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Top 5 – Best Board Games to Play with Newbies
I’ve become the guy whose known as “The Boardgamer” amongst my friend groups. I kind of delight when people who are unaware that board games can even be a hobby come to visit, and they open the doors to reveal my board game collection and see them be just a little flabbergasted. “I didn’t even know there were this many board games!” “How do you remember all the rules?” “Which one is best?” are all common statements, once they get over their shock. I thought I would list out my favourite games to play with board game newbies.
Istanbul – Board Game Review
Every now and then a game comes along that becomes my obsession for a short period of time. Those obsessions eventually fade as the next game comes along to steal my attention, but rarely one manages to keep my heart and become a comfort game for me. Istanbul was one of the first games that managed to worm its way into my heart and become a seminal classic for me.
Arcs – Fortune Favours the Bold
I like having control. If you’re already familiar with Arcs by Cole Wherle and Leder Games, that should tell you how this review is going to go.
How to Make Money as a Board Game Content Creator
Every few months, the conversation comes up about "Paid Reviews", and there's generally a thread or two that gets fairly heated at the concept that some people out there are taking money from publishers in return for a good review. I've already laid out my thoughts on...
The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls – Board Game Review
The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls attempts to distill the essence of the roguelike genre into a deck of monster, loot, and treasure cards, while offering a multiplayer experience that diverges from its digital counterpart.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Book Review
Eleanor is an accounts receivable clerk for a graphic design company in Glasgow, and has been for 9 years. She lives alone, she doesn’t socialize with her coworkers, she eats the same lunch and dinner every day, each Friday she gets a plain pizza and 2 litres of vodka and drinks herself to sleep each night.
Indonesia – First Impressions
Indonesia is a game about getting rich. Yes, you’ll acquire companies, produce and ship goods, and even merge companies. But the goal of the game isn’t necessarily to sell the most items, the goal is to get the most money.
Top 5 Vladimír Suchý Games (That I’ve Played)
Over the last 6 months my table has been somewhat inundated with the works of Vladimír Suchý. This wasn’t entirely on purpose, but his games have just happened to come into our possession. Last night (at time of writing) I played my 5th game of his, so I felt the urge to make a quick list of the games I’ve played, and their rankings!
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