Adrenaline: Solo Play DLC – Free (Mode) for All

With a global pandemic sweeping the world, it’s no surprise that people and publishers have turned to solo play as a way to stay sane in a time of limited contact with others. Reading the room, CGE released two solo modes for Adrenaline and Sanctum, completely free-of-charge and requiring no additional components. It’s likely that …

Mercado: Curses and Purses

What a beautiful marketplace! I can’t wait to spend my wares at these various vendors! What shall I come home with today? Perchance some bejeweled shoes for that royal ball next week? Or maybe a single solid gold goblet complete my collection of overly fancy cups. Ah, but this perfume smells divine. I’ll take it! …

Dragon Castle: These Walls Breathe

Dragon Castle cuts an imposing figure both in the box and on the table. It makes its presence known when you dump over 100 tiles onto the table, working with your friends to construct the fabled Dragon Castle, home to the mighty beast of legend. But as eons pass, friends become enemies, and the walls …

The Quest for El Dorado: Run for the Gold

After hacking your way through a dense jungle, you find yourself at the edge of a giant river, desperate for a way to cross. Luckily, you took some flying lessons back home and you just rented a prop plane from a nearby village. But after the quick flight, you hear rustling from the trees behind …

Hundreds of Horses: Pony Up

After a quick hike just outside your town, you stumble across a giant barn nestled in the middle of a secluded wooded glen. You’ve heard whispers about this barn’s existence since you were little, but those stories couldn’t be true, could they? As you walk up to the front doors, your heart starts racing as …

Don’t Mess with Cthulhu: Cult with Personality

Everything I know about H.P. Lovecraft and his works comes from how they are portrayed in board games. Most games want to capture the unspeakable horror of a giant octopus god sleeping under the sea, how just one look upon it will drive you to madness. Don’t Mess with Cthulhu isn’t concerned about that. Yes, …

5 Reasons Why Splendor Is The Perfect Gateway Game

The original title of this article was going to be “1,753 Emma Stone GIFs that will make you say ‘WTF?!?’ while playing Splendor”, but I decided against that. All of those things have nothing to do with Splendor, but if that article did get someone to try a new kind of board game, I wouldn’t …

Cheaty Mages: Underdog Under 30 Minutes

Everyone likes an underdog, the scrappy little team that comes from behind to win it all. Those stories warm my heart and make me think, “Maybe Earth isn’t the worst place in the universe.” Ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but it’s still the reason I root for the Utah Jazz. Come on, guys. You can …

The Wonderful World Of Print & Play

Is there such a thing as a hobby WITHIN a hobby? Because if there isn’t, I have found something that definitely qualifies. My hobhobbyby (which is a name I don’t think will catch on) is crafting “print and play” games. Print and Play is a term given to games that don’t exist in the real …