Posted on September 3, 2024
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July was not a great month for new to me games, but I had a feeling that August would make up for it, with a convention going on and everything. And it did! August was great for new to me games, with seven of… Continue Reading “New to Me – August 2024”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 2-Player Games, Adam Hill, Adrian Adamescu, Alexander Pfister, AllPlay, Ben Pinchback, Capstone Games, Catch Up Games, Corentin Lebrat, Czech Games Edition, Daniel Piechnick, Daryl Andrews, Devir, Duel Games, Economic Games, Faraway, First Fish Games, Jackie Fox, Johannes Goupy, Kutná Hora, Lunch Time Games, Matt Riddle, Mistwind, Ondřej Bystroň, Pavel Jarosch, Petr Čáslava, Pick Up & Deliver, Pirates of Maracaibo, Radlands, Ralph Bienert, River Valley Glassworks, Rock Hard 1977, Roxley Games, Ryan Hendrickson, Tableau-building, Worker Placement Games
Posted on August 29, 2024
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Post-apocalyptic games are all the rage, and Radlands is yet another entry into the increasingly-crowded genre. The question becomes, is it worthy of recognition in that genre and beyond? Radlands is a 2-player battling card game designed by Daniel Piechnick with artwork by Delia… Continue Reading “The Apocalypse Will be in Technicolor”
Posted on January 24, 2023
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(Edit: 2/28/23) – It’s out! I’ll be buying it when I get home so that I can play on my iPad and will definitely be checking out the season pass. Check out the review of the Early Access version to get an idea of… Continue Reading “Unmatched: Digital Edition gets full release date with DLC timeline”
Category: Apps, Board Games, NewsTags: 2-Player Games, Acram Digital, Android, Duel Games, ios, Restoration Games, Skirmish Games, Steam, Unmatched: Battle of Legends Volume 1, Unmatched: Digital
Posted on October 6, 2022
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Last weekend, for the first time in almost three years, I actually went to a game convention. COVID really did put a damper on things. SHUX is the Shut Up & Sit Down gaming convention held at the Convention Centre in my home town… Continue Reading “SHUX 2022 Retrospective”
Category: Board Games, conventionsTags: 2-Player Games, Action Selection, Alderac, Alea, Andreas Schmidt, Ark Nova, Ben Eisner, Betting, Bezier Games, Blitzkrieg!, Capstone Games, Card Drafting, Card Games, Castles of Burgundy, Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition, Cédric Lefebvre, Christophe Raimbault, Colt Super Express, Cory Jones, Czech Games Edition, Deep Water Games, Devil Dice Games, Dominic Crapuchettes, Duel Games, Eggertspiele, Epic Spell Wars: Annihilageddon, Fantastic Factories, Finca, Gabriele Bubola, Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Games, John D Clair, Joseph Z Chen, Jump Drive, Justin D. Jacobson, Justin Faulkner, Kei Kajino, Ludonaute, Lunch Time Games, Mandoo Games, Mathias Wigge, Matt Dunn, Matt Hyra, Merchants of Dunhuang, Michael Kiesling, Muneyuki Yokouchi, Northstar Games, Oink Games, Oni Games, Paolo Mori, Prodigals Club, Programmed Movement, PSC Games, Ral zur Linde, Ravensburger, Ready Set Bet, Restoration Games, Rio Grande Games, Rob Daviau, Rondel Games, SCOUT, Set Collection Games, Space Base, Stefan Feld, Steve Ellis, Tile-Laying Games, Tom Lehmann, Trekking Through History, Underdog Games, Unmatched: Battle of Legends Volume 1, Vladimír Suchý, Wargames, Wits & Wagers: It's Vegas Baby, Wolfgang Sentker
Posted on May 25, 2022
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One of the cool new 2-player games I bought during the pandemic lockdowns and brought to work once we came back to the office was Riftforce. The game is designed by Carlo Bartolini with artwork by Miguel Coimbra. It was published by Capstone Games.… Continue Reading “Riftforce: Beyond – Coming From Capstone Games in August”
Category: Board Games, NewsTags: 2-Player Games, Capstone Games, Card Games, Carlo Bortolini, Cooperative Games, Duel Games, Expansions, Riftforce, Riftforce: Beyond, Solo Games
Posted on March 7, 2022
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February is the shortest month of the year, but I still managed to not only get a bunch of new to me games in, but they were all good! I mean, none of them were 1960: The Making of a President good (well, maybe… Continue Reading “New to Me – February 2022”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 2-Player Games, Abstract Games, Alderac, Ark Nova, Axio Rota, Capstone Games, Card Drafting, Card Games, Carlo Bortolini, Clank in Space, Clank in Space Adventures: Pulsearcade, Corey Young, Cubitos, Deckbuilders, Dice Drafting, Dice-rolling, Duel Games, Evan Lorentz, Expansions, Gravwell 2nd Edition, Hurrican Games, John D Clair, Lunch Time Games, Mathias Wigge, Paolo Mori, Pattern-Building Games, Paul Dennen, Pegasus Spiele, Push Your Luck Games, Racing Game, Reiner Knizia, Renegade Games Studios, Riftforce, Tableau-building, Via Magica