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BGG Top Games – 3001 – 3100
It’s Wednesday, the middle of the week, so how about a middle post about Boardgame Geek rankings? I mentioned last week that I’ll keep doing these until I hit a week where I haven’t played anything. That ain’t this week! I should remind folks… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 3001 – 3100”
The Silent Cockpit – Sky Team Review
One of the more recent tropes in cooperative games is the idea that players can’t talk to each other. This removes the alpha gamer issue and also can make the game more interesting. Sometimes, thematically, it makes no sense, but you can’t have everything.… Continue Reading “The Silent Cockpit – Sky Team Review”
Violent Conventions – Final Girl – Shriek Review
One of the cool things about how the whole Final Girl franchise (from Van Ryder Games) has come about is that each group of feature films is tied into a series, with the occasional vignette or special feature. That appears to be coming to… Continue Reading “Violent Conventions – Final Girl – Shriek Review”
BGG Top Games – 2901-3000
It’s another week, and another century of ranked boardgames from the Boardgame Geek rankings. I figure I’m going to keep doing this until I run into a century where I have literally played none of the games (even then, if there’s something interesting in… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 2901-3000”
It’s All Greek to Me – Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends Review
It’s amazing how many times a company can go to the same well, bringing up a game with all of the same mechanics and some slight variations in how those mechanics are executed, and still come up with a fun game that (maybe) surpasses… Continue Reading “It’s All Greek to Me – Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends Review”
BGG Top Games – 2801-2900
Doing these weekly posts about these centuries of “top games” on Boardgame Geek have often been interesting because of the conversations they’ve sparked with friends and fans. But they’ve also been interesting because I’ve seen some unexpected movement in the games I’m seeing. For… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 2801-2900”
New to Me – April 2026
This post took me a lot less time than last month’s did. That’s because there were no conventions in April! Instead of 10+ new to me games, there are only four in this month’s post, but they are all pretty good! The Cult of… Continue Reading “New to Me – April 2026”
April 2026 Gaming
I knew this month would not be as good as last month. No conventions! But I was still able to get some solid gaming in, though maybe not as much as usual. One Sunday I wasn’t able to make it and the lunchtime games… Continue Reading “April 2026 Gaming”
BGG Top Games – 2701 – 2800
I know I have said this before, but looking at the next couple of centuries in the Boardgame Geek top games rankings, at least the next couple of weeks are going to be very bare bones. I haven’t played a lot of them and… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 2701 – 2800”
This Ain’t About Burgers – The White Castle Review
Is that movie too old to reference anymore? I don’t care, but it is the only time I will make a burger joke in this review. Yes, even though it’s in my Top 50 boardgames of all time, I haven’t actually reviewed The White… Continue Reading “This Ain’t About Burgers – The White Castle Review”