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Category: First Impressions
First Impressions – Sanctuary
It’s time for another “first impressions” post about a game that I’ve just played for the first time but which I may not play enough to eventually review. Or maybe it’s just new enough that I want to get my impressions out there and… Continue Reading “First Impressions – Sanctuary”
First Impressions – Galactic Cruise
This is another “first impressions” post about a new game, a game that I’m not sure I will get three plays of but yet one I want to talk about. As I said in my Friday Night Shots post about first impressions, this is… Continue Reading “First Impressions – Galactic Cruise”
Review – Civolution
(Edit: 11/10/25: I’ve upgraded this post to a review of the game, rather than a “first impression,” since I’ve now played it four times. I would not change a word of it, though. I did manage to score 194 points in one game! But… Continue Reading “Review – Civolution”
First Impressions – Cascadero
Another first impressions post, mainly because I doubt this game will come out to our game days again, other than maybe one more time (I prefer to review a game after 3 plays). These first impressions posts are not reviews exactly, because I’ve only… Continue Reading “First Impressions – Cascadero”
First Impressions – Harmonies
Welcome to the first in a periodic series of posts where I give my first impressions on a game that I don’t think I’m going to end up playing enough to actually write a review for it. I broached this subject in a previous… Continue Reading “First Impressions – Harmonies”
First Look – Undaunted: Normandy app on Steam
Undaunted: Normandy is a wargame/card game combination designed by the excellent designers David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin. It was published in 2019 by Osprey Games and I actually wrote about how excited I was when it was first announced. Then I never bought it.… Continue Reading “First Look – Undaunted: Normandy app on Steam”
Early Access First Impressions – Brass Birmingham App by Phalanx Games
During my self-imposed blogging hiatus, exciting news came out. Brass: Birmingham was being released in app form on Steam by Phalanx Games and Cublo! It’s now in Early Access. It was a first-day buy for me, but because I was…not doing very well at… Continue Reading “Early Access First Impressions – Brass Birmingham App by Phalanx Games”
Dominion App From Temple Gates Games – Beta First Impressions
It’s really cool to be involved with something that not everybody else has access to. Hell, that’s why I started this blog! Not that this has really manifested too much, but I did manage to get into the beta version of the Dominion app… Continue Reading “Dominion App From Temple Gates Games – Beta First Impressions”
Labyrinth: the War on Terror – Early Access on Steam – First Look
With all of us hopefully staying indoors for a large part of our day for the foreseeable future, digital boardgaming apps (as well as online gaming, but that’s not what this post is about) are becoming more and more important in our lives. This… Continue Reading “Labyrinth: the War on Terror – Early Access on Steam – First Look”
Mystic Vale App Gets Stormy With Mana Storm Expansion
Previously on this blog, you may remember that I have mentioned Nomad Games‘ app version of the classic John D. Clair card-crafting title Mystic Vale. The tabletop game is published by Alderac Entertainment Group. I sung its praises as a great app, polished and well-done… Continue Reading “Mystic Vale App Gets Stormy With Mana Storm Expansion”
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