Negotiation is one of my all-time favorite ingredients in tabletop games. It’s a mechanism that steps out of the way and lets the players do the talking, literally. For me,…
The Great Zimbabwe 2 Plays For a good while now, I’ve been stuck in a strange Splotter Game limbo. On the one hand, I have loved my plays of Bus…
One question I constantly see in board game forums is this: "What are the best travel-friendly board and card games?" Whether you’re headed out on a business trip, visiting friends…
I like to start the year off discussing my most anticipated upcoming board games. It’s an exciting way to get the hype train rolling as we look forward to the…
Into the Blue 1 Play Similar to roll & writes, I’ve recently mentioned how I’ve burnt out a bit on the Yahtzee mechanism used in many modern games. At least…
Of Course I Like It Those who know my gaming tastes understand that I’m a shameless Knizia fan. If he puts out something new that looks even mildly interesting, odds…
Foundations of Rome 1 Play If there was one perfect word to describe Foundations of Rome, that word just might be audacious. Many of us hobbyists are used to…
It’s been nearly 2 years since my last post of this type, and much has changed within my collection! Games have come and gone (more come than gone), the collection has…
Art Robbery 3 Plays I’m both amused and baffled by Reiner Knizia’s spicy new card game, Art Robbery. Amused because its a delightful game of double-layered thievery—a group of art…
It’s almost April, which means that I’m properly late to the party in revealing my favorite board games of 2021! Why wait so long? Because I’ve been holding out for…