Review: Ra (WindRider edition)
Egypt can be a brutal land. State funerals, war, drought, and destruction seem around every→
Author: FarmerLenny
FarmerLenny
I'll try anything once, but my favorite games are generally middleweight Euros.
Review: Celestia
All aboard! The airship is taking flight for distant lands. The journey can be perilous,→
Review: Dr. Eureka
Dr. Eureka is looking for a new assistant, and it could be you! Granted, he’s→
Top Ten Lunchtime Strategy Games (2016)
I’ve mentioned before that I have the most opportunity to play games over my lunch hour→
Review: Bring Your Own Book
Reading is often viewed as a solitary activity. Libraries–the places books are kept–are considered bastions→
Review: Maze Racers
When I was in elementary school, I used to draw mazes for my friends. I→
Preview: Trick of the Rails
You’re not just riding the train. You’re building them. Or at least, you’re investing in companies that→
Review: Booty
On the high seas, everyone gets their fair share! At least if they’re savvy. And→
Preview: Hoard
Dragons are usually sleeping, and that’s how you can make your living. You just have to sneak in,→
Review: Witch’s Brew
The Iron Witch competition is beginning! All the best druids, witches, wizards, and warlocks are→
Top Ten Lunchtime Social Games (2016)
I’ve mentioned before that I have the most opportunity to play games over my lunch hour→
Review: Tumult Royale
These peasants don’t know how to manage themselves. They need us, the nobility, to show→
Review: Timeline Challenge
Timeline Challenge takes the basic Timeline concept and turns a simple little card game into→
#TruthBomb: Board Games Are Luxury Goods
What I’m about to say probably shouldn’t hit you with any force. It’s something you→
Review: Rolling America
Do you know how many borders Kentucky shares? Do you know how connected Tennessee is?→
Review: Circus Flohcati
Step right up and enter the little top to see the most amazing circus in→
Review: Dwarves Inc.
Under the mountain, there is gold to be found. Lots of gold. And where there→
Review: Titus Tentacle
There is valuable treasure in these parts. The map says it plainly enough. As long→
Top Ten Games by Reiner Knizia
Last year marked Reiner Knizia’s thirtieth anniversary of designing games, and to commemorate the occasion, he→
Review: Karuba
You’ve landed on the island of Karuba, and you know there are gold, crystals, and→
Review: Hengist
We’re Saxons invading Britain! It’s time to raid and pillage and loot! … Wait. What→
Review: 7 Wonders: Duel
Whew! I’m glad those other civilizations left. It’s not that I don’t like Babylon. It’s just→
Review: King Chocolate
Making chocolate is complicated. You’ve got six steps in the production chain, cubes to manage,→
Review: Dominion: Adventures
When Dominion: Guilds was released, there was great sadness among Dominion fans. Or gladness–depends on→
Review: Isle of Skye
Being a chief wasn’t so bad. Until you heard about this king gig. Now you→
Dusty Dragon #11: Mogul (review)
In modern board gaming, we tend to have a short memory and a long wishlist. Seven of→
Review: Between Two Cities
You are a city planner hired to collaborate simultaneously on two cities. You want to→
Review: Pharaoh’s Gulo Gulo
The Pharaoh’s mummy is restless after years of grave robbers plundering his goods. It’s up→
Review: City Hall
New York needs a new mayor, and you think you’re pretty qualified for the job.→
Review: Barony
It is a time when barons go to war. The king is dead, spring is→
Dusty Dragon #10: High Society (review)
In modern board gaming, we tend to have a short memory and a long wishlist. Six→
Dusty Dragon #9: 6 Nimmt! (review)
In modern board gaming, we tend to have a short memory and a long wishlist. Six→