My Top 10 Boardgames of All-Time
Having collected and played hundreds of different board games, I have accumulated a top 10 list for overall best games I’ve ever played. This list is made of my own personal best games, and I make no claim to have played all games out there (not even close). I also have a bias for short, […]
Introducing: Argilkin
Argilkin: Worldbuilders is a card game with some dice and small gems. Players take on the role of Argilkin (a god race born of stars) building and terraforming a world that will support sentient life to honor their Origin. Argilkin believe that the best world is created through competition. In this way, they must work […]
Quantum by FunForge
Let me start by saying, “I love this game.” It is easily in my top 10. I love games that have a hint of luck to introduce variability, but also rely heavily on strategy. Tiles for the “map” introduce a level of variability in each scenario too. This game introduces a small amount of randomness […]
Tides of Time and Tides of Madness
Tides of Time is the original card game consisting of a small deck of cards with 5 suits — 6 if you believe no suit counts as a suit. Players play a card and pass the hand back to the other player every turn in this simultaneous drafting style game. Players try to build their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]