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
Video Game Review: Race the Sun
PC Release Date: August 19, 2013 Developer: Flippfly There is something alluring about the simplicity of racing video games. They are perhaps unique in that they are immediately accessible, yet endlessly engrossing. Drop a person with no video game experience into a racing game and, regardless of their ultimate success, they'll quickly get the gist. … Continue reading Video Game Review: Race the Sun
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
Video Game Review: Pinball FX2 – Sorcerer’s Lair & Mars
PC Release Date: May 10, 2013 Lead Designers: Zen Studios I've talked about the concept of mastery in previous video game reviews. Some games are narrative experiences. Some are strategic affairs where your engagement depends upon the level of your competition. And others fall into the class of repetitive tasks just begging to be mastered … Continue reading Video Game Review: Pinball FX2 – Sorcerer’s Lair & Mars
Video Game Review: Dungeon of the Endless
RELEASE DATE: October 27, 2014 LEAD DESIGNER: Amplitude Studios Dungeon-crawling has long been one of the central pillars of video gaming. Whether it is Adventure on the Atari 2600, or the Wizardry series and Moraff's World on the PC, the concept of exploration and interaction is perfectly suited to the video game format. Even games not traditionally … Continue reading Video Game Review: Dungeon of the Endless
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: 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