The Meeples Choice Awards is an annual game award that has been voted on by a group of gamers since 1995. The purpose of the award is to select the group’s three favorite designs from the previous calendar year. The … Continue reading →
So I’m driving from Brunswick to Bar Harbor (in Maine). And every time I see the golden arches I hear the devil and the angel in my ears. On my left shoulder, fellow OG’er RJ Garrison is cajoling “McLobster. I … Continue reading →
It’s that time of year when I travel north to leave the outside world behind for 1 week in order to experience, explore, and enjoy as many different board games as possible. This year, I had the opportunity to play … Continue reading →
Splendor: The Sun Never Sets expansion Designer: Marc Andre Publisher: Space Cowboys Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 45 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Splendor is a game of chip-collecting and card development. Players … Continue reading →
Things in Rings Designer: Peter Hayward Artist: Snow Conrad Publisher: allplay Players: 2-6 Age: 6+ Time: 20 minutes Review copy provided by allplay Reviewed by Jonathan Franklin (played 7-8 times) Things in Rings is the sort of party game I … Continue reading →
River Valley Glassworks Designer: Adam Hill, Ben Pinchback, and Matt Riddle Publisher: allplay Players: 1-5 Age: 8+ Time: 25 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Welcome to River Valley! The beautiful pieces of glass … Continue reading →
I’ve been gradually working thru a backlog of games but this is where I start covering the games I played at the Gathering of Friends back in April. I played 89 new-to-me games there, which will take the next 11 … Continue reading →
Rumble Nation Designer: 与儀新一 (Shinichi Yogi) Publisher: Hobby Japan / Asmodee USA Players: 2-4 Ages: 10+ Time: 20-40 minutes Rumble Nation was a highly anticipated SPIEL 2019 game for me; I had been introduced to the original release (then called … Continue reading →
Fliptown Designers: Steven Aramini Publisher: Write Stuff Games Players: 1-4 Age: 12+ Time: 30-45 minutes Summary: I backed Fliptown when it was on Kickstarter and finally brought it to game day, and it was really fun. Fliptown is a unique … Continue reading →
Do you like lasagna? I imagine most people do. If I asked you what your favorite lasagna is, would you base it on the one that has the most flavorful cheese on top, or maybe with the best cooked noodles? … Continue reading →
