by Alex McKenzie | Jan 8, 2025 | Reviews, Lists
I’ve said this a lot in the past, but I don’t really play a ton of games in the year they come out. Between my impressive backlog and my unwillingness to go to any board game conventions, I’m usually a year or two behind when it comes to playing the hot new games. In...
by Alex McKenzie | Jul 25, 2024 | Lists
I’ve become the guy whose known as “The Boardgamer” amongst my friend groups. I kind of delight when people who are unaware that board games can even be a hobby come to visit, and they open the doors to reveal my board game collection and see them be just a little...
by Alex McKenzie | May 30, 2024 | Lists
Want to hear my voice read this post? Catch it on episode 9 of the Talkin’ Tabletop Podcast! We all have these games, right? The games we love to play, but for some reason or another, just CANNOT seem to earn a victory? Today I’m presenting the 5 games that I have...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 30, 2024 | Lists, Top 100 2024
We’ve arrived at the cream of the crop. My top 10 games of all time. Serendipitously, this is also my 200th post on this blog! Nothing more to say, other than thanks for reading! 10 – Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization Previous Rank: 8 My favourite thing...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 27, 2024 | Lists, Top 100 2024
Almost to the end of the list now! These games are ones that I would play anytime, anywhere. These would always get a resounding “YES” from me, if ever asked to play 20 – Crokinole Previous Rank: 69 My favourite thing about Crokinole: It’s one of the most satisfying...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 25, 2024 | Lists, Top 100 2024
Board Game Hot Takes recently did a poll discussing if the unthinkable happened, and you lost your entire board game collection, how many of your games would you re-acquire. I think every game in my top 30 would be strong candidates for re-acquisition! 30 – Bärenpark...