Bohnanza Celebrates 20 Years, New Bean
A local-favorite card game reaches its 20th anniversary in 2017, and Amigo Spiele is celebrating with a special edition. Bohnanza: 20 Jahre adds a new look and a new bean to the game later this year.
Why Are My Kickstarter Releases On Time?
A few days ago, I received shipping notifications for the releases of Tesla vs. Edison and Evolution: Flight. My first thought was “yay!” And my second thought was, “I hope I can keep up with all my new games?” And my third thought was “What’s with all these game releases happening all at once?”
Is Kickstarter Bundling Too Much of a Good Thing?
When I saw the Kickstarter for Rikki Tahta’s new game Melee, a herd of thoughts stampeded through my brain. “He created Coup! I love Coup!” came first, followed by “Will my wife notice me backing yet another Kickstarter?” and “What will I do if a big box of games arrives in September?”
Suburbia Comes to the App Store
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…
Caverna Review
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…
New Ticket to Ride Expansion Promises Double Dutch Fun
Ticket to Ride has been a hit game for almost ten years. It’s a simple game — collect sets of colored cards and fill up a map with trains — but the variations seem to be endless. Days of Wonder has published at least five different versions of the game, plus a bunch of map packs,…