Patchwork by Uwe Rosenberg and Lookout Games
There’s a reason this is currently rated as the number one abstract strategy boardgame on Board Game Geek’s website. Patchwork is a combination of economy, take-that, tile-placement, planning, puzzles, and resource management (including a unique time track feature). I can’t express how great this game is, but I really don’t like the theme. I think […]
Animal Upon Animal by Haba
I’m a big fan of playing games with kids that are not purely luck based with no strategy. I don’t understand the point of games like Chutes and Ladders or Candy Land where there is no decision making of any kind. What is that supposed to teach children other than to hate games? I love […]
More Bolster Playtesting
After some really great feedback from Eric Jome, at a monthly playtesting meetup, I updated some of the rules on the website and subsequent plays. Originally, the goal was to eliminate the highest ranking piece with a strength of 4. The 4 rank piece has been eliminated, and the object is now to eliminate all […]
Bolster Prototype 3D Printing Complete
Bolster is in full play testing mode. We have numerous games under our belt and all successful to date, but we are diligently trying to break the game to discover any errors, omissions, or oversights on rules and game play. It took about 18 hours of 3D printing, but we completed the prototypes! We can now play […]
Dead of Winter Board Game
What a great zombie killing game. There is so much going on in this game that is great and fun. This is a co-op, deduction, decision-making, story-telling, planning, potentially-sabotaging, zombie-killing, game for a mature group looking for a good time. This is not a family game. This is not a light game. Setup is time […]
Monoprice Dual Extrusion 3D Printer
So, we purchased a Monoprice Dual Extrusion 3D Printer for game piece prototyping. I got the chance to sit down and really dig in this weekend. Here’s what I can tell you if you’re considering: You need to feel technically comfortable messing around with drivers, COM ports, and Services. Feel comfortable or willing to learn […]
Odin’s Ravens (Second Edition)
Odin’s Ravens is a great 2-player, turn-based strategy game with a little bit of luck. It’s a racing strategy game — cool! Odin’s Ravens, Huginn and Muninn, race every day over the world to return with news, but they head out in opposite directions — eventually travelling the same path as their counterpart, but in […]
3D Printer is on its way!
I’m excited to announce that we just invested in a new dual head 3D printer! It arrives in a few days and after the initial tests, we’ll attempt to print the prototype pieces for Bolster (our first game ready for prototyping). We also created plans for a modular game board that is expandable/contractible — this will […]
TZAAR Abstract Strategy Boardgame
One of my all time favorite games is TZAAR. I love 2 player games. I love turn-based strategy games. This is the best 2-player, turn-based strategy game I’ve ever played. This game is so simple and elegant that I think it might be THE single favorite game I own. I don’t think I would ever […]