The Village Square: April 7, 2016
I can’t believe I’m still fighting jet lag almost a week after my trip to→
Review: Tsuro Digital App
Hold the phone! No, I mean literally, it’s your turn to make a move! Let’s→
Review: Kakerlaken Poker Royal
Beady eyes meet across a smoky room, locked intently. Both players determined to keep their→
The Village Square: April 4, 2016
I posted my March game plays on Twitter and noticed all of the solo plays→
#TruthBomb: Board Games Are Luxury Goods
What I’m about to say probably shouldn’t hit you with any force. It’s something you→
The Village Square: March 31, 2016
I’m back from Japan, suffering from jet lag, and getting acclimated to being home, which→
Review: Rolling America
Do you know how many borders Kentucky shares? Do you know how connected Tennessee is?→
The Village Square: March 28, 2016
I’m still in Japan and I’m constantly amazed by how efficient, clean, and quiet the→
Review: Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
Back at Christmas, a real Chinese Lantern Festival came to my city. I’d never seen→
The Village Square: March 24, 2016
Konichiwa! Your friendly neighborhood board games news guy is currently in Japan with a belly→
Review: Circus Flohcati
Step right up and enter the little top to see the most amazing circus in→
Review: Patchwork Digital App
Beep. You there. Yes you. Pick up your tablet, we’ve got important work to be→
The Village Square: March 21, 2016
How was your latest game night? Mine went well as I was able to play→
Review: Black Hat
Cyber security is a rising concern these days. China hacks our systems. Crooks steal our→
The Village Square: March 17, 2016
Things I’m currently binging on: The Walking Dead comic book series, Thin Mints, and, of→
Long Beach Comic Expo 2016: Gaming in the LBC
While comic books and cosplay ruled the two-day Long Beach Comic Expo, there was enough→
The Village Square: March 14, 2016
Happy Pi Day, everybody! May your day be 3.14 times better than a typical Monday→
Review: The Best Treehouse Ever
Remember when you were a kid and you imagined that your tree house had an→
The Village Square: March 10, 2016
Today’s intro was inspired by Codenames: “News. 10.” Don’t pick the assassin.→
Review: Dwarves Inc.
Under the mountain, there is gold to be found. Lots of gold. And where there→
Review: Project Dreamscape
You stare at your clock, the day-glow 1:31 AM stinging your bleary eyes. Your body→
The Village Square: March 7, 2016
I had a fun family function this weekend (a Star Wars-themed birthday party, aka Best.→
Interview: Artist’s Valley: Bill Bricker
Some things in life go unnoticed unless they’re awful. That’s usually the case with board→
The Village Square: March 3, 2016
Tomorrow is March 4th, which is known to word geeks everywhere as National Grammar Day.→
Review: Titus Tentacle
There is valuable treasure in these parts. The map says it plainly enough. As long→
Review: SpaceTeam
Space is a dangerous place to live. You’ve got alien invasions, comet storms, and deadly→
The Village Square: February 29, 2016
Happy Leap Year! I started googling things about leap year and ended up here, but→
Top Ten Games by Reiner Knizia
Last year marked Reiner Knizia’s thirtieth anniversary of designing games, and to commemorate the occasion, he→
The Village Square: February 25, 2016
My weekly gaming group was hit with some highs and lows this week: we easily→
Review: Spookies
Seems a bunch of nosy kids and their dog are snooping around an old haunted→
Review: Far Space Foundry
Humanity has conquered earth, tamed the seas and taken to the skies. Reaching for the→
Review: Tides of Time
When you think of civilization building games, you probably think of epic, four-hour games that→