Tag: Ted Alspach

Like Sands Through the Hourglass – Sandbag Review

Sandbag - Cards

Trick-taking card games are no longer “dime a dozen” examples of games just quickly designed and then thrown out the door to the teeming masses (though really, up until a little while ago, were there teeming masses for trick-taking games?). Now they all involve… Continue Reading “Like Sands Through the Hourglass – Sandbag Review”

New to Me – October 2024

As I mentioned the other day, October as a month really sucked, especially for gaming. Being sick, missing three game days, I was totally surprised that I actually managed to play any new to me games! Much less three. I even managed to placate… Continue Reading “New to Me – October 2024”

Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Renovations Coming to Kickstarter November 1

Hot on the heels of the deluxe edition of The Castles of Mad King Ludwig (well, hot on the heels of receiving it, anyway), Bezier Games has announced an upcoming expansion that will be compatible both with the original version and with the deluxe… Continue Reading “Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Renovations Coming to Kickstarter November 1”

Maglev Metro From Bezier Games Coming Digitally on October 3

(Edit – 10/5/22) – Designer Ted Alspach has confirmed that the online play for this is synchronous and not asynchronous. Maglev Metro is a popular game that has always kind of intimidated me. It was designed by Ted Alspach and published by Bezier Games.… Continue Reading “Maglev Metro From Bezier Games Coming Digitally on October 3”

Suburbia 2nd Edition coming from Bezier Games in March

A nice surprise in my email a couple of days ago came from Bezier Games. After over a year of having just the Kickstarter “Collector’s Edition”, Bezier Games has now announced that a 2nd Edition of its classic game, Suburbia will be coming to… Continue Reading “Suburbia 2nd Edition coming from Bezier Games in March”

Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collectors Edition – Coming January 2021

(Edit – 12/23/20 – If you want to see a cool video that actually mentions both new expansions, see Bezier Games’ Instagram post about it.) We had a feeling it was coming. When Bezier Games posted on Boardgame Geek asking for suggestions for what… Continue Reading “Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collectors Edition – Coming January 2021”

Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #130-121

After three weeks or so, it’s time for another entry in the BGG Top 200! We’re almost done, which you would think would mean that I could actually get these done in a timely manner. But, you know, COVID and everything. Yeah, I do… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #130-121”

Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #140 – 131

Welcome to this week’s edition of BGG’s Top 200 games! The series where I look at those games in the BGG rankings from #200-101, ten games at a time. Two weeks in a row? That’s gotta be a record. Things are actually looking pretty… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #140 – 131”

Three 2020 Games from Bezier Games

Being on a game company’s mailing list is an interesting thing. It’s cool that a little blog like mine is actually on a list where they send you news and say “this is embargoed until…” a date. It makes me feel important (even though… Continue Reading “Three 2020 Games from Bezier Games”

New to Me – November 2019

It’s December! The last month of the year, the Christmas (or whatever end-of-year holiday you celebrate) season is upon us, but before we look forward to all of those presents sitting under the tree (or sitting under whatever your end-of-year holiday object is), it’s… Continue Reading “New to Me – November 2019”