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I have a personal pet peeve with most tabletop racing games. More often than not, they don’t feel like a race. They may emulate the pattern or the environment, but a race would rarely offer truly tense moments of position changes or upsets. While a racing game will give you plenty of opportunities to take … Read more
Economics games require a few skills to be honed in order to be good at them, or for some of us to be able to enjoy them in the first place. You have to be able to take advantage of timing, understand how other players at the table value the resources in game, and how … Read more
Making a modern board game these days is no simple task. The standards are high and the expectations are even higher. Behind the scenes, the process can take years for design and development alone. Afterwards, you have to have a publisher willing to take a risk on that game, integrate artwork, manufacture, and handle fulfillment. … Read more
Once upon a time there was a game. Not just any game, but a game centered in a magical world with heroes, villains, magical items, and an evil Water Witch attempting to take control of the realm. A game that promised action and adventure, mystery and intrigue. The kind of game that had something to … Read more
I recently found myself in a conversation about luck in the game Calimala. That conversation got me thinking a lot about the general role of luck and randomness in board games. It was more than just being introspective and considering my opinion against the opinions of others. I started to look into randomness as a … Read more
Bus is a board game about picking up passengers, taking them where they need to be, pivoting plans when they go awry, and strangely enough—time manipulation. Most of all: it’s a game of careful planning. In keeping with that theme, and considering that you don’t know much about me as a gamer, I wanted to … Read more