A Gaming Life
Posts about board games
Hi, my name is Dave. And I’m an Ascension addict. I had a sponsor who was helping me with it, but when I showed him my online profile and the number of games I’ve played, he ran away screaming. I’m not sure how to… Continue Reading “Ascension – Valley of the Ancients drops on Digital”
(Edit – 5/29/19) – Terraforming Mars is now in beta on iOS and Android devices, and it’s pretty good! Still some issues, though. (Edit – 12/1/19) – Terraforming Mars iOS & Android is coming out on December 4! I would assume it will have… Continue Reading “App Review – Terraforming Mars – Steam”
I’m so freaking excited, and I wasn’t thinking “freaking” there. One of my blogging inspirations, Dave over at the elegant Stately Play web site, has posted his review of the Steam version of Terraforming Mars (produced by Lucky Hammers and Asmodee Digital) that will… Continue Reading “Can you Terraform Mars with Steam power? Why yes, yes you can”
What better way to get back into the “hey, this blog isn’t just about reviews” mode than to talk about a new expansion for one of my favourite games? Terraforming Mars (published by Stronghold Games) easily made my Top 5 games played in 2017… Continue Reading “Terraforming Mars: Colonies – Card Previews”
(Edit: 7/26/19 – This is coming to digital! Woo!) (Edit: This is one of my Top 25 Games Played of all Time, as of February 2019 anyway. Check out the other games as well!) I’ve always wanted to be a viking. Not because of… Continue Reading “Review – Raiders of the North Sea”
Everybody loves a good scoundrel, especially in the Science Fiction genre. When you were a kid, did you want to be Luke Skywalker or did you want to be Han Solo? The scoundrel always got the girl (we need more SF movies where the… Continue Reading “Review – Clank! In! Space!”
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”