Written by Scott Bogen of The Board Game Show If you’re going to put tabletop gamers into categories, here’s one way to do it: Those who allow drinks on the table and those who don’t. My friends and I fall… Read More ›
Odds & Ends
Great Scott! – The Game of Mad Invention
The first offering from the UK’s Sinister Fish Games — Great Scott! – The Game of Mad Invention — hit Kickstarter yesterday. Gamers who enjoy the card drafting & scoring mechanics of games like 7 Wonders, and the humorous storytelling… Read More ›
When Disney and Talisman Collide
Be honest. When was the last time you asked yourself, “Am I getting enough ‘Disney’ when I play Talisman?” I’m guessing your answer is “never,” but that hasn’t stopped the creativity wheels from turning over at the Yesterday, Tomorrow and… Read More ›
Game Heavy and Travel Light
Have you ever stripped a game’s components down to the bare minimum space required to store everything? If you haven’t, you may be amazed. Splendor is a great example. Go ahead, take everything out of the box and stack it… Read More ›
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project is a solid worker-placement game in which you recruit scientists, engineers and general laborers to orchestrate the construction of uranium- and plutonium-enriched bombs. You spend the early game building your resource-generating “engine” of factories, universities and mines…. Read More ›
Little Nellie Miniatures Game
Outfit your own “Little Nellie” in this tactical miniatures game of cat and mouse in the skies above Blofeld’s nefarious volcano lair. Can you outwit your opponent’s helicopters and goons with your nimble arsenal of flame throwers, aerial mines, rockets,… Read More ›
When you receive Scoville…
Originally posted on Boards and Barley:
Awesomeness coming soon to a table near you! Hello Ladies and Gentlemen. With people posting pictures of their copies of Scoville on Twitter and Facebook I figured I should post something about Scoville. This…
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