Nixon No
Played one of my all-time favorites recently – 1960: The Making of the President. This was the first “real” board game my wife and I bought when we got into the hobby. I don’t know if it was rust or … Continue reading Nixon No
Wing Ding
Whoever said things can’t make you happy never owned a set of bird meeples. 🙂 Nice game of Wingspan with the fam. I did pretty well, but the oldest boy had a sweet tucking engine that racked up 27! Continue reading Wing Ding
The War
Will anything ever displace WWII as a wargame setting? Any conflict can be translated to a strategic game, but for company/platoon-level scope, WWII is still where it’s at. My preferred WWII tactical system is Combat Commander. The rules are a … Continue reading The War
CoronaCon 2!
So last year, I planned a gaming get-together to replace the missing conventions – and called it CoronaCon. 🙂 We did it again this year, and I got to play some of my favorites! Pax Renaissance: Quartermaster General: And Struggle … Continue reading CoronaCon 2!
Without a paddle
Played some Niagara with the family recently… It’s another oldie-but-goodie. I like the way action selection is simultaneous, but the actions themselves play out in turn order – creating a “will they be where I think they will be” situation. … Continue reading Without a paddle
Hey, Aquaduct!
When I get to pick the game at home (decided via die roll, of course!), I’ve been trying to pick some of our older games that haven’t been played in a while. This time it was Aquadukt! Aquadukt is a … Continue reading Hey, Aquaduct!
Rules of acquisition
Acquire – one of the all-time greats! I was lucky enough to find my copy at a thrift store for $2, and have since improved it with money chips (also thrifted!), tile racks, and a draw bag. Our oldest boy … Continue reading Rules of acquisition
The ol’ switcheroo
Tried out a game from Reiner Knizia’s New Tactical Games with Dice and Cards – “Swap”. It’s a pure commodity trading game with prices determined by die roll. I found the game fascinating… Halfway through, I thought we we playing … Continue reading The ol’ switcheroo
Pole position
Played some Downforce with the family and used a new betting variant from Board Game Arena. Basically, it cuts down on the runaway leader problem and rewards players for pushing a long shot forward. Give it a shot! Continue reading Pole position
Three-digit Dominion
I’ve played a lot of Dominion, but I don’t think I’ve ever hit the century mark before. Nothing fancy – just deck thinning with Steward and buying money. Continue reading Three-digit Dominion
Take ’em to Missouri, Matt!
Got an awesome birthday present: Great Western Trail! Played with my wife and the boys and they picked it up pretty quickly. Love this one – it feels like “gamer Monopoly”. Hope to play it some more soon! Continue reading Take ’em to Missouri, Matt!
Penguins in flight
5P game of ICECOOL with the whole family. I really like the trick shot abilities in the second one. Making crazy shots is half the fun of the game, so it makes sense to score you points while you’re at … Continue reading Penguins in flight
There’s always a bigger fish
Played some Oceans with the whole family and pulled out a close one. I was apprehensive when this came out… I’m a huge fan of Evolution and kept hearing about how different this was going to be. In a sense … Continue reading There’s always a bigger fish
Choo choo!
The alpha release of Chicago Express and Trick of the Rails on Board Game Arena has triggered a burst of train gaming at our house. We’ve played a ton of Chicago Express online since I don’t own that one (yet). … Continue reading Choo choo!
Tweet tweet, chirp chirp
I was happy when my wife picked Wingspan the other day – it had been a bit since we had played. I hit my large bird goal, but came up empty on the other two I drew. Meanwhile, my youngest … Continue reading Tweet tweet, chirp chirp
Le requin
Got some real-world A Few Acres of Snow in on this snowy day. And my son, the shark gave the rest of the family a thrashing in Jaws. Continue reading Le requin
A Few Pixels of Snow
Got to talking about A Few Acres of Snow on Board Game Atlas and struck up a game on Yucata. Every time I play this game, I remember how much I love it – deckbuilding and “weuros” are right up … Continue reading A Few Pixels of Snow
Pineapple Fever
Bad weather means more gaming! 🙂 Played some Pax Pamir with the boys – one of my favorites! I hogged the purple cards and won after two failed dominance checks. Last night, it was Small World with the Sky Island … Continue reading Pineapple Fever
A night at the museum
Another game of Frostgrave, this time with just oldest son and his Necromancer. We played the “Living Museum” scenario, in which a central treasure chamber is guarded by constucts (got to use my new statues!). The boy used Telekinesis to … Continue reading A night at the museum
Frostgrave with the fam
Got a game of Frostgrave in with my boys – including my youngest, who has been resisting forever. We all had a blast! I’m enjoying Second Edition’s changes to spell balance and soldier mix. With thugs and thieves being free, … Continue reading Frostgrave with the fam
