Author Archives: Mark "Fluff Daddy" Jackson

About Mark "Fluff Daddy" Jackson

follower of Jesus, husband, father, pastor, boardgamer, writer, Legomaniac, Disneyphile, voted most likely to have the same Christmas wish list at age 44 as he did at age 14

Life, Liberty & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (Game Review)

Posted on September 21, 2016

  Designers: Adrian Abela & David Chircop Publishers: Artipia Games & Stronghold Games Players: 1-4 Time: 60-90 minutes Ages: 12+ Times Played: 7 (with review copy provided by Stronghold Games)   I’m not sure what fascinates us about “life-building” games. … Continue reading →

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Dastardly Dirigibles (Game Review)

Posted on September 16, 2016

  Designers: Justin De Witt Publishers: Fireside Games Players: 2-5 Time: 60 minutes Ages: 8+ Times Played: 6 (with review copy provided by Fireside Games)   OK, let’s get this out of the way: the name of this game always … Continue reading →

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Stellar Conflict – Taking Light Speed to Warp Speed (Game Review)

Posted on September 1, 2016

  Designers: James Ernest & Tom Jolly (Light Speed) Anastasios Grigoriadis & Konstantinos Kokkinis (developed Stellar Conflict) Publishers: Artipia Games & Stronghold Games Players: 2-4 Time: 10 minutes Ages: 10+ Times Played: 9 (with review copy of provided by Stronghold … Continue reading →

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Bear Valley (Game Review)

Posted on August 25, 2016

  Designer: Carl Chudyk Publisher: Stronghold Games Players: 2-6 Time: 15-30 minutes Ages: 8+ Times Played: 9 (with review copy of provided by Stronghold Games) Bears, bears, they got no cares Bears don’t drink from a cup Sharp teeth and … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Legacy: The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of Games

Posted on November 24, 2015

  [Editor’s note – if you have not yet played the game, you can still read this review in its entirety.  There are no game-related spoilers included in this review, so you can rest assured that your experience of the … Continue reading →

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Metro 2033: Breakthrough (Game Review)

Posted on November 17, 2015

Designer: Evegny Nikitin Publisher: Hobby World Players: 2-5 Time: 45 minutes (though I’d say it’s about 15 minutes per player) Ages: 12 Times Played: 4 (with review copy of provided by Hobby World) In my review of Rogue Agent last … Continue reading →

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Survive: Space Attack (Game Review)

Posted on November 13, 2015

Designer: Julian Courtland-Smith… reimagined & redesigned by Geoff, Bryan & Sydney Englestein Publisher: Stronghold Games Players: 2-4 Time: 45 minutes Ages: 8+ Times Played: 7 (with review copy of provided by Stronghold Games) A long time ago in a collecting … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: Marvel Dice Masters – The Amazing Spider-Man

Posted on November 11, 2015

Designer: Mike Elliott & Eric. M. Lang Publisher: WizKids Games Players: 2 (with more players possible with more starter sets) Time: 30 minutes Ages: 14+ (on the box – but my 10 year old does just fine with it) Times … Continue reading →

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Game Review: Crash Cup Karambolage

Posted on July 22, 2015

Designer: Heinz Meister Publisher: HABA Players: 2-4 Ages: 6+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Review by Mark Jackson on a review copy provided by HABA Games (7 plays with Crash Cup Karambolage, 20 plays with the original 1995 edition) There are a LOT of flicking games out … Continue reading →

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Castle Panic: The Dark Titan (an expansion review)

Posted on May 14, 2015

Designer: Justin De Witt Publisher: Fireside Games Players: 1-6 Ages: 12+ Playing Time: 60 minutes Review by Mark Jackson on a review copy provided by Fireside Games (4 plays with The Dark Titan, 13 plays with The Wizard’s Tower, 11 … Continue reading →

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