Tag: Worker Placement Games
Posted on November 13, 2019
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It’s no secret that Architects of the West Kingdom is a fantastic game. It’s my #4 game played of all time! Designed by Shem Phillips and S J MacDonald and published by both Garphill Games and Renegade Game Studios, this wonderful worker-placement game about… Continue Reading “Architects of the West Kingdom: Age of the Artisans Looks Seriously Cool”
Posted on November 8, 2019
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I’ve been a big fan of the Fallout video game series since Fallout 3 all those many years ago (I missed the buzz when the first two came out). I love the series so much that I was really happy to hear about the… Continue Reading “FFG Announces Fallout Shelter: the Board Game”
Posted on October 31, 2019
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October was SHUX month. SHUX is a 3-day boardgame convention in Vancouver that was simply phenomenal. I had so much fun, and would have had even more fun if I hadn’t felt so terrible. Maybe next year! You know what conventions mean, right? No,… Continue Reading “New to Me – October 2019”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 5x5 City, Alderac, Board & Dice, Brian Henk, Card Drafting, Card Games, Civilization Building, Clayton Skancke, Corinth, Days of Wonder, Deckbuilders, Denis Plastinin, Dice-rolling, Dylan Mangini, Explorers of the North Sea, Garphill Games, Grey Fox Games, Hisashi Hayashi, Jamey Stegmaier, Jonny Pac Cantin, Lunch Time Games, Mico, Modular Games, Molly Johnson, Okazu Brand, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Pull the Pin Games, Renegade Games Studios, Robert Melvin, Roll and Write Games, Sebastien Pauchon, Shawn Stankewich, Shem Phillips, Sierra West, SJ MacDonald, Stonemaier Games, Tapestry, Tile-Laying Games, War of the Worlds: the New Wave, Worker Placement Games, Zorro Dice Game
Posted on September 9, 2019
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It’s my birthday! Yes, I’m turning the big 49 today, and in celebration, I’m going to tell you the 49 games I’m really anticipating over the next few months. Ok, no. I’m not that much of a masochist. Instead, the number 4 is part… Continue Reading “Birthday Post – 4 Games I’m Looking Forward To”
Category: Board Games, Opinion, PersonalTags: Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein, Alderac, Capstone Games, Card-Driven Game, Dan Blanchett, Ecos: First Continent, John D Clair, Lunch Time Games, Matthias Cramer, Mike Elliott, Plaid Hat Games, Renegade Games Studios, Tableau-building, Terror Below, Tile-Laying Games, Watergate, Worker Placement Games
Posted on August 2, 2019
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Wow, it’s a busy week for digital boardgame news! First Through the Ages, and now Viticulture news! Yes, Digidiced (developers of many great digital apps such as Castles of Burgundy, Patchwork, etc) have announced that they are doing the digital adaptation of the Stonemaier… Continue Reading “Viticulture Coming to Digital via Digidiced!”
Posted on July 24, 2019
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The July vacation continues (what, you didn’t think I was avoiding posting for some other reason, did you?), but I couldn’t let this one pass when I heard about it. Raiders of the North Sea is one of my favourite games of all time,… Continue Reading “Raiders of the North Sea digital releases July 30!”
Category: Apps, Board Games, NewsTags: Android, Dire Wolf Digital, ios, Nintendo Switch, Raiders of the North Sea, Renegade Games Studios, Shem Phillips, Steam, Worker Placement Games
Posted on May 29, 2019
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It’s hard to believe we’re almost half-way done with 2019 already. Where does the time go? I know where my time didn’t go last month: playing new to me games. I only have three games to tell you about! However, as the Cult of… Continue Reading “New to Me – May 2019”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 1960: The Making of a President, 2-Player Games, Auction Games, Betting, Card-Driven Game, Christian Leonard, Franz-Benno Delonge, GMT Games, Jason Matthews, Le Havre: Inland Port, Lunch Time Games, Manila, Resource Management, Rio Grande Games, Uwe Rosenberg, Worker Placement Games, Zman Games, Zoch Verlag
Posted on May 1, 2019
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I’ve always been an explorer at heart, ready to ride the waves and discover new adventures, new lands, maybe meet a few new people. (Editor – Reading all of your reviews, you’ve had a lot of unfulfilled ambitions) While I was never able to… Continue Reading “Review – Embark”
Posted on March 29, 2019
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Hey! I see you over there, enjoying your Friday and knowing that the weekend is just around the corner. How about I add a bit of horror to your celebratory Friday? No, not an 8 x 10 picture of me. I’m not that mean… Continue Reading “Abomination: the Heir of Frankenstein Coming from Plaid Hat Games”
Posted on March 14, 2019
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With yesterday’s publication of my Architects of the West Kingdom review, I’ve probably been remiss in not reminding you about its companion game that’s currently on Kickstarter. Paladins of the West Kingdom is still on Kickstarter for 7 more days, and it funded so… Continue Reading “Paladins of the West Kingdom on Kickstarter”