductory board games. From Quacks of Quedlinburg, to...
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390ReviewsPan Am review— Mile high gaming club
For too long, Lords of Waterdeep was held up as the king of introductory worker placement games. I always felt weird about...
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519ReviewsFounders of Gloomhaven review— Isaac Childres made me a game
If you ask Board Game Geek (or certain people on this website), Founders of Gloomhaven is a flop. There are too many...
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377ReviewsIcaion review— Beautiful, boring, broken
Icaion, just like its predecessor Mysthea, is a gorgeous game. The art is very nice, there’s once again your preposterous amount of...
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400ReviewsMysthea review— A kiss on the mouth, a kick in the teeth
Mysthea is the type of game that I legitimately love, but always struggle to get to the table. At its core, Mysthea...
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573ReviewsUnmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Two review— Back with a vengance
Back in 2019, Restoration and Mondo unveiled their Unmatched system with Battle of Legends, Volume One. For those that didn’t read our...
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388ReviewsValeria: Card Kingdoms 2E and Darksworn expansion review— Rolling bones, skeleton bones
I’ve had a rough time trying to pin down Valeria: Card Kingdoms. While it seems like Valeria always has one hand outstretched...
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469ReviewsConfident? review— Trivial fun in a sea of misery
There aren’t too many cardinal sins that a game can make that will immediately kill it for me. But to state the...
