Onitama borrows from the tradition of many games from the Far East that appear simple, have a minimum amount of pieces, and are easy to learn, yet provide a surprising amount of strategy and options within those set standards. Onitama lives up to these descriptions and provides a beautiful, elegant, yet wonderful little game that … Read more
BarBEARian Battlegrounds, aside from being as cuddly as it is fuzzily blood-thirsty, is a four phase dice placement game that has gained quite a following since being fully funded on Kickstarter. It’s not hard to see why this game has gained popularity. The game is good for one to four players and this most adorable … Read more
I always love it when I can see a two person playthrough of one of my favorite multi-player boardgames. Dice Throne is an absolutely awesome boardgame that adds an amazing amount of strategy to a dice game so even if you’re not constantly rolling ones or sixes you can still compete. Dice Throne proudly describes … Read more
Finding symbols, matching them, and getting the cards you need while blocking your opponent’s collection efforts and you have not only an unusually active forest, but a great board game. This is the setting for Spirits of the Forest, a game that Heather and Phil both enjoyed and broke out for episode five of “Table … Read more
Deblockle was a game that instantly caught my attention when Phil described it, because games that fall under the “chess-like” category that actually deliver are pretty far and few between. While the description of “chess-like” can be thrown around. This is a simple strategy game that is easy to pick up, has a small amount … Read more
The awesome thumbnail made by Braden for this video says it all: for just a few minutes of planning a day you can save an elf or dwarf from overused and cliched stereotypes and turn them into something new and exciting. While certain stereotypes make sense, are reassuring, or make for some good story telling … Read more
The title of the third episode of Table for Two says it all: Heather tolerates Phil’s fanboying. You can tell from the beginning that Phil is really nerding out big time and Heather looks on with bemusement. It’s a promising start to what ends up being another great episode of the YouTube show “Table for … Read more
Sagrada is an intriguing game that doesn’t follow the same type of rules that most dice games do. Each round has dice that go back and forth between players who are attempting to use a combination of certain numbers and colors to create “stained glass windows” out of their dice that fit the patterns they … Read more
