Review: Birds of a Feather
Engaging in the world of Bird Watching, you’ve embarked on your ambitious Big Year adventure.→
Author: Jennifer Derrick
Jennifer Derrick
I like games with tiles/modular boards that set up and play differently each time. I'm also one of "those people" who likes dice and revels in randomness.
Review: Africana
You’re an explorer for a European nation. For many years you’ve devoted yourself to the service→
The Blind Men and The Gaming Elephant
You might have heard the Indian parable about the blind men and the elephant. If→
Review: Stronghold 2nd Ed.
Ah, the castle life. You’re secure, living behind your solid walls. Inside your fortress, you’ve→
Review: Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
Back at Christmas, a real Chinese Lantern Festival came to my city. I’d never seen→
Review: The Best Treehouse Ever
Remember when you were a kid and you imagined that your tree house had an→
Review: Tides of Time
When you think of civilization building games, you probably think of epic, four-hour games that→
Review: Raptor
Imagine an island in the Pacific where not all dinosaurs are extinct. A mama raptor→
Review: Mystery! Motive for Murder
I’m a huge fan of Masterpiece Mystery on PBS. They’ve always offered great whodunit’s in→
Review: Zombies vs. Cheerleaders
Back in my school days, I always suspected that chemistry was one of those classes→
Review: New York 1901
It’s easy to look at the New York City of today and forget that it→
Review: Expedition: Famous Explorers
I remember being a kid and perking up every time a famous explorer was discussed→
Review: Risk: Star Wars 2015 Edition
A long time ago… There were a lot of Star Wars games. Since Star Wars→
Review: Conquest at Kismet
In the far away Raccroc Galaxy, two races of evolved humans, each living on their→
Review: Sneaky Cards
If you’ve seen the movie “Pay It Forward,” you already have a pretty good idea→
Review: Rory’s Story Cubes: Batman
The Rory’s Story Cubes franchise has been around for a while. In addition to the basic set,→
Review: Machi Koro: Millionaire’s Row
In Machi Koro you built a small city and became a successful Mayor. In the→
Review: Takenoko Chibis
The Emperor of China, in a gesture of peace and goodwill, gave you a male→
Review: Abyss
The undersea world is fascinating. Since we still haven’t figured out how to overcome that→
Review: Dark Seas
Pirates! It seems like everyone loves pirate themed games. They’re certainly among my favorites. Some,→
Review: Machi Koro Harbor Expansion
You’ve built your city in Machi Koro and become the Mayor that everyone loves. But,→
Review: Machi Koro
If you’re a child of the 80’s, the title of this review has now given→
Thematic Games for Two
When I first started gaming, I sought out a lot of recommendations for two player→
Review: Parfum
Creating perfume was once a highly valued art form. Gifted perfumers often catered to the→
Review: Ticket to Ride: Alvin and Dexter
The basic theme of Ticket to Ride is that five old friends have made a→
Review: Word on the Street
When we here at iSlaytheDragon put together our gift guide last Christmas, I chose→
Review: Indigo
Indigo is a deep shade of blue derived from the Indian indigo plant. In ancient→
Eliminating Fun-Suckers From My Gaming Table
Unfortunately, for a hobby that amounts to big kids playing with toys, there are a→
Review: Transylvania: Curses and Traitors
It’s not like Transylvania has ever been a great place to live. It’s dark and→
Review: Diner
Everybody has their favorite hole-in-the wall diner that’s always bustling. Plates are clanging, the waitstaff→
Review: Battle Sheep
In Battle Sheep, your flock of sheep is fighting against other sheep for control of→
How Sweet It Is (A Review of Just Desserts)
I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t like dessert. Whether it’s cake, pie,→