by Ryan | Dec 11, 2020 | Game, How to Play
Agricola hurts. It is known. But the farming simulator by renowned designer Uwe Rosenberg received a mea culpa follow-up in Caverna: The Cave Farmers, which takes a lot of the same elements as Agricola and leaves off some of the nail-biting tension. Whether or not...
by Ryan | Dec 4, 2020 | Game, Unboxing
The original Caverna didn’t initially get a whole lot of play at my table, but i busted it back out during my recent Uwe Rosenberg kick, after playing Agricola and A Feast for Odin. When i saw the expansion in the store, i grabbed it sight unssen. But even if i...
by Ryan | Nov 16, 2020 | Game, Unboxing
i don’t sleeve, i don’t laminate, and i don’t buy inserts. My board game collection is an unholy nightmare of millions of pieces crammed into baggies and stuffed inside boxes. Can this Laserox wood insert freebie insert for Era of Tribes show me the...
by Ryan | Nov 14, 2020 | Game, How to Play
You may have already discovered whether or not i find the venerable farming game Agricola any fun, but how do you actually play it? The game is reasonably simple to teach, and takes less time than i’ve spent here, because i made sure to cover off some variants...
by Ryan | Nov 6, 2020 | Game, Unboxing
The technology didn’t work for me, but i could overhear people being taught Lost Ruins of Arnak in Castle Tricon, the 3D virtual board game conference build by Czech Games Edition and friends. i heard a lot of “yep,” “uh-huh,” and...
by Ryan | Oct 30, 2020 | Game, Unboxing
So many secrets! Why do i have two copies of the game? Why is the box so heavy? What’s with that white fluffy thing on my t-shirt? All will be revealed! (click to view transcript) Hi, it’s Ryan from Nights Around a Table, and there are mysteries for you to...
