by Alex McKenzie | May 10, 2025 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
My wife and I recently had the opportunity to check out a new board game café that opened near our house. I love going to new board game stores and seeing what weird or unique games they have on their shelves. I generally assume the majority of the games come from the...
by Alex McKenzie | May 3, 2025 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
I’ve often said that my biggest gap in my gaming experience is that I’ve still never played a single TTRPG. I’ve never played Dungeons & Dragons, or any of the many other role playing games that keep coming across my attention (mostly thanks to Mark over at the...
by Alex McKenzie | Apr 26, 2025 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
A copy of Wingspan: Oceania was provided by Stonemaier Games for review purposes. Wingspan has become a titan in the board game world. It’s by far Stonemaier Games’ most well-known and widely played title, earning recognition even from people outside the hobby, though...
by Alex McKenzie | Apr 19, 2025 | Reviews, Board Game Reviews
I’ve talked about a couple different word games on this blog. Mostly in the context Paperback and Paperback Adventures. Word games hold a special place in my heart, as my wife and I played a lot of Scrabble online when we were in a long distance relationship. My...
by Alex McKenzie | Apr 12, 2025 | Reviews, Board Game Reviews
Disclaimer: A copy of Re;Act: The Arts of War was provided by publisher BrotherMing Games for the purposes of review I didn’t have a lot of friends, growing up. I lived in a village with ~500 people, and with such a scant population, the amount of people my age who...
by Alex McKenzie | Apr 5, 2025 | Reviews, Board Game Reviews
First, let me tell you how I played this game wrong. The first time I played Forest Shuffle, I thought animals had to be put on trees matching the tag in their corner. This lead me to be frustrated for the entire game that I couldn’t find the right trees to match my...