Games walk a fine line – a thin bouncy little tightrope. Finding the right balance between depth, complexity, focus, theme – this is really really hard to do. Sometimes games can be
Tom Jolly’s games often make us feel clever, mean, lucky, as if we’re playing alternately at the expense and at the mercy of our friends. His designs give
Back in 2010, in one of the best years ever for game publishing, Marco Ruskowski and Marcel Süßelbeck partnered up with Wolfgang Panning to create Fresco, which was almost universally
Before we get started, let me say that you really should just stop reading this right now, get in your car, drive on down to your friendly neighborhood game store
Dimension is a very neat little puzzle that is ideal an ideal casual game: it is simple to understand and a lot of fun. In Dimension, each player will be
One minute you are an inspector attempting to deduce the identity of a killer, the next you are working to crack the safes of a casino, and after that you
When Crash Games launched Yardmaster Express on Kickstarter last year, I took my first dive into the genre of filler games. Filers are meant to be played in a handful
I have the sneaking suspicion that at some level, everyone imagines themselves to be a sort of stock picking savant. With a bit of capital to play with, they would
With the advent of tablets and phones with larger sized screens, it’s not surprising that many board games have crossed over to the digital realm. Days of Wonder has
Ever since humans started valuing gold, they have been looking for ways to get more of it. Of course the normal way of digging in the ground, and then the
If you’re like me – American – then you probably haven’t heard of the internationally famous crime fighting duo, Blake and Mortimer. Blissful ignorance should in no way prevent you
Medieval citizens were a real pain. Whether they were complaining about taxes, rights, or the occasional bubonic plague, it seemed they were never satisfied. In Green Couch’s Fidelitas, those
