Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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803.6KEat or be Eaten – Evolution Kickstarter Review
I did not realize how quiet it had gotten. Grass that normally sustained me and my herd became terrifying as it clouded...
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803.8KFun With Dirt: Mound Builders
Mound Builders, like Victory Point Games’ other States of Siege solitaire offerings, is a well-researched strategy adaptation based on historical events. That’s...
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705.4KA trivial trivia game with a twisted twist – Think Again! Review
It’s hard to make a memorable trivia game. Hobbyist gamers scoff at them, so designers seldom include any mechanics besides roll-and-move. There...
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955.2KOoh, 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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852.7K“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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3.6KUndermountain comes to Waterdeep on iOS
If you have played Lords of Waterdeep, then you know that it’s a great game. While the iOS version does have a...
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503.8K“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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906.3KStep out of your cave and see the light – Caverna
We are going to play a game. I am going to give you a genre of board game, and you are going...
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2.2KMemoir ’44 gets a gigantic map expansion this June
Days of Wonder had two huge hits released ten years ago, Ticket to Ride and Memoir ’44. While Memoir ’44 has the...
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1.3KThe truth is out there for board gamers
At one time The X-Files was considered appointment television. Mulder and Scully would investigate the odd and supernatural every week. While the...
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752.1KPut on your fanciest clothes, its party time – Courtier
We like cohesive stories. In almost all forms of media we have trilogies, volumes, series and collections. These overarching themes and epic...
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803.5KLet’s trade some bananas, shells, and fish in paradise — Carcassonne South Seas Review
If you live in the midwest or northeastern US, then you know it’s been cold. Even the polar ice caps have been...
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904.0KI ain’t afraid of no ghosts — Ghost Stories Review
One of my favorite genres in board games is cooperative games. I still remember being amazed at how Shadows over Camelot worked....
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752.4KWe never liked [insert least favorite country] anyway… – Tomorrow Review
With arguably the most accessible theme ever, Pandemic beckons us in with the call to save humanity. Who could possibly protest that...
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2.7KTicket to Ride is getting an upgrade for it’s 10th Anniversary
Ticket to Ride is my go to game whenever I have people over to play games that normally don’t play games. Widely...
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656.1KWe 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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852.4KLet’s build a better tomorrow – Urbania
I don’t know if anyone can drive around a Metropolitan area without thinking at some point: “I could plan this city better…”...
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603.1KElemental Magic – Compounded Review
Mr. Stott was my High School chemistry teacher. He introduced me to the subtle science behind electrostatic forces, the vastness of the...
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703.4KYahtzee 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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1.7KTiny Epic Kingdoms up on Kickstarter now
Gamelyn Games is a publisher that I have a great deal of respect for. While many publishers are trying to prove that...
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1.5KIELLO wants your feedback on Zombie 15′
Zombies are all the rage right now, and it’s not surprising that they are becoming more prevalent in gaming. From Left 4...
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8.1KCrazy Eights (plus one): Nine questions with Mike Selinker about HeroQuest 25th Anniversary Edition
While several developers have tried to create projects that commemorate or honor games from the past, they often have found themselves working...
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3.7KSmall World six-player board coming
When the Small World 2 Kickstarter was announced, one of the bonuses was the six-player board that could be used for both...
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1.7KThe Witcher plans new Adventure on your table
Who knew that The Witcher would become the gaming hit that it has become? First being exclusive for the PC, the second...
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2.5KHAWKEN gets its own real-time card game
HAWKEN has been able to create a balance of twitch gameplay while still feeling like you are piloting a huge bipedal machine....
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853.3KIn space no one hears you blow up — Star Trek Attack Wing Review
For a while, the Star Trek universe felt like it had gone a bit stale with the end of Enterprise. That changed...
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852.5KTaking the long road — Via Appia Review
They say that Rome wasn’t built in a day. I have a feeling that neither were their roads. With Rome being a...
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903.5KBig Damn Heroes – Firefly: The Game Review
Modern Cult Science Fiction. Also known as Firefly. Like being hipster before it was cool, people didn’t know what Firefly was until...
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802.7KAsgard’s Chosen Review – The allfather of a new world but not its king
Interacting with gods can be difficult. You want them to do something nice for you now, like give you a new car,...
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752.6KWatch out for flying daikaiju — Tsuro of the Seas Review
While producing a game may be difficult, coming out with a sequel can be an even bigger challenge. How different must a...
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905.7KVicious 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...
