Oceans: Legends of the Deep will be on Kickstarter November 1 If there’s any doubt that Oceans is the wilder, freer, more combo-tastic game in
Some thoughts after my first play of this small-ish box pick-up-and-deliver game.
Martin Wallace’s Anno 1800 is an odd duck. It shouldn’t work. I’m not yet convinced it does. It’s the sort of thing one would make
The first time you play Babylonia you’ll probably play poorly. Fair warning. I’ve taught this game to at least 4 groups of people and no
The games made by Prospero Hall/Funko have a distinct visual style. I’m not an expert on art or graphic design, but they look cleaner and
My first thoughts on the Tales From The Loop Board Game Music from Abstraction: http://abstractionmusic.com—Support The Thoughtful Gamer on Patreon: http://patreon.com/thethoughtfulgamer Main Site: http://thethoughtfulgamer.com Social
I think cyberpunk works so well in the medium of games because it depicts a gamified society. People can cybernetically enhance their skills and abilities.
Imagine an area control game where you and one opponent are fighting over control of one space. On each turn you roll a die and
Deduction is rigid, which makes it difficult to incorporate into board games, which thrive best in the rivers of uncertainty and doubt. If a deduction
Going scuba diving was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. It’s at once impossibly serene, a blanket of subaqueous white noise and
I can explain a lot of the emotions that board games give me. Tension and release; the satisfaction of solving a difficult puzzle; the greedy
Ted Alspach’s Suburbia combines two simple pleasures, drafting and tile-placement, as well as any game ever made. Like an ice cream parlor displaying its sweet
Stefan Feld’s Carpe Diem is so clearly riffing on many of the same ideas in his masterpiece The Castles of Burgundy that I can’t help
Adapting an outside property into board game form is simple. I mean, it’s not. But it also is. Bear with me here. Board games, insofar
How did they ever make a board game about fishing? It’s a terrible fit. Fishing is random and fickle and sometimes you spend an entire
When you’ve played over a hundred midweight eurogames how do you get excited about them anymore? When you’re faced with a game that once again
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