What’s In A Game: Space Exploration/Colonization Games
Welcome back to What’s In A Game, where I pick a genre and look at some examples of games in that genre. This month, I’m going with one of my very favorites, Space Exploration Games. There’s a lot of variety …
Classic Games Worth Another Look in 2017
New games with their shiny bits, expansions, hexagons, and everything else are awesome! But let’s not forget some of the time honored classics – there’s a reason they’ve been around so long. Here’s a run-down of a few short and …
Harry Potter: The Battle for Hogwarts
Like many out ther
e, I saw the new Harry Potter game and thought: “Oh yay, another media marketing ploy and tie-in to promote a brand that’s slapped onto a generic game!” But, as a former teacher and a fantasy …
What’s In A Game: Dice Games
Welcome to What’s In A Game, what will hopefully turn into a regular feature on this blog, where I write about different genres of games out there. This time, the topic is dice games. Dice are a simple enough …
The game with everything: Twilight Imperium
It finally happened. I finally got to play the big one. I finally played Twilight Imperium and let me say that it was an experience. I first heard about Twilight Imperium a few years back when I was first getting …
2016 Spiel des Jahres Winner: Codenames
We don’t often talk about board game awards here, and probably for good reason. I would venture to guess that most folks aren’t familiar with most of the awards that are handed out to board games each year, which makes …
Great Small Games: Welcome to the Dungeon
There are plenty of games where players find themselves in a dungeon battling monsters. I mean, Dungeons & Dragons is founded on the idea and has been an institution in its own right for quite some time now. But have …
Discover Costa Rica
Costa Rican rainforests are just waiting to be explored. Discover the incredible wildlife that calls these verdant lands home, toucans, jaguars, monkeys, and more!
Costa Rica is a push your luck tile exploration game. The game starts with each player …
Great Small Games: Hanabi
So you like card games, eh? You like collecting different sets of cards and then playing them? Does it make you feel good when you’re able t o put together a really good combination of cards? Well, you know what’s …
Welcome to the 51st State
The world as you know it is gone. The United States has crumbled and those that survived its fall are starting to rebuild in what is left. Four factions are struggling to carve out their own little place in the …