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• Ancient Druids Wage War in Cromlech

  By Scott Bogen on 11/04/2015 • ( 0 )

  

  I talk with Rob Huber of Rattlebox games about Cromlech, a dice and card game currently funding on Kickstarter. Give it a listen, and then go support this new company with a few dollars if you find it worthy (I… Read More ›

• Booooooooo! Colosseum’s Cover Art Enters the Arena

  By Scott Bogen on 10/30/2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Earlier this year Tasty Minstrel Games announced it would use Kickstarter to fund a reprint of the popular Days of Wonder game, Colosseum. Recently, the new cover art was released. If you’ve ever waded into the gladiatorial arena of gamer… Read More ›

• A Review of Letters From Whitechapel

  By Scott Bogen on 10/29/2015 • ( 1 )

  

  I can’t help but feel a small tinge of guilt playing and enjoying a game about Jack the Ripper. If you haven’t guessed the game, I’m talking about Letters From Whitechapel. In Letters, one person plays the part of Jack… Read More ›

• A Review of The King is Dead

  By Scott Bogen on 10/23/2015 • ( 3 )

  

  When a game promises “politics and power struggles in the dark Arthurian Britain” and only eight actions per player, per game, the money flies out of my wallet. The promise of simple game mechanics that belie a deeper, strategic experience… Read More ›

• A Review of the Minecraft Card Game?

  By Scott Bogen on 10/16/2015 • ( 21 )

  

  I’ve been playing Minecraft on the Xbox 360 — and now the Xbox One — for several years now, and that’s saying something, because I’m not an 8-year-old. Neither is my friend, Chris, who is 50 years old, and with… Read More ›

• Questions and Answers: Comparing 7 Wonders Duel with 7 Wonders

  By Scott Bogen on 10/02/2015 • ( 3 )

  

  Written by Scott Bogen of The Board Game Show. 7 Wonders is the wildly popular card game by Antoine Bauza, and a game my group returns to time and time again.   That’s why my excitement for the upcoming two-player version… Read More ›

• The Manhattan Project

  By Scott Bogen on 09/25/2015 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

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