Hey friends — if you’ve been following my blog, you’ve probably noticed that I took a hiatus from posting for a while. For those who don’t know me personally, you may have been wondering where I’d gone! I apologize for ghosting without so much as an explanatory post. So here’s why: My wife and I… Read More Back with a New Perspective
On the BoardGameGeek database, a few things immediately stick out about Santorini. You might immediately notice the cutesy cover art, with the cartoon images of Poseidon and Aphrodite gazing gleefully over the picturesque town of Santorini. Or the ‘weight’ of the game as voted by BGG users, a mere 1.76 out of 5. This apparent… Read More Review: Santorini
I’m now 5 months into my expedition to play and review every game in the BGG Top 100, and am over 20% of the way there. It has been a challenge to write a new 1,000 word review each week, but it has also been a really enjoyable creative outlet. My experiences learning and reviewing… Read More Review: War of the Ring (2nd Ed.)
BGG Rank # 43 – 4/9/2017 Patchwork looks like a decidedly twee game of Tetris, where two players enjoy the simple pleasures of piecing together a quilt. However, today I’m going to propose an alternate hypothesis: Patchwork is actually about two knitters engaged in a cutthroat battle for survival, set in a dystopian future ruled by textile… Read More Fan Theory: Patchwork is Set in a Dystopian Future
BGG Rank #7 – 3/10/2017 It’s hard to follow up a hit with an even better sequel. Just ask any author, director, or Jar Jar Binks. There’s a fundamental conflict involved in the creative process. One one hand, you must pay respect to the beloved aspects of the original that left your audience wanting more.… Read More Review: 7 Wonders Duel
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