A Gaming Life
Posts about board games
After last month’s horribly slim post, August was a cornucopia of new to me games! Spanning from the distant past of 2011 to the near future of 2019. This should make my good buddy David at Roll to Review happy. I have a full… Continue Reading “New to Me – August 2018”
One of the pleasures of going to a convention like Dragonflight is the ability to playtest/demo upcoming games, most of the time with the designers themselves. On Sunday morning, after I had checked out of my room and was looking for a game (or… Continue Reading “First Impressions – Mephisto”
Stained glass windows are beautiful things to look at. No matter what you think of a church’s architecture, the stained glass is usually one of the main attractions and draws your eye to them. You know what else draws your eye? Beautiful boardgames! (Editor:… Continue Reading “Review: Sagrada”
I know this is very late, but it’s been a sad time in the Cult of the New to Me headquarters. There was a bit of an insurrection with our Cult member over doctrine and my leadership, and because…I know this is heresy and… Continue Reading “New to Me – July 2018”
We all know the stereotype of the old lady living alone with hundreds of cats, right? Of course you do. What’s the next best thing to becoming a cat lady, though? Playing a card game where you get to collect cats, of course! Cat… Continue Reading “Review – Cat Lady”
I know, I know. I haven’t posted in a month and I start with a bad pun. I’m still getting back in the swing of things. In order to do that, I have a question for you. One of my favourite games right now… Continue Reading “No Points at the End of Game – Pointless?”
What, it’s July 13 and I haven’t posted anything in July yet? My apologies for my tardiness. How about some Fallout news? I played the base Fallout boardgame at the Terminal City Tabletop Convention back in March, and it was a fun game. Went… Continue Reading “New Expansion for Fallout: the Boardgame Coming”
Rubies make the world go around. Isn’t that what Marilyn Monroe always said? (Editor – Dating yourself *and* being wrong all in one sentence. That’s quite the accomplishment!) If you’re a merchant in Istanbul in some vague time period of the past, rubies are… Continue Reading “App Review – Istanbul”