This evening Amanda and I brought Hector along for a journey into one of my personal favorite games and perennial favorite of the engine building genre; Terraforming Mars. I was initially very unimpressed with Terraforming Mars, when I first played I found the components to be bland and the theme dry, but subsequent playthroughs with... Continue Reading →
Today (on the 11th) Kage and I played Splendor for our 12th game in our 31 Days of Yuletide Gaming. Splendor is a game that I've always loved, from it's beautiful artwork to its easy and fast play dynamic.In Splendor you are searching to have the most beautiful jewels. The goal is simple: to get... Continue Reading →
This fine evening Amanda and I broke out one of the classics of modern board gaming: Carcassone. Although there are a dozen variations and half a dozen expansions, we only own the original game in it's 10th anniversary format. I'll begin by saying that if you are looking for a copy of this game, you... Continue Reading →
Today Amanda and I played a round of Ecos: First Continent. Ecos can best be described as a sort of "bingo for gamers", with a little map building involved. I first found out about this game because I am a fan of designer John D. Clair's card building games and I thought I would try... Continue Reading →
Today's day number eight, and this is Amanda bringing you the details on Lost Ruins of Arnak, a deckbuilding worker placement game. I'm told this is the hottest new game, and it's easy to understand the hype. We became explorers trying to have the best expedition, balancing purchasing items and artifacts with exploration and research.... 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 →
Today we venture into Victorian England and match wits with the greatest detective in all of fiction in Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective. Worthy of note right off the bat is that, unlike many other games which will appear later on this list which are primarily 4 player games scaled down to 2 players, this is... Continue Reading →
Cardboard for 2 