by Ryan | Jun 18, 2021 | Find the Fun, Game
Since its launch, How to Play Concordia has remained one of the most popular episodes on Nights Around a Table. But my instructional videos are famously free from editorial, and i’ve been deliberately coy about what i actually think of the game. Until now! Get...
by Ryan | May 21, 2021 | Find the Fun, Game
Who reigns supreme as the king of all pirate-themed board games? Ryan looks at how Merchants & Marauders stacks up against every pretender to the throne that has usurped its way into his collection. But in the end, there can be only one. (click to view transcript)...
by Ryan | Mar 26, 2021 | Find the Fun, Game
My original edition of the much lauded Power Grid has been sitting on my board game shelf for over ten years, unplayed and collecting dust. What did it do to deserve such a fate? i cracked it open and gave it another whirl to see if i had really given the game a fair...
by Ryan | Feb 5, 2021 | Find the Fun, Game
It certainly looked fun when i unboxed it, but when the rubber hit the road, was Lost Ruins of Arnak worth my precious time? Let’s find out! (click to view transcript) Lost Ruins of Arnak is a hand management worker placement game set in the ruined remnants of a...
by Ryan | Aug 31, 2020 | Find the Fun
Thanks to another generous donation from one of my backers — this time BigDeuce72 AKA “Don,” — i have a new board game to discuss with you! Don says he and his family have had a blast playing The Taverns of Tiefenhall, which is a dice worker placement...
by Ryan | May 4, 2020 | Find the Fun, Game
Here we are at the terminus of my Roll for the Galaxy journey. i’ve unboxed it, i’ve taught you How to Play (and i’ve taken a look at the first expansion, Roll for the Galaxy: Ambition). But is the game actually any fun? Find out below: (click to...
