Ken B.
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 | This is the first in my periodic looks at boardgames through the eyes of how they work with my family, and how I feel they might work with others. First up I'm hitting a softball as I get this up to sp... |
December 14th, 2010
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 | If you're anything like me--and based on the forums, I know that some of you definitely are--you deal with pleasing different audiences on a regular basis. In my case, it's not just pleasing different... |
December 7th, 2010
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 | No, the game has nothing to do with the classic 80s coin-op. It's a fun, Roborally-inspired romp that will let you dodge some asteroi...er...asteroyds, fly through some gates, and still make it home i... |
November 30th, 2010
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 | You ever wonder what it would be like to be stuck at sea on a tiny lifeboat...with the person you hate the most...along with the person you love dearly? And a couple of other people you could give a ra... |
November 16th, 2010
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 | I thought I'd take a break from reviewing new stuff this week and take a dive into my long-promised review of the Avalon Hill classic, Wrasslin'. Someday I plan on working up my own Ameritrash Essent... |
November 9th, 2010
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 | One of the things that gamers tell themselves from time to time--a fallacy along the lines of "I really want a super-light adventure game"--is that they'd really, really like a 'fixed' game of Yahtzee. ... |
November 2th, 2010
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 | Last in my Halloween-themed reviews this month is the latest Asmodee offering, Gosu (short for "Goblin Supremacy.") Designed by Kim Sato, it's a damned cool little card-based battling game of building... |
October 27th, 2010
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Valley Games, who brought us killer reprints of AT/wargame classics Hannibal: Rome v. Carthage and Titan, are nearing the release of the reprint of Martin Wallace's Liberte. They also sent us news on t...
October 25th, 2010
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House of Spirits (Designed by Mark Thomas, published by Lock 'n Load Publishing) has arrived just in time for the holidays--a spooky, competitive romp through a haunted mansion where players tr... |
October 19th, 2010
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 | It's that time of the year for ghosts and goblins...and what better way to celebrate than to get your friends all together and unleash nasty Hexes on them? |
October 5th, 2010
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The latest (and not actually titled as such) Mystery Rummy game from Mike Fitzgerald centers around notorious outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. How does this game stack up as a whole, and against the other t... |
September 21th, 2010
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Flash Duel is the second of the Fantasy Strike Universe games that I've played, although the first to be released chronologically. I'm happy to report that the game, while not as deep or robust as its ... |
September 14th, 2010
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 | The review train rolls on. This week, we'll be talking about the light adventure game Legitimacy: The Game of Royal Bastards from Minion Games.
Does this achieve the holy grail of the quick-playing ... |
September 7th, 2010
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 | What do you get when you cross the deck-drafting of Dominion with the gem-smashing theme of the video game Super Puzzle Fighter II? It turns out you get Puzzle Strike, one of the most fun, addictive gam... |
August 31th, 2010
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A while back I bemoaned the lack of good Indiana Jones boardgames. While we're still waiting, however, Alderac Entertainment Group has released the best Indy game so far...it just so happens to not... |
August 27th, 2010
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There have been many games lately involving Dominion's deck drafting idea. In this slate of games, one really caught my attention--Puzzle Strike, from Sirlin Games. Using chips instead of cards, a ... |
August 16th, 2010
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 | Barnes mentioned something recently in the forums about either not liking or being tired of the "big boss" syndrome in games. It really struck home with me as it dawned on me that this is something I rea... |
July 22th, 2010
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Yeah, you in the back, I heard ya say, "Were you gone?" Har dee har har.Suffice it to say that I have been conspicuous in my absence over the past year, writing very sparsely and commenting only sl...
July 13th, 2010
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Had a chance recently to play a review copy of Summoner Wars, and I came away fairly impressed with it.For those not in the know, Summoner Wars is a sort of hybrid between a CCG and an Anacrho...
December 7th, 2009
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