A Gaming Life
Posts about board games
I’m a big fan of trick-taking games, most especially the wonderful game Diamonds. But what happens when you’re sitting there with only one person, trying to figure out what game to play? You’re both fans of trick-taking games, but there are only two of… Continue Reading “Review – The Fox in the Forest”
I am a big Terry Pratchett fan, so I was so sad to read it when he died three years ago. Knowing that no more Discworld books would be coming out was a big blow to this reader. Those books are hilarious, thought-provoking, and… Continue Reading “Martin Wallace Discworld Game to be Rethemed”
Edit (4/1/19) – My full review is now up! Check that out if you want my opinion of this game after 5 plays rather than this quick and dirty one. Original post below: What if you could play the good parts of Machi Koro… Continue Reading “First Impressions – Space Base”
(Edit – 12/20/19: For those of you finding this article in some other way, the review is up!) Smash Up is a game with a special place in my heart, mainly because it had to earn its way there. When I first played it,… Continue Reading “Smash Up Goes to the 70s”
I really seem to have an affinity for Ancient Egypt. I’ve played around with burying things and trying to earn the regard of the Pharaoh. But now I want to become an architect! It’s always been my dream, since I couldn’t become a lumberjack.… Continue Reading “Review – Imhotep”
As a huge fan of the Renegade Games and Garphill Games production of Raiders of the North Sea (I haven’t played the other two in the series, Shipwrights of the North Sea and Explorers of the North Sea), I was really excited to see… Continue Reading “Renegade & Garphill Move on From Vikings”
Bezier Games is really killing it recently, and they have yet another announcement today. Ultimate Werewolf Legacy is designed by Ted Alspach and Rob Daviau, and it’s going to be coming out around GenCon this year. It’s another permutation of the Werewolf franchise. What… Continue Reading “Werewolves Join the Legacy Movement”
Today is the one-year anniversary of my first post here at Dude, Take Your Turn. It’s been really fulfilling talking about one of my biggest (not involving people) loves: board games. Bringing content to you and meeting some really awesome people. I’m proud of… Continue Reading “One Year Blogging & Many People Met”
One of the most asked questions out there is “What’s the meaning of life?” While Czech Games Edition doesn’t have the answer to that question, they do have the answer to the second-most asked question: Is Through the Ages ever going to come to… Continue Reading “Through the Ages Coming to Steam!”
Today was going to be a day off at Take Your Turn Central (my recently renovated headquarters), but what did I see when I checked my inbox? A message from Asmodee Digital answering a question that had been going through my mind since the… Continue Reading “Asmodee Adds Terraforming to its Repertoire”