As a family that includes a high school senior and junior and one parent who is recovering from a life-threatening case of pancreatitis, to say that things have been pretty hectic might be an understatement. In recent weeks, friends on Facebook inquired what moms wanted for Mother’s Day. Some moms said they wanted a “me” day at th ...
When someone asks us to recommend a deck-building game, only two games have been on our short list for a long time. Dominion is the most well-known of the genre, and for good reason. Originally published in 2008, Dominion has spawned countless expansions and has been translated into dozens of languages. The other recommendation is a little more rec ...
This week’s Thrift Treasure find is proof that there are few new game ideas in the market. Everything has always been done at least once. Most new games are just variations of a title issued years before. Up a Bit by Cheatwell Games & Outset Media is good example of a game that expands on the drawing game genre and utilizes mechanics ...
If you play many games, there are probably times that you think to yourself, “I’ve played something an awful lot like this before.” I’m not referring to the many variations of Scrabble, for example. Those are based on the original game, but always very different. In this case, I’m talking about a game that is essential ...
It’s been a little over three years since we presented one of our favorite abstract-game-turned-hobby-game, Santorini. To refresh your memory, the original game of Santorini was self-published in the early 2000’s by the creator. In 2016, Roxley Games ran an overwhelmingly successful crowdfunding campaign to bring an accurately them ...
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