by Alex McKenzie | Aug 31, 2024 | Book Reviews, Reviews
Spoilers Ahead Equal Rites, by Sir Terry Pratchett was his 3rd Discworld novel, originally published in 1986 and tells the story of young Eskarina as she inherits magic from a dying wizard, and grows up with the innate ability to use magic, despite being a woman. The...
by Alex McKenzie | Aug 24, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Remember that time, when I was talking about the games I’ve played the most, but don’t own, and said that Magic Maze just wasn’t a game that I felt compelled to own, despite having played it nearly 3 dozen times? Well, Math Trades are wonderful things, and I’m now the...
by Alex McKenzie | Aug 17, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Considering how often I profess that I love dexterity games, I’ve never really liked Jenga. Even that’s an understatement. Jenga stresses me out and makes me want to leave a room. So imagine my surprise when I found Jenga Maker on clearance after Christmas at my local...
by Alex McKenzie | Aug 10, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
My trajectory as a board gamer has taken an interesting dip lately. When I first got into the hobby, I skyrocketed up the weights, seeking out heavier and heavier games at every opportunity. Nothing was too long, too complex, or too onerous for me. But over the past...
by Alex McKenzie | Aug 3, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
There was a period of time when it felt like every board game coming out featured medieval austere white men staring over a city, kingdom, or grimly staring at you from the box cover. It was around that time when I started really getting into board games, so the theme...
by Alex McKenzie | Jul 31, 2024 | Book Reviews, Reviews
“Let’s start with the end of the world, why don’t we?” The Fifth Season is a fantasy story told via 3 storylines. Essun, a woman, Syenite, an apprentice orogene (Earth Mage), and Damaya, a young, feral orogene. The narrative for Essun is told from the second-person...