My absolute favorite thing about summer is enjoying the cool of the setting sun right as dusk sets in. After a long hot day, it is quite refreshing to find yourself in a comfy chair on a deck, with an ample beverage supply and plenty of good company to share

There are many odd themed games out there. Collecting sushi, stacking penguins, and growing beans have all become staples on our gaming shelves. So I guess I shouldn’t have been too surprised when arranging marriages became part of my gaming life. Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy is

Board gaming has seen an explosion in dice-based games in the last few years, reflecting the popularity of King of Tokyo, Quarriors, Zombie Dice, Alien Frontiers, Castles of Burgundy, the new and smokin’-hot Marvel Dice Masters, and many others. Desperados of Dice Town, from Matagot and distributed by Asmodee,

You’re reading this review for one of three reasons: 1) You like zombie games and want to see what this affordable entry in the genre is all about. 2) You’ve played or heard good things about other offerings by Victory Point Games. 3) My generous rating for this

As a late-thirty something, I grew up when strategy board gaming reached its zenith of popularity and execution. Diplomacy remains the gold standard for hardcore paranoia for serious hobbyists with an axe to grind and a weekend to burn. Risk and its more complicated younger brother Axis & Allies still

Any good black box conceals the nasty insides that make it work. The city of Tempest is no different. Such a prosperous city is sure to have several underground forces pulling the right levers and holding even the most untouchable purses. But with so much power being shifted around, the

I love everything about robots, from their motors to their circuit boards, mapping algorithms and motion planning algorithms. Both real and fictional ‘bots fascinate me. So much that I went to Grad School to learn how to make them better. As a society we gravitate to things that are like

Blackbeard the Pirate is on a mission. He cautiously descends the slope of the mesa until his goal, Lith’s Lair, is in sight. His quest: to offer one of the greatest treasures of mankind – a pound of bacon – to the supercomputer known as Lith. His footwear: a pair of