Ok…so don’t let the title scare you off if you hate Yahtzee…D-Day Dice (BUY) is a blast and carries PLENTY of WWII THEME!! Yes, the premise is rolling dice…heck…its in the title of the game. Designer Emmanuel Aquin has done a wonderful job putting together scenarios and context to make this a challenging and enjoyable…
Mariposas by Elizabeth Hargrave- Great on its own merits
Seems I’ve been on hiatus since this COVID 19 shut everything down, but I’ve actually been getting plenty of gaming in with the family and online via Tabletop Simulator. So I’m back with some thoughts on one of my most recent pickups for the family shelf. I generally try to keep these games at a…
Rallyman GT – A Race To Think About
As with most of my impulse buys, I was scanning Boardgamegeek.com when Rallyman GT (BUY) caught my eye on the side of the screen where Amazon advertises. So I quickly did a search on BGG to see what this one looked like. At first glance in the images section my interest was further piqued. A…
Heroes of Land Air & Sea!
Well its been a while since I’ve had a chance to sit down and write anything up, but that hasn’t stopped me from gaming! My most recent purchase…which there have been a lot over the last few months…is Heroes of Land Air and Sea (BUY). Some have described this as a copy of Warcraft, and…
Mare Nostrum – Area Control & Ancient Civilizations
Thanksgiving Eve 2019 brought the opportunity to break out a game that had not seen the table in about a year…Mare Nostrum published by Academy Games. It sits in a shelving cube alongside Cyclades and Kemet…two other amazing area control games by Matagot Games, but this weekend I decided it was time to kick the…
Archipelago – An Older Game That Still Has Legs!
I’ve been hunting for an early colonial period game for quite some time, and was pointed in the direction of the oldie but goodie Archipelago by Christopher Balinger. This one was published back in 2012, so I was a little worried I wouldn’t be able to find it…however my old go to…Amazon… came through. I…
Reflections From the Wild West – Western Legends & Ante Up
The Wild West, a multitude of movies & television shows have mastered the art of portraying the mystique of the ole west, but a board game has never managed to scratch that itch for me…and probably many others. Enter Western Legends (BUY) by Herve’ Lemaitre & Roland Macdonald , a game that brands itself as…
The King’s Dilemma
Back with my newest purchase from Amazon, The King’s Dilemma (BUY)! There are NO SPOILERS in this write up…don’t worry about it spoiling the plotlines…. I have always loved the idea of running campaigns…I’ve tried…from grand global maps featuring miniature battles at every engagement, to using some other kind of bright idea someone has come…
Masque of The Red Death
Masque of the Red Death (MORD) is another one that came recommended from my Facebook board gaming community, so I had to add it to the collection! Picked this game up for the Halloween season and wasn’t disappointed with it. While not spooky or creepy by any means, it does do a good job of…
Hako Onna – Japanese horror brought to your tabletop!
“Those who encounter it will be consumed by its fury” The Grudge As Halloween approached I set out on a quest to host a month full of horror genre games. I have several in the collection already, Letters From Whitechapel, Eldritch Horror, Mansions of Madness just to name a few. However, I like to keep…
The Review Kid on The Block 