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Category: Opinion
Dice Tower West – Positives & Negatives
(Edit 9/24/21) – Apparently they have changed hotels for the 2022 Dice Tower West convention, so almost all the negatives mentioned below may be gone! I’m not familiar with the Rio, so can’t comment on it. Check out the Dice Tower West web site… Continue Reading “Dice Tower West – Positives & Negatives”
Asmodee North America New Parts Replacement Policy
Let’s say you buy a game from somewhere. Anywhere, really. A friendly local game store, or Amazon, or even from a friend. Then you open up the game and…oh my, there’s a piece missing! Or malformed! Or it broke when you tried to punch… Continue Reading “Asmodee North America New Parts Replacement Policy”
AEG Adjusts its Views on Expansions
I saw an interesting post on the Smash Up Facebook group the other day. It was a link to a post on the AEG (Alderac Entertainment Group) blog by CEO John Zinser regarding their policy on expansions in 2020 and beyond. Last year, AEG made… Continue Reading “AEG Adjusts its Views on Expansions”
Friday Night Shots – Negativity in Response to Reviews
Welcome to the first in what may be a series (or at least a semi-series) of Friday night posts that are at least partially inspired by Canadian Club whiskey (that we tend to drink on Friday nights). Tonight’s topic is the idea of negativity… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Negativity in Response to Reviews”
Why I Won’t be Buying Mobile Terraforming Mars
(Edit 8/5/21): Somebody pointed out that this post is on the first page when you Google “Asmodee Terraforming Mars bugs iOS. Woo! I’ve arrived! And I just realized that I haven’t updated the post in a while, so let me do that here. Notifications… Continue Reading “Why I Won’t be Buying Mobile Terraforming Mars”
Deciding on Buying a Game – Crystal Palace
One of the things about us gamers are that, yes I know it may sound strange to you, we all like to buy games. Some much more than others! But even those who are successful in curbing their game buying (or acquiring them in… Continue Reading “Deciding on Buying a Game – Crystal Palace”
Preview Playthroughs Harming a Game?
Ok, it’s Friday night and I’ve had a bit to drink, so I thought I would opine on something that I’ve seen over the last couple of days (hopefully in a non-offensive manner). I watched the Dice Tower “Testing Tuesday” playthrough of Abomination: The Heir… Continue Reading “Preview Playthroughs Harming a Game?”
Lorenzo Il Magnifico Digital on Kickstarter Now
One of the popular games in the last couple of years has been Lorenzo Il Magnifico, a game about, well, an Italian guy named Lorenzo in Renaissance Italy. (Amazing how that works). The game, designed by Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, and Simone Luciani, came… Continue Reading “Lorenzo Il Magnifico Digital on Kickstarter Now”
An Open Letter to Stronghold Games
(Edit: A resolution has been reached!) (Original post below) It’s all over. For now. Yesterday, Stronghold Games pulled the Kickstarter for the new Aftershock game after it had fully funded. According to company president Stephen Buonocore, this was because: “the Deluxe Edition upgrades (and… Continue Reading “An Open Letter to Stronghold Games”
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