After the Gathering of Friends finishes, I fly over to Salt Lake City. I take a day off after flying in with a cold on no sleep, no food, ending up with fevers and chills. But the next day I … Continue reading →
July 2025 Games I played for the first time this month, from worst to best, along with my ratings and comments. Bosk – 5/10 Two years before Bosk was released, a game called Photosynthesis saw players placing cardboard trees onto a … Continue reading →
Yes, I realize that there are a LOT of gamers at a convention right now – and that the little invitational event my sons & I just attended is roughly the same size as a small tournament at GenCon. But … Continue reading →
If it’s summertime, it must be time for Gen con. I made my annual pilgrimage to Indianapolis to this largest of American game conventions. Traffic today seemed a little bit worse than usual between a pop-up thunderstorm and a huge … Continue reading →
Star Wars: Battle of Hoth Designers: Richard Borg, Adrien Martinot Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with a review copy provided by publisher Star Wars: Battle of Hoth is a game … Continue reading →
Sanctuary Designer: Matthias Wigge Publisher: Capstone / Feuerland Players: 1-5 Age: 12+ Time: 40-100 mins Played twice with pre-production copy provided by publisher Please note that all pictures are from a pre-production copy In Sanctuary, you will plan and design … Continue reading →
The release of the Boiling Tension figures for Heroscape covered May through July… with everything coming in ahead of schedule! That means that the releases I’ll be reviewing here have actually been available at retail since last Monday. The Air … Continue reading →
Typewriter Designers: Tim Fowers, Jeff Beck, Skye Larsen Publisher: Fowers Games Players: 2-5 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Spell words, flip your typewriter keys, and build combos in this new game in the … Continue reading →
The good folks at Restoration Games keep churning out new boxes of Unmatched: Battle of Legends heroes – and continue to try new and interesting ways to echo the myths & stories that inspire the various characters. Whether it’s the … Continue reading →
Burger Master Designer: Jeppe Norsker Publisher: Korea Boardgames Players: 1-6 Age: 8+ Time: 20 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Test your mettle in this competition to be the greatest burger chef of them all! Compete with other … Continue reading →
