So, You Got a Board Game for Christmas. Now What?
Now that the holidays have passed and the dust is beginning to settle, you may→
Tagged: hobby games
Review: Villages of Valeria
Every great victory comes at a cost. When peace and security are won again, the→
Review: Valeria: Card Kingdoms
In a rare and refreshing twist on the medieval fantasy trope, the King isn’t quite→
The Village Square: April 8, 2019
On down the lineDays of Wonder announced their latest edition in the popular evergreen series→
Review: Gambit Royale
If board games as historiography are even a little bit accurate, I’m glad that I→
Review: 8Bit Box
Do you long for the halcyon days of staying up through the night on your→
Review: Pikoko
Traditional card players often have a strut about them. Playing them right requires a certain…demeanor.→
Review: Polis
Rome wasn’t built in a day. But Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and Corinth? Well, that’s more→
Review: Pictomania
Listen. I can’t draw. I write reviews. I hope I’m decent at crafting things like→
Review: Rise of Tribes
Our prehistoric ancestors had it rough. Mere survival was difficult, communication and socialization problematic, and→
Review: Paper Tales
Building a kingdom is easy. Building a legendary one is another matter. Sure, cobbling together→
Review: Quests of Valeria
Epic quests may be adventurous, showering glory and riches upon those who journey forth to→
Review: Dungeon Draft
Two overarching philosophies drive role-playing designs. There are hard hitting, fast paced, stats reliant, dice→
Review: Fae
Depending on your source Fairies can be helpful, malicious, mischievous, hidden, easy to find, spiritual,→
Review: After the Virus
It’s 2018 and there is no shortage of deck building games in the tabletop hobby.→
Review: Skyward
They say teamwork makes the dreamwork. For especially lofty dreams more heads and hands can→
Review: Time Barons
Sometimes names are misleading. Take, for example, the product Vitaminwater. It’s a fruit flavored beverage→
Review: Fairy Tile
Once upon a time in a house not so far away lived some board gamers.→
Review: King of the Dice
Finally! You’re not fighting over an empty throne. Nope! This one’s all yours. Alas, you→
Review: Majesty: For the Realm
Stop me if you’ve heard this one – the throne is emp-, huh, what? Oh,→
Review: Kingsburg (Second Edition)
Many people retain an affinity for those titles that introduced them to modern board games→
Review: Indulgence
As a great person once said, “Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.” Nevertheless, wistful→
Review: Pile-Up Rush
Since the dawn of time, people have yearned to build things. And so the tower→
Review: 1750: Britain vs. France
World Wars I & II were not actually the first and second global conflicts. It→
Review: Braintopia
There are many studies and articles praising the mental merits of board games. They hone→
Review: Noxford
Steampunk has resolutely advanced from the beachhead it established in this hobby several years ago.→
The Village Square: November 2, 2017
A firefight… Privateer Press announces the release of their anticipated Company of Iron. The new→
Preview: Renown: The Game
[Ed. note: This is a preview of a non-final, prototype of the game. Our opinions→
Review: ROBiTs
Yes, that title is typed correctly. I know. It looks a bit disjointed. But that’s→
Review: Haspelknecht: The Ruhr Valley
Haspelknecht: The Ruhr Valley is a modular expansion to the most exciting coal excavation game→
Review: Hafid’s Grand Bazaar
The weathered old merchant knowingly smiles as he pulls back the tent’s curtain. With a→
Origins Recap: The Little Big Con
Last week I attended my fourth straight Origins. Once again it was as a temporary→