by Alex McKenzie | Mar 4, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Full Disclosure: Cephalofair Games has provided me with a review copy of Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion Introduction I have a somewhat complicated relationship with Gloomhaven. Back in 2017 when I was only a year or two into playing board games, and didn’t have a...
by Alex McKenzie | Feb 19, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Introduction I don’t own many train games. I never considered myself to be the kind of person who is enamoured with large vehicles like tanks, ships, or trains. But then in 2020, I discovered a game called Train Valley 2, and suddenly, I was hooked. 200 hours of...
by Alex McKenzie | Feb 14, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Introduction Good morning, it’s Valentine’s Day (actually the evening of Feb 13, 2023 as I write this) and I feel obligated to talk about Fog of Love. Fog of Love by Jacob Jaskov and currently published by Floodgate Games but originally published by Hush Hush...
by Alex McKenzie | Feb 5, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, First Impressions
Do you have control issues? Does the idea of relying on others to achieve your goals make your skin crawl? Are you the type of person who detests group projects and ends up doing everything because your teammates won’t do their portion of the work up to your level of...
by Alex McKenzie | Jan 28, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
If you want to hear me read this post out loud, you can listen to my Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday segment on Cardboard Conjecture podcast! Introduction Civilization building games aren’t something that I explicitly seek out. I’ve played a small amount of Sid Mayer’s...
by Alex McKenzie | Jan 25, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, First Impressions, Reviews
Age of Steam (2002) by John Bohrer and Martin Wallace has a long and storied history, but I’m not privy to the details. The game has been reimplemented by Railways of the World and by Steam: Rails to Riches. There was also a lengthy legal battle between Martin Wallace...