by Alex McKenzie | Nov 27, 2021 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Number of plays: 3 Designer: Touko Tahkokallio Artists: Ossi Hiekkala and Sampo Sikiö Release Year: 2011 Mechanics: Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Direct Conflict It’s always fascinating when a piece of media tries to cross barriers between genres. I’m thinking of games...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 23, 2021 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Game Length: 5-10 minutes Mechanics: Hand Management, Trick Taking Release Year: 2021 (Steam) Designer: Joshua Buergel Artist: Jennifer L. Meyer Publisher: Direwolf Digital A pre-release review code was provided by Direwolf Digital. I played the Steam version of The...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 2, 2021 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
A copy of Hamsters vs. Hippos was provided by the publisher Number of Plays: 4 Game Length: 15 – 40 minutes Mechanics: Press your luck, Player Elimination Release Year: 2021 Designer: James Freeman, James Staley, Adam Staley Artist: César Ayala Delgado Publisher: Tin...
by Alex McKenzie | Sep 25, 2021 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Number of Plays: 16 Game Length: 120-240 minutes Mechanics: card drafting, economic market, action selection Release Year: 2015 Designer: Jeroen Doumen, Joris Wiersinga Artist: Iris de Haan, Ynze Moedt Introduction Let’s flash back to 2008. I was 17 and had just moved...
by Alex McKenzie | Sep 18, 2021 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Number of Plays: 4 Game Length: 15 – 30 minutes Mechanics: Tile Placement, Puzzle Release Year: 2019 Designer: Michal Mikeš, Jan Soukal, Adam Spanel Artist: Jaroslav Jurica, Marek Loskot, Pavel Richter Intro Let me tell you a bit about my mom. Some of my earliest...
by Alex McKenzie | Sep 11, 2021 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Number of Plays: 34 Game Length: 5 minutes Mechanics: Push your luck Release Year: 2014 Designer: James Ernest, Heinrich Gumpler, Paul Peterson Artist: Like, 25 people. Depends on the version you buy. Intro My favourite book of all time is The Name of the Wind by...