Game Reviews

Just as I was beginning to open up Iello’s Alien Wars, a trailer for the new Independence Day movie appeared on the screen. By the time I finished playing the game, I couldn’t help but note the similarities between the two. Sure, the alien invasion ships in Independence

I remember playing Super Dungeon Explore and feeling that it was a great representation of Gauntlet. While I really enjoy the original Super Dungeon Explore, a few issues came up. The game length was too long, and I felt that the Consul power (the player controlling the monsters in the

The chimera were a plague on us all. They destroyed our livelihoods, killed countless among us, and terrorized us all. From that terror, emerged the Phoenixborn. These powerful beings were humanity’s only chance at survival. Together they defeated the chimera. However, before the ashes of the war had even

France’s countryside in the 1830s was a treacherous place to travel at night.  As the tavern masters of The Bloody Inn, you can show travelers that trusting the wrong people can be just as unwise. The game places you, and the players who choose to join you, as runners

This is the moment you have been waiting for. You are a young Athilian participating in one final test of creation and destruction. You will face your opponent in one final duel, and only one of you will be elevated to the status of god, becoming a member of the

Romans usually conjure up images of gladiators, togas, and Julius Caesar. Often forgotten is how great the Romans were at building things. Sure, they gave us the Colosseum, but they also created roads that connected their empires and aqueducts that watered their cities. The master architects of the Roman Empire

El Gaucho is a set collection game where players take on the role of cattle ranchers in Mexico sending out “gauchos” (basically “cowboy” in Spanish) to rope cattle and collect them into herds. The bigger and more impressive the herd, the higher it scores. Highest score wins! Like most set

The deck-building genre has been slowing down in recent years. While the regular releases of Ascension and DC Deck-Building Game continue, the number of deck builders as a whole has slowed down. Almost all deck builders have had a competitive aspect to them. Recently a couple of deck builders have