A Gaming Life
The Terraforming Mars app has had an up and down history. So much so that for a while, I wasn’t going to buy it (though I eventually succumbed). And it has greatly improved over time, especially with the Prelude expansion. However, one thing players… Continue Reading “App Expansion Review – Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium Maps”
I realize that it’s been almost 2 weeks since I’ve done a post, and really it has been at least 2 weeks since I’ve written one (the April 5 post was probably typed out on April 2). I know I’ve been really affected by… Continue Reading “Friday Night Opinions”
I sometimes lose track of when I started this blog. Over the weekend, I realized that Saturday was the 4-year anniversary, with my first post going out on March 13, 2017. It was a review of a wonderful little game called World’s Fair 1893,… Continue Reading “4 Years and Counting”
Long-time readers of this blog know that I’ve had a kind of love-hate relationship with the app version of one of my favourite games. While Terraforming Mars is still in my Top 10 games played, the digital version had a bumpy ride after its… Continue Reading “App Review – Terraforming Mars – Prelude Expansion”
Good news for Terraforming Mars fans, at least those in the digital realm! The boardgame app which has been controversial, derided, had the developer shut down, and now is a fairly decent app, may now be getting even better as of December 8. Asmodee… Continue Reading “Prelude Coming to Terraforming Mars on Steam December 8th”
And it’s discounted until then! I know it’s been a long while since I’ve posted. Apologies for that. What could bring me out of my blogging doldrums? How about the news that the hit board game Blood Rage is coming for Steam on May… Continue Reading “Blood Rage coming to Steam on May 27”
After yesterday’s Through the Ages app review (still on sale until April 10!), I thought I’d pass along a few other Steam sales that are going on for popular and excellent boardgame apps that you might want to try out since you’re as socially isolated… Continue Reading “Boardgame Apps – Steam Sales”
It’s been almost a year since Dad passed away (December 22) and one thing I remember vividly about the blurry four days between finding out about it and December 27 when I had to do a bunch of stuff to get ready for the… Continue Reading “The Calming Effect of Onirim”
(Edit 8/5/21): Somebody pointed out that this post is on the first page when you Google “Asmodee Terraforming Mars bugs iOS. Woo! I’ve arrived! And I just realized that I haven’t updated the post in a while, so let me do that here. Notifications… Continue Reading “Why I Won’t be Buying Mobile Terraforming Mars”
I’ve done a couple of reviews now for Talisman: Origins and one of its expansions, but there’s also a new digital-only expansion out for the base Talisman game as well. As we all know, Talisman is the roll and move game where you are journeying around the… Continue Reading “App Expansion Review – Talisman: The Clockwork Kingdom”