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...
by Ryan | Oct 24, 2018 | Game, How to Play
Puerto Rico is a role-taking colonization board game set in San Juan Bautista (now Puerto Rico) in the 16th century. The game is a little disingenuous about its brown “colonist” tokens. Watch Ryan tackle the issue delicately in this instructional video:...
by Ryan | Jul 16, 2018 | Game, Unboxing
Mansions of Madness Second Edition is an H.P. Lovecraft-inspired horror adventure board game in a gigantic box. Watch Ryan open that very box: Get Your Own Copy of Mansions of Madness Second Edition There are a great many tabletop games that involve moving miniatures...
by Ryan | Jul 2, 2018 | Game, Unboxing
Oh Captain! is a bluffing card game, first in the Legends of Luma series, which may or may not survive to its third installment, if this game’s tenure in the bargain bin is any indication. Watch Ryan fawn over the pretty artwork and components in this unboxing...
by Ryan | Jun 25, 2018 | Game, How to Play
Concordia is a colonization board game set in ancient Rome. Ryan runs down how to play in this handy video: (click to view transcript) Hi! It’s Ryan from Nights Around a Table, and this is Concordia, a deck-building strategy game set in ancient Rome, starring...
