Review: Pandemic
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Author: Wolfie
Wolfie
Futurewolfie loves epic games, space, and epic games set in space. You'll find him rolling fistfuls of dice, reveling in thematic goodness, and giving Farmerlenny a hard time for liking boring stuff.
FDQ: What do you play on?
Video gamers have their sweet gaming rigs. Readers have a favorite spot to curl up→
Do you play for the players, or for the game?
Boardgaming is a great hobby. There is a huge variety of games to choose from. →
Review: Carcassonne
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house thematic-loving @futurewolfie→
The self-propagation theory
A thought occurred to me after a game of Ascending Empires tonight, as I put→
Flying Solo
Do you ever play board games “solo”? For a very long time, the thought never→
Once More Unto The Breach (another look back at Gencon)
Not to beat a dead horse, but since this was not my first run at→
Review: Sentinels of the Multiverse
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house thematic-loving @futurewolfie→
When Games are Ruined
A friend, brother-in-law, and occassional board-game opponent of mine (who I will henceforth refer to→
Review: Dominion: Intrigue 6 Player Expansion
In the past week I had a chance to play the 6-player variant of Dominion→
On Vacation: Gaming with Nongamers
Every once in a while you just have to get away from the normal drudgeries→
No, it’s my turn!
As I continue to develop Armyland (a most complex, challenging, and time-consuming project which will→
Friday Question of the Day: What is your favorite game, and why?
Everybody likes to talk about their favorite things, and today we satisfy that urge with→
A Game By Any Other Theme…
Over at the iSlaytheDragon headquarters, the topic of Theme often surfaces in our conversation. Essentially→
Slaying Bigger Dragons
Here at iSlaytheDragon.com, we like to do 2 things – play boardgames, and of course→
Review: Arkham Horror
Often when I introduce the game “Arkham Horror” to new players, their first thought goes→
The Human Malfunction
There’s been a lot of talk (and action for that matter) lately regarding digital versions→
The world needs to know
This just hit me. I can’t believe I didn’t realize it until now. Look at→
Who shot first?
It’s the answer to the age old question. Finally.→
Review: Frag
Many games out there require thoughtfulness, planning ahead, strategizing, plotting, countering, sidestepping, and all sorts→
Free Falling!
I’ve heralded it before. It’s fun, fast paced, easy to learn, and energetic. And now→
Replayability
When board games (and video games) are reviewed or critiqued, its “replayability factor” is→
Desert Island Games
You know the old game – usually its books or movies. Why not for→
Interpreting Icons and other nonsense
I played “Race for the Galaxy” for the first time today over lunch. I→
Star Wars: How It Should Have Started
A lot of people like star wars. I like star wars. There’s a good chance→
Dr. Doom Says…
I made these posters several years ago and then forgot about them. I had intended→
You Will Want To Play Armyland After Seeing This
This past couple of days has been a flurry of activity as I finally recieved→
Review: Android
The world changed. Crime did not. That’s the tagline on the box cover of “Android,”→
Friday QOTD: Do you play more RPGs or Board Games?
So what is it? Which hit the table more often, RPGs or Board games? Do→
Asking the Questions
Have I mentioned I’m working on a board game design? The other day I ran→
Strategery of the winning variety
I play a lot of games. I know, big surprise, right? As I play games→