Sometimes you just want a cooperative board game where it’s you and your fellow gamers against the game, not each other. Believe me, our gaming group has been there before, and so aside from the competition we’ve been known to take a break with a good co-op game once in a while as well. As …
If you’re a fan of cooperative boardgames in general, or Pandemic in particular, then chances are you were as excited as we were when it was initially announced that there would be sequels, spin-offs, and then a version that plays like a tabletop RPG campaign. That last one was especially exciting, and then the release …
There’s no question that 7 Wonders is a game that gets a lot of play around our table. It requires strategy, card drafting, and a lot of strategy not only focusing on your own hand but what the other people around the table are doing. And sometimes no one is sure who is really ahead …
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 …