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Farms Race: May the Nukiest Player Win

Designers: Daniel Dranove and Tom Weiner Artist: Michael Zhang Publisher: Medium Brow Games Players: 2-4 (5th player in the deluxe edition) Playtime: 30 minutes per player Do you have friends who like Catan and Risk who you want to get … Continue reading →

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Six-Sided Seas: A Rollicking Ride for Two Jack Sparrows

Six-Sided Seas: A Rollicking Ride for Two Jack Sparrows Design: Kroze Kresky Art: Megan Cheever Publisher: Solis Game Studio Players: 2 (or more with multiple copies of the game) Age: 14+ (according to the box), but 8 year olds should … Continue reading →

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PAX-tastic!: A Board Gamer Goes to PAX West

I had an incredible opportunity over Labor Day Weekend, the chance to go to PAX West as a board gamer and see all the interconnections between the various geekdoms. Between four huge exhibit areas and maybe 100 other areas, zones, … Continue reading →

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Review of Neuroshima Hex – Battle!

Neuroshima Hex is a tile-placement skirmish game with a very clever initiative system. First published in 2006, it has numerous fans who collect each expansion army as it comes out. This new version is a great entry point because Neuroshima … Continue reading →

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Review of Age of Galaxy (Second Edition)

[Second Edition reviewed, but changes between the editions are minimal and noted below.] Are you used to playing a game once and judging it?  I am, especially when not reviewing it. Many games seem to reveal much of what they … Continue reading →

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Dragons Down: A Review

Dragons Down By Scott DeMers Players: 1-4 Time: 45-60 min per player Played 6 times, 3 co-op, 2 competitive, and 1 solo Review by Jonathan Franklin I entered the land of Dragons Down as a Pip, the halfling archer. I … Continue reading →

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