On the Rocks – Stirring up Trouble
There’s something mysterious about a bartender. They know how to combine ingredients in just the right proportions to make drinks that are attractive (and hopefully delicious).
» Read moreThere’s something mysterious about a bartender. They know how to combine ingredients in just the right proportions to make drinks that are attractive (and hopefully delicious).
» Read moreI don’t think Hero Hockey could be simpler if it tried. Set up your magnetic hero, then try to knock the ball into your opponent’s goal.
» Read moreBeyond these great mechanics, wonderful art, and it’s script-flipping hero-in-distress motif, Rescuing Robin Hood is a game that got us *talking*.
» Read moreWho doesn’t want to be a Ninja? Ninjas are cool. They’re mysterious, deadly, and silent. But what happens when we match up ninja heroes tactically on a battlefield?
» Read moreTutankhamun has great table presence that will raise eye brows for a curious onlooker. It’s very family friendly (up to 6 players!) and is a could welcome anyone to the table for the first time.
» Read moreHaunt the House is a well crafted Halloween themed game that mixes deduction, press-your-luck, and set collection really well.
» Read moreSo often city building games don’t live up to my SimCity ideals. But Happy City does exactly what I have wanted in a competitive city building game. Here you build the best city you can with the resources you have.
» Read moreI love games that require constant reconfiguring of strategy due to changing conditions. I can’t think of many other games that force this upon you more than Capital Lux.
» Read moreIt’s time for bed, and we’re going to use a game. But Andrew’s too old to help with this review – so we get Elliot instead!
» Read moreI love puzzle games, and for some reason I like them even more when they’re abstract – fitting colors and numbers and shapes together just right.
» Read moreAs you can tell from the title, you and your friends are stuck in a mysterious labyrinth. You must find your way out through a puzzling series of twists & turns. But is this EXIT a worthy puzzle, or just an impenetrable maze?
» Read moreUnder the Moonlight is an expansion to Photosynthesis that promises complexity without adding randomness. Unfortunately, complexity is all that it brought to the table.
» Read moreAn unusual memory game for 1-4 players, ages 5+. Turn the Inspector and listen for criminals sounding the alarm as they try to escape! Can you figure out which criminal was last in the cell where the escape tunnel was dug?
» Read moreExplore and collect outdoorsy merit badges to increase your scout troop’s rank in this game for 1-5 players.
» Read moreAndrew dresses up with his fancy plumage – but I’m not sure that will work to attract Anitra.
» Read moreTraditional trick taking games are fine in their own way, but they don’t draw me in. Enter Sea Change, a new evolution of trick taking card games.
» Read moreIt’s time for a safari with Animix! Collect animals of different types and make sure the ones still on the table are arranged in their favorite patterns.
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