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
Published in 2016 Publishers: Renegade Games, Foxtrot Games No. of Players: 2 – 4 Playtime: 30 – 45 minutes Ages: 10+ Before I start doing my review, I feel like I have to offer an explanation as to why I haven’t been writing in the last month. As I noticed that I’m getting a few… Read More World’s Fair 1893
Two weekends ago, I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity of Games Master a.k.a. the Tabletop Gaming Team Lead for the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo. For those who are not familiar with the Expo, the CCEE is like your typical comic cons. For four days I would lead my amazing group of… Read More Clank
Once in a while, I will buy my board games online. One of the places I go to when I buy board games is on a website, 401games.ca. Situated in Toronto, this store usually has some of the newest games, and sell them at a reasonable price. So while I was perusing their online store,… Read More Not Alone
A few months ago, I had written about Scythe. I still firmly believe it was one of the best games of 2016 and even possibly for 2017. Any time my friends bring this game out, I always want to take the opportunity to play it. So why am I bringing this game up again? Well… Read More Rising Sun – My First Impressions
Monopoly. A childhood classic. A game where you could feel like you could own it all. What was it about this game that made it so awesome? Was it the 7 to 8 hours of gameplay in which you go around in a circle over and over again? Or was it the fact that you… Read More Trump: The Game
A few years ago, Lego had come out with a few board games that required players to build with Lego. One such game I remember was Creationary. It was a spin off of Pictionary, but it required players to build what was found on the cards instead of draw it. It was a fairly… Read More Brick Party
