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Review – Raiders of the North Sea
(Edit: 7/26/19 – This is coming to digital! Woo!) (Edit: This is one of my Top 25 Games Played of all Time, as of February 2019 anyway. Check out the other games as well!) I’ve always wanted to be a viking. Not because of… Continue Reading “Review – Raiders of the North Sea”
Review – Clank! In! Space!
Everybody loves a good scoundrel, especially in the Science Fiction genre. When you were a kid, did you want to be Luke Skywalker or did you want to be Han Solo? The scoundrel always got the girl (we need more SF movies where the… Continue Reading “Review – Clank! In! Space!”
Review: Sagrada
Stained glass windows are beautiful things to look at. No matter what you think of a church’s architecture, the stained glass is usually one of the main attractions and draws your eye to them. You know what else draws your eye? Beautiful boardgames! (Editor:… Continue Reading “Review: Sagrada”
Review – Cat Lady
We all know the stereotype of the old lady living alone with hundreds of cats, right? Of course you do. What’s the next best thing to becoming a cat lady, though? Playing a card game where you get to collect cats, of course! Cat… Continue Reading “Review – Cat Lady”
App Review – Istanbul
Rubies make the world go around. Isn’t that what Marilyn Monroe always said? (Editor – Dating yourself *and* being wrong all in one sentence. That’s quite the accomplishment!) If you’re a merchant in Istanbul in some vague time period of the past, rubies are… Continue Reading “App Review – Istanbul”
Expansion Review – Smash Up: What Were We Thinking?
Another day, another Smash Up expansion. This is becoming almost a weekly thing! Or maybe it just seems that way. Anyway, with my latest expansion acquisition (not the latest expansion period, since I am nothing if not eclectic (Editor: You mean random, right?) in… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Smash Up: What Were We Thinking?”
Review – Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61
(Edit – 3/26/19) – Guess what! Playdek is bringing this game to digital platforms! Check out my post with the announcement. (Edit – 5/27/19) – Here’s my review of the app! (Edit: This is one of my Top 25 Games Played of all Time,… Continue Reading “Review – Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61”
Review – Sentient
The Robot Revolution is upon us. Soon, robots will be taking over our lives, providing us with every luxury, moving us around, serving us, fighting our wars, and all of that good stuff. And our economy will tank because nobody’s actually working. Then we’ll… Continue Reading “Review – Sentient”
Review – Fugitive
I’ve been told that, as I get older, I’m going to look a lot like Tommy Lee Jones, only with more wrinkles (Editor: Talking to yourself doesn’t count). Why do I bring that up here, other than to let you know that I’m kind… Continue Reading “Review – Fugitive”
Review – Time of Crisis
(Edit: This is one of my Top 5 Games Played of all Time, as of February 2019 anyway. Check out the other games as well!) Ever since my college toga parties, I’ve wanted to be a Roman emperor. I mean, sure, they had a… Continue Reading “Review – Time of Crisis”
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