Posts By Nick Dubs
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1.2KReviewsSan Francisco review— hit the track, Jack
I’m a self-described Knizia fanboy, so I was extremely excited when I saw we had received his newest design for review. As...
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3.5KReviewsA Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game – Stark vs Lannister Starter Set review—wily wargaming in Westeros
When this game first debuted a few years ago, I dismissed it out of hand. I was fatigued on the IP, and...
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1.6KReviewsArrakis: Dawn of the Fremen review— well begun is half done
When Arrakis was first announced a few months ago as a reskin/redesign of an ’80s area control game named Borderlands, I was...
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2.1KReviewsNorthgard: Uncharted Lands review— viking snowball fight
As a kid, I cut my board gaming teeth on American designs like Axis & Allies and various roll and moves, games...
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1.3KReviewsWormholes review—Infrastructure! In! Space!
At first look, Wormholes appears unassuming, but its svelte box comes jam-packed with my favorite pickup and deliver game on the market....
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1.5KReviewsOmicron 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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1.2KPreviewsSCOUT 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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2.4KReviewsMythic 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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3.5KFeaturesBest 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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922PreviewsOmicron 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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1.4KPreviewsTerra 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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970PreviewsEvergreen 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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1.1KReviewsYosemite 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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1.3KReviewsStar 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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1.0KReviewsTower 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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1.3KReviewsSpace 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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63ReviewsFree 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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1.5KReviewsOld 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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1.4KReviewsCult 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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1.0KReviewsCastles 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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1.3KReviewsFounders of Teotihuacan review— scheme your pyramid
Similarly 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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1.2KReviewsBatman: 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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1.2KReviewsGenesis: 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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3.4KReviewsUnmatched: 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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2.9KReviewsWise 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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1.2KReviewsSenators 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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2.9KReviewsAristeia! 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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1.8KReviewsStar 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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1.8KReviewsMeeples & 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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1.6KReviewsPan 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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3.9KReviewsFounders 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...
