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BGG Top Games – 1101 Through 1200 – Thoughts
Last week’s post talking about some of the games just outside of the Top 1000 on Boardgame Geek seemed to be a big hit. Maybe not in terms of visitors to this site, but with friends of mine, sparking some discussion. In the hopes… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 1101 Through 1200 – Thoughts”
Have Fun Storming the Castle! – Doomlings-Castle Glass Bolster Pack Review
In a lot of card games where cards just keep getting issued and issued and issued and issued and… Oh, sorry. Thank you for that. Anyway, in a lot of card games that keep getting cards added to them, it’s not always that you… Continue Reading “Have Fun Storming the Castle! – Doomlings-Castle Glass Bolster Pack Review”
Evolving in the Shadows – Doomlings- Shadow Puppets Bolster Pack Review
Card games, when given a bunch of expansions, can inevitably suffer from that bloat of having a deck of cards so massive that even God himself could not shuffle it. Doomlings is getting to that point, but the good thing about this game is… Continue Reading “Evolving in the Shadows – Doomlings- Shadow Puppets Bolster Pack Review”
Bottoscon 2025 Retrospective
This past weekend was the 19th annual Bottoscon convention at the Inn at the Quay in New Westminster, Canada. We’re almost at 20! The con is run by Rob Bottos, a great guy who has taken to heart what many of us Canadians have… Continue Reading “Bottoscon 2025 Retrospective”
New to Me – October 2025
October was a really lean month for new to me games, with only two getting done! That will change in November with Bottoscon coming up, but October was almost a wasteland. However, the Cult of the New to Me was happy because, while one… Continue Reading “New to Me – October 2025”
Spirited from Garphill Games – On Kickstarter in January 2026
There are so many games from Garphill Games (especially those that Shem Phillips is involved in) that I like, that news of a new game coming from them always raises my eyebrow in expectation. We’ve now received an announcement of their next Kickstarter (after… Continue Reading “Spirited from Garphill Games – On Kickstarter in January 2026”
Gambling With Success – The Gang Review
Poker can be a really hardcore game, and quite cutthroat too. Bluffing your opponents into thinking you have an unbeatable hand when you have nothing but crap is a mainstay of the game. Why is he betting so much on that flop? But what… Continue Reading “Gambling With Success – The Gang Review”
Living on the Edge – Forest Shuffle – Woodland Edge Expansion Review
I want to say that the Alpine expansion for Forest Shuffle was the first one, but I’m not 100% sure. That one (as I mentioned in my review) helped by adding a few different cards that mitigated some other favoured strategies in the base… Continue Reading “Living on the Edge – Forest Shuffle – Woodland Edge Expansion Review”
Finding a Stranger in the Alps – Forest Shuffle – Alpine Expansion Review
(100,000 bonus points for anybody who gets the (kind of) movie reference in the title) I’ve been a fan of Forest Shuffle for quite a while, as you can tell from reading my review. This wonderful tableau-building game never really gets old and plays… Continue Reading “Finding a Stranger in the Alps – Forest Shuffle – Alpine Expansion Review”
New to Me – September 2025
I love months where I play a bunch of games that I have no experience with. September gaming was great for the number of plays, but even better for the new to me games that I got to play! I especially love it when… Continue Reading “New to Me – September 2025”
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