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
Kickstarter Curmudgeon: October
I kind of liked not doing Kickstarter Curmudgeon last month, as scheduling things led to me simply not getting around to it. So when I went to pursue the crowdsourcing depths this month, I considered stopping the feature entirely unless … Continued
Spirit Island: Jagged Earth Preview
I’m not going to bury the lede: Spirit Island is getting a new expansion, and it’s going to be huge! Up right now on Kickstarter, Jagged Earth is packed to the brim with new Spirit Island goodness, and I managed … Continued
Fantasy Pug Quest (Very) First Impressions
Deep within the heart of the Terror Swamps, the noble adventurers plod through the muck, their…paws caked with mud. The heroes are pugs, okay? They’re out wandering places and fighting other dogs, but, like, in a cute fantasy way. They’ll … Continued
Podcast: Discussion With Sam Wolkenhauer About Football Analytics
We’ve got a bonus ‘cast! Marc, Matt, and Orion are joined by Sam Wolkenhauer, who has built a football analytics algorithm to try to predict games and evaluate teams. You can find all of his stuff at peteratings.wordpress.com. In the podcast, … Continued
Top 10 Games Of 2017
Listen, people. I know. 2018 is over halfway done and here I am posting a top 10 of 2017 list like I’ve lost track of time. I know what date it is, but I’m finally ready to kind of sort … Continued