FDQ: What Game Is Beautiful?
Board game design, at least within the hobby, is considered an art form. Mechanics in→
Author: FarmerLenny
FarmerLenny
I'll try anything once, but my favorite games are generally middleweight Euros.
Review: Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin
I was first introduced to deck-building when @Futurewolfie taught me how to play Dominion. As→
Beyond the Board
I used to bother my roommate in college because he listened to audiobooks rather than→
Review: Incan Gold
Playing games with kids can be a drag. You have to put up with the→
FDQ: What Was Your Best Trade?
Board games are expensive, and many gamers don’t get a chance to play every game→
Preview: Cartoona
Kickstarter has been used quite a bit in recent memory to bring games to market→
Review: Friday
It’s not often on iSlaytheDragon that we review games solo. After all, our shtick is→
FDQ: What Is Your Greatest Find?
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Well, really, often one man’s trash is another→
FDQ: What Is Your "Vegetables" Game?
“Eat your vegetables,” your mother used to say (or might still say if you are→
Review: Carnival
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house eurogamer, @Farmerlenny,→
Preview: For the Win
Tasty Minstrel Games has solidified their position as one of the big publishers on Kickstarter→
Review: Ticket to Ride: Europe
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house eurogamer, @Farmerlenny,→
FDQ: Do You Have a Gaming Quirk?
Some have to sit always facing a door. For others, it’s a monkey in their→
Review: For Sale
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house eurogamer, @Farmerlenny,→
Review: Canasta Caliente
One of the best purchases I’ve made—at least, if we define best as “gotten the most use→
FDQ: What Comes after 7 Wonders?
Here at iSlaytheDragon, we sometimes receive correspondence from our readers (which we love!). Usually we→
My Year in Games
I’m something of an archivist and always have been. I enjoy documenting and tracking both→
There and Back Again: A Farmer’s Tale
This is my first post in a while. Sorry about the silence from my end;→
FDQ: Quality or Quantity?
Okay, so the dichotomy isn’t perfect: there are great games that are short, and there→
Review: Midgard
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house eurogamer, @Farmerlenny,→
Who Teaches the Teacher?
There’s a scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where Indiana Jones is brought→
Christmas Gift Guide 2011
Christmas is right around the corner, and this means that gift-buying season is in full→
Preview: DiceAFARI
Kickstarter has been a hotbed of activity recently, with new designers and projects as prevalent→
Review: Jaipur
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house eurogamer, @Farmerlenny,→
Cause for Giving Thanks
This weekend my wife and I traveled all across the state of Indiana to visit→
Happy Thanksgiving!
The holiday season begins this week with Thanksgiving, and while we love our faithful readers,→
Board Gaming on a Shoestring
We run a pretty tight ship in my household, with a budget being the mainstay→
FDQ: What Theme Grabs Your Attention?
Whether theme or flavor, the package a game comes wrapped in can greatly affect its→
Review: Ra
[Note: Want to see a review of the new WindRider edition? See our review.] [Editors→
NaGaDeMon Update #1: Prognosticators, the Spark
I mentioned in my last National Game Design Month post that I would be working→
NaGaDeMon: An Experiment in Futility?
The Twitter board gaming community has been abuzz the past few days about “NaGaDeMon,” that→
Review: Kill Doctor Lucky
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house eurogamer, @Farmerlenny,→