Too Many Cinderellas Review
Our last library meetup was mostly spent with Mare Nostrum, but another game also made a short visit to the table. Can there be such a thing as Too Many Cinderellas?
Mare Nostrum: Empires Review
Mare Nostrum is back! It took about a year from the initial Kickstarter announcement, but copies landed in backers hands this summer and we’re played it our our June and July meetups. So how does the Academy Games edition of this grail game stand up?
Ticket to Ride Pulls Out of a New Station
Ticket to Ride has enjoyed a lot of success on the Internet. It was one of the first hobby board games to be playable online, and the online version’s success has played a big role in recruiting the game’s 4 million fans. Publisher Days of Wonder has every reason not to fix what ain’t broke,…
Splendor App is Confusing and Abstract
There’s no question that Splendor is one of the most popular board games of the last year. But how does the official app adaptation from Days of Wonder hold up for mobile gamers?
Splendor App is a Worthy Recreation
There’s no question that Splendor is one of the most popular board games of the last year. But how does the official app adaptation from Days of Wonder hold up for board gamers?
Does “Evolution: Flight” Soar?
Evolution: Flight always had a hard task ahead of it. Like the birds it brings into Evolution, this expansion to the popular 2014 game from North Star Games had no margin for error.
Zynga’s New Game Doesn’t Play as an Investment
Don’t look now, but Zynga’s (ZNGA) Mountain Goat Mountain is sassy fun. Can the House That Mark Pincus Built actually make money with it?
Compounded Proves Chemistry Can Be Kid’s Stuff
My four-year-old sets off lab fires. Fortunately, it’s only in the context of Compounded, a clever little chemistry game from Dice Hate Me Games.
Alphabear Proves Free-to-Play is Not Dull Yet
After seven years of working in free-to-play games, I’m a little jaded. Endless clones of Clash of Clans or Game of War bore me, which is why a goofy new game like Alphabear is so refreshing.
Tokaido Review
When I wrote up last week’s list of great summer vacation games, I dug into the archives for a past review of Tokaido. Alas! There was none, which is an injustice to one of the better light games of the last few years. Let’s fix that now with a little trip down the Tokaido Road.