by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, How to Play
With a slight migratory twist, Great Western Trail is a worker movement game – emphasis on the “moo.” Instead of having multiple workers, you have one, and your choice of action spaces is limited to relentlessly shifting conveyor belt, the end of...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, How to Play
BadCat Games hired me to produce this How to Play video for their Kickstart campaign for Gladiatores: Blood for Roses. It was BadCat’s second attempt at crowdfuding this title, and this time, the game was funded in the first two days. Did my video make all the...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, How to Play
After deciding i didn’t enjoy shuffling cards but i did enjoy deck-building games, i auditioned a number of dice-builders – Quarriors!, King’s Forge – but none of them fit the bill, until Dice Forge. i was thrilled to receive a copy of the...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, How to Play
While the card customization that Dice Forge offers is a nice feature, it can be a little intimidating right out of the box. Here’s my How to Play video that runs you through all of the options: (click to view transcript) Hi! It’s Ryan from Nights Around a...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, How to Play
i was surprised, on revisiting the Catan rulebook, to find it was so… obtuse, especially for a so-called “gateway game.” If you’d like to get started a little more quickly, watch my video. And if you’re ready to tackle something bigger,...
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...
