Posts By Nick Dubs
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829PreviewsEvergreen 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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931ReviewsYosemite 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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1.1KReviewsStar 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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863ReviewsTower 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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1.1KReviewsSpace 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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62ReviewsFree 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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1.2KReviewsOld 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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1.2KReviewsCult 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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836ReviewsCastles 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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1.1KReviewsFounders 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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1.0KReviewsBatman: 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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994ReviewsGenesis: 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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2.6KReviewsUnmatched: 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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2.0KReviewsWise 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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1.0KReviewsSenators 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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2.1KReviewsAristeia! 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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1.5KReviewsStar 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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1.4KReviewsMeeples & 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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1.4KReviewsPan 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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2.8KReviewsFounders 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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1.8KReviewsIcaion 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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2.3KReviewsMysthea 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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2.6KReviewsUnmatched: 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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1.6KReviewsValeria: 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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2.6KReviewsConfident? 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...
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978ReviewsDûhr: The Lesser Houses review— Small box, big promise
Duhr is, without a doubt, one of the strangest games in my collection. In the modern era where it seems like every...
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1.4KReviewsPocket Paragons: Origins review- Practically perfect
We all know the struggle; you’re at a board game meetup, and you and another person are left in the awkward position...
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1.3KReviewsSuper Skill Pinball: Ramp it Up Review- The Solo Series
I’ve always found the development of different series within gaming to be extremely interesting. By frontloading a decent amount of mechanical framework...
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1.7KReviewsDune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy Review ⏤ Diplomacy Sold Separately
Back in 2017, Fantasy Flight Games published Battle for Rokugan, which took the secret order mechanic from the popular Game of Thrones...
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1.4KEditorialsGaming Trend 2021 Holiday Guide — Tabletop edition!
Light weight games MazeScape Did you love Monument Valley but drain your phone battery playing it? Both MazeScape offerings – Labrynthos and...
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1.3KReviewsBequest Review ⏤ A Tight Game in a Roomy Box
I’m sure that Wizkids wasn’t following my train of thought when they themed Bequest around supervillainy, but it really is a perfect...
