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Top 100 Video Games of All Time – #90 – #81
Going through these games is really reminding me that the years in which I played the most games are far behind me. Sure, today I have more money so I can buy a lot more games, but the amount of time I give to each video game is vanishingly small. Almost every game on this portion of the top 10 was released between 2000 and 2010, when I was between the ages of 10 and 20. Being an adult sucks sometimes!
Wyrmspan – Board Game Review
Wyrmspan is an odd game to describe. On the one hand, it’s clearly the spiritual sibling of Wingspan, the bird-collecting blockbuster that has brought countless people into our hobby. On the other hand, it trades the gentle avian charm for fire-breathing dragons and cavern excavation. I know I prefer dragons, but I’m not sure if my wife will agree.
Top 100 Video Games of All Time – #100 – #91
It’s a weird experience, starting a new top 100 series. In my head they sound like a good idea, after all, it’s 10 more posts for my blog! But I often forget how much effort actually goes into just creating the list, let alone writing out my thoughts for each game.
Regardless, what will be interesting is that unlike my board game top 100, I’ve been playing video games since I was 5 years old. A lot (and I mean A LOT) of these games are steeped in nostalgia and are created cherished memories that I hold dearly to this day. Speaking of nostalgia…
Orléans – Board Game Review
Released in 2014, Orléans by designer Reiner Stockhausen hit the scene to critical acclaim, and was promptly nominated for the 2015 Kennerspiel des Jahres. Now, it lost to Broom Service, but I think that speaks more to the proclivities of the Spiel des Jahres judges, and less about the quality of the game itself.
Top 100 Video Games of All Time – Introduction and Honorable Mentions
I was reflecting on how we as board gamers are constantly putting out top 100 lists. I’ve done 2 in the past 5 years, The Dice Tower does one for every reviewer every year, and so many others jump on this trend. I started thinking about putting together my top 10 video games of all time, and immediately had a mental overload. In asking my friends, they had similar experiences, the thought of listing their top 10 video games of all time seems like a Herculean task.
The September House – Book Review
Spoilers Ahead. You have been warned. Let me preface this by saying I usually steer well clear of the entire horror genre. As a kid I watched the classics, and read my fair share of Goosebumps books, but in my teen years movies like Saw and Hostel absolutely sent me...
Brass: Birmingham – Board Game Review
I’ve never dreamed of running a coal and beer fuelled canal empire in industrial era England, but the creative team behind Brass: Birmingham decided that the dirty, dark background was the best idea for an award-winning board game, so here we are.
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy Challenge Home Page Heavy story spoilers ahead Introduction It's the start of a new trilogy. Leaving the SNES behind and moving boldly towards the PS1 means bigger, flashier Final Fantasy games. Final Fantasy VII released in 1997 for the PlayStation, and...
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