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Mama, She’s Craaazy – Final Girl – Madness in the Dark Review
(1,000,000 quatloos to whoever gets the title reference) The Final Girl franchise has been doing a great job of covering different genres of horror movies, even including some that are more science fiction than horror. With the advent of Madness in the Dark, however,… Continue Reading “Mama, She’s Craaazy – Final Girl – Madness in the Dark Review”
BGG Top Games – 3101 – 3200
It’s been over a week since the last Boardgame Geek century post, but last week was pretty full and I didn’t want to oversaturate the market. I didn’t want my readers to be overwhelmed with awesomness. But we’re back now, looking at another century… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 3101 – 3200”
May 2026 Gaming
May was a busy month! I mean, not March busy, but definitely better than April busy. There was a 14-hour boardgame marathon where I ended up playing 8 games a total of 14 times. Just in one day! Then a couple of Sundays had… Continue Reading “May 2026 Gaming”
New to Me – May 2026
There were no conventions attended in May, but there was a 14-hour games marathon where a bunch of games were played. So I knew this would be a lengthy post! This month, I actually played more new to me games than I did in… Continue Reading “New to Me – May 2026”
Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 108 – In My Time of Dying
In many tactical wargames, especially pitting small units like squads and stuff against each other, smoke becomes very important. Even more so when there’s a lot of open ground to cover. Welcome to another tale from the Combat Commander ladder, that monthly tournament run… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 108 – In My Time of Dying”
Combat Commander Tips for Beginners
Those of you who have spent any time following this blog (not just reading a post or two here and there) know that Combat Commander (from GMT Games) is one of my favourite games out there. I’m even part of a monthly ladder tournament… Continue Reading “Combat Commander Tips for Beginners”
Skipping Through the Moors – Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor Review
It’s always interesting when good games are reimplemented. Will the new one keep the same quality or charm as the previous game? Will it make it better? Is it being designed to correct mistakes from the original? You get that with games like Dune… Continue Reading “Skipping Through the Moors – Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor Review”
I’m Not Talking to You – Games Where You Can’t Communicate
Recently I was watching a boardgame Youtube video about the creator’s top 10 things that they don’t like in games (sorry, I don’t remember who it was or I would link to them). One of these “things he avoids” was “limited communication in games.”… Continue Reading “I’m Not Talking to You – Games Where You Can’t Communicate”
Wyrmspan Coming to Digital – Soon
Wasn’t planning a post today, but saw some digital gaming news that excited me, so I thought I’d send a quick note out. Monster Couch announced today that the Wingspan adjacent game, Wyrmspan, will be coming to Steam digital soon (and hopefully other platforms… Continue Reading “Wyrmspan Coming to Digital – Soon”
BGG Top Games – 3001 – 3100
It’s Wednesday, the middle of the week, so how about a middle post about Boardgame Geek rankings? I mentioned last week that I’ll keep doing these until I hit a week where I haven’t played anything. That ain’t this week! I should remind folks… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 3001 – 3100”