Dungeon Mayhem is an absolutely delightful high action card game introduced to the group by Old Man Callahan. This game is a clinic in what good game design is. The mechanics are very simple and intuitive. The rules are clear and can be learned in a couple minutes. The game is fast paced, has plenty …
Breath of the Wild (BOTW) is the newest Legend of Zelda game on Nintendo to do the series proud. This incredibly popular Zelda game has a strong following and fills a major gaming hole for those of us who have grown up with the many great games in The Legend of Zelda series. But with …
Settlers of Catan is one of those amazing strategy games out there that has a huge array of fans across a wide array of gaming niches. In fact, it’s probably pretty safe to say that Settlers is probably one of the most popular and widely loved board games out there, no matter what your normal …
Mage Knight is an interesting game that seems to get some fired up opinions on both sides of the fence. There are some people who just angrily hate it while others adore the solo play of this unique and in-depth game. Some people claim the game’s solo settings are too complicated while others argue though …
Rolling Ranch brings back a genre that Phil has a particular way of finding good games: the roll and write. Rolling Ranch is a game that got his attention apparently from a Facebook ad and he was intrigued enough to give it a good look. The result was a quick purchase, possibly a lecture about …
Mice & Mystics is a really interesting game. As you sit down to a board game ready and prepared to engage in a long (two hour on average) fantasy RPG-like quest except you start out as mice. Hey, no one said being loyal to the king would be easy. Released in 2012 this is a …
As if the questions of passive perception weren’t potentially confusing enough, it seems like a lot of tables have issues with figuring out when perception is the right skills to use versus when the investigation skill is the right pick. On some tables this has actually become synonymous to the point where the most common …
Although there are technically multiple casting classes in Dungeons & Dragons, the first two that come to mind for most people are the wizard and the sorcerer. So with apologies to the warlock, cleric, and the best class of them all (bard, duh), let’s jump into one of the common first questions new players have …