Tag: Architects of the West Kingdom
Posted on May 21, 2023
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I’ve already talked about the Viscounts of the West Kingdom storage solution from Folded Space, and how much better it is than the actual Collector’s Edition insert. For some reason, the Garphill Games inserts that came with the Collector’s Editions are just terrible as… Continue Reading “Architects of the West Kingdom – Storage Solution from Folded Space”
Posted on May 5, 2023
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We’re back to Canadian Club after some Crown Royal over the last week or two. That’s not bad, of course. It’s a mainstay! But maybe that’s why I’m thinking about asymmetry in boardgames for this Friday Night Shot. Or maybe not. Actually, the reason… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Asymmetry in Games”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night ShotsTags: Architects of the West Kingdom, Architects of the West Kingdom: Works of Wonder, Asymmetric Games, Capstone Games, COIN Games, Corrosion, Cuba Libre, Garphill Games, GMT Games, Leder Games, Renegade Games Studios, Root, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Viscounts of the West Kingdom
Posted on January 13, 2023
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Wow, the second part of my Top 10 Games played in 2022 is being posted just a week after the first part. I’m already scoring a blog win! Last week I posted games 10-6 of my Top 10 Games played in 2022, and there… Continue Reading “TOP 10 GAMES PLAYED IN 2022 – #5-1”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 2-Player Games, Architects of the West Kingdom, Architects of the West Kingdom: Age of the Artisans, Architects of the West Kingdom: Works of Wonder, Ark Nova, Capstone Games, Chad Jensen, Combat Commander: Europe, Combat Commander: Pacific, Deckbuilders, Garphill Games, GMT Games, Mathias Wigge, Renegade Games Studios, Shem Phillips, SJ MacDonald, Tableau-building, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Wargames, Worker Placement Games
Posted on June 29, 2022
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Architects of the West Kingdom has a well-deserved place in my Top 5 games of all time. It is an amazing worker placement game with cool mechanics that keeps me coming back for more. It was published back in 2018 by Garphill Games and… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Architects of the West Kingdom – Works of Wonder”
Posted on May 16, 2022
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It’s no secret how much I love Architects of the West Kingdom. Even with my top 4 games being GMT Games, Architects still managed to get into the Top 5 games played of all time for 2022. With the Works of Wonder expansion just… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Architects of the West Kingdom – Age of Artisans”
Posted on February 28, 2022
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Wow. I was not expecting to take a 2-week break from the blog. I’m learning to listen to my heart and brain and just take breaks when I need to, and this last two weeks, I just haven’t felt like blogging. Whenever I thought… Continue Reading “Top 25 Games Played of All Time – 2022 Edition (#5-1)”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 1960: The Making of a President, Architects of the West Kingdom, Brad Johnson, Card-Driven Game, Chad Jensen, Christian Leonard, Combat Commander: Europe, Combat Commander: Pacific, Deckbuilders, Garphill Games, GMT Games, Jason Matthews, John Foley, Kai Jensen, Renegade Games Studios, Shem Phillips, SJ MacDonald, Time of Crisis, Wargames, Worker Placement Games, Wray Ferrell
Posted on October 1, 2021
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Welcome to the first of what could be a series of posts, or might just be a one-shot. Basically, it’s Friday night, I’ve had a couple of drinks, and maybe it’s time to visit a pressing issue in the boardgame industry. Or maybe I… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Score Sheets for Games”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night Shots, OpinionTags: 7 Wonders Duel, Alderac, Architects of the West Kingdom, Clank in Space, Deus, Fantasy Realms, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Renegade Games Studios, Repos Games, Rio Grande Games, Roll for the Galaxy, Shem Phillips, SJ MacDonald, Speakeasy Blues, The City, Trains, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Wizkids
Posted on July 29, 2021
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We knew it was coming, and we were waiting with bated breath (well, ok, I was). And it’s finally here! Well, the campaign, anyway. Yes, the Works of Wonder expansion for the brilliant Architects of the West Kingdom (designed by Shem Phillips & S.J.… Continue Reading “Architects of the West Kingdom – Works of Wonder Now on Kickstarter”
Posted on December 29, 2020
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(Edit 2/16/21 – It’s now live! Go here and back it now. ) (Edit 2/3/21 – The Kickstarter launch date has now been confirmed as February 16!) Two posts in one day is very rare for this blogger, but I had to get this… Continue Reading “City of Crowns – Paladins of the West Kingdom Expansion – On Kickstarter in feb 2021”
Category: Board Games, crowdfunding, NewsTags: Architects of the West Kingdom, Architects of the West Kingdom: Works of Wonder, Expansions, Garphill Games, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Paladins of the West Kingdom: City of Crowns, Renegade Games Studios, Shem Phillips, SJ MacDonald, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Worker Placement Games
Posted on December 28, 2020
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Most years, I get to play at least 100 unique games, based on conventions and my Sunday game days. Sadly, due to COVID, that didn’t happen in 2020. My wife willingly played a bunch of games with me during our lockdown, so the fact… Continue Reading “Top 5 Games Played in 2020”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Architects of the West Kingdom, Capstone Games, Card-Driven Game, Clank in Space, Deckbuilders, Dire Wolf Digital, Fryx Games, Garphill Games, Jacob Fryxelius, Matthias Cramer, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Renegade Games Studios, Shem Phillips, SJ MacDonald, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars: Big Box, Tile-Laying Games, Watergate, Worker Placement Games