Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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2.2KPlaid Hat reinvents the co-op genre with Dead of Winter
Ever get the feeling that players in co-operative games are too willing to “take one for the team”? Do you worry that...
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855.6KOne does not simply walk into Vesuvius – The Downfall of Pompeii (2nd Ed.)
From the designer of Carcassone, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, comes this meeple-placement/tile-placement game set in the doomed Roman city of Pompeii. At first, you move...
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804.4KThe 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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753.2KGet off my ship! – Walk the Plank
The Captain is angry. Angry enough that he has put all of you out on the plank. He wants everyone sent off...
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904.7KIf they mean to have a War, let it begin here! – 1775: Rebellion
Back in the day, you may recall from history class, some dudes got tired of the King’s laws and started a turf...
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803.6KRace down raging river rapids in the game Whitewater
One of the more thrilling things you can do when you’re not playing board games is go whitewater rafting. Actually that last...
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607.4KRabble and Ballots — Five Points Gangs of New York Review
The theme of Five Points: Gangs of New York appeals to people like me who are interested in American history. If you...
