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Review – Cape May
Posted on October 25, 2022 by whovian223
What’s the only major tourist destination in New Jersey? Yes, Cape May! It’s a beautiful oceanside town, at least from what I saw on the Blacklist episode it featured in. (Yes, I’m aware of Atlantic City. This is kind of an inside joke, but… Continue Reading “Review – Cape May”
Category: Board Games, ReviewTags: Cape May, Eric Mosso, Set Collection Games, Thunderworks Games, Tile-Laying Games
SHUX 2022 Retrospective
Posted on October 6, 2022 by whovian223
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
Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Renovations Coming to Kickstarter November 1
Posted on October 4, 2022 by whovian223
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
Posted on September 26, 2022 by whovian223
(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”
Category: Apps, Board Games, NewsTags: Android, Bezier Games, ios, Maglev Metro, Pick Up & Deliver, Ted Alspach, Tile-Laying Games, Train Games
New to Me – August 2022
Posted on September 20, 2022 by whovian223
September has been a weird month. School has started again, so work has been busy. I just haven’t really felt up to writing anything, but I don’t usually let that get in the way of doing at least this post. However, things have just… Continue Reading “New to Me – August 2022”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 2-Player Games, Area Majority, Auction Games, Blue Orange Games, BoardgameTables.com, Carnegie, Chris Handy, City-Building Games, Dandelions, Dice Placement, Dice-rolling, Drafting Games, Economic Games, Engine-building, Flashpoint South China Sea, Gavin Birnbaum, Ginkgopolis, GMT Games, Harold Buchanan, Las Vegas Royale, Long Shot: The Dice Game, Lookout Games, Lunch Time Games, Matthew Dunstan, MOB: Big Apple, NEOM, Next Station: London, Paul Sottosanti, Pearl Games, Perplext, QE, Quined Games, Ravensburger, Rüdiger Dorn, Roll and Write Games, Stefan Feld, Steve Finn, Takashi Sakaue, TGG Games, The Castles of Tuscany, Tile-Laying Games, Wargames, Xavier Georges
My August 2022 Gaming
Posted on August 31, 2022 by whovian223
August turned out to be a good month for gaming after a smaller July. Not only 30 plays of 22 games, but 11 new to me ones! That means (Gulp!) the “New to Me” post is going to be a bit late this month.… Continue Reading “My August 2022 Gaming”
Category: Board GamesTags: Action Selection, Card Games, Card-Driven Game, Chad Jensen, Combat Commander: Europe, Deckbuilders, Garphill Games, GMT Games, Lunch Time Games, Paul Peterson, Renegade Games Studios, Roll and Write Games, Shem Phillips, SJ MacDonald, Smash Up, Thunderworks Games, Tile-Laying Games, Tom Lehmann, Worker Placement Games
New to Me – July 2022
Posted on August 4, 2022 by whovian223
July was a good month. When you have the entire month of July off of work as vacation, it’s a glorious month! It was sadly not a month for writing, which I apologize for to anybody who’s been anxiously awaiting the chance to read… Continue Reading “New to Me – July 2022”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Alderac, Arcane Wonders, Auction Games, Card Games, Cascadia, David Gray, Flatout Games, Furnace, Ivan Lashin, Lunch Time Games, Randy Flynn, Tile-Laying Games
New to Me – June 2022
Posted on July 4, 2022 by whovian223
June 2022 was a weird month. For the most part, things are going ok, especially compared to last year. But there are so many bad things going on the world that it’s still really stressful. Plus, I’m on vacation the entire month of July… Continue Reading “New to Me – June 2022”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Area Majority, Carcassonne, Card Games, Cooperative Games, D-Day Dice (2nd Edition), Deckbuilders, Dire Wolf Digital, Dune Imperium, Emmanuel Aquin, Hans im Gluck, Honshu, Kalle Malmioja, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, Legendary Entertainment, Mille Fiori, Paul Dennen, Reiner Knizia, Renegade Games Studios, Schmidt Spiele, Tile-Laying Games, Word Forge Games, Worker Placement Games
Clank! Catacombs Announced for Fall 2022
Posted on June 29, 2022 by whovian223
Regular readers (Hi, Bob!) know that I’m a huge Clank in Space (sorry, my exclamation mark key is broken) fan. I haven’t had much chance to play the original fantasy Clank!, but I know that it’s a well-regarded game. However, yesterday’s news was totally… Continue Reading “Clank! Catacombs Announced for Fall 2022”
Category: Board Games, NewsTags: Clank! Catacombs, Deckbuilders, Dire Wolf Digital, Paul Dennen, Tile-Laying Games
Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition Coming to Gamefound Soon
Posted on April 7, 2022 by whovian223
(Edit: 5/19/22) – The campaign is scheduled to go live on May 24 at 5 pm CEST! If you’re a “serious” gamer, you’ve heard of Castles of Burgundy even if you haven’t formed an opinion one way or the other. “Wonderful game! My favourite… Continue Reading “Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition Coming to Gamefound Soon”
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