This week we found a number of games at thrift, but not at our regular haunts. Normally we stop into our Goodwill once a week and our Salvation Army thrift store once every month or two. We fortunately don’t have a lot of competition ...
I stand corrected. For quite some time I had the misguided notion that all deck-building games were the same. At least that had been my experience. Every time we played one, the rules were the same. Draw cards from your deck, spend them to ...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, no doubt you are familiar with crowdsourcing platforms. Whether it’s funding for a charity through something like Donor’s Choose, by individuals who are struggling and asking for don ...
This week, and next week for that matter, our Thrift Treasure series is about a couple games that we bought knowing absolutely nothing about them. Our attraction was solely due to the interesting design variations of standard game component ...
Some of you have become fans and friends of SahmReviews thanks to our coverage of the game industry. Non-game articles may feel a bit out of place to you, but those articles are actually the foundation of our site. While we focus mostly on ...
Have you ever noticed that Scott tends to go in phases? While his favorite games fall into a few categories including abstract games and anything from Stefan Feld or Reiner Knizia, he likes to find similar types of games and play them withi ...
If you’re wondering if we’ve been playing a lot of trick-taking card games lately, you’d be correct. We’ve been on a bit of a time crunch as of late and nothing beats the simplicity of a card game and its quick setup ...
Last Monday we introduced you to a stunning trick-taking card game called Yokai Septet. If you missed it, Yokai Septet is a unique variation on the classic trick-taking genre best known for Hearts and Spades. Instead of a standard four-suit ...
One of the earliest card games I remember learning was hearts. My brother and I were taught it at a young age after we had mastered War and Poker. It was our first foray into the world of trick-taking and learning when to play a card and wh ...
Something happened a few days ago that probably won’t happen again in a lifetime. The publisher for one of the most popular games ever made uploaded a rules clarification that has everyone arguing. Mattel, the company behind UNO, post ...
