A Gaming Life
Posts about board games
Yes, the bar is still open! It’s just been under renovations for the last…month, I guess. Hopefully they’ve fixed that jukebox so that it stops playing shitty music. Anyway, welcome back! I’m happy to have you stop by, have a drink, and talk a… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Box Size Preference – Room for Expansions?”
There’s just something about a really neat storage solution for games. Sure, baggies are fine, and you can just turn the box upside down and drop a bunch of baggies onto the table for everybody to sort out. They work…ok. And it’s not the… Continue Reading “Fantastic Factories – Storage Solution from Folded Space”
May was a weird month for gaming. Tomorrow (or Monday) I’ll be talking about the month in general, but as for new to me games, there was only one! Which is annoying and that’s why I’m going to talk about a couple of new… Continue Reading “New to Me – May 2024”
Two-player trick-taking games are odd ducks. I mean, not Cobra Chicken odd ducks. Nothing compares to them. But they are odd in their own way. They always have to have some kind of neat twist because otherwise it’s just two players laying down cards… Continue Reading “Review – Claim”
It’s been a little while since I raved about the virtues of Folded Space boardgame inserts! I bought three of them at the same time back in December, but then only assembled the Guild Academies of Valeria one. However, I’ve now put together the… Continue Reading “Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria – Storage Solution from Folded Space”
It’s been three years. Three years since I watched a bunch of videos about this wargmaming tournament with monthly games against different opponents each month, each featuring a scenario from various expansions and battle packs which will keep the variety going. Yes, it’s been… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 104 – Go For Broke”
Happy Friday! Apologies for the long lull in posting on here. It’s been a month…and in addition I’ve had a healthy dose of Imposter Syndrome which has kept me from writing much. If you have any suggestions on how to beat that, I’d love… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Some Assembly Required! (Shipyard)”
I would make a bad emperor, I think. I’m not the quickest of thinkers, and when disasters happen (as they always seem to), sometimes you have to be quick on your feet, dealing with the situation at a moment’s notice. The perks would be… Continue Reading “Review – Empire’s End”