by Ryan | Apr 30, 2020 | Game, The Deal
Village is one of those forgotten games that you don’t really hear people talk about, which is suprising, because it’s easily as capable as any of the big hits of its era. If this synopsis video intrigues you, check out my How to Play Village video to...
by Ryan | Apr 29, 2020 | Game, Setup
Here’s a quick setup guide for the Village. If you need a rules refresher, watch my How to Play Village video. (click to view transcript) Hi! It’s Ryan from Nights Around a Table. Here’s how you set up Village.Everyone takes a farmyard board in their...
by Ryan | Apr 24, 2020 | Game, Unboxing
Remember when i busted out my banjo for that How to Play Tzolk’in video? What fun we had. Now, all we’re left with is a mostly-empty expansion box, containing what my friends describe as pure cardboard stress, with bad audio to boot. Let’s dive...
by Ryan | Apr 20, 2020 | Game, How to Play
It seems like a long, long time ago that i first unboxed Village and later (with my daughter Cassandra) its two expansions, Village: Inn and Village: Port. After the ungodly amount of work that the Dungeon Petz video posed me (and by popular demand), i gladly kicked...
by Ryan | Apr 14, 2020 | Game, How to Play
In developing this How to Play video for Dungeon Petz, i learned that the artwork of David Cohcard (who also illustrated Alchemists and its expansion) is divisive. My wife Cheryl finds it busy and overloud. i find it weird, unsettling, and somewhat charming....
by Ryan | Apr 14, 2020 | Game, How to Play
While the genre has really taken off in recent years, Welcome To… is the first “roll n’ write” game i’ve ever covered. i may do more in the near future, including Yahtzee, which i’m sure you’re familiar with. (click to view...
