News Bits: 7/28/2014
This week’s NEWS: Gil Hova (Prolix, Battle Merchants) provides a simple taxonomy for recreational games→
Author: FarmerLenny
FarmerLenny
I'll try anything once, but my favorite games are generally middleweight Euros.
News Bits: 7/21/2014
This week’s NEWS: How Hasbro decides which toys will become movies [Link]Â I think the formula→
News Bits: 7/14/2014
This week’s NEWS: BREAKING: Istanbul and Camel Up win Kenner-/Spiel des Jahres [Link] In case you were→
News Bits: 7/7/2014
This week’s NEWS: MeepleTown interviews Marc Andre (Splendor) [Link]Â Another great interview from Derek Thompson. This→
Exit the Dragon Slayer: A FarmerLenny Farewell
Good-byes are never easy. I joined the iSlaytheDragon team three years ago and have→
News Bits: 6/30/2014
This week’s NEWS: Tom Lehmann reveals details of new Race for the Galaxy expansion [Link]Â It’s→
Review: Cube Quest
The kingdom is at war! Use your meager resources to rally your troops and launch→
News Bits: 6/23/2014
Here we are. This week’s NEWS: Oliver Kiley (Hegemonic) discusses schools of design [Link]Â A fascinating→
Review: Infection: Humanity’s Last Gasp
Someone has just collapsed. Perhaps he was just incredibly nervous… Or maybe he ate a→
News Bits: 6/16/2014
Origins is over, and Jason and Andrew should have their recaps up later this week.→
News Bits: 6/9/2014
Origins is at the end of this week, and Andrew and Jason will be there→
Review: Parade
The characters in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland are staging a grand parade! Although it’s not the kind→
News Bits: 6/2/2014
Here it is, what you’ve been waiting for. This week’s NEWS: Joe Huber examines the→
News Bits: 5/27/2014
Spiel des Jahres nominees announced [Link]Â It’s the awards season, and the jury has announced the→
Spiel des YAYres or Spiel des YAWNes?
You know what time of year it is? Spiel des Jahres! The nominations for→
News Bits: 5/19/2014
Here it is. This week’s NEWS: Z-Man Games announces that Zooloretto will return to print→
Review: Coconuts
You know what’s a better introduction to Coconuts than anything I could write? The Kickstarter→
News Bits: 5/12/2014
This week’s NEWS: New York magazine explains why you don’t like Monopoly [Link] Their answer:→
Preview: Flick Wars
Forget Unobtainium. “Flick” is the new ultimate power in the universe…and we suggest you use→
News Bits: 5/5/2014
Another week, another NEWS: Washington state attorney general files first lawsuit over failed Kickstarter campaign→
Shelf Wear Review #3: A Seasoned Look at Dominion
Welcome to the third installment of our Shelf Wear series. We began this series with→
Review: Splendor
The life of a jeweler. You thought it was enough to sell what you→
News Bits: 4/28/2014
WizKids discusses Marvel Dice Masters shortage, offers workaround [Shortage, Workaround] So the big news this week is→
News Bits: 4/21/2014
Lots of NEWS this week, including first blood in this year’s awards season: Origins Awards→
Review: One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Werewolf infestation has made the village unsafe at night. You and your neighbors band together→
News Bits: 4/14/2014
Well, I’m back from my travels. But the fact that I’m back from my travels→
Laying Down the Law (a guide to rulebook writing)
As a board game reviewer, a frequent board game teacher, and a thrifty board game buyer,→
Monster Chef comes to Kickstarter
I received the following press release from Believe In Games: Forget Master Chef, now we→
Custom dice launch on Kickstarter
I received this press release from John Warren of Custom Game Lab: Let’s Make Custom→
News Bits: 4/7/2014
This past Saturday was the made-up holiday TableTop Day. Did you play anything fun? Here’s→
Review: Dominion: Guilds
Thank goodness those roving barbarians are gone. Now we can focus on building. Our empire→
Review: Euphoria
The future. It’s not as bright as you would have imagined it, but you’ve given→