Game Reviews

The duel: two combatants enter, one combatant leaves.  That is the basic premise of Till the Last Gasp, a two player collaborative storytelling board game from publisher Derrington Press. To start, each player will either choose a character from the provided set of characters, or choose to make their own.

Racing is a weird genre in board games. It feels as if one day in the last decade all the big names got on a conference call and agreed that racing is for filthy casuals, because, with a few noticeable exceptions, racing games have been the hobby’s red-headed stepchild.

If you have ever had the desire to run your own economy in a board game there are more than a few options out there. One of the few offerings out there is Lizard Wizard, published by Forbidden Games and designed by Glenn Drover. Lizard Wizard comes in the standard

Nose plugs, frilly swim caps, matching one pieces, cooperative card game play…all things associated with synchronized swimming. At least, these are the things that come to my mind. My wife got excited because, being raised on golden age Hollywood movies, she was immediately brought back to routines from Esther

Everyday I hear more news about new advances in artificial intelligence from writing essays for school children turning a picture of grandma into an Amazonian warrior princess. It is safe to say that AI and its impact on our lives is here to stay. The City of the Great Machine

Orichalcum is a game having an identity crisis. Its production, from artwork to components, suggests that it’s a family weight game. But then you play it and see the opportunity for players who grasp the mechanics to totally embarrass those that don’t, so maybe it’s a lightweight

The world is clawing its way out of centuries of barbarism and religious stricture, and our little game centers on 4 particular kingdoms. Two of these kingdoms are led by mortals with few resources, but a great hunger for power. Another is the domain of a cult and eager to

What makes a board game great? You’d think that as a game reviewer, I’d have a clever, and concise answer to that question. The truth is however, that answer changes from person to person. For people whose collections span multiple sets of shelves, Brass is an excellent game.