Tag: Deckbuilders

November 2025 Gaming

Rock Hard 1977 - Board

I knew November would be much better than October for my gaming, because there’s a really nice 4-day convention in November. I didn’t expect that it would be this much better, though! In November, I managed to play 36 games a total of 57… Continue Reading “November 2025 Gaming”

Bottoscon 2025 Retrospective

Bottoscon 2025 - View off the Quay

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

Fliptoons - Starting Cards

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”

You Got Your Cubes in My Gene Pool! – App Expansion Review – Dune Imperium: Immortality

Dune Imperium - Immortality - Graft Card

(This is a review of both the expansion and the app version of it) The Dune Imperium games are very highly regarded, with the base game sitting at number 6 on Boardgame Geek and Dune Imperium: Uprising currently at number 11. That’s some positive… Continue Reading “You Got Your Cubes in My Gene Pool! – App Expansion Review – Dune Imperium: Immortality”

New to Me – May 2025

Dune: Imperium - Uprising - Sandworms!

May was a very good month for new to me games. I got one of my new games to the table, played a couple that I’ve been dying to play for a while now, and was introduced to a few that I didn’t even… Continue Reading “New to Me – May 2025”

Clank Under the Sea – Clank: Sunken Treasures app expansion review

Clank - Sunken Treasures - Mermaid

I keep saying this, but Dire Wolf Digital is putting out some amazing boardgame apps, even though sometimes a new app has a couple of faults that were present (and fixed) in previous apps, so I’m not sure what’s going on there. They do… Continue Reading “Clank Under the Sea – Clank: Sunken Treasures app expansion review”

Dune Imperium – Immortality Digital Expansion Coming Soon

immortality_webannouncement_header

(Edit 6/4/25): Wow, that was quick. They’ve now announced it will be available on all platforms on June 10! Two posts in a day, but this one excites me and I’ve just had time to actually write it up after a few days. Hence… Continue Reading “Dune Imperium – Immortality Digital Expansion Coming Soon”

New to Me – April 2025

Bus - Map

While April wasn’t a really full month of games, it was surprisingly full of new to me games! Six new to me games out of the fourteen I played is actually a really good ratio. I love it when months come together like that.… Continue Reading “New to Me – April 2025”

Clank! – Sunken Treasures Coming to Digital This Summer

Clank - Sunken Treasures - Screenshot

(Edit 5/15/25): The release date (on Steam at least) has been announced as May 21! I’ve asked whether that includes iOS and Android but haven’t heard back Or at least that’s what “Quarter 2 2025” means to me! Don’t quote me on the exact… Continue Reading “Clank! – Sunken Treasures Coming to Digital This Summer”

New to Me – February 2025

Unconscious Mind - Main Board

Welcome to another in the continuing series (8 years and running!) of “new to me” boardgames posts. In a few days, I’ll be celebrating 8 years of blogging, and one of the things I am proud of is that I have never missed a… Continue Reading “New to Me – February 2025”