by Alex McKenzie | Jan 11, 2025 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
How many times have you almost been in a fight? How many times have you talked a big game only to realize, yeah, it’s probably smarter to sit back and let someone else take the hits? Scythe is all about that moment; the tension before the clash, the slow buildup where...
by Alex McKenzie | Dec 28, 2024 | Reviews, Board Game Reviews
Expeditions by Jamey Stegmaier, released in 2023 debuted as the sequel to 2016’s Scythe, which is fairly high on my favourite games of all time list at number 16. While visually very similar to Scythe, the gameplay in Expeditions is quite different, and I think it’s...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 27, 2024 | Lists, Top 100 2024
Almost to the end of the list now! These games are ones that I would play anytime, anywhere. These would always get a resounding “YES” from me, if ever asked to play 20 – Crokinole Previous Rank: 69 My favourite thing about Crokinole: It’s one of the most satisfying...
by Alex McKenzie | Nov 25, 2022 | Blog
Saturday is our first full day of gaming. The schedule for Saturday was: 8am Breakfast 9am – 1pm Block 1 (Bigfoot) Lunch 2pm – 6pm Block 2 (Otter) 6pm – 8pm Dinner/Campfire break 8pm+ Open Gaming Gaia Project Bigfoot had the first block of time where had full control...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 19, 2022 | Top 100 - 2021
We’ve arrived at my favourite 10 games of all time (as of March 2020). I did not anticipate how long this series would go when I started it over a year ago. It’s been nice reflecting on my favorite games, verbalizing why I like each one so much. A few of the games...