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Maglev Metro
Designers: Ted Alspach Artist: Alanna Kelsey, Ollin Timm Release Year: 2021 Mechanics: Pick up and Deliver, Tile Placement, Route Building Players: 2 to 4 Introduction Some signs of a man rapidly approaching middle age may include weight gain, hair loss, and a sudden...
Fugitive – Board Game Review
Number of Plays: 6 (since I started recording my gameplays, I have dozens more from 2017 and 2018 that are lost to time) Game Length: 15 minutes Mechanics: Hand Management, Hidden Movement Release Year: 2017 Designer: Tim Fowers Artist: Ryan Goldsberry Introduction...
Viticulture Essential Edition with Tuscany Essentials Edition – Board Game Review
Designers: Jamey Stegmaier and Alan Stone Artist: Jacqui Davis, David Montgomery, and Beth Sobel Release Year: 2015 Mechanics: Worker placement Players: 1-6 Introduction Viticulture has a storied past. It started out as a project on Kickstarter way back in 2012, long...
Kings of Israel
Designer: Lance Hill Artists: Tim Baron, Matthew Ebisch, James Lyle, Kaysha Siemens, Adam Stoak Release Year: 2014 Mechanics: Cooperative, Set Collection, Hand Management A copy of Kings of Israel was provided by the publisher for review purposes Introduction There's...
War Chest – Chip Based Tactical Warfare
Designers: Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson Artist: Brigette Indelicato Release Year: 2018 Mechanics: Bag Building, Hand Management, Area Control Players: 2 or 4 Bigfoot and I played War Chest by Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson as it had been on both of our 'want...
Pandemic – Board Game Review
Introduction Well, it's May 2022 and my family and I have contracted COVID-19 for the first time. I thought I would spend our isolation time reflecting on the series of games with the name that no one really thought remarkable until it overtook our world; Pandemic....
Abstract Academy – This Canvas ain’t Big Enough for the Two of Us!
Designers: Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich Artist: Dann May Release Year: 2022 Mechanics: Pattern Building, Set Collection Players: 2 or 4 A copy of Abstract Academy was provided by the publisher for review purposes. Introduction I have never aspired to...
Galaxy Trucker – You Might Survive the Kessel Run
Number of Plays: 14 (Mostly 3 – 4 players, a few 2 and 5 player games) Game Length: 90 minutes – 120 minutes Mechanics: Real Time, Tile Placement, Chaos Release Year: 2007 Designer: Vlaada Chvatil Artist: Tomáš KuYoučerovský, Radim Pech Publisher: CGE Introduction...
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
Plays: 14 Designer: Nathan I. Hajek and Grace Holdinghaus Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games Release Year: 2019 Mechanics: Deck Building, Narrative Adventure, Co-op Introduction My wife and I are huge Lord of the Rings fans. We love the books and we love the trilogy of...
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