by Alex McKenzie | May 29, 2021 | Top 100 - 2021
This week in my top 100 games series we’ll see plenty of sheep, birds and even a panda. We’ll be at odds with the weather as it controls us in Takenoko, and we’ll try to control the floods in Lowlands. Let’s stop beating around the bush and get to it! 80 – Takenoko...
by Alex McKenzie | May 22, 2021 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Number of Plays: 12 Game Length: 30 – 45 minutes Mechanics: Tile Laying, Hand Management Release Year: 2006 Designer: Susan McKinley Ross Qwirkle! Travel-sized for your convenience! There are few games in my collection that get the chance to leave my doors once its...
by Alex McKenzie | May 15, 2021 | Journal: I Am Not A Solo Gamer, Reviews
Number of Plays: 6 Game Length: ~60 minutes (per book) Mechanics: Deck building, word building Designer: Tim Fowers and Skye Larsen Artist: Ryan Goldsberry Logo Design: Andrew Beck Introduction – I am not a Solo Gamer by Choice I’ve said before that I am not a solo...
by Alex McKenzie | May 8, 2021 | Board Game Reviews, Journal: I Am Not A Solo Gamer, Reviews
Bullet♥︎ exploded into into my life from seemingly nowhere and consumed my soul for nearly 3 weeks. I was drawn in by the promise of fast paced shoot-em-up (SHMUP) action and a gorgeous anime aesthetic. What I got instead was a compelling puzzle game where the player...
by Alex McKenzie | May 1, 2021 | Reviews, Top 100 - 2021
Welcome to part two in my Top 100 games series, going through the next 10 games in my list! I’ll be the first to admit that when it comes time to pick a game, the games listed here aren’t necessarily at the forefront of my mind (almost as if there were at least 80...