by Alex McKenzie | Oct 31, 2024 | Reviews, Book Reviews
Spoilers Ahead Trigger Warning – Sexual Assault In the second page of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton, she talks about how Cape Breton used to export fish, coal, and steel; but in 2005, its main export is people. Empty chairs around tables, fathers,...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 30, 2024 | Reviews, Board Game Reviews
I tell myself every holiday that I need to create a content calendar so that it’s not October 28th and I’m suddenly looking for a Halloween game to review. One day I’ll get my ducks in a row, but it’s not this day. It also doesn’t help that I’m not a big fan of the...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 26, 2024 | Reviews, Board Game Reviews
I have a tenuous relationship with the games designed by Alexander Pfister. On one hand, I generally dislike Great Western Trail, Blackout Hong Kong, and Maracaibo. On the other hand, two of his co-designs, Broom Service, and Isle of Skye are some of my favourite...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 19, 2024 | Reviews, Board Game Reviews
Lost Ruins of Arnak is a resource management game with a touch of worker placement and deck building for 1 to 4 players, designed by Min and Elwyn, and published by CGE. In Lost Ruins of Arnak, players have two workers, a small deck of cards, and a huge board with...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 16, 2024 | Reviews, Board Game Reviews
Disclaimer: A copy of Wizards & Co was provided by Sinister Fish for review Designers Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, Stefano Luperto, and Antonio Tinto have brought us some wonderful games, such as Lorenzo Il Magnifico, First Rat, and Coimbra, as well as some...