Review: LAMA
When I first opened my copy of LAMA, my kids were immediately drawn to the→
Tagged: Spiel des Jahres
The Village Square: July 30, 2018
My wife and I took a road trip to the Pacific Northwest and I learned→
Episode 4 – Award Season
Spiel des Jahres , MENSA Select, Golden Geeks, Dice Tower Awards, Golden Elephants. Shake a→
Review: Karuba: The Card Game
As an explorer, you’re used to making your own paths, to going where no one→
Review: Manhattan
Manhattan: land of skyscrapers! But there’s a reason they call it the urban jungle, as→
Review: Kingdomino
You’ve probably heard by now that Kingdomino won the 2017 Spiel des Jahres award. (If→
The Village Square: July 31, 2017
Shout out to my regular gaming buddies for helping me get my board game fix→
The Village Square: July 20, 2017
Spiel des Jhares winner announced! If you haven’t seen it already, it’s official! Kingdomino, from→
Review: Magic Maze
Adventuring is a hard business. One minute you’re delving into cavernous treasure troves, the next→
The Village Square: May 25, 2017
Game of the Year Well, the nominees, at least. It’s Christmastime for board games→
The Village Square: July 25, 2016
Thanks to a bad knee, I skipped Comic Con and laid in bed all weekend.→
The Dusty Dragon #6: Villa Paletti (review)
In modern board gaming, we tend to have a short memory and a long wishlist. Six→
When the Spiel des Jahres Fails You
Last year I wrote a defense of the Spiel des Jahres’s relevance and importance as an→
Review: Camel Up
A day at the races! What could be more fun than breezily watching your fortune→
Review: Jamaica
Jamaica is a nation known for racing. This is the nation that turned out Cool→
News Bits: 8/4/2014
This week’s NEWS: This American Life tackles Diplomacy [Link]Â This is a fantastic segment on the→
News Bits: 7/14/2014
This week’s NEWS: BREAKING: Istanbul and Camel Up win Kenner-/Spiel des Jahres [Link] In case you were→
Review: Las Vegas
Ah, Las Vegas. Gambling. Sun. Sin. Drive through marriages that last less than a day.→
News Bits: 7/7/2014
This week’s NEWS: MeepleTown interviews Marc Andre (Splendor) [Link]Â Another great interview from Derek Thompson. This→
In Canada It’s Called a Washroom (And 7 Other Musings on Origins)
So, I spent last week with a bunch of Canadians in Columbus, OH (that is→
News Bits: 6/16/2014
Origins is over, and Jason and Andrew should have their recaps up later this week.→
Spiel des YAYres or Spiel des YAWNes?
You know what time of year it is? Spiel des Jahres! The nominations for→
News Bits: 5/12/2014
This week’s NEWS: New York magazine explains why you don’t like Monopoly [Link] Their answer:→
Shelf Wear Review #3: A Seasoned Look at Dominion
Welcome to the third installment of our Shelf Wear series. We began this series with→
Review: Rise of Augustus
Caesar has conquest on his mind, and he is asking you, his faithful minion, to→
News Bits: 7/8/2013
Another week, another NEWS: UPDATE: Spiel des Jahres awarded to Hanabi, Kennerspiel des Jahres to→
News Bits: 6/17/2013
I expect we’ll see some Origins coverage this week. But for now, the NEWS: Dominion→
News Bits: 5/28/2013
The holiday pushed off this week’s NEWS: Spiel des Jahres 2013 nominees announced [Link] Definitely→
Review: Thurn and Taxis
That coveted Spiel des Jahres pawn. For some it signals the pinnacle of gaming awesomeness.→
News Bits: 7/16/2012
This is the first week of delivering the news. See below for the top stories→