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Friday Night Shots – Asymmetry in Games
We’re back to Canadian Club after some Crown Royal over the last week or two. That’s not bad, of course. It’s a mainstay! But maybe that’s why I’m thinking about asymmetry in boardgames for this Friday Night Shot. Or maybe not. Actually, the reason… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Asymmetry in Games”
Friday Night Shots – Big Boxes, Are They Worth It?
It’s Friday, so you know what time it is, right? The whiskey along with me looking at Boardgame Geek is making me think about Big Boxes and Collectors boxes and games, which makes for a perfect Friday Night Shots post. Are they worth it?… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Big Boxes, Are They Worth It?”
Friday Night Shots – My Take on Game Storage Solutions
(Edit: 4/15/23) – I completely forgot one of my big annoyances regarding storage solutions: never being sure if the game’s going to get an expansion that makes the solution obsolete! Right now, my Dune Imperium box has a hodgepodge of baggies and stuff in… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – My Take on Game Storage Solutions”
Viscounts of the West Kingdom – Storage Solution from Folded Space
If you’ve read this blog for more than five minutes, then you know that I’m a huge fan of Garphill Games and especially the West Kingdom trilogy of games. I’ve reviewed two of them (Architects of the West Kingdom and Viscounts of the West… Continue Reading “Viscounts of the West Kingdom – Storage Solution from Folded Space”
Expansion Review – Viscounts of the West Kingdom – Gates of Gold
With the last Viscounts of the West Kingdom Kickstarter (way back in…I can’t remember when!), Garphill Games decided that rather than release expansions for this great games in dribs and drabs, as well as then finally releasing a Deluxe box for the entire game,… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Viscounts of the West Kingdom – Gates of Gold”
Expansion Review – Viscounts of the West Kingdom – Keeper of Keys
Shem Phillips and S J MacDonald of Garphill Games fame, seem to have a side job in addition to designing great games. They are the Adepts of Alliteration! That’s why all of their expansions have brilliant alliteration. Works of Wonder, Age of Artisans, and… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Viscounts of the West Kingdom – Keeper of Keys”
TOP 10 GAMES PLAYED IN 2022 – #5-1
Wow, the second part of my Top 10 Games played in 2022 is being posted just a week after the first part. I’m already scoring a blog win! Last week I posted games 10-6 of my Top 10 Games played in 2022, and there… Continue Reading “TOP 10 GAMES PLAYED IN 2022 – #5-1”
November Gaming
November was a good month of gaming, even with missing my final week’s game day and it being harder to get games in at work. I’ll of course talk about the “new to me” games in this month’s post (probably next week) but I… Continue Reading “November Gaming”
Review – Viscounts of the West Kingdom
Anybody who follows this blog even a little bit knows that I am a big Shem Phillips/Sam MacDonald fan. I was first introduced to Shem with Raiders of the North Sea (a game that has fallen a bit in my estimation but I still… Continue Reading “Review – Viscounts of the West Kingdom”