by Alex McKenzie | May 29, 2022 | Reviews, Board Game Reviews
Introduction Well, it’s May 2022 and my family and I have contracted COVID-19 for the first time. I thought I would spend our isolation time reflecting on the series of games with the name that no one really thought remarkable until it overtook our world; Pandemic....
by Alex McKenzie | May 7, 2022 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Designers: Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich Artist: Dann May Release Year: 2022 Mechanics: Pattern Building, Set Collection Players: 2 or 4 A copy of Abstract Academy was provided by the publisher for review purposes. Introduction I have never aspired to...
by Alex McKenzie | Apr 30, 2022 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Number of Plays: 14 (Mostly 3 – 4 players, a few 2 and 5 player games) Game Length: 90 minutes – 120 minutes Mechanics: Real Time, Tile Placement, Chaos Release Year: 2007 Designer: Vlaada Chvatil Artist: Tomáš KuYoučerovský, Radim Pech Publisher: CGE Introduction...
by Alex McKenzie | Apr 10, 2022 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Plays: 14 Designer: Nathan I. Hajek and Grace Holdinghaus Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games Release Year: 2019 Mechanics: Deck Building, Narrative Adventure, Co-op Introduction My wife and I are huge Lord of the Rings fans. We love the books and we love the trilogy of...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 26, 2022 | Reviews, Board Game Reviews
Number of plays: 10 Designer: Elizabeth Hargrave Artists: Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo, Natalia Rojas, Beth Sobel Release Year: 2019 Mechanics: Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Engine Building Publisher: Stonemaier Games Introduction Hoo-boy, talk about a...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 5, 2022 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Number of plays: 2Designer: Maxime TardifRelease Year: 2023Mechanics: Tableu building, Card Drafting, Hand Management A prototype of Earth was provided by the publisher for review purposes Introduction Earth, designed by Maxime Tardif and published by Inside Up Games,...