Our absolute favorite board game convention to attend is Geekway to the West, even though it’s much smaller by comparison to Origins Game Fair or Gen Con. The simple fact that the convention focuses on playing games over selling them ...
For years we’ve been telling you about all the amazing games published by Grey Fox Games. They have quickly become known as a company that offers engaging, high-quality strategy games like Decpetion: Murder in Hong Kong, Expedition: F ...
Another thing we see a lot of at thrift is the classic wooden game Jenga. Not only is the branded version easy to come across, there are a number of Jenga-like games made by manufacturers small and large. We were fortunate to sit down for a ...
We’re back from Gen Con and confirmed something we’ve mentioned before. Games featuring polyominoes or polycubes (Tetris-shaped pieces) are all the rage at the moment. We counted dozens of new titles making their debut in Indian ...
When it comes to playing games, word games are among my least favorite. Not because they aren’t fun, it’s because I know I won’t have a chance of winning or even being in the running. I believe I have an average vocabulary ...
When we’re shopping at thrift, you probably already know that we’re on the hunt for board games. At most stores the shelves are also populated with various jigsaw puzzles from all decades. We’ve only purchased one once, an ...
We’ve mentioned a few times how we visited Las Vegas quite often when we lived in Los Angeles. We weren’t heavy gamblers, but did enjoy playing the low minimum tables downtown. We knew slots offered the worst odds, while blackja ...
The expansion of the board game hobby has brought with it a number of new game publishers. Thanks to crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, getting a product in the hands of customers has never been easier. We’re always on the lookout f ...
Whenever you read an overview of a game, whether here on SahmReviews or another site, it is extremely common to hear the author make comparisons to other games already on the market. “This game uses a similar mechanic as found in this ...
We’re normally not huge fans of games that use some type of timer. Not only because of the anxiety it creates, but because we like to think through our options before taking a turn. There have been a few exceptions over the years wher ...
