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The Games I’ve Played the Most but don’t Own
While none of these plays are astronomically high, for a player like me who gets so much enjoyment form discovering new games over replaying known quantities, playing a game more than 10 times is a massive achievement in my stats.
Now Boarding – People don’t get angry if they’re moving
It’s hard to imagine the mind of a person who sees a busy airport, full of delayed planes and the slow seething anger of the unwashed masses and thinks to himself “I can make a game out of this”. My friends, let me introduce you to Tim Fowers.
Cartographers – The Best Game I’ve Never Played
Over the last 12 months we have gamed together using a few online resources, but Tabletop Simulator has been the most common platform so far with 105 games played. One of the games that was a surprise hit on the platform was Cartographers.
Journal #2 – Sagrada – Be Better Than the Sum of the Rejected Dice
The question that comes up when I make the choice to play a solo game is 'what differentiates a game from a puzzle'? I could also question why do we even play games in the first place, but I'm here to write, not to think. I tried the Solo mode for Sagrada the other...
7 Wonders Duel – Head to Head Civilization Building
Number of Plays: 29 Game Length: 30 minutes Mechanics: Card drafting, set collection, tug of war Release Year: 2015 Designer: Antoine Bauza Bruno Cathala Artist: Miguel Coimbra Publisher: Repos Production 7 Wonders is a pillar of the board game community, often a...
Sagrada – A Game of Dice Drafting & Window Crafting
Sagrada is a simple to teach game that doesn’t overstay it’s welcome. While the variety in the goal cards does wane after repeated plays, and I have my issues when played with two players, I wouldn’t hesitate to give this title my full recommendation.
Santorini – Gods Please be Gentle
Named after a city in Greece known for it’s bleached white buildings and brilliant blue domed ceilings, Santorini burst into my life in a clattering mess of plastic.
The box is larger than average with most of the space being used by these chunky 3D sculps of stackable buildings. Let me tell you the toy factor here is quite satisfying.
Automobiles – Cubes make for Terrible Wheels
TL;DR – Bag building racing game is satisfying, exciting, and visceral. Also you can make ‘vroom’ noises with your mouth
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