In a way, I find it difficult to write review of these films about the board game industry. Having spent most of my life in the hobby, I know it well so I can speak from an informed point of view. I certainly know some of the people involved and have attended events where they […]
New Year’s Board Game Roundup Enjoy a selection of some of my favorite recent board game articles. It’s fun to see how many of these are showing up outside of the normal channels these days. One of the hallmarks of the gamerati-types is to declare games terrible and it’s funny to see more mainstream folks […]
BGB says: Russian Railroads wins the DSP. While a good game, I found it unexciting and don’t see it winning over Concordia. Heck, even Istanbul (another solid but overrated game) placed over the clever, intriguing Mac Gerdts design. I am huge fan of Rudiger Dorn so I’m glad to see he’s getting kudos but this […]
BGB says: The Grand Poobah does not approve of Bang: The Dice Game but, for me, it’s all the Bang I need anymore…so to speak. Design by Michael Palm and Lukas ZachPublished by dv Giochi3 – 8 Players, 15 – 20 minutesReview by Greg J. Schloesser NOTE: This review was first published on the Opinionated […]
The good folks at Game Night! talk the SDJ and Kennerspiel games with predictions! GameNight! GameNight! Tonight on a special GameNight! Nikki, Dave, Aaron, Mark & Lincoln discuss the three games nominated for the 2014 Spiel des Jahres, Camel Up, Concept and Splendor and the three games nominated for the 2014 Kennerspiel des Jahres, Concordia, […]