A Gaming Life
Hey, everybody. It’s your humble reporter here, with more news about the upcoming Kickstarter of the Valley of the Kings: Premium Edition game which will launch April 2. The games included, designed by Tom Cleaver with artwork by Banu Andaru and Matt Paquette, are… Continue Reading “More Valley of the Kings – Premium Edition News”
The early 1960s were a different time. The chaos in American society over the war in Vietnam hadn’t really started yet. Protests and radicalism weren’t prominent like they became later in the decade. The Cold War, however, was definitely a thing and it was… Continue Reading “Review – 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis”
(Edit: 5/7/20 – I forgot to link to the review when I posted that they’ve updated the app. It’s still not awesome, but it’s not bad anymore. And it’s temporarily (as of this writing) free!) There’s something to be said for seeing ages and… Continue Reading “App Review – Tides of Time”
I’m a big deck-building fan, and the various Valley of the Kings ones are no exception. The three games are the base game, Afterlife and Last Rites. They all come in really small boxes. The games are designed by Tom Cleaver with artwork by Banu Andaru and Guillermo H.… Continue Reading “Valley of the Kings Premium Edition – Kickstarter April 2”
Not a lot of time to finish the “New to Me: February” post today, so that will be early next week. Instead, how about some quick news about what looks like a really intriguing World War II deckbuilder? What’s that you say? You’re asking… Continue Reading “Undaunted: Normandy Announced by Osprey Games”
What other game other than Smash Up would allow you to see what would happen if such varied things such as Cowboys, Monsters, and Teddy Bears got into a big fight? I think that’s one of the things I love about the game, even… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Smash Up: Oops, You Did It Again”
Bezier Games is most well-known for tile-laying games like Suburbia or Castles of Mad King Ludwig. Or, even more recently, the incredibly variable One-Night series (like One-Night Ultimate Werewolf or One-Night Ultimate Alien). Now, my world has just shifted off of its axis. Bezier has now announced the release… Continue Reading “Going Against Type – Bezier Games to Release CABO Card Game”
(Edit – 12/20/19: For those finding this post some other way, the review is up!) Long-time followers of this blog know how big a fan of Smash Up I am. I’ve done tons of reviews for expansions (ok, three, but tons sounds better, doesn’t… Continue Reading “Smash Up: International Incident Coming March 22!”