The first time I saw The Night Cage, I was like, “Whoa, that’s dark.” Well, they’re running around a labyrinth trying to light up their way so it totally makes sense. And despite the (literally) dark board, it’ ...
When I play a game, most times I try to separate the theme from mechanics as it helps me better understand how the game works and therefore lets me develop strategies easier. We’ve run across so many card game which you can tell were ...
In the future, the beginning of this century will probably be known for a lot of things. It saw terrorist attacks, nuclear proliferation among smaller countries, military coups, an economic breakdown and the passing of beloved President Ron ...
When we gave our friends a stack of games for a large family, their favorite was Dead Last from Smirk & Dagger. I can’t blame them because it’s an awesome party game where you’re regularly targeting different people in ...
We’re starting off the morning by giving everyone a chance of winning the brand new abstract game, Shobu, from Smirk & Laughter. We recently featured an overview of this 2-player game and it will certainly get a “recommended ...
You’ve probably figured out by now that we play a lot of games as a family. There are very few game types we haven’t tried and enjoy nearly all of them. If I was asked to state my most and least favorite genres, my answer would ...
Waayyyy back In the early years of our marriage, Scott and I owned various types of fish. Fancy goldfish of different types, mostly. Telescope, Bubble eye, Lionhead and Fantail were among the types we nurtured at one point or another. When ...
We’re kindred spirits, aren’t we? You’re here again today looking for the second half of the list of games debuting for sale at Origins Game Fair because you’re just as fanatical as we are about games. When ...
For those who know me, I don’t have a problem talking to strangers, joining in random conversations or putting a thoughtful story on paper. Since I was young, I enjoyed the art of crafting a narrative, as long as I could do it on my o ...
When I sat down to write today, I began reflecting on the many changes that I’ve witnessed in my family, on this blog and among those around me. Madison just finished driver’s education class, Kennedy is running around 5 miles p ...