by Ryan | Nov 6, 2020 | Game, Unboxing
The technology didn’t work for me, but i could overhear people being taught Lost Ruins of Arnak in Castle Tricon, the 3D virtual board game conference build by Czech Games Edition and friends. i heard a lot of “yep,” “uh-huh,” and...
by Ryan | Oct 30, 2020 | Game, Unboxing
So many secrets! Why do i have two copies of the game? Why is the box so heavy? What’s with that white fluffy thing on my t-shirt? All will be revealed! (click to view transcript) Hi, it’s Ryan from Nights Around a Table, and there are mysteries for you to...
by Ryan | Oct 19, 2020 | Unboxing
At this point, it almost feels like i have more pirate-themed board games than there are pirate-themed board games…. like i’ve opened some sort of wormhole into multiple other dimensions, and have bought all the crappy pirate-themed board games that exist...
by Ryan | Sep 25, 2020 | Unboxing
i’m sure there’s absolutely nothing wrong with Coimbra, a dice worker placement game of the Castles of Burgundy and The Voyages of Marco Polo ilk. Except that nobody talks about it. And my friendly local game store had mountains of copies that...
by Ryan | Sep 13, 2020 | Unboxing
It’s not often that you see patented or trademarked components in the board game world (the “Itemeeples” introduced in Tiny Epic Quest come to mind), but here we have two different solutions to the innovation of dice with interchangeable faces. While...
by Ryan | Sep 6, 2020 | Unboxing
Tiny Epic Galaxies is tiny, sure, but it can’t exactly fit in your pocket… unless you’re wearing some truly gargantuan pants. Me, i never wear pants to begin with. But if i did, i’d want this game to fit comfortably inside them. And now it...
