Free-range thoughts about design, writing, and play
My elder daughter is developing a sinister chuckle, and she’s getting a lot of use out of it playing Love Letter. Simply put, the nine-year-old is cleaning my clock. That’s a surprise, because I wasn’t sure she would take to it at all. Yes, there’s a Princess in charge, and for my daughter that’s definitely a point…
Suburbia was one of my favorite games to play at BGG Con, and it’s easy to figure out why. It has city building, economics and even a bit of Dutch auction in it, which are all things I love to see in games. That’s why I’m so pleased to see the game show up in…
Several people have asked what my favorite game from BGG Con was, and I’m not sure. There were a lot of good ones. However, the most pleasant surprise is an easier question to answer: Caverna: the Cave Farmers. Caverna is the latest game from Uwe Rosenberg, who is most famous these days for Agricola and…