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Review – Ark Nova
(Edit 4/3/23: This is now available (in Alpha for now, but I’m sure it will be beta or even released soon) on Boardgame Arena!) Some games have names that make you think one thing when they are really something else. Whether that’s good or… Continue Reading “Review – Ark Nova”
Expansion Review – Smash Up: It’s Your Fault
One of the perks of coming back to work in the office after the COVID lockdowns ended was the ability to play games at lunch. Namely, Smash Up (though we’ve played a bunch of other games as well). Way back in 2019, I had… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Smash Up: It’s Your Fault”
Expansion Review – Clank in Space Adventures: Pulsarcade
Say you’re a power-mad warlord who collects things and holds them in a massive section of your space ship as you roam around the galaxy. And say that, as said warlord, you’re getting sick and tired of these thieves breaking onto your ship and… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Clank in Space Adventures: Pulsarcade”
Review – Gravwell 2nd Edition
Sometimes life really sucks. I’m talking about Grade A disasters like missing the last bus of the night and having to find some place to stay because your stupid friend passed out right after you left and he’s not answering the door to let… Continue Reading “Review – Gravwell 2nd Edition”
App Review – Evolution: Climate (With a Little Evolution Thrown In)
A couple of months ago, I reviewed Oceans, a sequel of sorts to the great game from North Star Games Evolution. But North Star is never willing to sit on their hands and revel in the joy of a successful app. After a kind… Continue Reading “App Review – Evolution: Climate (With a Little Evolution Thrown In)”
App Review – Maracaibo
Have you ever wanted to just get slammed upside the head repeatedly by a deck of cards? No, just me? Well, it’s a good thing that you probably don’t suck at Maracaibo as much as I do, so you’ll probably actually enjoy not having… Continue Reading “App Review – Maracaibo”
Review – Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
(Edit: This game is on my Top 25 games played of all time!) What happens when one of your favourite games gets a bit of a revamp where it’s faster and also uses some mechanisms from other games that you like? It’s not the… Continue Reading “Review – Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition”
Expansion Review – Smash Up: Marvel
My first Smash Up review in almost two years! One of my pandemic lock-down games purchases (and yes, there were many…too many) was the latest Smash Up expansion, this time done as a co-production with the OP and thus including the Marvel Comics license.… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Smash Up: Marvel”
Review – Whirling Witchcraft
Do you like giving it to one of your opponents, good and hard? By that I mean, of course, by overwhelming them with so much stuff that they can’t cope with it. (What did you think I meant?) Anyway, if you like that sort… Continue Reading “Review – Whirling Witchcraft”
Expansion Review – Roll Player: Fiends & Familiars
Roll Player has been one of the greatest purchases I made during the pandemic lockdown in 2020-21, when I was trying to buy some games I could play at home. My wife and I played it a bunch of times! As part of buying… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Roll Player: Fiends & Familiars”
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