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Category: BGB Session Reviews

Session Reviews are discussions of games played in a specific session. They include elements of a review plus details of a specific play of the game. Some call them ‘gonzo reviews’.

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Gathering of Friends Report, Part 6

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess October 20, 2021October 20, 2021
Gathering of Friends Report, Part 6

As much fun as this has been, I must wrap up. While I’ve loved going through happy memories of playing board games with friends after a year and a half away from conventions, both a collection of short stories and a non-fiction memoir of my tabletop gaming life are deep in development. I need to […]

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Gathering of Friends Report, Part 5

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess October 1, 2021October 3, 2021
Gathering of Friends Report, Part 5

Hello again board game fans and thank you for joining me on my memory journey through the Gathering of Friends 2021. I know this has been going on for some time but I’m enjoying writing them so I hope you enjoying the reading. If you missed the previous parts, they’re here: Part 1, Part 2, […]

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Gathering of Friends Report, Part 3

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess September 21, 2021September 21, 2021
Gathering of Friends Report, Part 3

If you’re taking my GOF journey with me and missed Part 1 and Part 2, well, click those links earlier in this sentence to find them. Onward… I really hate Facebook and only my love of board games keeps me on this horrific privacy nightmare of a platform. Professionally, there’s also a reason why, but […]

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Gathering of Friends Report, Part 2

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess September 17, 2021September 20, 2021
Gathering of Friends Report, Part 2

Back to mid-week at the Gathering of Friends. If you missed the previous part, well, you can find it here. Onward… While I was in Niagara Falls, work was infringing a bit. A work friend was dealing with some personal issues so I had to step up a bit. I was happy to do it […]

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Gathering of Friends Report, Part 1

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess September 15, 2021September 17, 2021
Gathering of Friends Report, Part 1

My reports on attending Alan Moon’s invitational tabletop event, the Gathering of Friends, have been as inconsistent as my old podcast schedule. When an event happens, some content may happen…or maybe not. This year, however, I am inclined to write about the experience for both my own recollection of the healing, heavenly week I enjoyed […]

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Session Review: Aroma: A Game of Essence by Organic Aromas

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess January 25, 2021January 25, 2021
Session Review: Aroma: A Game of Essence by Organic Aromas

Disclosure: The makers of Aroma: A Game of Essence provided a review copy of the game for an independent written review. Unique mechanisms in board games are harder to come by these days. So many games feel like Frankenstein’s Monster versions of other good games, which sometimes works. The folks who made Aroma: A Game […]

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Silver by Ted Alspach and Bezier Games: Session Review

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess August 3, 2019August 3, 2019
Silver by Ted Alspach and Bezier Games: Session Review

Silver Amulet (also known as Silver, since it introduces a new line) is a card-shedding game for 2-4 players newly-released at GenCon 2019 from Ted Alspach and his shingle, Bezier Games. You can learn a bit more about the game by watching my recent 5 Quick Questions session with Ted (or read it – we […]

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PREVIEW: Battlestations: Dirtside from Jeff Siadek – LIVE on Kickstarter

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess June 5, 2019June 21, 2019
PREVIEW: Battlestations: Dirtside from Jeff Siadek – LIVE on Kickstarter

A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of getting a visit from legendary SoCal game designer Jeff Siadek and his producing partner Joey Vigour over to my place to try out the second edition of Battlestations!, Jeff’s magnum opus. The original was a huge success, with a massive community of gamers adding to […]

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Review: Call to Adventure from Brotherwise Games

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess May 31, 2019May 31, 2019
Review: Call to Adventure from Brotherwise Games

Call to Adventure is kind of a revelation. I have been increasingly interested in games that effectively tell a story while also having a tight set of mechanisms that make for a clean game. Brotherwise Games, previously best-known for the video game nostalgia-fest Boss Monster, have delivered on this combo in spades. While their Kickstarter […]

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Review: Time Breaker from Andy Looney and Looney Labs

Persistent ID AvatarWritten by E.R. Burgess May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
Review: Time Breaker from Andy Looney and Looney Labs

Time Breaker is another wacky game from the mind of the great Andy Looney. In the game, which is perhaps a spiritual sequel to Andy’s earlier Chrononauts, players are part of the Time Repair Agency chasing a Time Breaker through time to bring him to justice. But this is not a cooperative game; players want […]

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