Category Archives: Reviews

Dale Yu: Time Stories: Revolution (the blue cycle) – TIME Stories Revolution: The Hadal Project and TIME Stories Revolution: Experience

Posted on February 3, 2020 by

TIME Stories Revolution: The Hadal Project Designers: Kevin Delp, Melissa Delp, Manuel Rozoy Publisher: Space Cowboys Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 60-180 minutes on box; our game took about 180 minutes Times played: 1, with review copy provided by Asmodee … Continue reading →

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Brandon Kempf – Surviving the Purge 6

Posted on February 2, 2020 by

Over the next few months, instead of going with my Three Games articles, I am going to take a look at my collection and try to discuss why certain titles survived the great purge of 2019. During this process I … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Purge: Downforce (Game Review from Brandon Kempf)

Posted on February 1, 2020 by

Designers: Wolfgang Kramer, Rob Daviau & Justin D. Jacobson Artists: Tavis Coburn & Michael Crampton Publisher: Restoration Games Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 30 Minutes Times Played: 11 What do you get when you combine an auction, racing and gambling? Well … Continue reading →

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Unheralded Games of the Past Decade: 2018 & 2019

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

The conclusion of our Unheralded Games of the 2010’s series of articles. Continue reading →

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Robin of Locksley

Posted on January 30, 2020 by

DESIGNER: Uwe Rosenberg PUBLISHER: Wyrmwood/Rio Grande Games NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 AGES: 14 + TIMES PLAYED: 3, with a copy I purchased I am a fan of Uwe Rosenberg games, so when a new one comes out, it is pretty … Continue reading →

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Best New (To Me!) Games of 2019

Posted on January 29, 2020 by

For the last decade or so, I’ve intermittently published my Best New (to me!) Games list each year… and, when I missed a year or two, added the missing lists to the most recent post. Best New (to me!) Games … Continue reading →

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Mandala (Game Review by Brandon Kempf)

Posted on January 29, 2020 by

Designers: Trevor Benjamin & Brett J. Gilbert Artist: Klemens Franz Publisher: Lookout Games Players: 2 players Time: 30 Minutes Game Mechanisms: Hand Management Times Played: 7 Two-player games are an important market in the board game industry. Seemingly, no company … Continue reading →

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ORLEANS STORIES

Posted on January 28, 2020 by

DESIGNER: Reiner Stockhausen PUBLISHER: dlp games, TMG PLAYERS: 2-4 AGES: 12 and up TIME: 60 -180 minutes, depending on the scenario TIMES PLAYED: 2, once through each scenario, with a copy I purchased (note: This review is spoiler-free; I am … Continue reading →

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Patrick Brennan & Dale Yu: Review of Rush M.D.

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

Rush M.D. Designers: Anthony Howgego, Konstantinos Kokkinis, Dávid Turczi Publisher: Artipia Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 30-45 minutes Times played: 1 (Patrick), 3 (Dale, with review copy provided by Artipia) [Patrick] Rush M.D. is a real-time co-op with physical … Continue reading →

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Unheralded Games of the Past Decade: 2012 & 2013

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

It’s that time of year again, when we take a look back and do lots of Top game lists, but this year’s end is a bit special, it’s the end of the decade. A decade that started with 7 Wonders, … Continue reading →

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