While I’m a huge fan of abstract games, it is no secret that my wife loves any game that includes rolling dice. The fourth game in Eagle-Gryphon Games‘ E•G•G Series, Krakatoa, moves away from the previous three card game and fit ...
One of the cool things about picking up games at thrift stores is you start to understand what was popular in what era. The 80’s and 90’s were full of abstract titles, while the 50’s had its share of trick-taking card game ...
It’s funny how things happen in groups, whether you expect them to or not. We have runs on finding abstract games at thrift, try out series of card games that are meant to go together, and now happen across another title that fits two ...
Yesterday was a long day. The final day of the Origins Game Fair and an almost 8-hour drive back to Iowa. Even though we are exhausted after four days of hanging out with friends and playing games non-stop, after seeing all of the great gam ...
It was a long time ago when Battlebots first made its way to the television airwaves. It was a time before we had kids and a show ahead of its time. Before reality shows went big, before LEGO Robotics had a stronghold in all the schools and ...
Do you remember the first video game you ever played? I’m not talking about something at home – I mean a real quarter-sucking cabinet down at the local arcade. I do. We were living in West Germany in the late 70’s and the ...
Well it finally happened. I’ve preached and preached on how you should check the contents of a game before buying a used copy. I even carry around a tiny pocket knife so I can cut the packing tape used to seal the game boxes at our lo ...
It’s once again been quite some time since we’ve found anything new to us by Jax Games at our local thrift stores. A few years ago it seemed like every time we turned around we were finding something we didn’t already own. ...
I had never looked forward to the days when my daughters exited the world of being children and began referring to themselves as teens and tweens. Anyone who’s had children know that this age brings a myriad of new things to discuss, ...
By now, I think I’ve made it abundantly clear that I love dice games. The randomness of the dice levels the playing field or at least gives me an excuse if I don’t do well. I’m also pretty sure that I’ve not been shy ...
