Reviews
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70962Ahau: Rulers of Yucatan review – The Gods! Whatsa meesa saying!
Around 250 A.D, The Maya civilization was building cities in the jungles of the Yucatan peninsula. Mayan families warred for control over...
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752.3KCBR + PNK Augmented Review — big ideas almost fit in this small package
Portable, stylish, and mostly comprehensible, CBR + PNK Augmented brings a lot to the table. This set of 12 pamphlets contains resources...
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653.8KExpeditions review – The sort of sequel to Scythe
The world of Scythe is intriguing. Mostly told through the rulebook of Scythe and most especially Jakub Rozalski's art, it follows a...
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702.7KBlood & Plunder — Hoist the flag, rule the waves!
This is by far the most time I’ve spent analyzing and preparing a game for review. After a month of assembling, painting,...
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908.1KDisney Villainous: Sugar and Spite review — Bravo! Bravo!
Disney Villainous: Sugar and Spite, from publisher Ravensburger, is the 9th box to carry the Disney Villainous name or a whopping 16th...
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901.4KKapow! Volume 2 review— More corny onomatopoeia!
Here it is, the long-awaited follow-up to my Kapow! Volume 1 review, the review for the aptly named standalone expansion Kapow! Volume...
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902.2KGoblin Vaults review— It’s a clever little goblin
I'm bored to tears of playing essentially the same game over and over again. It's easy to point the finger at Euros...
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752.0KInvincible: Escape from Mars review — Can Invincible defeat mediocrity?
When I learned there was going to be a social deduction game based off of the Invincible TV series I was pretty...
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803.9KAvalon Big Box Edition review — A classic game in its greatest version yet
In the ancient history of board gaming a tiny little game called The Resistance released in 2009. This small box card game...
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951.3KBAM! Comics come to tabletop – Prowlers & Paragons Ultimate Edition review
In the words of its creators, Prowlers & Paragons (P&P) Ultimate Edition is designed to emulate four-color superhero comics. With that in...
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954.1KUnmatched: Slings & Arrows review— Outrageously good
There's a lot of public domain characters that I would've expected to see pop up in Unmatched before I saw Shakespeare and...
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853.2KMatch of the Century review— Make me a match
I could never really nail down the complete game of chess. The early and mid game, when the board still has a...
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802.6KDisney Lorcana: Ursula’s Return Illumineer’s Trove review — What’s in a box?
The Illumineer’s Trove returns for chapter four of Disney Lorcana. I was critical of the Trove and if it was even worth...
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903.8KThe Book of Many Things review — It’s all in the cards
One of the iconic magic items in the D&D multiverse is the Deck of Many Things. As a young DM, it was...
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801.2KBigby Presents Glory of the Giants review — A handy guide to bigs
In D&D lore giants share the stage with dragons as the first races to rise to prominence. The giant races are credited...
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953.4KWinds of Numa Sera: The Board Game review – The balance of power rests on the winds.
The world of Ethera is vast and different. Over the centuries the ordained bloodline of Numa Sera has expanded their empire across...
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753.1KMagic: The Gathering Outlaws of Thunder Junction review ⏤ Plan a heist with Magic’s greatest villains and also Oko
I really thought Wizards of the Coast were going to put a giant mechanical spider in this set. I was wrong and...
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801.7KChicken! review — Press your luck to gather chickens, but don’t let the foxes catch you!
I enjoy a tough, technical board game as much as the next person, but sometimes I’d rather dive into a game a...
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604.4KMagic: The Gathering Ravnica: Clue Edition review — Solve the mystery of who this product is for
So right out of the gate I want to say I’m pretty down on this product, but at the same time I’m...
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602.1KStar Trek: Away Missions review — Beam me up, Geordi
Star Trek: Away Missions is a two player competitive, expandable tactical skirmish game set in the Next Generation universe. The core game...
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553.5KUnsolved Case Files:Jane Doe review — Plain Jane
There's a ritual I undergo before I play a mystery game. You need the proper weather- some sort of gloom, a reason...
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851.8KKapow! Volume 1 review— Zip! bop! wham! etc!
There's a famous Splotter saying that’s been paraphrased to if you can't lose a game on the first turn, why do you...
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752.2KGridlock review — Rubik’s gains a lot by dropping a dimension.
I buy Rubik's cubes at the supermarket out of guilt. The brain's a muscle and I don't always nourish it properly. When...
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956.9KGloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs review — Cute as a button, sharp as a tack
As much as I've enjoyed Gloomhaven (I'm currently going through another campaign with a few friends that never got to play an...
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751.9KMurders at Karlov Manor: The Case of the Three Blade Knife review ⏤ Join the Ravnican Agency of Magicological Investigations, say that three times fast
From the fine purveyors of nerdy products, Beadle and Grimm, comes Murders at Karlov Manor: The Case of the Three Blade Knife....
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752.0KHorrified: Greek Monsters review — A new coat of paint
Horrified: Greek Monsters, from Ravensburger, is the third version of the popular cooperative Horrified game. This time, instead of Hollywood movie monsters,...
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501.6KAge of Wonders: Planetfall review — Europe goes to space
It seems the tabletop industry is determined to turn every Paradox game into a tabletop game. Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the...
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902.4KSeaside review — tiles and tides
As you sit by the seaside, the sound of the waves crashing against the shore drowns out all but the occasional cry...
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901.6KSpicy review— Fascinated by this shiny BS
After falling in love with Kutnà Hora and now developing a deep appreciation for Spicy, it has come to my attention that...
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701.6KMy Shelfie review — Don’t be a square, put the squares in the square
As much as my collection has exploded since I started reviewing and didn't stop buying my own games, there's been a niche...
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804.5KMagic: The Gathering Fallout Commander review — “I feel something magic in the air tonight, and I’m not just talking about the gamma radiation.”
The quote I’ve shamelessly stolen for my tagline is from Mr. New Vegas, a radio host in Fallout: New Vegas. It almost...
