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Month: October 2025
October 2025 Gaming
Who knew that after my 1000th post celebration, the next one would just be a regular “hey, what did Dave play last month?” post? In other words, we’re back to normal. The cake has been eaten, the ado has been stored so nobody can… Continue Reading “October 2025 Gaming”
1000 Posts and Counting
This blog started back in March 2017 and has been a going concern (sometimes very concerned!) for over 8 years now. As my mental health has changed and my motivation has lagged sometimes, the post count has gone up and down, but I’ve consistently… Continue Reading “1000 Posts and Counting”
Dying on Strings – Final Girl – Carnage at the Carnival Review
As a kid, I was never really that fond of puppets. It’s not that they creeped me out, necessarily. They weren’t like clowns. I just never really went to puppet shows to be entertained, and Pinocchio was not one of my favourite Disney cartoons.… Continue Reading “Dying on Strings – Final Girl – Carnage at the Carnival Review”
Finding the Aliens Among Us – SETI Review
Action selection games usually don’t have a lot of theme to them, at least as far as the actions you are selecting from. Usually it’s like “oh, I select this noble to do this thing, and oh, supposedly I’m building some part of this… Continue Reading “Finding the Aliens Among Us – SETI Review”
Gambling With Success – The Gang Review
Poker can be a really hardcore game, and quite cutthroat too. Bluffing your opponents into thinking you have an unbeatable hand when you have nothing but crap is a mainstay of the game. Why is he betting so much on that flop? But what… Continue Reading “Gambling With Success – The Gang Review”
Terraforming Mars: The Legacy of Mars – Coming to Gamefound
(Edit: 4/13/26 – It’s finally coming! Countdown is at 28 days. ) Two posts in one day, but when I become aware of something (or in this case, become aware that a link is live even though I knew it was coming before), that’s… Continue Reading “Terraforming Mars: The Legacy of Mars – Coming to Gamefound”
Why Do We Play Games?
I enjoyed board and war games as a kid, though I obviously didn’t think a lot about them. There was, of course, Monopoly and Candyland and all of that childhood trash that we look back on and say “did we really play that?” As… Continue Reading “Why Do We Play Games?”
Living on the Edge – Forest Shuffle – Woodland Edge Expansion Review
I want to say that the Alpine expansion for Forest Shuffle was the first one, but I’m not 100% sure. That one (as I mentioned in my review) helped by adding a few different cards that mitigated some other favoured strategies in the base… Continue Reading “Living on the Edge – Forest Shuffle – Woodland Edge Expansion Review”
He Comes For You in Your Nightmares – Final Girl – Frightmare on Maple Lane Review
Nightmare on Elm Street was one of the few horror movies I could really stomach as a teenager (I’m not really a fan of horror movies, especially with jump scares and the like). There was just something about Freddy Krueger that was cool, plus… Continue Reading “He Comes For You in Your Nightmares – Final Girl – Frightmare on Maple Lane Review”
Finding a Stranger in the Alps – Forest Shuffle – Alpine Expansion Review
(100,000 bonus points for anybody who gets the (kind of) movie reference in the title) I’ve been a fan of Forest Shuffle for quite a while, as you can tell from reading my review. This wonderful tableau-building game never really gets old and plays… Continue Reading “Finding a Stranger in the Alps – Forest Shuffle – Alpine Expansion Review”