Players: 2 – 4 ___ Age: 8+
Score: 9 out of 12
Take biodiversity to a whole new level with the game that is far less expensive than a trip to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Board games are a remarkable thing. With just a few… Continue reading Reef
Continuing my new mission in life, I search for the one gamer I hold responsible for it in a vast sea filled with thousands of gamers… Continue reading The Life of a Game Designer – Part 2: The Hunt for Nicole Amato
New England’s Largest Tabletop Convention is back. Are you ready for it?
There’s no need to fear, Family Game Night is here. To tell you all I know about the best little gaming convention. In New England. In the month of February. Continue reading TotalCON 34 Preview
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We love games. All types of game. Board games. Party games. Card games. Dice games. Role Playing games, you name it. We love playing games with our family and friends. But it is hard to find, good, trusting game reviews that focus on families and playing with children. We hope to change that. We hope you will enjoy it… Continue reading Welcome to Family Game Night
The Saviors are still stuck in the mud. But eventually the trail of evil leads them into the clutches of the vile Lizard King. And no, it’s not Jim Morrison. Continue reading D&D Diary – Waterdeep: Dragon Heist – Session 2
As part of my mid-life crisis, I start a new chapter. And then subject you guys to all the details… Continue reading The Life of a Game Designer – Part 1: Who do I think I am?
Players: 2 – 4 ___ Age: 10+
Score 5 out of 12
Ah, Machi Koro, the dreaded review. A game that I really wanted to like, but hated. Machi Koro is a game with so much wasted potential. On the surface it seems like… Continue reading Machi Koro
Wow! I can’t believe that a year has already passed since I began this website/blog. I basically started this thing on a… Continue reading Family Game Night – One Year Anniversary 2020
Player: 3 – 12 ___ Ages: 14+
Score: 9 out of 12
Password games anew / Words reveal through clue askew / Now clues form Haiku. We love word games. Language is at the core of human understanding, and who couldn’t … Continue reading Haiclue
The Saviors of Phandalin move on to better things in Waterdeep. But first, they slog through wetter things in a deadly swamp. Continue reading D&D Diary – Waterdeep: Dragon Heist -Session 1
Just in time for the Holidays, we answer the question; Is bigger better? The Holidays are right around the corner, and you know what that means… Continue reading Top Ten Game Gift Box Sets
The Essentials Kit is a great D&D product. But just how “essential” is the adventure that came with it?
October had been a crazy month for me. I’m swamped… Continue reading D&D Diary – Dragon of Icespire Peak – Session 1
Players: 1 – 6 ___ Age: 12+
Score: 10 out of 12 (original)
We meticulously cross-examine a favorite game of my youth and its’ modern-day reprint. Come Watson, the game is afoot! Eons ago, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced me to a world of… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Today we explore the 5th edition rules on healing, resting and dying to answer the question: is death meaningless?… Continue reading Death & Dying in D&D
Players: 2 – 4 ___ Age: 10+
Score: 10 out of 12
A great potion brewing game that feels like a day at a Renaissance Festival but with more explosions and less… Continue reading Quacks of Quedlinburg
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