A Gaming Life
If you’re a boardgamer and you haven’t heard of Dune: Imperium, what rock have you been hiding under? I know that Boardgame Geek is not the end-all and be-all of board games, the game itself is currently ranked 6th and the new “version” of… Continue Reading “Who the Heck is Ix? – App Expansion Review – Dune Imperium: the Rise of Ix”
(1/14/25: This issue appears to have been fixed! A while back, actually, in December. Sorry for being late to report that. Not that anybody’s looking at this review anyway…) (11/28/24: It appears that Clank is suffering from the same asynchronous multiplayer problem that Dune:… Continue Reading “Delving the Virtual Depths – Clank app review”
It’s been a long journey getting to this top 10. Not so much in weeks, as these posts have appeared for 5 weeks just like the previous Top 25 did (or they should have, but I’d forgotten that I took a much too long… Continue Reading “Top 50 Games Played of All Time – 2024 Edition (#10 – 1)”
It’s only been two years, but it’s that time again! The 2022 edition of my “Top Games Played of All Time” was predicated on my having played just over 400 games. As of the end of 2023, I had played 534 games in total.… Continue Reading “Top 50 Games Played of All Time – 2024 Edition (#50-41)”
Welcome to the new year! Sorry that the bar was closed last week, but I was off doing something much more fun than trying to figure out what I wanted to write about that week. With last week also full of other posts, I… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Game Promos – Yea or Nay?”
(Edit: 3/12/24) – It’s out of Early Access, and available on iOS/Android as well! One of the biggest games of 2020, hitting during the pandemic lockdowns but still going strong, was Dune: Imperium from Dire Wolf Digital. It was just phenomenally well-received, so much… Continue Reading “App Review – Early Access – Dune: Imperium”
Hey there! It’s another Friday, and it’s time to belly up to the bar, have a drink (whatever you like), and chat a little bit about board games. Don’t mind the music. I’ll turn it down. Steely Dan is so good that it can… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Tiebreakers”
(Edit: 10/5/23) – Finally, the last design diary! I think. Nope, there are 1-2 more coming. Paul Dennen reveals how Contracts work and it looks like a major boost to the beginning of the game, at least in trying to get money. You can… Continue Reading “Dire Wolf Digital Going App Crazy With Announcements”
Welcome to Friday night! It’s the weekend, hopefully you’ve got something good planned. Pull up a chair, and let’s talk about some stuff. So, what is a wargame? No, no no, don’t worry your pretty heart about that. I’m not actually asking you that… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Never-Ending Arguments”
Here’s some exciting news for your Friday!!! Dire Wolf Digital’s Clank is going to be coming to Steam and mobile devices in 2024! Backers of their current Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic will be getting free access to the closed beta… Continue Reading “Clank Coming to Digital in 2024 from Dire Wolf Digital”