The perfect board game collection doesn’t exist, but we are here to help you decide what kinds of games would be good to own if you are just starting out. Whether you only own one, have few sitting on your shelf, or are looking to start, we think you will find this useful! The Players?Continue reading “If I Could Only Own 10 Games…”
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Game Review: ‘PARKS’
Parks is a beautiful game of hiking through, enjoying, and taking photos of the great outdoors – specifically within the National Parks of the United States. I have now played the game 5 times at varying player counts and feel like I have full picture of what the game is and my opinion of it.Continue reading “Game Review: ‘PARKS’”
Board Game Snacks
How often do you get hungry while playing a board game? How often do you get your cards greasy because you couldn’t wait to eat?? Unfortunately, my answer to both of these is a resounding ‘very often’. So if you’re anything like me, this list could be very useful – for your stomach AND yourContinue reading “Board Game Snacks”
The Analog Critic: Top 10 Games
…according to top board game reviewers! For over a year, we have been working on bringing this project to life – and it has finally arrived! The Table-Score One comprehensive score for each game that represents – as a whole – the opinions of established board game reviewers. The Table-Score for a game is calculatedContinue reading “The Analog Critic: Top 10 Games”
Top 10: 2-Player Games
2/1/2021 February is upon us…and Valentine’s Day along with it. Perfect time to recommend some games to play with a significant other! Starting with number 10, here are my Top 10 favorite 2-Player games: 10. Suburbia STANDING | 86 Build the best suburb to attract the most people! That’s all there is to it inContinue reading “Top 10: 2-Player Games”
Gamer Types
2/27/2020 For this first post, I wanted to lay out a few of the ideas and plans I have for the future of this blog. That being said, I am fully expecting that it will evolve over time. Over the past several years I have played many games and I have many thoughts about myContinue reading “Gamer Types”
Why do you play games?
2/28/2020 Seems like a stupid question…but an interesting one that can help us decide when it’s worth our time (or money) to play. One tool that we often use to answer the question ‘why’ when we are looking to purchase a game, is a board game review. My reason for writing this is to analyzeContinue reading “Why do you play games?”
Game Review: ‘Scythe’
3/7/2020 SCYTHE is a thematic engine building game set a fictional alternate-history 1920’s time period. Through unique player abilities, resource collection, and area control, players are tasked with gaining the most power and influence among their opponents. It was designed by Jamey Stegmaier and originally published in 2016. I have played the game twice andContinue reading “Game Review: ‘Scythe’”
Game Review: ‘Bohnanza’
3/2/2020 BOHNANZA is a card game of trading, planting, and harvesting beans (yes, it is as ridiculous as it sounds). It was designed by Uwe Rosenberg and originally published in 1997. I have played it over 50 times over the past 5-10 years with varying player counts and player demographics. What does this game haveContinue reading “Game Review: ‘Bohnanza’”
Bored at home?
Already going stir crazy? Kids out of school keeping you at home? Can’t go out because everything is closed? This Coronavirus is taking its toll…with all of the craziness going on across the globe, it can be easy to get discouraged. How can we avoid boredom? Oh, whatever will we do…? Whether you’re alone, withContinue reading “Bored at home?”
