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A Gaming Life
Category: Board Games
New to Me – August 2020
What’s this? Yes, it’s a “new to me games” post! We skipped July because we didn’t play anything new (thanks, COVID!). However, in August we did actually get some games played and even one new one! The Cult is getting a little antsy, but… Continue Reading “New to Me – August 2020”
Maracaibo Coming to Digital!
How about a little news for the last day of my vacation? *sniff* Sorry, let me just absorb that sentence again. *sob* Anyway, yesterday it was announced that Maracaibo, a 2019 game published by Board & Dice, designed by Alexander Pfister with art by… Continue Reading “Maracaibo Coming to Digital!”
Deluxe Edition of Castles of Mad King Ludwig?
Edit (12/21/20) – And it has now been announced! Imagine my surprise the other day when I got an email from Bezier Games with an intriguing link. After the massive success of the Deluxe edition of Suburbia on Kickstarter, Bezier Games is looking at… Continue Reading “Deluxe Edition of Castles of Mad King Ludwig?”
Fantastic Factories: Manufactions Coming to Kickstarter
Really quick post for Friday because, well, it’s Friday. I’ve already done two posts this week and I just returned from an 8-hour drive around British Columbia that was really beautiful but also really exhausting. So let’s talk about Fantastic Factories: Manufactions! I first… Continue Reading “Fantastic Factories: Manufactions Coming to Kickstarter”
Kickstarter Backing – Arcana Rising
Sometimes it’s a good thing to be subscribed to the various boardgame company emails. I would normally say “especially as a reviewer,” but that hasn’t really paid out much. Instead, I’m saying this as a consumer who was alerted to the Kickstarter campaign for… Continue Reading “Kickstarter Backing – Arcana Rising”
Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #200-191
After finally getting the last post for the BGG Top 100 games done last week, I was a bit at a loss. What to do for a follow-up? I’m still not getting many games played and while I am behind on a review or… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #200-191”
Book Review -Arnhem: the Battle for the Bridges by Anthony Beevor
I’ve been reading a really long time. My mom was amazed at how I was reading even before I went to Kindergarten. She never really had a chance to read to me because of that. For only a little shorter amount of time (like… Continue Reading “Book Review -Arnhem: the Battle for the Bridges by Anthony Beevor”
The OP & AEG Announce New Marvel Smash Up Factions
Even after all of this time, I’m still kind of on the fence regarding the idea of Alderac Entertainment Group and the OP teaming up to do an officially licensed Smash Up expansion. The idea is cool, and I’m sure the execution will be there,… Continue Reading “The OP & AEG Announce New Marvel Smash Up Factions”
Boardgame Geek Top 100 – Play or Played – #10-1
It’s been almost 4 weeks since the last post in this series looking at the Top 100 Games ranked on Boardgame Geek. I was riding high, feeling all the love the series was creating and posting something almost every week day. And then I… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 100 – Play or Played – #10-1”
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