Published in 2017 Created by Regis Bonnessee Published by Libellud No. of Players: 2 – 4 Playtime: 30 – 45 minutes Age: 10+ I think I’ve said on this blog a few times that I’ve always liked dice. When Quarriors came out, I was excited at the opportunity to own that many dice. I’ve loved… Read More Dice Forge
Published in 2017 Created by Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach & Luca Ricci Published by CMON and Horrible Games No. of Players: 2 – 4 Playtime: 30 – 45 minutes Age: 8+ Do you remember that Windows 95 game Mahjong? You know, the game where you’re given a tower of mahjong tiles and you’re trying to… Read More Dragon Castle
Hi everyone. It’s been awhile since I’ve written here…approximately six months, but who’s counting? As I said on my last post, I had to put this blog on hiatus because I needed time. Time for personal growth. Time for reflection. Time for things that mattered to me. I’ll admit, the blog was just another thing… Read More A Letter of Reflection and Gratitude
So I missed last week’s Friday Night Five. This was because I was floored with so much stuff happening at my new school. I didn’t have time to actually write a FN5 for that week. Now that we hit the long weekend, I’ve got a moment to talk about some awesome games that you might… Read More Friday Night Five – September 8, 2017
Hi everyone. Thanks for the feedback for the FN5. I’m going to keep doing this style of review as well as the regular reviews moving forward. Anyway here’s the FN5 for this week. Koba Yakawa This micro game is a nice appetizer to start the game night. Players are given a card ranging between one… Read More Friday Night Five – August 25 2017
So I wanted to try something a little different from my regular reviews on FNG. Let's be real here, there are a TON of games that come out in a matter of months. This leads to a major dilemma. Many games that I find amazing are swept under the rug because there's a new one… Read More Friday Night Five – August 18 2017
Published in 2016 Created by Jacob Fryxelius Published by FryxGames and Stronghold Games No. of Players: 1 – 5 Playtime: 90 – 120 minutes (but definitely can go longer) Age: 12+ When I wrote the Scythe blog a few months back, there was another game that seemed to be talked about just as much as… Read More Terraforming Mars
Published in 2013 Created by Aureliano Buonfino, Lorenzo Silva, and Lorenzo Tucci Sorrentino Published by iello Games No. of Players: 2 – 4 Playtime: 60 minutes Age: 8+ When I was a kid, I would play Rollercoaster Tycoon on the family computer. I found it amusing to run this fake business and do completely outrageous… Read More Steam Park
Published in 2017 Created by Bruno Cathala and Marc Paquien Published by Days of Wonder No. of Players: 2 – 4 Playtime: 60 minutes Age: 13+ Normally, when any of my friends or I buy board games, we typically do extensive research on it before making the purchase. We will shop around local stores and… Read More Yamatai
Published in 2016 Published by Spin Master Games No. of Players: 2 – 5 Players (although really you can get away with a few more) Playtime: 60 minutes Age: 16+ (although you can get away with a younger group playing) I’d like to think of myself as a casual escape room player. If you’ve never… Read More Escape Room the Game
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