Monkey Business is a bit of a mash-up of the classic games of charades (where you pantomime something) and werewolf (where you’re trying to discover the odd person out in the mix. All but one player (or all but two, … Continue reading →
Boardgame Geek has just announced the nominees for their game awards for the 2023 calendar year, the Golden Geeks. As usual, these were determined by selections made by the BGG community. With 15 different categories, there are too many citations … Continue reading →
Flashback Lucy Designers: Baptiste Derrez, Marc-Antoine Doyon, Gabriel Durnerin Publisher: Scorpion Masque Players: 1-4 Age: 7+ Time: 30 min per chapter, 4 chapters Played with review copy provided by Hachette USA Flashback is back in a scary universe that will … Continue reading →
Well, it’s that time of year again, where I trundle up to basically Canada (Niagara Falls NY) and get ready for a long weekend full of games. This year is the 34th edition of the event, and I think this … Continue reading →
The Glade Designer: Richard Breese Publisher: R&D Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 60 minutes Played with copy purchased at Spiel 2023 from the publisher It’s summer time, and amid the forest lies the glade. In The Glade, you fill … Continue reading →
Evil Corp. Designer: Jeremy Ducret Publisher: La Boite de Jeu Players: 2-4 Age: 12+ Time: 45 minutes Played with review copy provided by Hachette USA We at Evil Corp. have been working for 666 generations to frighten human villages. When … Continue reading →
Pyramidice Designer: Luigi Ferrini Publisher: Ares Games Players: 1-4 Age: 12+ Time 30-45 minutes On the Giza plateau, the best architects of ancient Egypt are called to imprint the mark of the Pharaoh. It’s not just a matter of building … Continue reading →
Mind Map Designers: Gary Kim, Hope S. Hwang, Yohan Goh Publisher: Sorry We Are French / Funny Fox Players: 4-14 Age: 10+ Time: 20 minutes Played with copy provided by distributor, Hachette USA Make your opponents guess your secret word … Continue reading →
Remember that classic scene in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, when Spock says, “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few—or the one”? Spock used that as justification to sacrifice himself. (Spoiler alert: he got … Continue reading →
Heroquest: Against the Ogre Horde Designer: Stephen Baker Publisher: Avalon Hill, Hasbro Players: 2-5 Age: 14+ Time: 90 minutes Played with copy provided by publisher Like many other expansions for the new version of HeroQuest, Against the Ogre Horde is … Continue reading →
