Category: Review

Review – Favor of the Pharaoh

Playing dice games out in the middle of the desert can be a trying task. You throw the dice and they just land without actually rolling. “Look! I just got seven 6s!!!!” “Nonsense, you just tossed them there!” Not to mention that it’s hot.… Continue Reading “Review – Favor of the Pharaoh”

Review – Herbaceous

(Designed by Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn, and Keith Matejka with art by Benjamin Shulman and Beth Sobel, published by Dr. Finn’s Games and Pencil First Games LLC) Have you ever wanted to be a gardener? To grow your own herbs? Maybe you’re a cook and think… Continue Reading “Review – Herbaceous”

Review – Arctic Scavengers (+ HQ & Recon)

I’m a big fan of deckbuilding card games, especially since Ascension was my introduction to the modern boardgaming scene. There are a lot of deckbuilders out there, so many that newer ones need to have some sort of hook in order to draw me in.… Continue Reading “Review – Arctic Scavengers (+ HQ & Recon)”

Review – Diamonds

(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!) Everybody knows those standard card games. Hearts, Spades…of course the world needs games for the other suits, don’t they?… Continue Reading “Review – Diamonds”

Review – World’s Fair 1893

(Edit – 2/1/21: Renegade Games has just announced an Amazon-exclusive new version of the game that will be more racially diverse than the original game. It will contain a new group of racially diverse playable historical figures. I’m not exactly sure what that means.… Continue Reading “Review – World’s Fair 1893”