by Alex McKenzie | Jun 15, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Growing up, we joked that my mom not only had a ‘black thumb’, but a black aura. That any houseplant that came into our home was destined to die. This may be because she was a single mother raising 3 kids, or because we grew up in frigid northern Manitoba, but in any...
by Alex McKenzie | Jun 13, 2024 | Blog
Otter and I have had a few arguments about how we each rank and rate the board games we play. We both use Board Game Geek’s collection feature, and add our rankings to each game we play. If you’re unfamiliar with BGG’s system, there’s a 10 point rating scale, and they...
by Alex McKenzie | Jun 8, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
It’s hard to imagine that Agricola has existed since I was in high school. The things I would have done to have known about Agricola’s existence during the years when I was living with my primary gaming buddy. I can guarantee you, we would have been playing Agricola...
by Alex McKenzie | Jun 1, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, First Impressions, Reviews
That Time You Killed Me is an abstract strategy game for 2 players, designed by Peter C. Hayward and released in 2021. It’s kind of like chess, but with more murder. Murder by squishing. Squishy murder. As the story goes, you’ve invented time travel! Yay! Except...
by Alex McKenzie | May 31, 2024 | Book Reviews, Reviews
Spoilers ahead Content Warning: Assault, violence, dysphoria, transphobia, homophobia, deadnaming, bullying, cheating, use of slurs, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, public outing. Stay Gold follows Pony, a senior finishing his high school experience at a new high school...