Come with me, reader, to a land where “playlists” were shared through the careful, time consuming, labor of love of adding songs to the A and B sides of a cassette tape*. No one had the world’s library of music at their fingertips like they do today. To have a recording of a song before …
Hit Play and Pass the Nostalgia – I Made You a Mixtape Read More »
Have you ever wanted to organize lighter-than-air travel in an alternate Victorian-era setting? No? Well, you’ll want to check this one out anyway. In Grand Central Skyport, you play as the manager of a Skyport in one of four major international cities, and it’s your job to deal with incoming balloons, dirigibles, and other flying …
Grand Central Skyport – All Aboard for Air Traffic Control Fun! Read More »
Have you heard about Wine Cellar yet? The hype train has been moving full steam ahead on this one and we’ve been anxious to check it out. Plus, just look at this art! This game would look SO good on my shelf! I hesitated a little when I saw people talking about playing this game …
Wine Cellar – Sour Grapes or the Perfect Vintage for Two? Read More »
In Animal Empire – a 2-8 player card game from Half-Monster Games – the world’s animals gained sentience long ago and overthrew the world-destroying Magnon civilization. You take on the role of a Monarch of a specific animal… well, kingdom, trying to forge an empire over all other sentient animals and save your own species …
I’ll be honest, I was ready to pack my bags and head to Petra the moment Renegade Games Studio announced this new addition to their game library. Passing Through Petra has a unique table presence, interesting mechanics and amazing box art. I anxiously awaited its release and ordered it as soon as it was available. The …
Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a Star Wars fan, so when Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) released Star Wars Outer Rim I knew it was something I had to check out. After finally having an opportunity to get it to the table today, it’s time to share some of our first impressions. The Pros …
“Where to start” seeks to provide a point of entry into the gaming hobby by looking at games that introduce game concepts, mechanics, and themes in an approachable way. If you like: Memory games; dark humor; quick, light games Triggers: implied violence, animal cruelty There are probably as many different versions of the classic game …
Renegade Games Studio, in partnership with Dire Wolf Digital, has announced their newest expansion, Clank! Expeditions: Temple of the Ape Lords. This adds more looting possibilities to the original base game. Clank! quickly rose in popularity as one of the first games to combine deck-building and dungeon crawling. The Temple of the Ape Lords expansion …
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One of the more talked about games at Origins Game Fair this year is Cøpenhagen from Queen Games. This one caught my attention early on, because I love tile-laying polyomino (think Tetris) games. We had the opportunity to demo this game our first day at Origins and while ultimately didn’t end up buying it, I …
We’re at a point in our lives where technology surrounds us constantly. In our pockets, we carry tiny computers capable of bringing the latest news, weather, gossip, and games to pass the time. There is now voice controlled technology for our homes so we can control the TV, the lights, even the stove! So is …