I was gifted a collectors’ edition of Everdell for Christmas a few years back and it has remained a favourite and regular at the table ever since. I have a soft spot for games involving woodland animals (Root is another favourite of mine), but Everdell is also a fantastic worker placement that plays smoothly and …
From evil industrial capitalist cats to the rebellious Woodland Alliance, Root artfully brings together excellent worldbuilding with intriguing asynchronous play. I have a soft spot for Root, largely driven by Kyle Ferrin’s fantastic and perfectly on-theme art. That said, Root is difficult to play, and asynchronous board games aren’t for everyone. Read on to find …
You’ve seen the big box. Maybe it was weighing down a shelf in your local games store or hiding not-so-inconspicuously amongst a friend’s games collection. Gloomhaven is a beast of a game. This campaign board game, first released via Kickstarter in 2017, has a cult following. If you’re trying to decide whether to fork out …
I missed out on the 1970s. My mother, however, did not. She hit her teens in the seventies. Because she was a swinging hip-cat then, she spent hours and hours losing herself in a euphoric aphrodisiac called board games. I may be taking a little swipe at my mother (I’ve never forgiven her for beating …
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If you are relatively new to the board gaming community, chances are you know what Clue is. Clue is a well-known and classic board game that has been marketed to the masses, like Monopoly or Guess Who. It is a great starting piece because it is easy to understand. My friends and I got hooked …
Welcome aboard to a brand new board game ranked list. With thousands of board games out there, it may seem daunting to pick up a new game, so why don’t we narrow our scope of games and look toward rating and ranking a franchise? Let’s get on track as we look at the Best Ticket …
Introduction If you were born into the modern world, then chances are that you’re playing a game you never wanted to: Economics. There’s an extensive extended definition for what it means, but it just means the systems people use to trade money and goods. They come in a few different flavors, but ultimately one thing …
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The sixties were a fantastic time. I wasn’t there personally, but my mother was there for part of it. Listening to her, it was a technicolor euphoria blended with Elysium and Paradise all at once. Of course, I don’t know about all of that, but I do know one thing: Many of the board games …
The year is 2315. Earth is overpopulated, and resources are dwindling. Oh no! On the plus side, global peace and unity have been achieved. The World Government has started funding the terraforming of Mars, attracting corporations to compete to expand their businesses to be the most influential on the soon-to-be habitable planet. Terraforming Mars has been …
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Tactics are essential. Many people might say tactics only matter in war, but they don’t think that through. All of life is about tactical decisions. We make strategies and plans for everything we do in life. Any time we plan how to use our time, that’s an exercise in tactics. Anytime we plan the conversation …
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