While we aren’t a cat family, we appreciate how popular those furry felines can be. It’s not that we don’t like cats, although dogs are better, it’s because family members have serious allergies. That has never preve ...
Last week we picked up this copy of Skyjo by Magilano because we had never heard of the game nor the publisher. It also didn’t hurt that while the box had been opened, all of the contents were still in their original wrapping. No inve ...
It seems like just the other day we were discussing the use of Cthulhu-themed games. Oh right, it was just the other day! Unlocking Insanity was our feature two weeks ago and the latest roll-n-write game in our collection. Last month we wer ...
Nicole spied a welcome site the other day – a garage sale sign! Garage sales used to be one of the places we’d find inexpensive and unique games on a regular basis. Because we live in an area with an active military base, the Ro ...
We’ve always professed our preference for Star Trek over Star Wars. Even though we both saw the original Star Wars in theaters in 1977, it’s probably the fact that Star Trek has had numerous television series over the years that ...
Nostalgia is a powerful driving force. I was just talking to my parents the other day about the cycle of toys and when they become a long-term collectable. Quite often the toys that rise in collectability are the same ones that were popular ...
If you’ve ever played any of the scores of 18XX games on the market, you know it’s a multi-hour experience. Combining track laying with stock manipulation, these games are among the heaviest the hobby has to offer. They have a h ...
Back in the good ol’ days, when we were bored we would go to a movie or meet up with friends to play games. We might head to the mall or any random store to go shopping. Of course, visiting friends or family was also an option. Travel ...
Last Thursday we featured what’s become an essential hobby game for younger players, Dragonwood. During the article, I mentioned how Gamewright has turned that card game into a series with the recent issue of Dragonrealm, the second g ...
Continuing with this week’s theme of games about dragons, I had intended on telling you about Gamewright‘s new Dragonrealm game. It’s the second in a series featuring many of the same characters. The first was Dragonwood, ...