Finding games to play with everyone in the family can be difficult, especially when it is an intergenerational affair. Most families are not comprised of hardcore gamers, but the holidays usually create opportunities for the family to be together and do something with one another:...
For the longest time, I used gaming primarily as a way to get together with friends and family as a way to enjoy a shared experience. I would spend time cultivating the right group of games to bring to any particular occasion and would bring...
Board games apps have never really been my jam, but in the last few months, I have been playing a lot more of them in lieu of getting together with my typical game group. I have mostly been playing Ascension and Star Realms and I...
Two player games have been my jam lately. Given the state of the world, it has been definitely been difficult to have large group gatherings. While this has been a bit depressing when looking at all of the great 3 and 4 player games I...
This past weekend, the second Kickstarter for Raccoon Tycoon delivered along with the Fat Cat Expansion. Being that I missed their first campaign, I was on board for as soon as the campaign went live. To be honest, I didn’t know much about it beyond...
Throughout the last few months, I have talked about gaming on virtual platforms quite a bit. How could I not? It’s become a major part of the board gaming hobby since the outbreak of the Novel Covid-19 pandemic. There are plenty of solutions out there...
For many of us, acquiring new games is second nature. No more shelf space, not a problem. IKEA is more than affordable when it comes to new shelving options. Limited space? All good, we don’t really need a guest room, right? Some of us have...
Earlier this month, my wife surprised me with a wonderful anniversary gift, Roxley’s Iron Clays. If you haven’t heard of these, they are essentially super nice poker chips with common denominations seen in board game currencies and victory points. Roxley initially designed them to be...
If you read this blog often, you might already be aware that I love two player games. Games designed for two players specifically tend to draw a fine line of balancing the amount of information each player has access to and balance comes across so...
Over the past week, I have been fortunate enough to take some time off from work to spend some time with friends from out of state. Games have been getting to the table left and right and for the first time in a long while,...
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