by Ryan | Dec 16, 2019 | Game, How to Play
If i were trapped at a family or social gathering with people who aren’t into board games, and i had to choose one game to introduce to them, it would be Century: Spice Road. But a close runner-up would be Splendor, a little set-collecting puzzle where...
by Ryan | Dec 4, 2019 | Game, How to Play
A light party game that i’ve often busted out at literal parties, the appeal of Codenames is that it’s extremely easy to teach, learn, and play. Within moments, you and your friends will be up and running, and going insane trying to give or interpret...
by Ryan | Nov 27, 2019 | Game, How to Play
At fifty bazillion add-ons and expansions and counting, the immensely popular Ticket to Ride board game franchise has earned its place on Wal Mart shelves, where all crossover hits wind up. Here’s how to play the unadorned original: (click to view transcript)...
by Ryan | Nov 11, 2019 | Game, How to Play
i’ll be the first to admit that Trickerion is an excercise in excess. It has a pile of different game mechanics, an overwhelming number of bits, and a setup process that takes about half an hour before the first round even begins! But for all that, i must...
by Ryan | Oct 29, 2019 | Game, How to Play
i can’t be sure how many board games started life as pieces of art. (Dixit, perhaps?) With Scythe, artist Jakub Rozalski’s alternate dimension paintings depicting a first World War fought with mechs served as inspiration for the game’s theme, and...
by Ryan | Oct 14, 2019 | Game, How to Play
Bohnanza is a rare beast indeed: a quick-to-play-and-learn card game that looks like it’s for kids, but it isn’t… until it is. Kids can play it, adults can play it, and kids and adults can play it together, and it will still be just as interesting...
