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…
Caesar!: Sieze Rome in 20 Minutes! 3 Plays I finally got my hands on the first of my Most Anticipated Games of 2022. The moment I heard that Caesar was…
Next to legacy games, roll & writes, crowdfunding, polyominoes, and pasting the Marvel IP onto a game system, solo gaming is perhaps one of the biggest recent trends in the…
Mille Fiori 2 Plays Mille Fiori, a relatively abstract game of glass manufacturing and trade, is the next combotastic, point-salady Euro to come from the good Dr. Knizia. It’s as…
While the term ‘Spin-Off’ might inherently sound like a lesser version of its source material, movies such as Creed (Rocky) and Logan (X-Men), TV shows such as The Mandalorian (Star…