by Alex McKenzie | Nov 11, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Sea Salt & Paper is a card game that’s about as clear as a foggy day on the open sea. It’s brought to us by Bruno Cathala and Theo Riviere, and let me tell you, it’s a game that’s had me flip-flopping all over the place. Bruno Cathala should be a household name at...
by Alex McKenzie | Nov 4, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
I’m often looking for games that travel well, which generally leads me to amassing many games that come in tiny boxes. But an important aspect to a travel game is how much table space it takes up. A few times I’ve packed a small box game into my backpack, and pulled...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 28, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Designers: Peer Sylvester Artist: Deirdre de Barra Release Year: 2011 Mechanics: Trick Taking, Area Majority Players: 3-5 Introduction Brian Boru: High King of Ireland is an area majority game utilizing a trick-taking mechanism as a way for players to earn the right...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 21, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
In Applejack players are… actually, don’t worry about the theme. The goal of the game is to earn the most honey by growing cultivating collections of apples in your orchard, and arranging beehives to produce the most honey. I think it’s safe to say we’re firmly in the...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 14, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Roll & Write games! Remember when these little gems were considered novel and few and far between, just a few years ago? Well, Nao Shimamura’s first kick at the can is a little title called Mind Space and is being published by Allplay. Is it a mind-blowing...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 7, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Have you ever walked through a jungle and thought to yourself, “I love how colourful this place is! The vibrant green, red, purple, and blue ferns?” and “Wouldn’t this bright yellow fern look lovely if it had an equally yellow parrot on it?” No? Me either. Rainforest,...