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Pendulum – Worker Placement Pandemonium
Pendulum, by Travis P Jones, and published by Stonemaier Games in 2020, is a real time worker placement game. It was lauded in that it was the highest-rated prototype ever during a Stonemaier Games Design Day. Now, I don't know what the scoring rubric is for one of...
HerStory – Board Game Review
Full Disclosure - A copy of HerStory was provided by Underdog Games for review purposes Introduction March is Women's History Month, and to celebrate both the month, and the 19th Amendment (granting women the right to vote in the USA), Underdog Games is selling their...
Zaberias – A Tactical Skirmish Game for Kids
A copy of Zaberias was provided by the designer for review purposes Zaberias is the kind of game I wished I had as a kid. It presents itself as a fairly light tactical skirmish game where you throw yourself against an opponent. Considering just how much Final Fantasy...
Gloomhaven – My Experience With the Big Red Box
Full Disclosure: Cephalofair Games has provided me with a review copy of Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion Introduction I have a somewhat complicated relationship with Gloomhaven. Back in 2017 when I was only a year or two into playing board games, and didn't have a...
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...
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