Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 1) It’s the first drop for the year so let’s lead off with the 2024 stats. The numbers are generally lower due to the chunk of time I spent getting body and mind … Continue reading →
We’ve started a tradition of writing a group document with very short takes on the games that we play. Of course, you’ll not get as much info as in a full review, but as our reviews likely won’t start … Continue reading →
Look, I play a lot of games. In 2024, that included right around 160 new games… well, new to me games. That’s pretty typical – it was approximately 145 in 2023 and 150 in 2022. (I’m privileged and blessed to … Continue reading →
Once upon a time, I played strategy board games, but then I got bitten by the design bug and I fell into a designer playtesting group. My logged plays from 2024 reflect a dramatic and unexpected change in how I’m … Continue reading →
Ninjan Designer: 6jizo Publisher: Helvetiq Players: 2-5 Age: 7+ Time: 15 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3Ah9v9f Played with review copy provided by publisher Ninjas bring rocks, scissors, and paper to a fight in Ninjan to help you recruit the strongest … Continue reading ...
Power Grid: Outpost Designer: Friedemann Friese Publisher: 2F / Rio Grande Players: 2-6 Age: 12+ Time: 90 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher In Power Grid: Outpost, the colonization of the new planet advances … Continue reading →
December 2024 Games I played for the first time this month, from worst to best, along with my ratings and comments. Kelp: Shark vs. Octopus – 5/10 Sometime in the early 2000’s, I acquired a free copy of N.Y. Chase, … Continue reading →
Welcome to the third chapter of the Opinionated Gamer’s Alphabet List! Just to summarize, 30 of us listed our three favorite games that begin with each letter of the alphabet (as well as those that start with a numeral). Each … Continue reading →
Welcome to the second chapter of the Opinionated Gamer’s Alphabet List! Just to summarize, 30 of us listed our three favorite games that begin with each letter of the alphabet (as well as those that start with a numeral). Each … Continue reading →
Happy New Year, everybody! The OG staff wishes you all a very happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025, with more of the things you love about life and less of the things you hate. The former will hopefully include lots of … Continue reading →
