by Cassie Creighton | Jul 16, 2019 | Game, Unboxing
The strong reputation of “bag-buider” Orléans preceded it, even as multiple expansions were released, and the mechanically similar Altiplano divided audiences, and then the Alitplano expansion came out, and TMG re-released Orléans with improved...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 16, 2019 | Game, Unboxing
Jamaica: The Crew is the first expansion to the eye-poppingly gorgeous pirate regatta board game Jamaica. It adds crew members to your ship that give it little perks and advantages as you race the other pirates around the archipelago. Here’s what i found when i...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, Unboxing
Thar’s a snake in mah boots! And a board game in mah box! i’ll take one over the other, thank you kindly. ***HISS!!***No – the other one.Great Western Trail has enjoyed a long stay at the top of Board Game Geek’s Top 100 list, but who can get...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, Unboxing
i was thrilled that publisher Libellud responded to my request for a copy of Dice Forge: Rebellion to shoot, but then i realized i hadn’t yet made a How to Play Dice Forge video. Once that problem was solved, i dove in and shot this unboxing, and then went on to...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, Unboxing
It had been years since i visited the isle of Catan, but i couldn’t leave such an important and well-played game off the site. i received this copy of the 5th edition around my birthday, and wondered what had changed since i’d last tried in vain to trade...
by Cassie Creighton | Jul 15, 2019 | Game, Unboxing
Rio Grande games shipped me a few titles. Among them was Broadhorns: Early Trade on the Mississippi (the other was Beta Colony). i had not heard of it, and i’m willing to bet neither have you. Join me, then, on a blind box dive into Broadhorns! (click to view...
