by Ryan | Jan 5, 2021 | Game, The Deal
Here’s a quick synopsis of the dark fantasy pet shop simulation Dungeon Petz, the only board game in my collection that i bought and played someone else’s copy to make a How to Play video… but my own copy remains untouched after my initial unboxing!...
by Ryan | Dec 18, 2020 | Game, Unboxing
Little elf and patron of the arts DMExplains has once again worked hard to send a special gift my way: a box containing two board games he’ll think i like, and that wants to see covered on Nights Around a Table. Here’s the first game i pulled out! (click...
by Ryan | Dec 14, 2020 | Game, The Deal
When some players found his earlier farming game Agricola too unforgiving, board game designer Uwe Rosenberg threw them a bone with this kinder, gentler farming game about dwarfs, which adds mining, along with animals that have different abilities (including dogs!)....
by Ryan | Dec 14, 2020 | Game, The Deal
Famed designer Uwe Rosenberg turns from farming in his earlier games Agricola and Caverna: The Cave Farmers to more thematically engaging fare in A Feast for Odin, in which you play Vikings striving to expand their little villages and conquer the world. Watch this...
by Ryan | Dec 14, 2020 | Game, The Deal
Agricola is one of the most challenging board games i’ve ever played. Here’s a quick glance at what it entails. For a more in-depth view, watch my How to Play Agricola video. (click to view transcript) Hi! It’s Ryan from Nights Around a Table, and this is...
by Ryan | Dec 14, 2020 | Game, The Deal
The venerable board game juggernaut Catan (formerly The Settlers of Catan) has enjoyed many expansions and spin-offs over the years, but Cities & Knights, the second expansion after Seafarers, turned it into a whole new game. Here’s a brief glimpse of...
