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Top 100 Video Games of All Time – #70 – #61
It’s fascinating how my tastes for some of these games can change from week to week. When this list was built, I was pretty happy with it, but now a few weeks later while I’m actually writing out the paragraphs of text, I find myself questioning some of my choices. Rock Band at #70? Above Final Fantasy X? Seems strange, but hey. No one ever accused me of making sense before, and they surely aren’t going to start now!
The Game Makers – Board Game Review
If I had a nickel for every time a board game about making board games came out, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s odd that it happened twice in such a short time frame. The first to hit crowdfunding was Tabletop Inc in March of 2024. That game was originally called Meeple Inc, but had to change their name after receiving a cease and desist letter from Hans Im Gluck claiming they own the rights to the term Meeple. I’m not sure how that case ever really shook out, but it felt like a pretty ridiculous claim to make.
The Thursday Murder Club – Book Review
My only experience with Richard Osman comes from watching him compete in Taskmaster Season 2, where I thought he was quite funny. So when my wife pulled The Thursday Murder Club out of a Little Free Library in our neighbourhood, I was intrigued to see just what the tall funny man wanted to write about
My Island – Board Game Review
My Island was the hotly anticipated 2023 follow-up to 2020’s eminently popular My City, both games designed by Reiner Knizia and published by KOSMOS. This review was 2 years in the making, as my first game of My Island was on October 28th, 2023, and the final game was August 9th, 2025. There were some significant gaps in time between games, which probably tells you how this review is going to end.
Top 100 Video Games of All Time – #80 – #71
I always forget how difficult it can be to make these lists. A lot of these games I haven’t played in 15 years, so I’m really just relying on gut feelings and vibes at this point. But that’s kind of the fun of a blog, right? This isn’t necessarily an objective look at the best video games ever according to a harsh rubrik. This is my heart, and sometimes, my heart is stupid.
Automobiles: Racing Season – Board Game Review
Automobiles: Racing Season feels like a Monkey’s Paw type of expansion. It’s something you thought you really wanted, but when it comes to fruition, you’re left with regrets. You see, this expansion adds 3 more maps, and a Grand Prix mode where you carry over your cubes from race to race, plus individual player powers and in-between race abilities in the form of sponsors.
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.
