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Oath
It’s good to be king. In theory. Leder Games poses the question of just what it means to win a crown and what comes after in their semi-legacy strategy game Oath. Longtime readers will know that one of my favorite … Continue reading
ARCS
Space. A lot of games use it as their setting to inspire players and make them feel like heroes, explorers, or conquerors. Many tap into existing movies and books but a few try to create their own lore and history … Continue reading
Terraforming Mars
If you’ve spent more than 5 minutes talking with me about board games, there’s a non-zero chance I’ve talked about Terraforming Mars from FryxGames. Released in 2016 with numerous expansions doled out like clockwork, my friend Jack got me hooked … Continue reading
Lower Decks Buffer Time
A slightly smaller game than my previous Star Trek simulator, Buffer Time is a cooperative push your luck game of trying to have fun shenanigans while doing the work the bridge crew has assigned you. You earn Leisure (victory) points … Continue reading
Star Trek Ascendancy
I took this morning to do a test drive of Gale Force Nine’s 2016 4X space opera generator Star Trek Ascendancy and I have some initial thoughts. This playthrough made use of my Cardassian expansion which I set against the … Continue reading
Kicking Off 2025
It’s another year and another attempt to bring blogs back! Rachel and I are in South Carolina for the new year as usual although we hit a rough spot this particular visit when my kidney decided to craft and expel … Continue reading
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Let the Wookie Win: 30 Years of Role-Playing Star Wars
As the youngest of three geek brothers, I was aware of role-playing games before I was literate. I can fondly remember my pleas to be allowed to play Dungeons & Dragons falling on deaf, adolescent ears and so I would … Continue reading
King’s Dilemma
In November of 2020, frustrated by COVID isolation and inspired by the siren song of Shut Up and Sit Down, I purchased King’s Dilemma as an aspirational motivator and in July of 2021 after vaccines were distributed, I got together … Continue reading
2023 in Board Games
This year has seen plumbing woes, illness, emergency pet surgery, and the like but! in the words of Mrs. Peacock, I have been determined to enjoy myself and in that spirit I documented all the different board games I played … Continue reading
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A Whole Bushel of Apples
Tim Powers’ 1987 novel of fantastical pirate adventure has had an outsized influence on me despite my only having read it this past month. This is largely to do with Secret of Monkey Island and other films, books, and games … Continue reading