Good evening everyone and welcome back. Tonight Amanda, Hector, Eddie and I sat down for a game of Dead Reckoning, a card crafting pirate game by John D Clair. I had meant to review this game back when we first played but for some reason we never got around to it. Fear not, the review... Continue Reading →
Good evening everyone! Earlier this evening Amanda and I were joined by our ever-faithful owlbears Hector and Eddie for a game of Ark Nova. Rave reviews of this game, often compared to Terraforming Mars, have been making the rounds online and it wasn't easy to get a hold of until now. Can the game some... Continue Reading →
Greetings everyone! Today Amanda, Hector, Eddie and myself sat down for a game of Lizard Wizard, a kickstarter I have been anticipating for some time. I have heard it described online as a "Raccoon Tycoon 2.0" however I never played that game. I was originally drawn into the kickstarter by the art, but was convinced... Continue Reading →
Greetings everyone! This evening Hector, Amanda and myself gathered to dig into Ryan Laukat's back catalog with City of Iron, 2nd edition, which is the first game in the Arzium setting, which is home to "Near and Far", "Above and Below" and the upcoming "Now or Never". Although I am a fan of both Laukat's... Continue Reading →
Happy boxing day everyone. Today Hector, Amanda and I sat down to play a game of Wingspan, with the European expansion. Wingspan is one of those games which I had played at a convention when it was released and then was unable to find for months because initial demand (and currently, for the expansions) vastly... Continue Reading →
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 →
This afternoon, though it feels much like night with the sun set by 5:30, Amanda and I sat down for a couple of games of Paper Tales, a fast and fanciful card game. I first discovered Paper Tales from Zee's constant pimping of the game and since my tastes often overlap with his, I snapped... Continue Reading →
Cardboard for 2 