by Alex McKenzie | May 8, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews, Reviews
CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Violence Spoilers for the book ahead. You have been warned. I’ve always identified as ‘a reader’. Reading books is a core part of my identity. From the Scholastic book fairs as a child to wandering through giant book stores as an adult, I’ve...
by Alex McKenzie | May 8, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews, Reviews
I’m keenly aware that this is a board game review blog, and that I’m ill-equipped to offer a proper review on something so outside my wheelhouse, but sometimes you need to step outside your comfort zone. This weekend, I engaged with art that left me emotionally raw,...
by Alex McKenzie | Apr 26, 2023 | Blog
Once a year I end up leaving my home on Vancouver Island to make the pilgrimage back to the prairies where I was born and raised. My whole family has found themselves in Saskatchewan (even though we grew up in small town Manitoba) so life events such as weddings and...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 25, 2023 | Blog
I recently saw a post on one of the various online board game groups that I’m a member of that got me thinking. It was “Shelfie” (A photo or series of photos of one’s board game collection) that’s fairly common in those spaces, but the caption read “My next game not...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 23, 2023 | Blog
The Weekly Report series serves as my script for a segment on the Cardboard Conjecture’s bi-weekly podcast, “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesdays” If you want to hear my voice read these words, listen to the episode by clicking here! As much as I love my local board game...
by Alex McKenzie | Jan 18, 2023 | Blog
The past week was a good week for gaming. I got to play Verdant, Race for the Galaxy, Crokinole, Burgle Bros 2, and Bullet❤️ in addition to the games I’m going to talk about today. I hope to play more of each of those games soon, so you can look forward to my thoughts...