Tag: Garphill Games

Don’t Viscount the West Kingdom Series – Next Game Revealed!

Edit (2/16/20) – The Kickstarter opens on March 3! I’m there first day. are you? Edit (2/14/20) – The cover’s been revealed!!!! Being the big fan of the West Kingdom series designed by Shem Phillips and S J MacDonald, I’ve been really salivating while… Continue Reading “Don’t Viscount the West Kingdom Series – Next Game Revealed!”

Architects of the West Kingdom: Age of the Artisans Looks Seriously Cool

It’s no secret that Architects of the West Kingdom is a fantastic game. It’s my #4 game played of all time! Designed by Shem Phillips and S J MacDonald and published by both Garphill Games and Renegade Game Studios, this wonderful worker-placement game about… Continue Reading “Architects of the West Kingdom: Age of the Artisans Looks Seriously Cool”

New to Me – October 2019

October was SHUX month. SHUX is a 3-day boardgame convention in Vancouver that was simply phenomenal. I had so much fun, and would have had even more fun if I hadn’t felt so terrible. Maybe next year! You know what conventions mean, right? No,… Continue Reading “New to Me – October 2019”

Architects of the West Kingdom Getting More Stuff

It’s been a week of news last week, so why not start this week with another excellent tidbit that I can’t wait for? Shem Phillips, co-designer of one of my favourite games (Architects of the West Kingdom), has announced that an expansion will be… Continue Reading “Architects of the West Kingdom Getting More Stuff”

Paladins of the West Kingdom on Kickstarter

With yesterday’s publication of my Architects of the West Kingdom review, I’ve probably been remiss in not reminding you about its companion game that’s currently on Kickstarter. Paladins of the West Kingdom is still on Kickstarter for 7 more days, and it funded so… Continue Reading “Paladins of the West Kingdom on Kickstarter”

Review – Architects of the West Kingdom

(Edit: 5/16/22) – I did a review of the Age of Artisans expansion. Check it out! History is my bag. I was “hist” online for a long time before I realized that I would never be found by search engines with that title. Hence, “whovian223”… Continue Reading “Review – Architects of the West Kingdom”

Top 25 Games Played of All Time (5-1)

Happy Valentine’s Day! What a fitting day to share the love I have for my Top 5 Games. We’ve reached the end, those of you who have been holding your breath to see what my Top 5 games played are. Hopefully you didn’t hold… Continue Reading “Top 25 Games Played of All Time (5-1)”

Top 25 Games Played of All Time (15-11)

After a steady couple of days (thanks, Reddit!), it’s time to get back to the real business of this blog. That’s right, fashion shows board games! Apologies for the delay in getting back to the Best Games Played of All Time after a rollicking… Continue Reading “Top 25 Games Played of All Time (15-11)”

Where are the Best Games Played in 2018?

As promised in my “Taking a hiatus” post right before Christmas, I was planning on doing a Top 10 games played in 2018 as well as a list of top games played of all time. I wasn’t sure how many “Top games of all… Continue Reading “Where are the Best Games Played in 2018?”

New to Me – November 2018

It’s December! And too many days into December for my New to Me Games post for November, so my apologies. I do have a good reason, though. The Cult of the New to Me was having a fundraiser, but unfortunately it didn’t go well.… Continue Reading “New to Me – November 2018”