Axio / Ingenious 2 Plays / 3 Plays (2 players) I never officially shared my full impressions of Ingenious, and where I just recently tried the sibling design — Axio…
Ahoy 2 Plays (3 & 4 Players) ARRR!!!! With the release of both Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest and Ahoy this year, I’ve certainly gotten into the pirate spirit (apparently the…
Splendor Duel 2 Plays (2 Players) What makes a great 2-player game? Obviously one must start with a solid foundation. If the core gameplay loop isn’t interesting, then there is…
Nightmare Productions 2 Plays (4 Players) A review copy was provided by the publisher. Making movies, auctions, and Reiner Knizia. You really only need a sprinkling of two of those…
San Francisco 3 Plays (3 & 4 Players) San Francisco is one of the surprisingly few big box releases coming from Dr. Knizia this year (alongside My Island and the…
Out with the Ratings, in with the Prognosis Before we dive into today’s games, I wanted to give you a heads up about a change I’ve implemented into my first…
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…
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…
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…
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…