Category: Board Games

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Dice Tower West – Positives & Negatives

(Edit 9/24/21) – Apparently they have changed hotels for the 2022 Dice Tower West convention, so almost all the negatives mentioned below may be gone! I’m not familiar with the Rio, so can’t comment on it. Check out the Dice Tower West web site… Continue Reading “Dice Tower West – Positives & Negatives”

Nomad Games to Add a New Expansion to Smash Up App

Yesterday, I received an email from Nomad Gamesthat made me very excited. No, it wasn’t a new Talisman: Origins expansion or anything like (though I do love getting early access to those!). No, they announced that the Smash Up app is going to be… Continue Reading “Nomad Games to Add a New Expansion to Smash Up App”

Asmodee North America New Parts Replacement Policy

Let’s say you buy a game from somewhere. Anywhere, really. A friendly local game store, or Amazon, or even from a friend. Then you open up the game and…oh my, there’s a piece missing! Or malformed! Or it broke when you tried to punch… Continue Reading “Asmodee North America New Parts Replacement Policy”

App Review – Epic Card Game

Edit: 3/5/20 – Multiplayer update again. The latest app update has extended the timer to 48 hours! Definitely appreciate them doing that. The game is still enjoyable and now that I realize just how much old stuff is in the replay when you log… Continue Reading “App Review – Epic Card Game”

New Game from Garphill Games

Today’s a holiday up here in the Great White North, so just a quick post. How did I miss this late last week? I know I’ve been scooped by other blogs, but I don’t care. I have to share what looks like yet another… Continue Reading “New Game from Garphill Games”

Viscounts of the West Kingdom Cover

Can I just say how much I love the cover for Viscounts of the West Kingdom? (Editor – No, you can’t) This cover is amazing! It’s just whetting my appetite for March when this hits Kickstarter. Will this hit my Top 10 games played… Continue Reading “Viscounts of the West Kingdom Cover”

New to Me – January 2020 (Part 2)

Whew! I’m finally awake again after finishing last week’s Part 1 of my “New to Me Games – January” post. That really took a lot out of me. It’s been a week and I’m just now recovering! Excuse me while I hop on my… Continue Reading “New to Me – January 2020 (Part 2)”

New to Me – January 2020 (Part 1)

It’s a brand new year! And this time, I can actually say that while talking about 2020 games (unlike last month). January was a busy month for new-to-me games. I went to two conventions on back-to-back weekends (that was a lot of fun but… Continue Reading “New to Me – January 2020 (Part 1)”

Rival Networks Now on Kickstarter

I was really excited to see the news that a 2-player version of the wonderful Gil Hova design The Networks was going to be released and be on Kickstarter in January. I was so excited that I announced the news as soon as I… Continue Reading “Rival Networks Now on Kickstarter”

Book Review – Castles of Steel

When I was much younger (just getting out of college, actually), I read this massive 1000+ page book on the naval arms race between the great powers of Europe leading up to World War I. The book was called Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the… Continue Reading “Book Review – Castles of Steel”