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Friday Night Shots – The Art of the Pass
Last week, I talked about people intentionally breaking a game by doing something that doesn’t change the game state. In the post, I referenced everybody in a game of Terraforming Mars just passing as their first action, which doesn’t do anything to make the… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – The Art of the Pass”
BGG Top Games – 4501 – 4600
We have reached the midway point of the 4000s in the Boardgame Geek game rankings, and we have also hit another milestone. I have not played or do not own any of the games in this century. I know I said originally that I… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 4501 – 4600”
New to Me – August 2026
After last month where I said that my “new to me games” list was slacking off a bit in 2026, August managed to bring six new games to the table! That still only puts me at 46 new games where last year was 84.… Continue Reading “New to Me – August 2026”
Racing Robots – Into the Machine Review
There’s something to be said for a game where you’re not chasing the usual points to win the game. Where you’re just doing something and hoping you’ll win the game. Of course, a good game won’t have you hoping. It will instead let you… Continue Reading “Racing Robots – Into the Machine Review”
Friday Night Shots – Breaking a Game Intentionally – Why?
It’s weird what you can find on the Boardgame Geek forums sometimes. Usually it’s rules questions or reviews or comments about a game in a game’s forum on the site. Many times, those rules questions would be quickly answered if they’d either do a… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Breaking a Game Intentionally – Why?”
BGG Top Games – 4401 – 4500
We’re halfway through the 4000s in our weekly look at games on the Boardgame Geek top games list, and things are looking up again. Slightly. Last week, I had only played two of the games in that century and I was beginning to despair… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 4401 – 4500”
August 2026 Gaming
August was a booming month for gaming, despite there not being any conventions or anything. Well, maybe not “booming,” but certainly better than last month! Lunch time games at work certainly helped matters, plus there were a few Sundays where multiple games got played.… Continue Reading “August 2026 Gaming”
Things Are Getting Stranger – Final Girl – The Falconwood Files Review
I’m actually surprised that it took the Final Girl franchise until Series 3 to do a film based on Stranger Things. However, when they decide to do so, they go whole hog and throw in everything but the kitchen sink. Did you think there… Continue Reading “Things Are Getting Stranger – Final Girl – The Falconwood Files Review”
The Distant Sound of Thunder – Rumble Nation Review
That’s the sound of a medieval nation in the throes of civil war. Also the sound of dice hitting the table! Both sound ominous. Rumble Nation is a dice-chucking area control game where players are attempting to take over as many provinces as possible… Continue Reading “The Distant Sound of Thunder – Rumble Nation Review”
BGG Top Games – 4301 – 4400
Welcome to another look at a century of Boardgame Geek game rankings! These posts have been really cool for me because of the conversations they’ve started with friends and colleagues, but they’ve usually had at least a few games that I’ve played and can… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 4301 – 4400”