The Perfect Moment First Impression
This one’s up on Kickstarter for only a week longer! Anyone planning to design a microgame has a number of tough decisions ahead of them due to the inherent limitations of the style. How do you make a game that … Continued
Podcast Episode 41: Marc and Amber: Pseudo-Ludo-Autobiographies
Marc and Amber talk about their gaming life, from childhood to the present. A trip down memory lane. 1:22 – Childhood 15:28 – Video games 24:08 – College 32:02 – Post-college to present 43:26 – Back to childhood Music: Sailing The … Continued
Dice Forge Review
So much of the pleasure of board gaming comes from moments of frisson, those exciting moments of suspense and anticipation before pulling a key card, seeing if an opponent has noticed your ploy, or, most commonly, rolling dice. There’s something … Continued
T-Shirts Available!
As you can probably tell, I’m not much of a graphic designer or someone who has any eye for that kind of visual, but I’ve been wanting to make T-Shirts available in case anyone out there has wanted to rep … Continued
Desk-side Talks With Marc #16: Looking For Feedback! Also, 3 Good Games
I’m looking for your feedback–what interesting board game things should I do while in Philadelphia after PAX Unplugged? What monthly themes should I focus on each month in 2019? Also, I give some first thoughts on three eminently interesting games … Continued
Nusfjord Review
I suspect I have somewhat of an unusual perspective in the board game world, being a reviewer but still feeling somewhat outside of the board game media community, so this might be completely off the mark, but I feel like … Continued
Creating A First Impression: Make Your Game Sound Interesting
I’m not tied to a publisher, and from my Kickstarter Curmudgeon pieces it’s obvious I clearly don’t have any idea of what kind of marketing results in sales, but I have been in the process of judging games for a … Continued
Surprise Stream! Netrunner
Netrunner may be now officially dead from a corporate perspective, but it’s still alive in our hearts. If there’s anything the game’s taught us it’s to ignore the wishes of corporations and fight against their agendas anyways. So, Orion and … Continued
Podcast Episode 40: Area Majority — Dominant Species, El Grande, and The Expanse
After a bit of a break, we’re back! Marc, Matt, and Orion talk about area majority games with an emphasis on their recent play of The Expanse. What separates these games from the more broad category of “area control”? What … Continued
Telepathy Review
I can distinctly remember the first time I played Mastermind. We were in Canada on vacation. My grandparents had rented a house for the summer, and my family took a trip up there, exploring the sights of British Columbia on … Continued