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Switch & Signal – Board Game Review
Introduction I don't own many train games. I never considered myself to be the kind of person who is enamoured with large vehicles like tanks, ships, or trains. But then in 2020, I discovered a game called Train Valley 2, and suddenly, I was hooked. 200 hours of...
Fog of Love – The Romantic Comedy as a Board Game
Introduction Good morning, it's Valentine's Day (actually the evening of Feb 13, 2023 as I write this) and I feel obligated to talk about Fog of Love. Fog of Love by Jacob Jaskov and currently published by Floodgate Games but originally published by Hush Hush...
Quirky Circuits – First Impressions
Do you have control issues? Does the idea of relying on others to achieve your goals make your skin crawl? Are you the type of person who detests group projects and ends up doing everything because your teammates won't do their portion of the work up to your level of...
Nations – Card Based Civilization Building Game, but Not the One You’re Thinking Of!
If you want to hear me read this post out loud, you can listen to my Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday segment on Cardboard Conjecture podcast! Introduction Civilization building games aren't something that I explicitly seek out. I've played a small amount of Sid Mayer's...
Age of Steam – 2002’s Best Train Game
Age of Steam (2002) by John Bohrer and Martin Wallace has a long and storied history, but I'm not privy to the details. The game has been reimplemented by Railways of the World and by Steam: Rails to Riches. There was also a lengthy legal battle between Martin Wallace...
Food Chain Magnate: The Ketchup Mechanism & Other Ideas – First Impressions
Food Chain Magnate is my favourite board game of all time. I get physically excited when pulling this game off the shelf, and before the expansion was announced, I would have argued that it was a perfect game. I've owned the Food Chain Magnate: The Ketchup Mechanism...
Slay the Spire: The Board Game – First Impressions
Introduction Slay the Spire: The Board Game, designed by Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano and published by Contention Games is currently running a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. As a fan of the video game it's based on, I have been eagerly...
Pandemic: Fall of Rome
Introduction I guess this is my new tradition. Get sick, review a Pandemic game. I didn't catch Covid like last time, but I was sick enough that I cancelled my weekend plans. I chose to spend my time thinking about Pandemic: Fall of Rome instead of spreading the...
Doctor Who Fluxx
Designer: Andrew Looney Publisher: Looney Labs Year: 2017 Introduction I've always preferred the fantasy side of fiction. Sci-fi is great and all, but it's never been my preferred flavour. Doctor Who is a series that I never bothered with until I met a girl who...
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