It’s time to swim up the corporate ladder in Squid Inc. Do you have what it takes to backstab your friends? One of the perceived perks of being a board game critic is getting review copies. Most of the time, you will realize that most games are not that great, taking your precious time away … Read more
Designers: Eric Smith, Pat WetherbeeArtist: Javier CharroPublisher: Wily Beast GamesStatus: Published No. of Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 2-3 hours. The rule book is laid out such that it walks you through the rules and actions of the game. You will want to keep the rule book handy for each encounter until you are fairly familiar … Read more
Justin dives into his third Unsolved Case Files game, this time with his family! Find out if you should bring the kids along. One-shot investigation case game? Count me in. I’ve already reviewed two of the Unsolved Case Files games from Pressman, and when I got the chance to play more, I was very willing … Read more
A deckbuilder expansion doesn’t add any new cards. Instead, you get modules. When it comes to deckbuilders like Draconis Invasion, expansions are inevitable. They are card games and like any other card game, you want to add more cards to your existing game to increase its lifespan. Nothing wrong with that. What I wasn’t expecting … Read more
Expansions and add on content are a key part of crowdfunding campaigns. It’s a way for backers to unlock more stretch goals by driving their pledges up. The risk for the backers is getting a ton of content for a mediocre game but many times, it’s the only way to get some content. I think … Read more
Designer: Filip GłowaczArtists: Chuy de Leon, Odysseas Stamoglou, Aleksander ZawadaPublisher: Board&DiceYear Published: 2022 (Available for Pre-Order) No. of Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 45-60 minutes. Fondateurs de Teotihuacan est un jeu dans le même univers que Teotihuacan et partage le même thème et la même promotion culturelle. Mais il s’agit de la fin des similitudes. Les … Read more
Designer: Filip GłowaczArtists: Chuy de Leon, Odysseas Stamoglou, Aleksander ZawadaPublisher: Board&DiceYear Published: 2022 (Available for Pre-Order) No. of Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 45-60 minutes. Travel back in time to the founding of one of the greatest cities of Mesoamerica and become a part of its history once again. Design the foundations of a great pre-Columbian … Read more
I never watched much Doctor Who but always loved the Don’t Blink episode and the idea of the Weeping Angels. The fact that the only way to really make it through an encounter with them was to keep your eyes open made them honestly one of the scarier monster concepts ever. So a game where … Read more
For most of my life, I’ve lived in the suburbs where wildlife is a feral cat or birds. I was fortunate enough to spend a lot of summer vacations camping at the mountains and beaches of Southern California. So I’ve always enjoyed the great outdoors and have a fond appreciation of nature. Nature is awe-inspiring … Read more
Party games are a rarity on my gaming table, doubly true since the start of the pandemic. It’s just not often that I have 4+ players to test them out and party games also rarely work well under that player count. However, that’s not always the case. Occasionally one pops up that actually works well … Read more