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Bark Avenue – Board Game Review
A copy of Bark Avenue was provided by Good Games Publishing for review purposes The life of a dog walker seems like an envious one. Picking up playful pooches, giving them a job around the block in the sunshine, throwing a ball or a Frisbee at the park, then...
Scythe – Board Game Review
How many times have you almost been in a fight? How many times have you talked a big game only to realize, yeah, it’s probably smarter to sit back and let someone else take the hits? Scythe is all about that moment; the tension before the clash, the slow buildup where...
The Gallerist – Board Game Review
I have a regular group of fellows that I play board games with every Wednesday night. After work, dinner, and kids are mostly in bed, we gather at one of our houses around 7pm, and play until 9 or 10. This means that our usual games are the ones that we can teach and...
Expeditions – Board Game Review
Expeditions by Jamey Stegmaier, released in 2023 debuted as the sequel to 2016's Scythe, which is fairly high on my favourite games of all time list at number 16. While visually very similar to Scythe, the gameplay in Expeditions is quite different, and I think it's...
Shogun – Board Game Review
I'm going to be honest with you, friends. I may be an adult, but inside I'm basically a big kid. My affection is easily won with trinkets and sweets. I do not have sophisticated tastes, rather, I yearn for simplicity. In my spare time, I just want to play with my...
Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion – Board Game Review
I'm going to begin with the conclusion. Arcs is a masterpiece. It's a game bursting with so much variety, discovery, and depth, all crafted meticulously by designer Cole Wehrle. Every mechanic feels intentional, every element serves a greater purpose, there isn't an...
Flamme Rogue – Board Game Review
Creating the Top 100 Games of All Time list back in March highlighted how I've never really covered some of my favourite games. I'm slowly working through that backlog by creating a review as I play these games again. In Flamme Rogue by designer Asger Harding...
Picture Perfect – Board Game Review
Board game burnout has come up as a topic of conversation within my circles lately. A friend who has been out of the hobby for a few years recently asked, "What have been the new, fresh, must play games over the last 5 years? Games that are different and really do...
Massive Darkness – Board Game Review
Way back in mid 2016 I was in this precarious position of really falling deep into the hobby. My awareness of Kickstarter was ramping up dramatically, and the game that was generating a ton of buzz at that moment was Massive Darkness, designed by Raphaël Guiton,...
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