Review: First Martians
Setting off to a new world; the first human colonists of another planet. That’s you!→
Tagged: exploration
Review: The River
Exploration, resource exploitation, and settling new lands are common themes in the board game universe.→
Review: Pulsar 2849
In the far future, humankind has exploded out into space. With plenty of worlds out→
Preview: Galactic Era
This is a paid preview of Galactic Era by Seajay Games, now on Kickstarter. Here→
Gen Con 2018: Pulsar 2849
Any game set in space is bound to capture my attention, and although this one→
Review: Alien Artifacts
So, you want to send out your fleets, fill planets with your people, develop new→
Review: Impulse
I play more games than most and fewer games than others. Most of the new→
Review: Karuba: The Card Game
As an explorer, you’re used to making your own paths, to going where no one→
Review: The Quest for El Dorado
Note: Wettlauf Nach El Dorado is now available in English as The Quest for El→
Gen Con 2017: Civilization: New Dawn
While I didn’t get a full demo of the new Civilization board game from Fantasy→
Review: Inis
A strong gust of wind blows through your beard, but your eyes do not waver from the→
Review: Saboteur: The Duel
Dwarves love gold. (Well, doesn’t everyone? But really, dwarves seem to have some special affinity→
Review: Galactic Rebellion
Imagine that you’re the leader of a rebel faction in a futuristic sci-fi universe ruled→
Review: Mansions of Madness (2nd Edition)
A quiet noise, then a hush. In the darkness, something moves. Or is it your→
Review: Oceanos
The ocean is a vast, mysterious place that we still haven’t fully explored. Filled with→
Review: Paradise Fallen
Paradise has fallen. At least, if you consider the tropical islands of Hawaii to be→
Review: Quantum
In the far future, humanity has discovered a way to manipulate matter on a quantum→
Review: T.I.M.E. Stories
Welcome to the T.I.M.E. Agency, new recruits! That’s Temporal Insertion into Major Events, for you→
Review: The Lost Dutchman
The sun beats mercilessly overhead with its suffocating heat. You struggle to push onward, stumbling→
Review: Old World New World
There’s a lot of debate about who, exactly, “discovered” the Americas – Christopher Columbus, the→
Interview: Walter Barber
Today, we “sit down” with Walter Barber, one of a trio of creators of the→
Review: Bear Valley
It seems like such a simple task: get from this camp to the other camp→
Review: The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus
There’s a certain mystique surrounding archaeological exploration. We love to fantasize about finding loot and→
Review: The Adventurers: The Temple of Chac
Whenever you hear the iconic theme song from Indiana Jones, you probably think of Indy→
Review: Expedition: Famous Explorers
I remember being a kid and perking up every time a famous explorer was discussed→
Review: Africana
You’re an explorer for a European nation. For many years you’ve devoted yourself to the service→
Review: Antarctica
The world is ending and mankind has finally invested in polar research. Teams of scientists are→
Review: Incan Gold
Playing games with kids can be a drag. You have to put up with the→
GC ’14: Hyperborea
I didn’t know much about Hyperborea until Andrew pointed it out to me and suggested→
Bolding Going… (A Guide to the 4X Genre)
When we dig into the details of board games beneath ground level, we often talk→