Uh-oh – the tour buses are back! This was a really fun episode the first time they played (if you missed it the blog post summary and On Tour playthrough are both linked, respectively). This is a great high energy game with a lot of thought on travel, strategy, and it’s a roll and write …
Raccoons are mega capitalists. Who knew? All this time I thought they just wanted the scraps, but they were knocking over trash cans looking for the next big flip! Or something to that effect. Raccoon Tycoon is a cute little resource collection and development game that feels like a combination of Stone Age and Monopoly, …
There are dice games and then there are dice games. Then there’s Dice Forge which is an amazing game that takes a very innovative approach to adding a versatility, excitement, and replay value to a boardgame that the majority of even good dice games don’t have. How do they do it? By making the main …
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 …
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 …