by Ryan | Dec 17, 2018 | Game, Unboxing
In case you thought Trickerion: Legends of Illusion was too light and airy on its own, there is a small expansion called Dahlgaard’s Gifts that adds a bunch of text-heavy cards and a new super-power mechanic, along with some improved components and a 2-player...
by Ryan | Dec 10, 2018 | Game, How to Play
Everdell continues the trend that Photosynthesis started of having big cardboard trees on the game table. That’s where the similarities end, though, as you’ll see from this How to Play video: (click to view transcript) Hi! It’s Ryan from Nights...
by Ryan | Dec 4, 2018 | Game, Unboxing
It’s not often that i wander into the board game store and pick out something at random. But that was the case with OTYS, a French-designed game about diving for scrap in a post-apocalyptic water world. Watch the video, and discover along with me what’s...
by Ryan | Nov 26, 2018 | Game, How to Play
The “Dungeons & Dragons” subheading on the Lords of Waterdeep game box is polarizing: you either love D&D and are jazzed to see anything under that moniker, or you feel that D&D is a strictly nerds-only brand that’s nestled a bit too...
by Ryan | Nov 24, 2018 | Game, Unboxing
Being a fan of Race for the Galaxy, its partner game “Roll” always struck me as a cynical cash-grab. Someone at a board game conference changed my mind, and convinced me to pick up a copy. Here’s what was inside the box: Get Your Own Copy of Roll for...
by Ryan | Nov 19, 2018 | Game, How to Play
When i wanted to play Trickerion: Legends of Illusion with friends at a board game conference, it took me a solid 45 minutes to explain the game! Since then, i have wanted to make a How to Play video to get that time down. 28 minutes was the best i could do, but there...
