by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, Setup
Here’s how to set up Alchemists, a logical deduction board game of pseudo-academic fakery. If you need a rules refresher, watch my How to Play Alchemists video! (click to view transcript) HI! It’s Ryan from Nights Around a Table. Here’s how you set up...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, How to Play
It’s rare to see a board game that doubles as an effective piece of satire, but Alchemists manages to lampoon academic research and publishing, while providing intricate and interesting gameplay. Watch: (click to view transcript) Hi! It’s Ryan from Nights...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, The Deal
Here’s The Deal with 7 Wonders: Duel, the standalone 2-player spin-off of the immensely popular board game 7 Wonders. If you want to know more about the rules of the game, watch my How to Play 7 Wonders: Duel video. (click to view transcript) During the game,...
by Ryan | Jan 21, 2019 | Game, Unboxing
The notoriously daunting Mage Knight role-playing board game recently received the big box treatment, which bundles all past expansions into one unnecessarily large crate. Watch Ryan tear his traps hoisting it onto the table: Get Your Own Copy of Mage Knight: Ultimate...
by Ryan | Jan 14, 2019 | Game, How to Play
Roll for the Galaxy is a dice-based follow-up to the card-heavy Race for the Galaxy. Similar principles apply, but they’re two different games that complement each other nicely. Here’s how to play: (click to view transcript) Hi! It’s Ryan from Nights...
by Ryan | Jan 4, 2019 | Game, How to Play
Cat Lady is a card game for 2-4 players that gently pokes fun at cat ownership, from catnip addiction to cats’ dislike of wearing adorable costumes. It’s a very simple game to learn and teach, although it is a bit tricky to keep track of all the scoring...
