The Village Square: November 30, 2015
I hope everybody had a fun-filled International Games Day @ Your Library and an excellent→
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The Village Square: November 23, 2015
When I’m not board gaming I’m playing fantasy football. Both of my teams have underperformed→
The Village Square: November 16, 2015
Another busy week here at the Square. Let’s see what’s been happening in the cardboard→
Review: Dice Masters: The Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man is one of the more iconic superheroes ever, and Marvel’s most commercially successful creation. →
The Village Square: November 9, 2015
As the days turn colder, I find myself craving hot bowls of pho and board→
Review: DC Dice Masters: War of Light
Rage, greed, fear, willpower, hope, compassion, love – even life and death. These powerful emotions→
The Village Square: November 2, 2015
How was everybody’s Halloween? My night could not have been any better: my wife scored→
The Village Square: October 26, 2015
I recently played DungeonQuest for the first time. Talk about a death wish! One turn→
Review: Nations: The Dice Game
Building an empire is so demanding. You have people to feed. Cities to build. Territory→
The Village Square: October 5, 2015
Welcome back! Thanks to everybody who sent kind words on my debut last week. I→
Review: Discoveries: The Journals of Lewis & Clark
When President Jefferson purchased all of France’s possessions in North America, it surprised everyone. Even→
Review: Sun Tzu
The historical Sun Tzu once said, “All warfare is based on deception.” Today, he might→
Review: Incredible Expeditions: Quest for Atlantis
Mystery has always seduced you. And Danger. They’re partners in your fate, luring you like→
Review: Longhorn
Is it just me, or do French game designers have a fascination with the Old→
Review: Murano
I’m not a fan of big cities. Mostly because of all that traffic. I have→
Review: Bad Beets
Come on, who really likes eating their vegetables? And beets are the worst! If I→
GC ’15: Portal: The Board Game
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Review: Flea Market
Don’t know what to do with that plainly looking One Ring to Rule Them All laying→
Like Family (Reflections from Origins 2015)
As my first big convention ever, last year I sort of wondered about Origins with→
Origins Preview
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]So I’ll be attending my second Origins convention, June 1-7. And while I won’t have→
Review: Spike
You know I’d have a Johnny Cash line for this review’s title. Used to, songs→
Review: Imperial Stars II
It’s a bit depressing, but apparently we can’t get along even in the future. Thousands→
Interview: Artist’s Valley: Peter Wocken
Some things in life go unnoticed unless they’re awful. That’s often the case with board→
Review: Harbour
Gullsbottom isn’t just a silly word that makes you giggle. It’s a hustling and bustling→
Review: Mythotopia
The waters of the great Avulsion have receded. New lords have claimed their scattered inheritance. →
Review: Onward to Venus
Ever since humankind first emerged from its caves and gazed upward at the stars, no→
Interview: Artists Valley: Jared Blando
Some things in life go unnoticed unless they’re awful. That’s often the case with board→
Review: War of Kings
Sadly, as Dennis the Peasant reminds us, you don’t become king by random aquatic ceremonies→
Review: Rivet Wars: Eastern Front
Up to your waist in water! Up to your eyes in slush! Using the kind→
Review: Villainous Vikings 2nd Edition: Voyage to Valhalla
In the video game world, sometimes games must be “patched.” Routinely, new releases hit the→
Review: Settlers of Catan
Despite all the wood that has been traded for sheep and the wheat for brick→
Review: Samurai Swords
The evening breeze whips chillingly over the foothills of Shinano’s peaks. As I stare off→