Review: Loot
Avast, me hearties, and steel ye nerves for this game of high stakes on the→
News Bits: 9/10/2012
There are lots of juicy news morsels for your consumption this week. Enjoy the news!→
FDQ: When a Group Regular Says, "Good-bye."
My wife and I are foster parents. And my gaming group consists of my kids. →
Review: Condottiere
In Condottiere, you assume the titular role of a 13th Century warlord-for-hire marching across Renaissance→
News Bits: 9/4/2012
Awards season is upon us, Mr. Lloyd! Here is the news: International Gamers Award Nominees→
The Fellowship: An Unexpected Journey
I wrote a long post about CCGs (customizable card games) for my personal blog, which→
Wait, Where Was That Betrayal At Again? (Betrayal at House on the Hill review)
When you take a group of friends into a haunted house, it’s almost a guarantee→
News Bits: 8/27/2012
I was vacationing last week (if camping with a six-month-old can be considered a vacation),→
Slaying Gencon
I just barely made it to Gencon this year; with a series of financial,→
Review: Kingdom of Solomon
It’s not often that a game is released with a biblical theme. Well, I should→
News Bits: 8/20/2012
For those of us who had to live vicariously through GenCon attendees, this past week→
You’re not at Gencon
If you’re reading this post, there’s a good chance you’re not at Gencon. Â And good→
Wait, is that a Dragon? (A Review of Kingdoms)
Do you have the courage to face off against evil? Â Will you defend your towns→
News Bits: 8/13/2012
This week is GenCon, so that’s the biggest news. If you’re not going (like me),→
FDQ: Is It Cashing In?
I got in a discussion yesterday on twitter with some gamer buddies. Â It all started→
Carcassonne: Traders and Builders
So you’ve mastered building cities and roads, and even a few churches here and there.→
News Bits: 8/6/2012
The Donald Discusses Dark Ages No, not that Donald. The other Donald. The big name→
Review: Thurn and Taxis
That coveted Spiel des Jahres pawn. For some it signals the pinnacle of gaming awesomeness.→
As Seen on Geek and Sundry!
You’ve probably seen a few episodes of Wil Wheaton’s Tabletop, the boardgame playing webseries on→
News Bits: 7/30/2012
Ticket to Ride: Europe Now Available for iPhone I’m an Android man myself, but Days→
Review: Carcassonne: Inns and Cathedrals
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house eurogamer, @Farmerlenny,→
News Bits: 7/23/2012
Resisting Expansions Is Futile In what came as some of the best gaming news of→
Do We Overplay Our Games?
A common complaint about many boardgames (especially games that shoot up on the popularity list→
The Great Battle of Our Time (A Review of War of the Ring)
War of the Ring is a wargame of epic proportions, in which the story of→
Out in the Wild
Every year I go camping up in Michigan, in a nice shady campground on the→
News Bits: 7/16/2012
This is the first week of delivering the news. See below for the top stories→
Review: Pit
One of my fondest memories of college is family game night. I didn’t have any→
A review of Wiz-War (8th Edition)
Fsssshhooooow! From the other end of the dark corridor, a fireball whips straight at you.→
FDQ: How Many Gateway Games Are Necessary?
A common descriptor in hobby parlance is “gateway game,” meaning a game that takes people→
Raise up your armies! (A review of Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer)
A portal opens; out leaps an enormous, terrifying monster that is clearly not of this→
FDQ: How do you store your games?
Since board games are made of cardboard and plastic, we all know it’s at least→