Tag: Rio Grande Games

BGG Top Games – 1401 Through 1500

I really like how successful these posts have been! There has been some true engagement as people have gone through the lists and talked about their own experiences with them. I know the last post was Sunday, but let’s get back onto that weekly… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 1401 Through 1500”

BGG Top Games – 1201 Through 1300

Galileo Galilei - box

It’s Friday! Time for another look at 100 games on the Boardgame Geek top rankings. Ok, last week’s was Wednesday, and the week before was Thursday. It hasn’t taken its Metamucil yet. Just go with it, ok? It’s going to be weekly, but not… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 1201 Through 1300”

New to Me – August 2025

Shackleton Base - Crater

I love playing games that are new, even more when they’re older but still new to me! You know what I love even more? Having reviewed a bunch of them already so I don’t have to try and condense a description of them for… Continue Reading “New to Me – August 2025”

How Big is Your Camel? – Resafa Review

Resafa - City

Sometimes games with historical themes throw in as much as possible regarding that theme, even when they might be unrelated. Overcompensation? Maybe, or maybe they just want to make sure there are enough things to do to keep the game interesting, and at least… Continue Reading “How Big is Your Camel? – Resafa Review”

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”

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”

April 2025 Gaming

BG Stats - Games Played - April 2025 Grid

As expected after last month’s post, where March had a huge number of games because of a convention, April came back down to earth with a much fewer amount of games. However, it was much better than February! Which means it was a good… Continue Reading “April 2025 Gaming”

New to Me – March 2025 – Part 2

Living Forest - Fires

Wow, it has been a spell, hasn’t it? With so many new to me games in March, I broke the usual monthly post into two posts, thinking I’d get them done a few days a part. Yeah, I think I got into one of… Continue Reading “New to Me – March 2025 – Part 2”

Bottoscon 2024 Retrospective

Bottoscon 2024 - The Quay in New Westminster on the Fraser River

Once again in November I was able to attend Bottoscon, the largest wargaming convention in the Pacific Northwest. This year, they managed to get over 150 attendees, which is amazing considering that when they began 18 years ago, they had 32 attendees. The convention… Continue Reading “Bottoscon 2024 Retrospective”

June 2024 Gaming

I wasn’t really expecting much for gaming in June, mainly because of Father’s Day but also because I wasn’t sure how many lunchtime games we would get in. There was a lot of stuff going on at work that was taking the place of… Continue Reading “June 2024 Gaming”