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A Gaming Life
Category: Board Games
Terra Mystica App Magically Appearing on Apr 20
The two times I’ve sat down to play the game Terra Mystica, I’ve bounced off of it pretty hard. It’s a complex game with a lot of different moving parts that tie up your brain like getting wrapped up in a huge blanket and… Continue Reading “Terra Mystica App Magically Appearing on Apr 20”
New Edition of Brass from Roxley Games – Kickstarter April 17
One of the best economic games for those players who don’t necessarily want to feel like they’re nothing but an accountant using spreadsheets is a game called Brass (now apparently renamed Brass: Lancashire for reasons I’ll get to in a moment). The game, designed… Continue Reading “New Edition of Brass from Roxley Games – Kickstarter April 17”
Race for the Galaxy speeding toward your electronic device
Some exciting news came out this week for those of you into electronic version of board games. The venerable card game Race For the Galaxy is coming to mobile devices on May 3. (hat tip: Stately Play). The card game has always intrigued me… Continue Reading “Race for the Galaxy speeding toward your electronic device”
Shut Up & Sit Down – A must-see board game site
With yesterday’s post about the Dice Tower, I have to now talk about my second (and probably more important to my style) blogging inspiration, Shut Up & Sit Down. You can even see the inspiration from them in the name of my blog, that… Continue Reading “Shut Up & Sit Down – A must-see board game site”
Happy 500th to the Dice Tower!
I do all of my podcast listening in the car to and from work, and sometimes at work. Since I was on vacation last week, I didn’t get a chance to listen to the 500th episode of the Dice Tower podcast when it came… Continue Reading “Happy 500th to the Dice Tower!”
Onirim App Released – But No Expansions?
Onirim is a solo/cooperative card game that I had never heard of before. You’re trapped in a dream world and you have to find the 8 doors that will let you out before your deck runs out. This week, Asmodee Digital released the mobile version… Continue Reading “Onirim App Released – But No Expansions?”
Review – Arctic Scavengers (+ HQ & Recon)
I’m a big fan of deckbuilding card games, especially since Ascension was my introduction to the modern boardgaming scene. There are a lot of deckbuilders out there, so many that newer ones need to have some sort of hook in order to draw me in.… Continue Reading “Review – Arctic Scavengers (+ HQ & Recon)”
Playing Board Games Online
One of the great appeals of board games is the social aspect. You’re sitting around the table with a bunch of friends (or maybe not so much friends as “somebody from the group who I don’t know but who has agreed to play this… Continue Reading “Playing Board Games Online”
Dude! Take Your Turn! 