This afternoon marked our switch from euros into full on Amerithrash with Mage Wars Academy. I was introduced to this game via it's big brother Mage Wars Arena, which despite being in my top 10 games of all time, doesn't hit the tabletop very often anymore due it it's excessive playtime. Academy hits a lot... Continue Reading →
Today brings us to the heaviest and most lengthy game thus far as we play Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization. Through the Ages is a deep, involved strategy game where you complete against opposing civilizations from early history through the modern age, and clocking in at a minimum of 2 and a... Continue Reading →
This most excellent Saturday brings us to Mystic Vale, where we face off as druids attempting to remove corruption from the land is this unique deck builder. Mystic Vale instantly stands out because of it's nearly unique approach to deck building; instead of adding cards to the deck, you start with a complete deck which... Continue Reading →
This fine evening brings us to Orleans, the bag drawing, engine building, worker placement-ish game that defies being placed in any sort of genre apart from "Euro". In Orleans you build a team of workers, move around a map, gather goods, build guild houses and earn money, all in order to have the highest score... Continue Reading →
Today Kage and I played Raiders of the North Sea and it was an intense battle of Vikings. One thing that is absolutely amazing about this game is the differentiation between game plays. It's a midweight worker placement euro game, and it does require some strategy, but that strategy is entirely dependent on the cards... Continue Reading →
Cardboard for 2 