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November 17, 2015
Captaining a space station is hard, they say. You’ve got on-board intrigue, weird space diseases, hostile aliens and mind-bending extra-dimensional beings. While you’re facing all these […]
May 7, 2015
Fantasy adventure games often have you going on grand adventures in the search for powerful artifacts, on the way doing battle against vicious and terrible monsters. […]
February 9, 2015
“This way,” Prince Collin whispered, crouched behind a chair leg and motioning to the others. They huddled across the room where a length of drape pooled […]
January 14, 2015
In Progress: Evolution of Technology (“Progress”) players manage a hand of cards in order to develop technologies as they progress through three (and four with […]
December 22, 2014
There are games that are tense enough that by the time you finish them you are as sweaty and exhausted as Rocky Balboa at the end […]
December 11, 2014
In Praetor players take on the role of what amount to city planners in order to (historically Praetors served as either military or civic leaders, during […]
November 17, 2014
I would like to start this review by stating that I think Nick Sibicky is a really cool guy. I had the pleasure of meeting this […]
November 11, 2014
Blue Peg, Pink Peg Minority Report is an occasional review series where I gush about games that the Pegs hate. A good, opponent-ravaging combo can reveal […]
November 2, 2014
Ladies & Gentlemen is a game about women buying clothes. If that sounds sexist, don’t worry: it isn’t. It’s important to know that, while in Ladies […]
October 24, 2014
Most board gamers have games within their collection, in which they find uncommon enjoyment. Those games that you will play regardless of the hour or circumstances, […]
October 20, 2014
I adore pirates. I enjoy games where dice selections dictate the available actions. I am a big fan of Belfort (also designed by Jay Cormier and Sen-Foong […]
October 10, 2014
The first time I played Gaia, I played with two 10 year olds and an 8 year old. The second time, I played it with my […]
December 4, 2013
Introduction It is rare that a game effectively does many things well, all at one time. Very often, a game that seeks to carry too much […]
