PUBLISHED: 2016 DESIGNERS: Alexander Pfister ARTWORK: Andreas Resch PUBLISHER: eggertspiel, Stronghold Games PLAYERS: 2-4 TIME: 75-120+ minutes When I first started playing modern board games, each new box was an exploration that expanded my conception of what a game could be: “You mean players don’t have to be eliminated as we go along?” “You mean … Continue reading Board Game Review: Great Western Trail
Board Game Review: Mare Nostrum: Empires
PUBLISHED: 2016 DESIGNERS: Serge Laget ARTWORK: Jean-Marie Minguez PUBLISHER: Academy Games, Asyncron PLAYERS: 3-5 TIME: 90-120+ minutes As if it wasn't clear from my reviews thus far, I absolutely adore strategy board games. Whether it's marching my armies around a map or working to build up an economic engine, these games scratch an indelible itch. … Continue reading Board Game Review: Mare Nostrum: Empires
Board Game Review: Twilight Struggle
PUBLISHED: 2005 DESIGNERS: Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews ARTWORK: Viktor Csete, Rodger B. MacGowan, et al. PUBLISHER: GMT Games PLAYERS: 2 TIME: 180+ minutes The Cold War has proven to be a fertile period from which to draw artistic inspiration. Maybe it's the fact that those who came of age during the conflict's 40-odd years … Continue reading Board Game Review: Twilight Struggle
Board Game Review: Trajan
PUBLISHED: 2011 DESIGNERS: Stefan Feld ARTWORK: Jo Hartwig PUBLISHER: Ammonit Spiele PLAYERS: 2-4 TIME: 60-120 MINUTES Stefan Feld is one of those designers a lot of people have opinions about in the boardgaming world. On one hand, there is a great deal of respect for the way he gets gameplay mechanics to interlock. On the … Continue reading Board Game Review: Trajan
Board Game Review: Santorini
PUBLISHED: 2017 DESIGNERS: Dr. Gordon Hamilton ARTWORK: Mr. Cuddington (i.e. David Forest & Lina Cossette) PUBLISHER: Roxley Game Laboratory PLAYERS: 2-4 TIME: 10-20 MINUTES For the past two weeks, I've been mired in a landscaping project. When I'm not at work, most of my waking life seems to revolve around digging out sod to expand our planting beds. 20 … Continue reading Board Game Review: Santorini
Board Game Review: Scythe
PUBLISHED: 2016 DESIGNERS: Jamey Stegmaier ARTWORK: Jakub Rozalski PUBLISHER: Stonemaier Games PLAYERS: 1-5 TIME: 115 MINUTES I’ve always had a fascination with propaganda art. Not so much “I really like what those posters are telling me,” but more “I appreciate that design aesthetic.” The artists putting Soviet propaganda together really knew how to capture a person’s … Continue reading Board Game Review: Scythe
Board Game Review: Madeira
Madeira Published: 2013 Designers: Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro & Paulo Soledade Artwork: Mariano Iannelli Publisher: What’s Your Game? Players: 2-4 Time: 90-120 minutes If you haven’t noticed, this website is named after islands, or at least the generic word for a group of islands. And it just so happens, that for our first board game review, … Continue reading Board Game Review: Madeira