Author Archives: gamekahuna

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 →

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 →

[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 →

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 →

Thorgal: the Board Game Designers: Joanna Kijanka, Jan Maurycy Święcicki, Rafał Szyma Artists: Maciej Simiński, Frédéric Vignaux Publisher: Portal Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 90-120 minutes Played with review copy provided by the publisher Do you want to go … Continue reading →

Far Away Designer: Alexander Jerabek Artist: Jake Breish Publisher: Cherry Picked Games Players: 2* Age: 14+ Time: 90-150 minutes Played with an owned copy and I have backed the expansion Far Away is a fanciful cross-genre cooperative two-player* game. This … Continue reading →