Showing posts with label Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Review. Show all posts
Monday, October 8, 2018

Spies vs spies: First impression of Cold Warrior

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I have long felt that the Cold War represents a rich thematic opportunity for board games. Yet I can identify only a handful of games set ...
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Monday, October 1, 2018

Quick draw: First impression of Death Pit Duels

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In the world of head-to-head two-player battle card games, I'd be hard pressed to name a more distilled, purified entry than Death Pit...
Sunday, January 15, 2017

Papal Pilgrimage: A preview of the sequel to Avignon

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The microgame format that Love Letter popularized poses a considerable design challenge.  Fewer cards mean players face statistically f...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Getting to Know "The Grid"

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Games in some ways, like people, have personalities.  Some, like Ticket to Ride , are friendly, fun, and easy to get to know.  Others, lik...
Sunday, June 5, 2016

Dice, Dexterity, and Tactics: A One-play Review of "Barrage Battle"

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The application of dexterity to combat resolution in modern game design appears to be an emerging phenomenon, the Western-themed Flick ...
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Friday, March 18, 2016

Ninja Countdown: A one-play review of San Ni Ichi

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In the quintessential neo-tradition of first-time game designer/publishers, Ironmark Games has successfully crowd-funded and released deb...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Review: Chicago Cribbage

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Chicago Cribbage is a 2007 title by Outset Media for two to four players.  It requires a cribbage board (not provided) and familiarity wit...