Review: Game of Trains
You’re shipping goods across the country. Lots and lots of goods to ship. But oh→
Author: FarmerLenny
FarmerLenny
I'll try anything once, but my favorite games are generally middleweight Euros.
Review: Hanamikoji
Life as a restaurateur was easier before the clientele expected entertainment while they ate. Celebrity→
Review: Stinker
I will be honest. I’m not sure why that skunk is on the box cover,→
Review: Jump Drive
Being a galactic ruler is hard work. Every decision you make involves a compromise. The→
Review: Guns & Steel: Renaissance
The slow advance of progress sometimes needs a little prod to keep things moving in→
How to Host a Game Night
In February 2016 I started a weekly game night. I decided to start a weekly game→
Review: Picassimo
You had a lot more respect for the great artists of the past before you→
Review: Ponzi Scheme
You’ve met with so many investors, it’s hard to remember what exactly you’ve told each→
Review: Insider
I usually begin explaining the rules for Insider by reading the back of the box:→
Review: Concordia
The Mediterranean! It’s a perfect place to trade goods. And sail. And set up merchant→
Review: A Fake Artist Goes to New York
Being an artist isn’t as hard as it looks. At least, you’re convinced it’s a→
Review: Red7 (app)
“Filler” games–games that are simple to learn, quick to play, and don’t take up much→
Review: Colony
The future is bleak. You are the leader of a colony, doing whatever you can→
Review: Planet Rush
The planet Zenobia has just been discovered, and before you can finish reading the announcement,→
Review: Dominion: Empires
Dominion is my favorite game (and the one I’ve played the most), so I’m always excited→
Review: Medici (third edition)
This year has seen several of Reiner Knizia’s games return to print. Ra, Schotten-Totten, and Circus→
Review: Hocus
Hexes Hold ‘Em The Sword in the Stone would have you believe that when magicians have→
Review: Schotten-Totten
Border Battle in Brigadoon Boundary disputes with neighbors are never pleasant, but they are especially unpleasant→
Review: Agricola: Family Edition
Farming Ain’t What It Used to Be It looks like in 2016, Agricola had an→
Review: Top That
Illusions. With a quick flick of the wrist or movement of the hands, things that→
Review: Loony Quest
Drawing isn’t just for art and recreation anymore. It’s how you get anything done in→
Review: Tutti Frutti
The fruit basket has been overturned, and it’s up to you to set it to→
Review: Brick Party
It doesn’t matter where I go or who I’m with: there’s something compelling about those→
Review: My Village
A new page has begun in the village chronicle. As mayor, what will your legacy→
Review: Costa Rica
You’re exploring in the rain forest, and you’re trying to capture the best animals to→
Review: Winner’s Circle
A day at the races. You put up with the smell of horses because of→
The Secret Life of Farmers (an interview with Grant Rodiek, designer of Farmageddon: Farm Fresh Edition)
I’ve known Grant Rodiek of Hyperbole Games through Twitter now for several years. There are→
Review: 13 Days
The entire world is watching you, waiting to see what you will do. As either→
Preview: Farmageddon (farm fresh edition)
You didn’t listen when the outcry against GMO farming reached its fever pitch, and now,→
Review: Bear Valley
It seems like such a simple task: get from this camp to the other camp→
Review: Agricola (revised edition)
It’s all about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Sure, Maslow hasn’t come around yet, but your→
Review: Happy Party
It’s the day of the big party. You’ve done your cheek-muscle exercises. You’ve prepared your speeches.→