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Blokus 3D – Board Game Review
The way my game group operates, is that we rotate hosting between each member. Whoever's turn it is to host, gets to pick the game(s) we play that evening. Sometimes we finish our game a bit early, so the host gets to break out one of their smaller games to cap off...
Super Dice Battle – Board Game Review
A copy of Super Dice Battle was provided by the designer for the purposes of review Super Smash Bros is a pretty integral part of my teenage years. Many hours were consumed duking it among my friends, be it on the N64, GameCube, or Wii. So when Super Battle Dice was...
Last Will – Board Game Review
Your rich uncle has died. Hooray! Those first 6 words of the rulebook set the stage for Last Will, designed by Vladamir Suchy and published by CGE in 2011. Taking the plot of 1985's Bewsters Millions, your uncle, who has amassed a great fortune, realized on his...
Dorfromantik: The Duel – Board Game Review
I suppose I should state my experience with the extended Dorfromantik universe upfront. I've played the video game for about 2 hours, but I have not played the first board game. Dorfromantik: The Duel is the two player competitive follow-up to the 2023 Spiel des...
The Game Makers – Board Game Review
This review is based on the Board Game Arena implementation. If I had a nickel for every time a board game about making board games came out, I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's odd that it happened twice in such a short time frame. The first to hit...
My Island – Board Game Review
Spoilers ahead My Island was the hotly anticipated 2023 follow-up to 2020's eminently popular My City, both games designed by Reiner Knizia and published by KOSMOS. This review was 2 years in the making, as my first game of My Island was on October 28th, 2023, and the...
Automobiles: Racing Season – Board Game Review
Automobiles: Racing Season feels like a Monkey's Paw type of expansion. It's something you thought you really wanted, but when it comes to fruition, you're left with regrets. You see, this expansion adds 3 more maps, and a Grand Prix mode where you carry over your...
Wyrmspan – Board Game Review
A copy of Wyrmspan was provided by Stonemaier Games for review purposes. Introduction Wyrmspan is an odd game to describe. On the one hand, it’s clearly the spiritual sibling of Wingspan, the bird-collecting blockbuster that has brought countless people into our...
Orléans – Board Game Review
A perpetual argument amongst ignorant anglophones in the board game community is how you pronounce certain game tiles. Orléans gets the or-LEENZ or OR-le-enh. Being a written medium, I don't need to wade into this argument. I have the benefit of copy and paste, then...
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