by Alex McKenzie | Jun 15, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Growing up, we joked that my mom not only had a ‘black thumb’, but a black aura. That any houseplant that came into our home was destined to die. This may be because she was a single mother raising 3 kids, or because we grew up in frigid northern Manitoba, but in any...
by Alex McKenzie | Jun 8, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
It’s hard to imagine that Agricola has existed since I was in high school. The things I would have done to have known about Agricola’s existence during the years when I was living with my primary gaming buddy. I can guarantee you, we would have been playing Agricola...
by Alex McKenzie | Jun 1, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, First Impressions, Reviews
That Time You Killed Me is an abstract strategy game for 2 players, designed by Peter C. Hayward and released in 2021. It’s kind of like chess, but with more murder. Murder by squishing. Squishy murder. As the story goes, you’ve invented time travel! Yay! Except...
by Alex McKenzie | May 25, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, First Impressions, Reviews
Apparently 2024 is the year that I dive into Valdimr Suchy games. In the last 6 months I’ve played Pulsar 2849, Praga Caput Regni, Evacuation, and now, Woodcraft gets added to that pile as well. With this experience, I’m starting to get a feel for Valdimr’s designs....
by Alex McKenzie | May 18, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Last week I talked about 6 Nimmt!, which is a great little card game that needs nothing other than to shuffle the cards, deal them out, and play. Following up on that post, I want to talk about No Thanks, which I have been enjoying immensely lately. No Thanks,...
by Alex McKenzie | May 11, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
I wonder if every gamer experiences an overcorrection in their hobby life. When I first got really into the board game hobby, I wanted to play the biggest, most complex game. The drier and crunchier the game, the more excited I got. But over time, I found myself...