If you’re at a family BBQ will you ever pass up reaching for the bag of chips?
When you’re standing in line at Subway, do you feel compelled to grab a bag of chips with your order?
Bag Of Chips might look like a tasty treat, but don’t be fooled. It’s one of the newest games, premiered at Origins Game Fair, by Blue Orange Games.
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When everyone you introduce a new game to starts buying their own copies, you know you have a hit game on your hands.
Such has been the case for us with the card game Silver!
It’s a card game with a mix of hidden information, memory, strategy, luck, variable character abilities, and fun artwork that has us playing it over and over.
Plus, the expansions Bezier Games has published for it makes it infinitely replayable.
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The original Libertalia board game was published 10 years ago (2012) and now there’s a new ship on the seas (or in the sky – as is the case with the new theme).
Stonemaier Games recently released this revised and expanded edition of Libertalia with new artwork, 40 characters per player, a reputation system, deluxe loot tokens, and a solo mode.
We owned the original Libertalia and sold it a few years ago in one of our game purges. Now that we’ve played the new Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest, will it meet the fate of the original and find another home? Or will it find a permanent spot in our game closet?
Let’s dive in and see…
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Last week we shared our review of the base game of Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game from Steamforged Games.
Since the video game is such a massive, open-world experience, it was clear to see from the outset that there would need to be game expansions to create more hunting encounters for players to go up against even more menacing machines.
That why this week we’re sharing our thoughts on 3 of the game expansions.
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The number of people wanting to plays games over lunch at the company I work at has been growing. And for such a group and setting, the board games and card games that get played are those that are relatively short and can accommodate many players.
So when I got a review copy of Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace – A Love Letter Game from Asmodee, and realized that up to 6 players could play, I knew the perfect place to break it in!
Not only are the Love Letter games fun and quick-playing, but this new iteration is a Star Wars version of the game. And there are plenty of people who love Star Wars at the office.
So what better place to give it a go!
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When our monthly game night fell close to Star Wars Day earlier this month, we had to dive into some Star Wars games.
And that meant it was a perfect time to play Star Wars: Destiny!
It’s a 2-player card and dice game battle that we have tons of cards for – so we could set up multiple head-to-head battles among everyone there. Plus, it can be played in 30 minutes and then we can be on to the next battle against a different opponent.
That’s also when I realized that even though we’ve had the game for a number of years, we haven’t posted our full review of Star Wars: Destiny yet.
That changes today!
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“Within the charming valley of Everdell, beneath the boughs of towering trees, among meandering streams and mossy hollows, a civilization of forest critters is thriving and expanding. There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, events to host—you have a busy year ahead of yourself. Will the sun shine brightest on your city before the winter moon rises?
Prepare to be enchanted by the wondrous world of Everdell. Once you are here, you might never, ever, want to leave.”
Such is the intro text to the board game Everdell by Starling Games.
The big question is, is it true – Once you enter and play, will you ever want to leave?
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As I sit here reminiscing about my lunch times in middle school and high school, it occurs to me that we didn’t see many food fights in our cafeteria. And I’m certain I was never a part of any of the ones that did occur. Of course, my memory isn’t what it used to be, but I’m pretty sure I’m innocent.
Mickey and Friends: Food Fight is a fun, fast paced game of dice chucking and food flinging for the whole family.
Are you ready for a good ole gut luggage grapple? If so, sit back and relax and enjoy Mickey and Friends: Food Fight.
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I had a fantastic first weekend of March because I was hanging out and playing tons of games with my friends at SaltCon Spring 2022!
I look forward to this 4-day gaming event with much anticipation every year. And it was especially great this year because the air was finally clearing around the Covid pandemic. Which means we could see the smiling faces of the 1,700 or so people who came out to play all sorts of games.
This year I was able to attend 3 full days of the event and played 22 different board games, card games, and dice games!
It was a lot of fun and I’m ready to share my thoughts on each of the games I played.
(Consider it like a bunch of mini-reviews.)
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5 years ago, Next Move Games published a unique tile-laying game that made huge waves in the board game industry – Azul.
The game includes colorful and chunky tiles made of bakelite and it quickly jumped to the top of Hot Games lists all over the world. Because of its immediate success, it was very hard to find a copy of the game for months.
Due to the game’s popularity, it was quickly followed by 2 additional Azul games in 2018 and 2019–each delivering familiar elements mixed with novelty. And today we’re reviewing and comparing each of these sequel games:
* Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra
* Azul: Summer Pavilion