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Smash Up Goes to the 70s
(Edit – 12/20/19: For those of you finding this article in some other way, the review is up!) Smash Up is a game with a special place in my heart, mainly because it had to earn its way there. When I first played it,… Continue Reading “Smash Up Goes to the 70s”
New to Me – February 2018
After the rather dead January for New to Me games, February really picked up. So much so that my last game session I had to try and play some previously-played games just so that I didn’t overload myself (this writing stuff is hard!). That… Continue Reading “New to Me – February 2018”
Top 10 Games Played in 2017 (10-6)
It’s the end of the year, and everybody in the boardgaming world is doing their “top picks of 2017” or some other variation of that. However, I don’t play enough brand new games to make a list like that. This year was a record-breaking… Continue Reading “Top 10 Games Played in 2017 (10-6)”
Review – Smash Up
When you’re sitting down to watch The Walking Dead or some other zombie movie, what’s the first thing that goes through your mind? No, not “ohhh, ain’t Darryl hot?” The first thing that goes through my mind is that this show could use a… Continue Reading “Review – Smash Up”
New to Me – October 2017
Welcome to this month’s New to Me post, as discussed on an episode of the Boardgames in Bed podcast (not this month’s, but the concept of “New to Me” games) It was looking like a lean month for new to me games in October.… Continue Reading “New to Me – October 2017”
First Impressions – Custom Heroes
“Crafting” cards is becoming a new fad in boardgaming, though I think it’s mainly AEG who are doing it. Games like Mystic Vale, where you can gain cards and then improve them, are starting to become more prominent. Last night, I got the chance… Continue Reading “First Impressions – Custom Heroes”
Review – Valley of the Kings: Last Rites
In Ancient Egypt, the land of the Pharaohs where whoever died and built the best pyramid was seen to be the most dope ruler in all the land, sometimes it wasn’t just what was buried with you that made the difference. Sometimes it was… Continue Reading “Review – Valley of the Kings: Last Rites”
Review: Valley of the Kings – Afterlife
I didn’t realize this until just now, but I seem to have a thing for Ancient Egypt. Nothing too untoward, don’t get me wrong. But with my love of the (soon to be reviewed) Imhotep and for Favor of the Pharaoh, and now this… Continue Reading “Review: Valley of the Kings – Afterlife”
Smash Up – Big in Japan coming in August
I saw a post on Boardgame Geek talking about the Big in Japan expansion for the card game Smash Up, and for some reason I thought it was talking about how the game itself is quite big in Japan. I didn’t even realize that’s… Continue Reading “Smash Up – Big in Japan coming in August”
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