Holiday Gift Guide 2014: Gamer’s Games
Indeed, Christmas comes but once a year – as does our holiday gift guide. And→
Browsing: Miscellaneous
Guns and Swords and Uniforms (Futurewolfie’s Top 6 Combat Mechanisms)
War. Conflict. This is a driving force in many board games, and it makes sense.→
Four Years of Games (More Data!)
It’s the start of a new year which means looking back and reflecting on the→
Ever forward (Our Year In Review)
It’s January once again. Yes, I’m stating the obvious; it seems like this month inevitably→
A Very Special Village Square (Part 1)
To close out the year I’m taking a short break from the news to introduce→
Let It Go (The Trouble With the Pop-o-Matic Bubble)
One of the hobby’s more perplexing elements is a seemingly widespread fascination with the Pop-o-Matic→
Beyond the Dawn
Twilight Imperium is probably my favorite game. I think I’ve gotten more hours of→
Shelf Wear #4: A Seasoned Look at Race For The Galaxy
It’s been a while since our last installment of Shelf Wear. In fact, we started→
There Still Be Dragons (A Second Annum’s Reflection)
Honestly, I never set out to pen annual reminiscences of my blogging misadventures, so this→
Gen Con 2014: The Official iSlaytheDragon Recap
Another year, another Gencon. And what would gencon be without the slew of recaps so→
GC ’14: XCOM: The Board Game
As excited as I am about Star Wars Armada, there is one game from Gen→
GC ’14: Asmodee Preview Party – The Builders: Egypt
The were several expansions on display at the Asmodee Play Mania event. One such has→
GC ’14: Asmodee Preview Party – Deus
Aside from Nations: The Dice Game, Deus was probably the game that I was most→
GC ’14: Asmodee Preview Party – Nations: The Dice Game
I have a complicated relationship with dice. They have so much allure: the tactile feel→
GC ’14: Star Wars: Armada
I’m guessing everyone who cares about it heard Fantasy Flight’s announcement of a new Star→
GC ’14: Samurai Spirit
I own a lot of Antoine Bauza games, primarily because he tends to design fun,→
GC ’14: Kingsport Festival
Along with Zombies, Cthulhu is all the rage these days. Aside from Fantasy Flight’s popular→
GC ’14: Shadowrun: Crossfire
Crossfire is a deckbuilding, cooperative game set in the Shadowrun universe. I’ve been looking forward→
GC ’14: Hyperborea
I didn’t know much about Hyperborea until Andrew pointed it out to me and suggested→
GC ’14: Lords of Xidit
Xidit was not initially on my list of games to try, but Andrew was manning→
GC ’14: Tragedy Looper
I have Tragedy Looper from Z-Man games which I actually obtained before the con, but→
GC ’14: Asmodee Preview Party – Artificium
I mentioned in my previous article about my very first Gen Con experience how I→
GC ’14: Galactic Strike Force
I finally managed to swing by the Greater than Games booth and say hi to→
GC ’14: King of New York
King of Tokyo has been popular ever since it released, so it’s only natural that→
9 Undeniable Reasons Board Games Are Awful
Today is valentines day, but there’s enough out there about all the gross lovey-dovey stuff.→
A Progressive Top 10 to Introduce War Gaming
War games. When hearing the very words, many run screaming. Others imagine white-haired men bending→
Top Ten Signs You’re Addicted to Boardgaming
#10 After ordering games online, you check the ‘track shipping status’ every hour.→
A Progressive Top 10 to Introduce Player Interaction
Competition is at the heart of any game. Indeed, it’s a characteristic that often defines→
Why It’s Not Cool to Hate On Classic Games
There is a trend among board gamers to spend an inordinate amount of time and→
Exit the Dragon Slayer: A FarmerLenny Farewell
Good-byes are never easy. I joined the iSlaytheDragon team three years ago and have→
My Brain Hurts Part 2
Yesterday I shared my impressions of games including Agricola, Kingsburg, and Ascension. Today I’m finishing→