by Alex McKenzie | Sep 11, 2024 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
A copy of A Gentle Rain was provided by Incredible Dream for the review purposes “Always changing, yet always itself” is the message from the game to the player on the front of the rule leaflet. Themed as a tranquil retreat to a quiet lake that will centre your mind,...
by Alex McKenzie | Dec 30, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
It’s 15th century France, the Loire valley. As influential nobles, you do your best to lead your duchies to prosperity through careful trade and – stop. Let’s be real. No one actually cares about the theme of a game that’s as generic and overplayed as The Castles of...
by Alex McKenzie | Jun 3, 2023 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Number of plays: 13 Designer: Andy Clautice, Paul Dennen Artists: Clay Brooks, Anika Burrell, Derek Herring, Raul Ramos, Nate Storm, Alain Viesca Release Year: 2019 Mechanics: Deck Building, Narrative Adventure, Pick up and Deliver, Legacy Introduction It’s kind of...
by Alex McKenzie | May 8, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews, Reviews
I’m keenly aware that this is a board game review blog, and that I’m ill-equipped to offer a proper review on something so outside my wheelhouse, but sometimes you need to step outside your comfort zone. This weekend, I engaged with art that left me emotionally raw,...
by Alex McKenzie | Jun 26, 2022 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Designers: Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson Artist: Brigette Indelicato Release Year: 2018 Mechanics: Bag Building, Hand Management, Area Control Players: 2 or 4 Bigfoot and I played War Chest by Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson as it had been on both of our ‘want...