I recently played two board games that required digital devices — XCOM: The Board Game and Alchemists. I totally geeked out over playing both of these games for the first time as I’ve never played a game that incorporated such technology. Fancy! I thought both games offered a fresh new dynamic to board gaming. XCOM is a 4-player cooperative …
It’s Friday! You guys are probably just counting down the hours at work, surfing the net and thinking about the weekend. In the meantime, I’ve rounded up some board-game links and other fun things for you all to enjoy. — An entertaining boardgamegeek.com thread about naming your kids after board games. I love Meeples probably more than the next …
I play a lot of board games. It’s been about four years since I got my first eurogame Ticket to Ride and learned about this whole other world of strategy board games. And it’s been about two years since I’ve joined meetup.com and met other board gamers in the Phoenix area. Let me tell you … it’s …
It’s been a great week for me personally as I’ve been picked to be part of Team Geek at this year’s BGG.Con. Woohoo! I will be volunteering my time at the event (I had so much fun last year) and will get a snazzy BGG jersey with my name on it. You can get convention tickets here. It’s …
I haven’t been this excited to talk about a particular game in a while. Granted, I’m always excited to talk about board games, but this one in particular, I’m uber excited to share. Which game is it? Twilight Struggle. Twilight Struggle is ranked No. 1 for board games, war games and strategy games on boardgamegeek.com. …
This next game has actually gotten a lot of play among all my social circles. Incan Gold is a fun push-your-luck game where you are exploring a temple for gold and treasures. It plays out over five rounds, and the game is about 20 minutes long. The goal is to have the most treasures after …
There are a number of gamers out there who refuse to play cooperative games. I get it … if you’re going to spend hours playing a game, you want there to be one clear winner, preferably yourself. I myself don’t mind some cooperative games (you all know I have much love for Arkham Horror). But recently …
Many board games list a minimum 2 players for the game, but in reality, you often a need a third or fourth person for the game to have some depth and playability. That isn’t the case for Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small. This game, designed by board-game genius Uwe Rosenberg, is a spin-off of …
One of the oldest games I own is Agricola. It’s a classic worker-placement strategy game by one of my favorite designers Uwe Rosenberg, who I mentioned in my post about Le Havre. I love Agricola so much that I played it twice this past weekend. Each player starts with a farmer and a spouse, meaning you …
Last Saturday was my first all-day Game Day of the year. It was nice to get back into the swing of things, especially since I felt like the new year came and went so quickly because I got sick. I attended Game Day with my biweekly group, and boy did I get a lot of gaming …