FDQ: What Comes after 7 Wonders?
Here at iSlaytheDragon, we sometimes receive correspondence from our readers (which we love!). Usually we→
On the Horizon: 2012
New years are great. New Year’s Day may be a seemingly arbitrary holiday to some,→
My Year in Games
I’m something of an archivist and always have been. I enjoy documenting and tracking both→
iSlaytheDragon’s GAME OF THE YEAR
Now that 2011 has come to a close, we can safely look back at all→
There and Back Again: A Farmer’s Tale
This is my first post in a while. Sorry about the silence from my end;→
Happy New Year!
iSlaytheDragon wishes you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! We would have made an awesome picture to→
When We Played Twilight Imperium
[Disclaimer: This is not a review. A single play could contain unusual circumstances that might→
Takin’ It to Go Part 3: Cards
So you’ve got your boards packed up nicely (in Part 1), and your bits are→
Takin’ It to Go Part 2: Bits and Pieces
It’s holiday season, you’ve got travels to do, and you’ve got board games to bring→
Takin’ It to Go Part 1: The Boards
It’s the holiday season, and for a lot of people, that means traveling. You’ve got→
FDQ: Quality or Quantity?
Okay, so the dichotomy isn’t perfect: there are great games that are short, and there→
Review: Midgard
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house eurogamer, @Farmerlenny,→
Who Teaches the Teacher?
There’s a scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where Indiana Jones is brought→
Christmas Gift Guide 2011
Christmas is right around the corner, and this means that gift-buying season is in full→
Preview: DiceAFARI
Kickstarter has been a hotbed of activity recently, with new designers and projects as prevalent→
FDQ: What Is Player Interaction?
In recent twitter activity, the question came up as to what exactly player interaction is.→
Review: Jaipur
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house eurogamer, @Farmerlenny,→
Cause for Giving Thanks
This weekend my wife and I traveled all across the state of Indiana to visit→
Happy Thanksgiving!
The holiday season begins this week with Thanksgiving, and while we love our faithful readers,→
FDQ: What’s Your Favorite Gaming Snack?
It’s game night, finally. Your buddies are on their way over. Your wife finally let→
Review: Star Trek: Fleet Captains
[Editors note: The following is a Nemesis Review, featuring opinions from our in-house thematic-loving @futurewolfie→
Board Gaming on a Shoestring
We run a pretty tight ship in my household, with a budget being the mainstay→
And the winner is…
Well, first of all we’d like to thank everyone who participated in the contest. We→
FDQ: What Theme Grabs Your Attention?
Whether theme or flavor, the package a game comes wrapped in can greatly affect its→
Review: Ra
[Note: Want to see a review of the new WindRider edition? See our review.] [Editors→
NaGaDeMon Update #1: Prognosticators, the Spark
I mentioned in my last National Game Design Month post that I would be working→
The Art of Sacrifice
Choice is an element of game design that often differentiates a good game from a→
Get your heroclix!
If you’ve read some of my earliest posts on this blog, you may know that→
FDQ: Biggest disappointment?
Everyone’s had that experience. They get excited about an upcoming game. They hear the hype.→
NaGaDeMon: An Experiment in Futility?
The Twitter board gaming community has been abuzz the past few days about “NaGaDeMon,” that→