King Zarmund, the powerful ruler of the empire in which you live, is not happy. And when the King isn’t happy, nobody is! So what’s got him down? He thinks his capital city is lame. He wants a city that is extravagant, mighty, and impressive to be his seat of…
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I have recently suffered from hobby overload and had lost interest in playing and reviewing many games. It is regrettable, but also hopefully understandable and forgivable. That said, when Evan reached out to me from Evan’s Games about his new Kickstarter project asking for reviews, I was reluctant to agree…
Having been in the board game world for several years now, I see the same themes for games used over and over again. Not saying there’s anything wrong with that, but it happens. So when I come across a game with a unique theme that I’ve never seen before, I…
Welcome to Reckoning – a small mining town in the old west. Life generally was quiet, until a mysterious substance, called Dust, was discovered. Dust has the ability to warp time, but not without other-worldly consequences… Now, calamities befall the town every single day – from weather disasters to creatures…
When it comes to games, there are several things that draw me in. For starters, artwork. If a game has artwork that immediately draws me in, I am sold. And obviously, theme of a game is a major element as well. So when Grand Gamers Guild reached out to me…
A while ago I backed a game on Kickstarter called Micro Dojo. I loved it so much that when the expansion hit Kickstarter, I knew I had to have it. And then one day in an update, Prometheus Game Labs mentions another game they’ve got in the works, and that…
The Kids Table series from Purple Phoenix Games seeks to lightly explore games that are focused toward children and families. We will do our best to give some good insight, but not bog your down with the millions of rules… This game comes to us with a unique twist –…
As I’ve gotten older, one thing that I have really become a fan of are podcasts. I listen to quite a few now, but the first one I ever listened to was The Adventure Zone. Travis turned me on to this actual-play DnD podcast and I was hooked from episode…
Sardines, man. I’m going to be honest – I didn’t expect any designer or publisher to choose sardines as a game theme. I suppose I can name a fair amount of games using a food-based theme, but individual ingredients? I’m not so sure. Perhaps this is because I have never…
All throughout time there have been bosses and underlings. The bosses are in charge and make decisions while the underlings perform tasks in support of those decisions. It works this way in modern offices, with bees in the hive, and apparently also with ancient cave-dwellers and their clan Elders. Prehistories…
I tend not to get involved in politics of any kind. This includes my favorite hobby. Now, I can see how one might be led to believe that Lucky Duck Games is a one-trick pony with their hybrid board games with app assistance. I must admit, at first I was…
This past winter, I learned how to play euchre for the first time ever. I had heard of the game, but never actually played it – in my family, we were more into Dominoes. That being said, my introduction to euchre was quick and concise, and I was promptly thrown…
Okay, what is happening here? Why is it that every game I play that has a super cute theme ends up being way more thinky than I expected it would be? Am I losing my mind? Probably, but I also need to realize that just because it looks like a…
I know, I know. ANOTHER pirate game? Yep! Some may feel that this theme is overdone. They would be quite wrong. There are so many themes in board games I thoroughly enjoy and of which I will never tire: pirates, Sherlock Holmes, fantasy, music, Disney, and absolutely no theme at…
Y’all have a favorite sport? Or couple of sports? What about a least favorite sport? My favorites are hands-down baseball and football (Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears, respectively). My least favorite sport? Soccer. However, when I was asked to preview Soccer Duel from FireStorm Labs, I just had to say…